History Question

[Arralen]

Looks to me the HS-30 is thoroughly overrated in the OOB.

The infamous HS-30, the ****tiest vehicle ever to serve in any german army since Arminius, ...
My grand uncle could rant endlessly about these things, especially since he often compared them to the SPW 251 his plattoon had in WW2 or the US M3 halftracks they had in 1955.
Using them as hard targets is perhaps the best service they ever rendered to Germany.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...=1#post4287420

For the political background around the HS-30 scandal (yes, scandal !), look here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%...zer_Lang_HS.30
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/HS-30-Skandal
http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-46209459.html

Basically, it was:
- undermotorized
- cramped
- prone to mechanical failure : if everything, like M3 and Marder, have surv. 3, and M113 has 4, then this thing deserves a 2 - sadly there's not flag for "mechanics break apart when stressed by hit or normal (for a tank) use", ...
- "crew" was 3, "carry" was 4-5, not 10 ! http://i3.tinypic.com/volegy.jpg

Oh, and I suspect it's either "HS-30" or "HS 30", but something like "HS.30" would be absolutly unusual in german.