infantry in tanks

[paulo]

I had an infantry squad riding in a tank- it was fired on by rifle and machine guns- the tank wasn't damaged but it destroyed the squad in the tank- how is this possible? I've also seen this before. Thanks

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by paulo

I had an infantry squad riding in a tank- it was fired on by rifle and machine guns- the tank wasn't damaged but it destroyed the squad in the tank- how is this possible? I've also seen this before. Thanks

Infantry don't ride INSIDE a tank, there's no room.
They ride ON the tank.

So it's very easy for a machinegun to kill them, and of course a tank is (usually) bullet proof so it may get suppressed but would be otherwise unharmed.

Of course there are exceptions, the Israeli Merkava for instance.

[Imp]

Riding tanks into battle is a dangerous pastime, I would not advise it

[Aeraaa]

The really weird part is having fully enclosed APCs surviving a close assault and their passenger squad being wiped out.

[Imp]

Not really they either tried to unload to protect it & were killed as in a tight group getting out the exit or an RPG or whatever penetrated the passenger compartment killing everyone but causing no major structual damage to the vehicle.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Paulo,
On a topic that ended in a player getting "banned" and that just got resolved a couple of years ago, just to be sure, since you said "inside a tank" those troops weren't "inside" a MERKAVA by chance? I only ask, as you didn't identify the OOB or MBT that was used. If the MERKAVA was used there might be an issue here, otherwise Suhiir and Imp well covered the topic with their replies. See any of the following Israeli OBB UNITS 055-057 the unit pics show the internal troop carrying capability.

Regards,
Pat

[paulo]

OK, thanks for your answers- and no it wasn't a Merkava

[DRG]

Originally Posted by paulo

OK, thanks for your answers- and no it wasn't a Merkava

Then they were on the outside of the tank not in it.

I know it can be confusing becasue for both APC's and MBT's when you "load" the infantry symbols disappear but the reality is, if its a tank, they are on the outside, bunched up and fully exposed to fire.

Don

[Suhiir]

Up until the M60 series US tanks had "grab bars" for infantry to hold when riding on them (actually did it myself once in the mid 70's).

However the M1 series has no such provision.

As you saw in-game and as many folks have said. Get off before you're fired on else you're mince meat.

[gila]

So the rule here is,never ride on tanks unless in the "safe rear area" but they could also be hit by arty although less likely.
Modern warfare desant is not used much anymore.