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Some militaries use infantry transport vehicles developed from tanks. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namer
by RogtamBar 11y ago
Some militaries use infantry transport vehicles developed from tanks. For example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namer
- gherkin0 11y agoThough, IIRC, the tank that's based off of was already designed to carry some passengers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkava#Specifications_of_models https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkava#Specifications_of_mode...
- xixi77 11y agoIt's a pretty cool vehicle, but with the $3MM price tag I'm not sure how suitable it is for an infantry carrier... But I agree, this type of vehicles are surely going to get more common.
- douche 11y agoAccording to Wikipedia[1], the Bradley is more expensive, at $3.16 million [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Bradley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Bradley
- jasonwatkinspdx 11y agoThe Isrealis have had mixed results from the Namer and Merkava (though the Merkava is an icon of pride, so this comment might draw some cheerleading). I think the basic idea of having extra passenger room in a MBT for flexibility in evolving situations is pretty sound, but these particular vehicles have proven pretty vulnerable in close in urban combat vs smart patient infantry.