Brandon replied to me: > I picked the 105mm howitzer because it was close to the 100mm gun the > BMP-3 uses in bore. It's also good for firing at dug-in infantry.
I wondered if 1,100 lbs. won't make your design 'gun-heavy', more a tank with troops than an APC with guns. > > And how much good were flamethrowers, historically? Note > > that they > > are just about gone from AFVs. Squeamishmess or the > > realization > > that their role can be filled by other systems? > > The Marines made a fair amount of use of them in the Pacific, both > man-carried and installed in M-3 light tanks and M-3 medium tanks. IIRC they > were > quite useful against Japanese in bunkers and tunnels who refused to > surrender. Historically. What if they had had plans for a RPG-7-clone? > > No anti-armor shells? > > No. Japanese tank armor was very weak and could be dealt with by the 20mm > cannon. The Atlanteans didn't convince the humans that targets would get tougher, all around, with an AH arms race? Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
