Re: [ds] Ogres
From: "Imre A. Szabo" <ias@s...>
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 22:47:24 -0500
Subject: Re: [ds] Ogres
Reality check. The target size of an Abrams is smaller then a M60, so
shouldn't the class size be at most the same???
Andrew & Alex wrote:
>
> Thomas Anderson wrote:
> >this is not a major problem at the scale of vehicles in sizes 1 to 5,
> >which i think is roughly up to 100 tonnes
> >(a hefty mbt is 60 tonnes, or size 3,
> >so 1 size point is 20 tonnes, ish), ...
> In my conversions of modern vehicles:
> Jeeps & missile carriers are size 1;
> M113 APC is size 2;
> M2A3 Bradley IFV and Warrior IFV are size 3;
> M60 Tank is about size 4;
> M1 Tank is size 5 - possibly size 6;
> US Marines "AmTrak" APC is size 5 - due to infantry team capacity.
>
> I use this rule of thumb:
> Divide vehicle weight by 10 tons to get vehicle size class.
>
> Andrew Martin
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