Why don`t military make things bigger

[4 IN 1 0]

A bit like burning a swarm of wasps with a burst of fire but would would the atomic missile be powerful enough to kill a  massive  tank that wasn`t at the centre of the  blast ?

It really depends on how close the tank would be to the explosion. You wouldn't have to completely destroy the tank to render it useless, all you would need to do is rip the treads, throw it on its side, weld or jam the turret, or incapacitate the crew through the massive noise and acceleration from a nearby nuclear explosion.

It isn't the noise and acceleration that gets the crew its the radiation. High speed neutrons easily penetrate a tanks armour, and the crew soon die due to radiation sickness (not a good way to die ) Windborne particles could also get into the tank via the ventilation, assuming it does not have NBC protection and an overpressure system, similarly causing radiation poisoning.

the simplest way to explane(but not really correct) is: it may not knock a building down, but the living form inside the building may become a piece of dead meat

[T.A.L.L 0]

I don't know if somebody said this earlier, but http://www.jak.org.yu/nato/NATO_protiv_srba/SK/velike/Nimiz.jpg is this big enough?

[The Frenchman 0]

http://www-cse.uta.edu/~reyes/images/IPMS/2000_Nationals/05_russian_spoked_tank_monstrosity.JPG

That picture reminds me of the old big wheel bicycles.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

why not making the vehicules bigger?

because the idea is to make its weapons stronger instead. WWII battleships were only so large because they had to be able to provide sufficient capacity and withstand the recoil.

Instead of making bombers larger you simply make its weapons more precise and powerful.

Actually you are arguing against the trend. The WIESEL is a small tiny tank but with good firepower because you can mount a variety of weapon systems on it.

Also, what about repairs. Small damaged vehicules are easy to return to base and with few parts to replace. (and those parts can easily be transported).

Large tanks? Yeah except the fact that you cant drive them anywhere through any narrow roads, forrests etc.

The french just came out with a new weapons system themselves.

[ran 0]

The french just came out with a new weapons system themselves.

well ... this was the first prototype of the Leclerc ....

[Major Gripe 0]

That thing is like an american hot rod tank!! Something to drag race at Santa Pod!!

[Cloney 0]

We have nicer toys.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

Pah, we can even put two into a single chopper. or be parachuted.

NOW THIS IS A TOY. Please be informed that this an old picture and the tank has evolved since then. Rubber band tracks kick up no dust and make zero to no noise.

[drewb99 0]

We have nicer toys.

http://invis.free.anonymizer.com/http://cloney.50megs.com/stryker.JPG

Not much more useful than toys though  

[Cloney 0]

Stop being so close minded, CNN reports that military equipment that is pretty is actually more effective in combat!

[Shashman 0]

Bigger isn't necessarily better: Check out the SDB (Small Diameter Bomb) which will be bought into service soon...

Quote[/b] ]The size and accuracy of small diameter bombs allows aircraft to carry more munitions to more targets and strike them more effectively with less collateral damage. Because of its capabilities, the Small Diameter Bomb system is an important element of the Air Force's Global Strike Task Force. Under the official title of "Component Advanced Development for the Small Diameter Bomb," the program is being conducted by the Air Armament Center and the Air Force Research Laboratory Flight Vehicles Integration Branch located at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

The Air Force hopes to deploy the Small Diameter Bomb System by 2006 on the F-15E, followed by deployment on several other aircraft, including the F-22, JSF, F-16, B-2 and the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle.

The Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is half the weight of the smallest bomb the Air Force uses today, the 500-pound Mark 82. It uses a 250 pound-class warhead that has demonstrated penetration of more than 6 feet of reinforced concrete. Utilizing a smaller weapon improves aircraft load-out and mission effectiveness. The size and accuracy of small diameter bombs allows aircraft to carry more munitions to more targets and strike them more effectively with less collateral damage. Because of its capabilities, the Small Diameter Bomb system is an important element of the Air Force's Global Strike Task Force.

The Air Force hopes to deploy the Small Diameter Bomb System by 2006 on the F-15E, followed by deployment on several other aircraft, including the F-22, JSF, F-16, B-2 and the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle. The B-2 is set to carry between 64 and 192-216 SDBs on one mission. In the case of the F-22, it will permit the destruction of up to eight targets on a single mission.

 

[Tovarish 0]

Stop being so close minded, CNN reports that military equipment that is pretty is actually more effective in combat!

I have also seen CNN speculate wether Cobra gunships were British or American, and report an A-10 as an F/A-18.

[Cloney 0]

Stop being so close minded, CNN reports that military equipment that is pretty is actually more effective in combat!

I have also seen CNN speculate wether Cobra gunships were British or American, and report an A-10 as an F/A-18.

jokinggggggggggggggggg

[Major Gripe 0]

Pah, we can even put two into a single chopper. or be parachuted.

NOW THIS IS A TOY. Please be informed that this an old picture and the tank has evolved since then. Rubber band tracks kick up no dust and make zero to no noise.

I shall call you minitank!

[DracoPaladore 0]

Shape and design looks abit like the haltracks used in the second world war. Personally, I would like 5 of those instead a tank. Probobly cheaper too.

[Sophion-Black 0]

You have to remember, man is only yea big. we'll eventualy have a limit.

PS: as in the Wing era, Gundams would get too dangerous,  the world can only hold so much. If the time reaches the AC range (After Colony, 1st colony in space) then it might look OK. But time will only tell. But in simulators like OFP, @#$% yea!

[ralphwiggum 6]

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