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   Message 44,733 of 45,986   
   MrAnderson to All   
   Re: Armoured vehicle for colonies on ter   
   29 Dec 16 15:38:16   
   
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   From: adam.w.krajewski@gmail.com   
      
   Ability to carry about 4 soldiers would be very good.   
   Ability to carry about 4 soldiers would be very good.   
   Terrain is mostly woodland, rural and praires, but it would be good if vehicle   
   could travel easily in other environments after small modifications (sand /   
   snow tires maybe?)   
   Opposition is supported by many locals, with some areas being more supportive,   
   while others not. These insurgents have mostly man carried weapons and   
   improvised vehicles (Technicals and Narco Tanks style).   
   They're expected to operate whole year. (Imagine Allies and Axis stopping   
   military actions and switching to winter tanks after first snow :p)   
   The enemy uses IEDs, yeah, roads outside of towns are mostly dirt/gravel.   
   Air transport is reserved for wealthiest, water transport is popular for   
   transporting goods and people. Inside towns roads are hard.   
   Vehicles must be very reliable, their radius of operation must be quite big.   
   They need to carry just equipment and consumables for crew.   
   Communication is by satellites and radios. Orbital support is basically   
   impossible i. e. restricted for total failure, only nukes. Noise is not   
   important, it just have to not kill people around.   
   I think it will be more like operational budget.   
   Forces are divided into operational groups composes of two battalions (I dunno   
   if I can call a brigade), which is income of their transport spaceships, 1   
   spaceship = 2 battalions.   
   At the end, sorry for my English :)   
      
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