Comments on: About the tier 8 German LT alternatives – Spähpanzer SP I.C

By: Watchman

Watchman — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:32:12 +0000

And after brief look at your post, I can only imagine you’re dramatically overestimating the recoil impulse of a relatively modest-velocity 90mm gun.

By way of comparision the ~8.5-ton ERC 90 Sagaie has been running around with a high-velocity 90mm gun for decades which presumably wouldn’t be the case if it had a habit of tipping over every time it fired a “broadside” shot…

By: Watchman

Watchman — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:48:11 +0000

Random note: is it just me or does this thing sorta kinda *really* look AMX-13 influenced, especially in side profile?

By: Watchman

Watchman — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:45:30 +0000

Given that the Bundeswehr *itself* didn’t even exist before late ’55 I’m willing to bet you’re not going to find much…

Anyways, wouldn’t the early-Fifties projects be related to those assorted export ideas the manufacturers themselves looked into both to stay afloat and maintain know-how and capability? Indien-Panzer and whatever else? And whatever theoretical studies might have been undertaken to keep the designers exercised?

By: Kenclery

Kenclery — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:01:02 +0000

6.5 ton and 1200 hitpoin , Nazi styler

By: Xelos

Xelos — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:02:39 +0000

While I do enjoy light tanks, they are painfully weak until they are re-balanced. Top speed is not very important as long as it isn’t extremely low (like FV4202), acceleration is far more important.

By: 23r0_NA

23r0_NA — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:30:38 +0000

Not a problem for me (then again, I drive French lights, which have three crew themselves; others may have a harder time adjusting)

By: 23r0_NA

23r0_NA — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:28:02 +0000

Basically, it’s a gigantic, self-propelled battering ram.

I want one of those!!! XD

By: 23r0_NA

23r0_NA — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:06:39 +0000

Actually the E-10 would be a possible wartime project that could fill the slot.

Yes, I know that WG’s working on a TD using the E-10 chassis, but irl the E-10 was intended to be a chassis for multiple types of vehicles, including a light tank. Of course, one can only speculate how it would have performed, but I have every reason to believe it would be quite mobile in terms of top speed, acceleration, cornering and not bleeding speed in turns. If they don’t want to give it all of those, then perhaps it could be made into a very stealthy passive scout.

By: Zarax

Zarax — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:49:25 +0000

30 km/h is clearly wrong as we’re talking about 19 HP/ton, even more for the heavy variant.
I can’t look into Spielberger right now but it was clearly meant to be faster than that.

By: dr_schmerz

dr_schmerz — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:47:41 +0000

Hahahahahahaha :D
made mah Day bro!
+1