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Started by Jacob, September 26, 2012, 03:30:24 PM

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The Brain

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September 26, 2012, 03:41:05 PM
We ended up with a subprime mover.
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Darth Wagtaros

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September 26, 2012, 06:54:21 PM
The IFV didn't look totally out of line.
PDH!

Viking

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September 26, 2012, 07:06:47 PM
the APC and IFV were pretty straight forward. The Helicopter artillery seems to be a cross between the AC-130 spectre and heli-mobile artillery.

but, most of them seem to suffer from turret-itis, simply adding more weapon turrets to whatever already exists.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Razgovory

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September 26, 2012, 07:22:04 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on September 26, 2012, 06:54:21 PM
The IFV didn't look totally out of line.

Looks like a BMP-3.  Some of the other ideas are a little strange.  Does the APC have a little wheel on it?  It also appears to have a hull mounted cannon for some reason.  A helicopter with an artillery piece stuck into the side isn't the worst idea in the world, though you'd probably want something a little smaller.  The US did put some light artillery pieces on air planes, which works fairly well.  I think they've mounted 105s on AC -130s.  I think they actually worked on the shotgun idea with some weapon that fired flechettes.  Results were fairly unsatisfactory.
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Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

PDH

#5
September 26, 2012, 09:06:29 PM
The 70's were going to be such wonderful times.  I believe the Army planned to have champagne leisure camo suits too.
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