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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, David Rabadan wrote:
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Hello everyone. I was checking out Ryan Wood’s Jade Empire Hong Hovertank post and he mentions that we have
seen little in ground combat vehicles other than
power suit. That
got me thinking, when you have Power Suits available, should tanks be used /
are they really needed? Can tanks add anything that power armor cannot?
As a power armor fan myself I believe that they can replace tanks and do a
better job than mechanized armor. They can carry a diversity of weapons;
they are a bipedal weapons platform system. They can access areas that tanks
may not. They can perform “surgical” strikes and with less collateral
damage. What do you think?
David Rabadan
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None of these statements about Power Armor can be considered factual as none are
in existance, nor are they being used by ANY military for tests or used in
actual combat.
You’d be amazed at how powerful REAL LIFE weapons can be. Ever thought that
those hydraulic legs from those Mechas can be shot out by HEAT rounds, punctured
by penetrator rounds and etc. from tanks? Lets face it, offensive power of
modern weaponry is becoming so strong that even bunkers are considered useless.
Daisy Cutter anyone? :-P
Ground forces are more for holding terrain and occupation than the ones
providing the real punch. Air craft with their bombs, and missiles are the real
offensive power in today’s military.
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