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09-18-2009, 09:45 AM
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Here's another item to support Rae's hypothesis. The M20 is going to be going into engagements, even with the 105mm, where it will be routinely outgunned by enemy MBTs..yeah, I know, the M20 has no business taking on MBT as a matter of course, but like the TDs of WWII, since when does one always have a choice in this matter? Frontally speaking, a 105mm is going to knacker anything less than a T-72, anything more modern than that, that's where it might get a bit squirrly. So, a second or third round from said 105mm as a quick followup against Mr. T-80 is a damn good thing IMHO.
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09-19-2009, 02:33 AM
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For better or worse, here it is:
http://www.pmulcahy.com/best_stuff_t...never_were.htm I await your comments and corrections.
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09-19-2009, 04:43 AM
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Not bad at all.
Do the early models really warrant +4 fire control though? Early to mid 80's US MBTs appear to have only had around a +3... Another point worth considering is would the US really allow high tech fire control systems to be included in the vehicles sent to china and possibly captured by the Soviets?
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09-19-2009, 05:15 AM
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Quote:
1) The fire control system of the LAV-75 was well ahead of its time, with a very advanced ballistic computer that was loaded with software to match, a pulse coded-beam laser rangefinder, sensors to take into account weather, temperature, and barrel droop and a bunch of little sensors that were tied together by the computer to give the gunner an excellent chance of a first-shot hit. This is a big part of what scuttled export sales. 2) Good point...and I don't have an answer for that one. Someone help me out here!
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09-19-2009, 05:47 AM
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WOW
Good job Paul! 
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