How do tanks dig in?

last SG · 2005-12-26T23:09:23+00:00

lol .. as if you know when and where they'll fire.

Icemoon SG

I always wondered about this. How do tanks protect themselves from artillery shelling? Rolling Eyes

And issit true that the driver, commander and gunner dun need to dig in? 'cos they dig in who go command and drive the tank?

Aveme SG

dig in for?

The tank for show one?

Unless it get a direct hit,if not staying inside the tank will give adequate protection

Icemoon SG

The AI guys dig in, don't they?

AF2005 SG

The tanks unit don't operate alone, they also have their heavy support vehicles in massive pre emptive strike. Other than that, tank crew will be the ones digging if soil conduction are okay.

M203(AI) SG

when stay inside the tank,chances of being kill is very unlikely when arty comes!btw AI troopers don travel in tank!they travel in either bronco,m113 or bx.these r APC.AI DOES WAT INFANTRY DOES BUT ONLY THING IS TAT WE DON CARRY FBO ON OUR BACK WHILE ON MISSION!COZ WE GO 4 SPEED AND HEAVY FIRE SUPPORT WHEN ATTACKING!TAT Y WE ARMOUR AI PLATOON HAVE MORE MG THEN A ORDINARY FOOT INFANTRY PLATOON!

Icemoon SG

Correction: Armour AI Platoon has more firepower than foot infantry company. Wink

Then we question why do we need foot infantry when AI can do the job equally well, if not better. Laughing

Aveme SG

AI are not called AInfantry for nothing.

They are more like Infantry if anything,lots of dismounted roles.

So when they are dismounted,of course they will dig in their shell scrap to protect themselves.If not when on mounted role,the vehicle is supposed to give the protection needed already.

Tankees on the other hand do not have any dismounted role,so why would they need to dig in?

M203(AI) SG

this is a very gd question!i always wonder y spore need foot infantry for?and from 1 of my unit oc,he told us tat in times to come all foot infantry will convert to AI!

M203(AI) SG

well said my friend!

M203(AI) SG

BTW,I HEARD FROM 1 OF MY UNIT OC SAYING TAT IN TIMES TO COME ALL FOOT INFANTRY WILL CONVERT TO ARMOUR INFANTRY!ANYWAY ARMOUR INFANTRY CAN DO WAT INFANTRY DOES OR EVEN BETTER.I REALLY DON SEE THE NEED FOR FOOT INFANTRY

Icemoon SG

Depends on the kind of ops you specialize.

You might as well replace our Guards units 'cos they are also foot infantry technically. But there're here for a reason. Same for infantry units.

saline SG

in time foot infantry would convert to Mechanized infantry
wat's the diff btw mech inf and AI? well... AI have more firepower than MI, eg MI veh is the bronco and the terrex, while AI is BX and ultra.
bronco and terrex they have mobility and armour protection but little firepower. for MI, basically they will travel on vehs to as close as possible to the frontline before they dismount and carry on as per usual foot infantry. they don't do mounted assaults.
thus with both MI and AI, the fighting tempo would signifigantly increase, therefore extending range.

tio boh?

btw M2o3 (AI), u from which unit?

Ito_^ SG

i wish ppl wld stop typing in caps.

Rockhound SG

ever seen AI do platoon deliberate attack?...all i can say is…ho say arh!!!!!

Aveme SG

AI, the armor vehicle useless de,always mine on track,vehicle can’t pass thru,dismount and flank to take down enemy.

MGGUN SG

MI and AI is different.....The convertion from foot infantry to MI is to have reduce the time of mission and with the veh , the foot infantry can get as close to enemy as possible...If your take a look Bronco armour is not strong ..... AI has more fire power becoz of our veh support i.e BX & M113,tank.....AI role mainly is to fight for the key installation/points or any other important facilities that is in our advantages. After that, then the foot infantry will move in and take our from amour and protect the place somehow like the P.O.I..........Then armour will carry on futher mission and to take other important point....So AI do not practice digging fire trenches.....

Armour is alway on the move........

Icemoon SG

where is the combat engineer minesweeper? Mr. Green

Icemoon SG

neither do infantry dig fire trenches. They can get BMTC recruits to dig fire trench .. or the RPs .. seriously do you think they train us infantry cross river take chopper take boat and section to platoon drill .. then in actual ops dig fire trench?? Laughing

wah seh .. so you mean you dun have to dig in la! Ho miah!!

Aveme SG

ermm AI dig shell scrap but not fire trenches but infantry do dig fire trench,my friend in infantry dig fire trenches each time he go back for ict.

MGGUN SG

If really in war time can ask RP to do all the saikang for us anot, like clean weapon wash store and wash our vehicle…..