Re: [DS] Why tank destroyers?

On  5-Sep-01 at 16:28, Damond Walker (dwalker@syncreticsoft.com) wrote:
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> > What is the advantage of a tank destroyer over using
> > a tank for the same purpose?
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> In Real Life (tm) tank destroyers are normally cheaper than tanks...
> Put a TOW on a  M-113 and you have a tank destroyer...how many of
these
> 113s could you get for the cost of one M1?

That's what I wanted to know.  It bothered me because it looks like
a tanks main purpose in life is to destroy other tanks, so why a
different vehicle for destroying tanks?

>From the other responses I take it that justification is a little
harder in DS?