RE: Infantry Walkers!

>
>There's the question of the hour, gentlebeings. Can you hump a TOW any
>distance, and how many people does it take to ensure it's pointed in
the
>right direction?

If you consider any of the similar anti-armour systems; Milan, TOW or
AT-4
for example, they all only NEED on man to assemble and fire. Normal
teams
vary from nation to nation but generally 3 to 5 would be expected. It
would
be reasonable for a team to be expected to carry its launcher up to one
km
to a firing position (eg vehicle access into a position is limited).
Additional assistance would be needed to 'ferry' ammunition.

The question of Man Portable as opposed to Man Pack is vastly different.

These systems are Man Portable in that they be dismantled into
components
that each CAN be carried by one man; hence Man Portable. But the weight
of
teh launchers, control systems and ammunition would preclude the title
of
Man Pack; ie it would not be reasonable to expect the team to conduct
normal
operations with more than all this and one or two rounds of ammunition
strapped on backs!

Owen G