--- On Mon, 1/18/10, Onno Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > A few comments ... > > * The question of gas turbines vs. diesel should be stated > as > "all other things being equal, ...", but all other > things > are not equal in historical cases.
For TL8 military ground vehicles, my preference is for turbo ceramic engines. > * The US military system tries to play on American strength > and > to downplay American weakness. They'd rather spend > steel and > oil than blood, if they can help it. If that works > out, more > power to them. If not, those are the breaks. This includes a move towards more unmanned vehicles, such as the Black Knight: http://www.defense-update.com/products/b/black-knight.htm > * You might note that other major powers did not opt for > the > turbine. Are they unwilling to spend as much > treasure as > the Americans to provide the best possible gear and > save > their troops, or do they have a clue what they are > doing? The only other tank with a gas turbine I'm aware of is the Soviet T-80, and it's replacement, the T-90, reverted back to a diesel engine. It may also be telling that the Humvee, M2 Bradley and Stryker all use diesel engines. Brandon _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
