Colin Parkinson
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We used to do AT drills and got to fire them on a moving target, with so so success.Might as well use the C3s as AT guns then
We used to do AT drills and got to fire them on a moving target, with so so success.Might as well use the C3s as AT guns then
We'd fire anti tank maybe every two years or so when ammo was plentiful. The L5 was especially fun for that because one could easily and quickly change the wheels positions to drop the gun almost flat on the groundWe used to do AT drills and got to fire them on a moving target, with so so success.
This seems like it could be useful. I take it this no longer exists.We'd fire anti tank maybe every two years or so when ammo was plentiful. The L5 was especially fun for that because one could easily and quickly change the wheels positions to drop the gun almost flat on the ground
from this to this:
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One had to keep a sharp eye out on the crest clearance near the gun position as the tube was only a little more than two feet above the ground. With the shield off, the gun could disappear in a small fold in the ground or heavy grass.
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Was useful. Anti-tank guns have been out of service for over a half century for a reason.This seems like it could be useful. I take it this no longer exists.
The L5 was in service with the regular force artillery regiments in Canada from 1969 to 1994. (The M109 tracked self-propelled howitzer at the time served with the Canadians in Germany). Originally we had six six-gun batteries equipped with them (2 RCHA x 1 bty, 3 RCHA x 2 bties, 5 RALC x 2 bties, Airborne Regt x 1 bty) plus more at the school of artillery. Starting in 1978/9 Canada-based artillery regiments started turning in their L5s for M109s. Eventually only the Airborne battery/E Bty (Para) 2 RCHA operated the L5s.This seems like it could be useful. I take it this no longer exists.
Was useful. Anti-tank guns have been out of service for over a half century for a reason.
The M101 which is the base for the C1/C2/C3 was last used as a AT gun in Korea. They had success against T34/85 till they ran out of HEAT. HE shell were unable to stop the tanks.Was useful. Anti-tank guns have been out of service for over a half century for a reason.
To what kind of effects? They also are fielding T55s, doesnt mean they're effective in a modern war.Russians still employ the MT-12.
To what kind of effects? They also are fielding T55s, doesnt mean they're effective in a modern war.
War is Hell haha.Based on what we're seeing in Ukraine these days it could be argued that a 'modern war' includes 1908 Maxim guns....
Uh wildly different uses cases. The MT-12 has been consistently upgraded and kept in their anti tank Bns, the T55 is a war stock emergency. In any event saying āno oneās used an anti tank gun for over half a centuryā is factually incorrect when our largest threat has in fact consistently been employing them.To what kind of effects? They also are fielding T55s, doesnt mean they're effective in a modern war.
Ukrainians mounting them to MT-LB's and BMP's were using them to great effect to take out russian armour.To what kind of effects? They also are fielding T55s, doesnt mean they're effective in a modern war.
And the Maxim is still a machine gun, it will kill you as dead as a C6Based on what we're seeing in Ukraine these days it could be argued that a 'modern war' includes 1908 Maxim guns....