Light Tank/Fire Support Vehicle for Light Infantry forces
There have been several articles released over the past couple of weeks about the US Army wanting a new light tank for Light Infantry forces. Most have concentrated on the primary requirement being a...
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There is a problem with them - the gun may be no heavier than an old 105mm but the ammo is. So you get as many guns but less rounds. Probably a better set up for destruction but worse for...
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Precision guided ammunition, though more expensive, would cut down on ammunition required to take out a target.
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Arty doesn't just "take out" targets, in fact destruction isn't a big part of the traditional role - guided rounds have changed that a bit now. Much of arty's job is to neutralise all the enemy in a...
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sergeante wrote: 1. What you don't seem to comprehend is that resources are limited. An entire parachute battalion can be delivered by five C-17s. To add a platoon of tanks would take another five...
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Larrikin22 wrote: The 120mm mortar gives you significantly greater bang for the buck when the projectile arrives, and with modern, available terminally guided rounds for 120mm mortars they are even...
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pfcem wrote:Quite the opposite, one of the biggest reasons why I prefer a vehicle no larger than a British Scorpion IS to be able to deploy more of them with limited resources. And a single C-17 can...
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No matter what it's been used for against no armoured opposition Scorpion is not a light tank but a recce veh. One with an interesting spec too - did you know its width was set to allow it to pass...
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A quick glance at wiki says that the Tetrach had 14mm armour max, Locust less and Carriers less again. Certainly all the reports I've read say one of the major problems for 1st AB was the 20mm FlaK...
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sergeante wrote: Sorry, but no. A viable "light" tank is going to be at least 30 tons, meaning you're going to get at most two into the plane and expect the plane to get off of the ground. And then...
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pfcem wrote:1. Actually, for many nations (& most specifically the US) a viable light tank must be transportable by C-130 - that means <20 tons. But by all means enlighten us to all the 30 ton...
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An MBT is a harmonious combination of fire power, mobility and protection. If you shift away from that formula, you need to make compromises. The Germans developed the assault gun to give close...
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Condottiere wrote:An MBT is a harmonious combination of fire power, mobility and protection. If you shift away from that formula, you need to make compromises. The Germans developed the assault gun to...
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With a few SMAWs or LASMs in the back, which wasn't an option in '39.
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sergeante wrote: 1. You're talking about deployment viability with the use of intra-theater aircraft. The problem is that such a vehicle is expected -- by the army' own testimony, to be protected only...
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pfcem wrote:1. No, I am talking about that if a proposed light tank is not transportable by C-130 it almost certainly does not get far because there seems to be too many in the decision...
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The service is also considering the purchase of an air-droppable but well-armed vehicle for the 82nd Airborne itself, which lost its parachutable light tanks, the Vietnam-era Sheridans, back in the...
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Speaking of which, The maneuver combat vehicle, which will equip combat units, will be useful for attacks to armored fighting vehicles and personnel using a large caliber gun after rapid deployment in...
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Mobile defence of islands. I'd be interested to know what sort of fire positions are contemplated and why the "attacks to AFVs and personnel" can't be done with ATGMs and MGs, both of which are air...
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The quote actually sounds like they're planning to concentrate the Type 10 MBT in some divisions on Kyushu (North-Eastern Army I suppose; the Northern Army in Hokkaido is similarly the sole user of...
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