2 Abrams tanks vs. 10,000 Chinese cavalrymen: Who would win?

[Legendary]

Depleted uranium armor FTW.
Tanks.

 

[silverpig]

Cavalry


10000 unlimited mortars >> 2 tanks

 

[tasmanian]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
You are quite stupid if you think the tank will win. 10,000 is a huge number. Remember when USC lost to Cal and we stormed the field? Yeah. There you go. Even if the tank keeps firing I can guarantee you there will be enough horses that if they were all armed with rope they could tie up the tank and flip it over. I'm pretty sure you only need like 200 horses and you could start dragging the tank. I know a tank is insanely heavy but it's not too hard when you have those numbers.

A gun is nice to have but do you realize it's kinda hard to take down a crowd when you're in the middle.

You guys made some references to Starcraft. You know when people play those UMS maps like HELMS DEEP? You get those stupid LOTR heroes like Legolas. Even if all the Uruk Hai armies can't kill you, when you're surrounded it's a little hard to get out even if you can fight your way out.

10,000 people would be a different story.

The tank isnt gonna just sit there. Its going to be driving around shooting everything. So the horses arnt going to really be able to catch it.

 

[Sureshot324]

An abrams tank can move faster than a horse, so it could just drive away and shoot any cavalry dumb enough to chase it.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: LS20
theyre chinese..they cheaply mass produce an anti-tank device before the gunner gets the first reload in...

Fixed

 

[foghorn67]

Tanks are more maneuverable then one might think. It's not the tank in Indiana Jones and Last Crusade. They can haul ass and out run horses. And the tank being stuck? horses and calvary men don't stack up 40 high and make a wall. Horses will be 3 high at the most, and will be pushed out of the way, or just plain smooshed flat.
And cornering the tank? wtf? Just think about this, if you were to corner it, that means the army will be in close quarters, one infantry round will take out a lot.

And more importantly. Are they in a mall? And do the Chinese have random spawn points? Yes, this thread is as silly as what these questions are referring to.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

IDDQD.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: foghorn67
Tanks are more maneuverable then one might think. It's not the tank in Indiana Jones and Last Crusade. They can haul ass and out run horses. And the tank being stuck? horses and calvary men don't stack up 40 high and make a wall. Horses will be 3 high at the most, and will be pushed out of the way, or just plain smooshed flat.
And cornering the tank? wtf? Just think about this, if you were to corner it, that means the army will be in close quarters, one infantry round will take out a lot.

And more importantly. Are they in a mall? And do the Chinese have random spawn points? Yes, this thread is as silly as what these questions are referring to.

uhh, you ahve 10,000 men and 10,000 horses. That's a lot of bodies

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: foghorn67
Tanks are more maneuverable then one might think. It's not the tank in Indiana Jones and Last Crusade. They can haul ass and out run horses. And the tank being stuck? horses and calvary men don't stack up 40 high and make a wall. Horses will be 3 high at the most, and will be pushed out of the way, or just plain smooshed flat.
And cornering the tank? wtf? Just think about this, if you were to corner it, that means the army will be in close quarters, one infantry round will take out a lot.

And more importantly. Are they in a mall? And do the Chinese have random spawn points? Yes, this thread is as silly as what these questions are referring to.

uhh, you ahve 10,000 men and 10,000 horses. That's a lot of bodies

Why do I have to explain this? You were to mow down hundreds at a time, the horses aren't going to be piled up like that. Even if it were going over thousands of bodies 3 deep for hundreds of yards, the tank isn't going to be stuck.

 

[vshah]

tank:cavalry::grizzly:lion

 

[soydios]

If the tanks have an infinite supply of fuel, rounds for the main gun (any type will work, a depleted-uranium dart will punch a huge hole in several horses), and ammunition for the gunner-controlled machine gun, it'd be all set. The turret only needs to be opened for the commander to use his machine gun; the gunner has one mounted coaxially with the main gun, which he can fire from inside the turret.

We're ignoring food, water, and waste generated by the tank crew for simplicity's sake.

 

[DangerAardvark]

Both horses (unladen) and the M1 top out at about 45 mph. So even assuming infinite gas/stamina the tank could simply drive away and fire backwards.

 

[Skacer]

Would the horses panic after the first few shells hit?

 

[0roo0roo]

assuming unlimited anti personel rounds in main gun and that the machine guns remain reliable it would work if distance were enough or could be kept with the tanks backing away.

 

[Sc4freak]

http://www.googlefight.com/ind...rd2=Chinese+cavalryman

1.16 million results for Abrams tank, and 33,400 results for Chinese cavalryman.

So 10,000 Chinese cavalrymen gives us 334 million results, vs. 2 Abrams at 2.32 million results.

Chinese cavalrymen win.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: foghorn67
Tanks are more maneuverable then one might think. It's not the tank in Indiana Jones and Last Crusade. They can haul ass and out run horses. And the tank being stuck? horses and calvary men don't stack up 40 high and make a wall. Horses will be 3 high at the most, and will be pushed out of the way, or just plain smooshed flat.
And cornering the tank? wtf? Just think about this, if you were to corner it, that means the army will be in close quarters, one infantry round will take out a lot.

And more importantly. Are they in a mall? And do the Chinese have random spawn points? Yes, this thread is as silly as what these questions are referring to.

uhh, you ahve 10,000 men and 10,000 horses. That's a lot of bodies

tanks can go over obstacles, and weigh several tons. The dead horses and bodies would become bone powder and mush.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: Safeway
Can the calvary take dry rice and throw it at the tanks, and then add water to activate the shear explosive and expansive power of the rice? I'd like to see the callies eat their way out of that.
Tonight. We dine. On rice.

Haha!

They could run in and pour rice into all the access holes in the tank.
Then pour water inside; it will expand and force the soldiers out!

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: edro

Originally posted by: Safeway
Can the calvary take dry rice and throw it at the tanks, and then add water to activate the shear explosive and expansive power of the rice? I'd like to see the callies eat their way out of that.
Tonight. We dine. On rice.

Haha!

They could run in and pour rice into all the access holes in the tank.
Then pour water inside; it will expand and force the soldiers out!

:laugh:

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: Savarak
Heres something I whipped up...

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Savarak/tankvscalvary.jpg

Have you ever though about a career as an artist?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Unlimited ammo but not unlimited gas. The tank would eventually run out of gas and the Calvary could then starve out the tankers. Calvary wins!

 

[Drift3r]

The wisest choice of action be waiting for the tank to run out of fuel and ammo and deploy hidden tank trenches to limit it's movement. To go head on against a tank with no AT weapons is suicidal.

 

[evident]

most pointless thread, ever!!!!

 

[K1052]

Not only does the Abrams have a 120mm Rhinemtall gun, one M2 .50 Browing Machinegun, and two M240 LMGs, the damn thing can do 60mph and just run them down en mass.

Getting run over by 60 tons of tank doing freeway speeds has to hurt.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: montanafan
The guys on horseback just follow the tanks staying out of range until they run out of gas, then they wait for the guys inside to either die of thirst or kill them as they come out.

Hate to break it to you, but the guys on horse back are going to have to be a few miles away to be out of range.


You guys just don't seem to understand just how devestating 1 tank can be, let alone 2. The tanks can fight at night in pitch black. Just the sound of the main gun and machine guns firing would spoke the horses.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Is Bruce Lee a member of the 10,000 Chinese Cavalry? If so, is Chuck Norris driving one of the tanks?