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Old 09-03-2009, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by simonmark6 View Post
Another option would be to go the way of the light horse artillery that lasted until the First World War and still exists in ceremonial units.
Of course but the main advantage of the Tachanka is to provide mobile fire support even when on the move. With the light artillery you have to stop and deploy it. With the Tachanka, you simply put your support weapon in firing position, you can leave the position as needed (and you don't lose the equipment in the process), and it provides cover fire while you are on retreat as you still can fire it while moving (with highly reduce accuracy but covering fire nonetheless).
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