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Old 03-01-2011, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by HorseSoldier View Post
Agreed. The M3, with it's bigger load of ammunition, was an artifact of the "built by committee to satisfy no one" aspect of the Bradley. A Recce AFV carrying two dismounts can and should have been smaller, but we got stuck with the Bradley as the chassis. So they opted to jam extra ammo in, since the space (and large profile) was obligatory, but that wasn't the ideal solution.
Yeah, it wasn't ideal for means of it mission. Now for an Anti-Tank company it wouldn't be quite as ideal as the M901, but if they are used in ambush setting where they don't have dismounted spread out, they can fire, then pull back to position where they can reload. Still have 25mm auto cannon and coax MG for protection.
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