RE: GMS vs Infantry

As I remember, the area of effect is more cone shaped (with the apex
along the 
gun target line) for a HEAT round.  The old DRAGON (GMS/L) hada warhead
@ 4 
kilos where a 105 was @ 2.  For a 105 the cone was @ 2x5 meters.

Michael Brown

-----Original Message-----
From:	Los
Sent:	Saturday, March 04, 2000 9:13 AM
To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
Subject:	Re: GMS vs Infantry

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Now as far as firepower goes, if the GMS being gamed is A-T specific,
say like 
a
shaped charge HEAT round etc, then you do need to make some amends. Sure
as 
Mike says
a 105mm HEAT round can be  fired at troops, and certainly will ruin
anyone's 
day if it
hits them, BUT what is the AP effect difference between a 105 HE round
and a 
105 HEAT
round? (Not quite an exact match admittedly.) In SG2 terms you get a
GMS/L or
something with	does for example 2 or 3D12 damage against a vehicle. I'd
argue 
that it
wouldn't do the same against a squad or platoon, though certainly it
would mush
anybody hit directly with it. Perhaps a single D12 since that focused 
transference of
explosive energy at one point, while making quite a blast, with all it's
over 
pressure
and whatnot, would not spread fragmentation in a uniform or as effective
a 
pattern as
a purpose built HE  round.

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