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Old 02-18-2010, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic View Post
However I have a vague recollection that a typical large civilian RO-RO could carry about 30 heavy armoured vehicles (tanks, SPGs), around 100 (or less) lighter armoured vehicles (APCs, armoured cars) and anything up to 200-300 non-armoured vehicles (trucks, trailers, field cars and so on). They wouldn't carry more armoured vehicles because of their collective weight but it's probably also to stop the loss of say 100 tanks in one shot should the ship get sunk.
This thread reminded me of the sinking of the Atlantic Conveyor during the Falklands War. I thought I'd offer this link for anyone else wanting a refresher:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Conveyor
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