robertpat1 Posted June 16, 2000 Share Posted June 16, 2000 Will troops in APC's (armored personel cariers) be protected from enemy fire? If not what tactacal use will APS's have in CM besides mobile armered machene gun posts? P.S. ignore the spelling. ------------------ A 2x4 and a kind word work better than just a 2x4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted June 16, 2000 Share Posted June 16, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by robertpat1: Will troops in APC's (armored personel cariers) be protected from enemy fire? If not what tactacal use will APS's have in CM besides mobile armered machene gun posts? P.S. ignore the spelling. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Errr...APCs??? You mean half tracks? Their purpose is to move troops quickly and/or over long distances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted June 16, 2000 Share Posted June 16, 2000 [This message has been edited by Phoenix (edited 06-16-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Babra Posted June 17, 2000 Share Posted June 17, 2000 I know they get "some" protection from small arms fire, but they won't make your troops immune to casualties. Keep the tracks at the back to provide suppressing fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Germanboy Posted June 17, 2000 Share Posted June 17, 2000 A post like this would be superbly suited for the new forum called "Tips and techniques" - we've got them, now let's use them. Having said that, I believe that on CM's level, the use of APCs will be rather limited, beyond that of mobile weapons platform. WW II APCs (half-tracks, Kangaroos) were open-topped and very vulnerable to air-bursts, tree-bursts, handgrenades lobbed into them etc. (although I believe in the beta demo, they were too vulnerable, and that was fixed) They were used to move troops to the fighting areas e.g. in TOTALIZE, but once there the troops had to dismount and leg it. This is a bit different from their use in modern armies. But really, this post and thread should not be here but over there. ------------------ Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Posted June 17, 2000 Share Posted June 17, 2000 Yes Armoured half tracks were the APC's of the time. Their purpose was to provide protection and mobility for the armoured infantry squads (mechanised) while moving in and around the combat area along with other armoured units (typically tanks). If the only mission is to move quickly and far trucks will do the job better and at a lesser price. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertpat1 Posted June 17, 2000 Author Share Posted June 17, 2000 Thanks for the info guys. ------------------ A 2x4 and a kind word work better than just a 2x4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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