RE: IFVs

Actually the idea of using tank chassis' for IFVs was used back in WWII
by
the Canadians.	They developed the Ram Mark I-II tanks for use in
Europe,
but by the time they got over there & the crews got trained, the tanks
were
undergunned & couldn't effectively hurt the Germans.  So, they took the
turrets off, stripped out the unnecessary equipment & turned them into
IFVs
(called Kangaroos), flamethrowers (called Wasps I think) & SP AA guns
(called Beavers I think).
Nils

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew & Alex [SMTP:Al.Bri@xtra.co.nz]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 10:55 PM
> To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject:	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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