Re: Vulnerability of tanks, aircraft to lower TL attacks

On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Phillip E. Pournelle wrote:

>	It is a common practice for a friendly tank to fire its machine
guns at a
> friendly tank to delouse it (remove unwanted riders...).

The scenario was ONE tank vs. ONE legion. 

Which brings me to the next point: How much MG ammo? (The size of the
legion depends on exact era, but it's definitely in the thousands).

The bottom line is: When you don't stand a chance in a fair fight, stop
fighting fair.

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