Re: IFVs

Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@telia.com> wrote:
>This works fine for lighter vehicles - the Swedish Stridsfordon 90
>("Combat Vehicle 90"; don't ask me what it is marketted as abroad
though)...
    CV90 in Military Technology magazine.

>...is an example of this, with IFV (40mm cannon + 6-8 grunts), AA,
command
>and recovery vehicles all based on the same chassis. You can't build an
>MBT on that chassis, though - it is far too small to carry heavy
armour, a
>huge gun etc.
    On the other hand you can build a cheap, light tank on a IFV
chassis.
Much like the TAM tank that was derived from the Marder IFV.
    Or, using a tank hull, you can build a really tough IFV. Much like
the
Israelis do with obsolete tank hulls.

Andrew Martin
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