> The grenades fired from a mk19 are longer and use higher pressure > propellant than shoulder fired 40mm.
That's what I was thinking. Have any tanks, APCs, or tractors been equipped with small-arm sized anti tank rifles? —Mike M Message sent by way of mobile device On Dec 31, 2009, at 8:22 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected] > wrote: > The grenades fired from a mk19 are longer and use higher pressure > propellant than shoulder fired 40mm. Fire mk19 ammo from shoulder > launched and you will blow the barrel off. > > On 31 Dec, 11:23, Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >> That's true, Greg, but no one would confuse a Mk 19 (a splendid piece >> of light ordnance) with a field gun. Even firing its best >> anti-vehicular round (HEDP), the Mk 19 is still firing a long-range >> version of a grenade that can be fired from a shoulder-fired 40mm >> grenade launcher, and even then, the range isn't that great. >> >> Or, to put it in perspective vis-a-vis armour battles... If I was >> an >> infantry platoon commander in a fierce firefight with a similar >> enemy, >> and a HMMWV showed up with a Mk19 on it, I'd be overjoyed. If I was >> instead an armoured platoon commander in a fierce firefight against >> an >> equal enemy, I'd tell the Mk19 guys to hide until it was over. In >> tank-scale, the Mk19 is of so little use that it would be a >> liability. >> >> If we get into the 'special weapons to shoot at artillery crew' >> discussion, I would support a Mk19 being such a weapon. But it >> should >> not be an antitank weapon in-game. >> >> -- >> Clark in Georgia > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat- > [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
