Re: [SG and DSII] Question about Infantry Walkers
From: "Andrew & Alex" <Al.Bri@x...>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 10:29:00 +1300
Subject: Re: [SG and DSII] Question about Infantry Walkers
Tony Christney <acc@questercorp.com> wrote:
>Except that PA cannot be targeted by GMS systems - the scourge of
>lightly armoured vehicles. My experience with armour 1 vehicles is
>that they very rarely survive any direct fire hits.
That's right. Try not to let that happen. ;-)
>PA on the other hand seems remarkably resistant to AT weapons.
Because infantry and PA infantry can't be hit with GMS in DSII.
>I would take a platoon of PA over a platoon of IW anyday
>(provided the PA had at least _some_ AT capability).
An infantry walker can carry GMS/H which allows taking out heavy
bunkers
or big vehicles, which a GMS/L couldn't take out. Also with the free
pintle
mounted APSW, it can give longe range Antipersonnel fire support. A
combination anti-tank system and APSW team. Just watch out for opposing
GMS.
Andrew Martin
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