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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon  Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 7:50 pm |
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What about a dual use system CC?
Kinda like the ADATS... Air Defense / Anti Tank System... that the Canadian forces use:
ADATS
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ADATS #2
It's even an 8 shot weapon as well.
IMNSHO if you wanted to get really loopy you could even slap a thermo-baric round on it like I mentioned yesterday in the small turret thread. 
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 8:03 pm |
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I like the idea of anti-infantry cluster munitions. In some circumstances, you could consider them some sort of shape-charged weapon for bunker-busting.
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 8:22 pm |
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| Quote (Dwarf Supreme @ 03 May 2006 (13:03)) | | I like the idea of anti-infantry cluster munitions. In some circumstances, you could consider them some sort of shape-charged weapon for bunker-busting. |
Before L4 sneaks in here I'll do it first!  
To me you'd almost be better off considering the anti-personnel munitions as being a dedicated item mounted on the hull of the tank like the anit buzz bomb strips are on the vehicles in the Slammer's books.
And now that I think about it theres also flechette munitions as on the M255A1 hydra FFAR rockets:
Hydra Flechettes
Although I think in game terms you'd still be better using those as unguided rounds than as missiles.
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:15 pm |
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Heresiarch,
Thats is a cool system alright. The limited traverse is the only think that keeps me from making it a Anti-Air system.
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:37 am |
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 1:24 am |
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WEll, "H" beat me to it ! But I have to agree with him ! Good Job ! See whAT HAppens when I'm away at the gym ! 
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 2:25 am |
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 5:35 am |
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:05 am |
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Ok guys I hear you, but...
Why would you want two dedicated anti-tank weapons on the same chasis?
Do we have an example of that in real world. ?
Thanks
P.S. - Dafcra you know there will infantry support I'm a Mech infantry die hard you know. Debating between the Glaive and th larger one.
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:13 am |
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Well I can't think of any real world AFVs that have 2 dedicated AT weapons ... but there may be one out there ! So if I had to make a choice, those should be like the Claymore type weapons on the Ursa and M9 !
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:33 am |
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| Quote (Legion 4 @ 03 May 2006 (23:13)) | | So if I had to make a choice, those should be like the Claymore type weapons on the Ursa and M9 ! ? ? |
Legion I need an education what are those weapons?
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:38 am |
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| Quote (Cuban Commissar @ 03 May 2006 (22:05)) | | Debating between the Glaive and th larger one. |
I would go Glaive myself. I like the shape better where the large one feels like a "Tank Light" to me.
Course there goes my "Style over Substance" again. 
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:45 am |
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| Quote (dafrca @ 03 May 2006 (23:38)) | | Quote (Cuban Commissar @ 03 May 2006 (22:05)) | | Debating between the Glaive and th larger one. |
I would go Glaive myself. I like the shape better where the large one feels like a "Tank Light" to me.
Course there goes my "Style over Substance" again. ?
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I'm not convinced I like the larger one either. but I want to have a large APC capable of carring a full squad.
Dafcra think along the lines of the difference between the SdKfz 251 vs the SdKfz 250 and your understand while I trying to hold the Gliave as the "lighter" APC.
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Post subject: Help deciding on a weapon Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 6:45 am |
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| Quote (Cuban Commissar @ 03 May 2006 (22:05)) | Ok guys I hear you, but...
Why would you want two dedicated anti-tank weapons on the same chasis?
Do we have an example of that in real world. ? |
Two thoughts, not linked:
1: Why does something have to exist in real life today in order to be a good idea in the future?
I can not think of one today, but SciFi has lots of them. Starting with the obvious ones Bolo, OGRE, other Super Tank Stories.
2: Why not make them pods that come with a range of warheads like stated by others previous, but make it "selectable". meaning the load could adjust to the mission.
Right now they are playing with guns with dual or even tri-feed magazines. The gunner selects the feed needed at the time. maybe these are like that. Eight tubes each with a selection of three or four "rockets" inside.
If you look at some of the DP9 heavy gear pods they are done that way. This would even allow Salvo launches if desired by the gunner.
Just a thought.
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