Out of Mothballs: Obsolescent Weaponry on the T2k Battlefield

[micromachine]

I can see some of the more common antiquated vehicles being reactivated as there are few if any electrical components to be maintained, and most of the mechanical systems can be maintained by an automotive garage or a heavy equipment workshop. Both of these places will have the capabilty to custom fabricate parts, assuming of course they have people with the required skills.
Engines, running gear and POL will be a major headache as well, and the manuals for these vehicles will be long gone, so repacement and repair will be a major case of improvisation.
Ammunition will of course be a large problem, however, a tank with a coaxial machine gun and a pintle mounted machine gun is still something to respect if you have limited antitank equipment. I can see some real "franken weapons" coming into service as the modern spares and hanger queens are used up to make good on battlefield losses. Picture a demilled Sherman tank with a ball mounted M1919, Bofors 40mm gun in lieu of the 75mm gun, an M60 pintlle mount, and a M40 recoiless rifle mounted on the turret bustle as part of the rapid reaction force of a cantonment.

[Tegyrius]

Originally Posted by micromachine

Ammunition will of course be a large problem, however, a tank with a coaxial machine gun and a pintle mounted machine gun is still something to respect if you have limited antitank equipment. I can see some real "franken weapons" coming into service as the modern spares and hanger queens are used up to make good on battlefield losses. Picture a demilled Sherman tank with a ball mounted M1919, Bofors 40mm gun in lieu of the 75mm gun, an M60 pintlle mount, and a M40 recoiless rifle mounted on the turret bustle as part of the rapid reaction force of a cantonment.

Or as the centerpiece of a marauder formation. You don't need APFSDSDU for intimidating the peasants and making an example of the odd resister who tries to off the warlord with a hunting rifle. Put some 40mm into a few church steeples (and the snipers in them) and the rest of the subjects wise up real quick.

Enter the PCs, stage left...

- C.