infantry in tanks

[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

[paulo]

thanks again

[Kenny]

During WWII,the Soviet Army never had a priority for APC's and therefore the only way a sizeable infantry could really keep pace with armored advances was to have a couple infantry squads mounted on the outside of each T-34 and KV tank if possible. Their role was to dismount the tank when on first contact closing in on the enemy. Many never got the chance as German machinegunners weren't stupid and focused a lot of their fire on advancing Soviet armor.

In any case,their life expectancy was exceedingly short........................