Light anti-tank weapon is only $1500?

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Gothgar
bad ass


wonder how much the ammo is and if the local range would let you fire a couple rounds down rage

That's the problem.

They get you with the cheap price of the unit but jack the price up of the ammo. :|

These rockets ARE THE AMMO. They are one shot with no ability to reload. They are like everything else made in the world today, self contained one use items that end up in a landfill. In essence they end up being more expensive because you have to buy a new gun each time you fire one.

This makes me angry. :| We ought to provide recycling bins on the battlefield.

 

[*kjm]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Gothgar
bad ass


wonder how much the ammo is and if the local range would let you fire a couple rounds down rage

That's the problem.

They get you with the cheap price of the unit but jack the price up of the ammo. :|

These rockets ARE THE AMMO. They are one shot with no ability to reload. They are like everything else made in the world today, self contained one use items that end up in a landfill. In essence they end up being more expensive because you have to buy a new gun each time you fire one.

They are made that way for a reason. One time use means if one were to ever fall in enemies hads they cant hurt you! That and they are much smaller and lighter to haul around.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: *kjm

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: Gothgar
bad ass


wonder how much the ammo is and if the local range would let you fire a couple rounds down rage

That's the problem.

They get you with the cheap price of the unit but jack the price up of the ammo. :|

These rockets ARE THE AMMO. They are one shot with no ability to reload. They are like everything else made in the world today, self contained one use items that end up in a landfill. In essence they end up being more expensive because you have to buy a new gun each time you fire one.

They are made that way for a reason. One time use means if one were to ever fall in enemies hads they cant hurt you! That and they are much smaller and lighter to haul around.

Soldiers are supposed to crush the tube after use to prevent reuse as a mortar tube.

 

[*kjm]

I know I was in for 8 years Point is they dont get in the wrong hands.

And they are worth the cost for our men!

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
That's not really the LAW...which was the M72

Originally posted by: edro
Those basically just through molten shrapnel inside the tank, killing the operators, right?
The explosion on impact just thrusts the core through the tank hull.

Pretty much. Shaped charge blows a hole in the side and shrapnel/spall chews the insides up.

Sooo... not that great against zombies?

 

[lupi]

I saw an article about the swedes modifying it with a water volume to minimize the backblast so you could fire them from close quarters. Won't harm you are your buddies around you, but that's got to be one damn terrifying test when it's first done with humans.

 

[olds]

They are fun and a trip to fire.

 

[AndroidVageta]

Originally posted by: judasmachine
I read somewhere that an AK-47 in central Africa goes for a chicken.

I opened a KFC...I now have my own militia.

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: AndroidVageta

Originally posted by: judasmachine
I read somewhere that an AK-47 in central Africa goes for a chicken.

I opened a KFC...I now have my own militia.

Well that's because you sold chicken and waffles there.

 

[AndroidVageta]

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: AndroidVageta

Originally posted by: judasmachine
I read somewhere that an AK-47 in central Africa goes for a chicken.

I opened a KFC...I now have my own militia.

Well that's because you sold chicken and waffles there.

Don't forget cornbread and black-eyed pea's!

 

[Pocatello]

It's relatively cheap, and effective. The Swedes make the AT-4 and the Carl Gustav. Almost all infantry units in the western world carry one these around.

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Imp
How much do RPG rounds cost?

Believe me, they are the ink cartridges of the anti-vehicle world.

this

 

[LordMorpheus]

Shaped charges are awesome.

We use them in the oil field. You drill your hole, then you stick a tool down to the layer that has oil / gas and detonate some shaped charges that give us little tunnels out into the formation for the fluid to seep into and then come up to the surface. Some of the bigger charges will punch a 1cm hole 6 feet deep into rock. Like I said, cool stuff.

Before shaped charges they'd just shoot bullets instead, but you couldn't get them to go as deep and they'd crush the rock around the hole and things wouldn't flow as well.

 

[Miramonti]

This thread belongs here.

 

[Bignate603]

Even if it costs $1500 one hit will turn a vehicle costing 100 times that to scrap. They're an awesome little weapons system.

 

[IGBT]

super armored drone tanks are on the way.

 

[911paramedic]

...that might be better than a shotgun for home protection. Of course you better leave the house yourself before firing it...

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Imp
How much do RPG rounds cost?

Believe me, they are the ink cartridges of the anti-vehicle world.

This is the best frigging quote ever.

 

[sdifox]

Armour Piercing round don't do that well against zombies. You need anti-personnel cluster bombs.