Interesting Site: Wheeled vs. Tracked AFV (US)

[IronDragon]

Digging up old bones...

I'd be interested to know if either of the two major parties involved have EVER spent ANY time on tracks or on boats or on both?

Or if they are simply spouting off about things that they've READ about?

[pdoktar]

Who are the major two parties you are referring to?

[Suhiir]

At the risk of being shot by the feuding parties here I'll try to sum the Wheeled VS Tracked argument up.

Wheeled :
Lower fuel use
Higher top speeds
Lower maintenance requirements
Lower off road mobility
Lower basic vehicle cost (ignoring weapons, vision, etc)

Tracked :
Higher fuel use
Lower top speeds
Higher maintenance requirements
Higher off road mobility
Higher basic vehicle cost (ignoring weapons, vision, etc)

Which is "better" ?
Neither.

[Marek_Tucan]

Suhiir said:
Which is "better" ?
Neither.

Depends on task
Not that it matters some narrcistic egomaniacs whose second name starts by S