Question about Modern tanks

[Dan Baker]

There seams to be a trend away from depeleted Uranium on account that the enviromental (more spefically, PR) problems far outweight most tatical advantage. This is Cold-War era stuff really.

It would be nice if you could build more Nuclear Class ships - i.e. ones that were 50% (hey, maybe 100%) faster. It takes FOREVER to move your fleet around on a large map. It's also really stupid that your nuke Subs can carry Tatical nukes, but not cruise missles.

[Jaybe]

Originally posted by Dan Baker
... It would be nice if you could build more Nuclear Class ships - i.e. ones that were 50% (hey, maybe 100%) faster. It takes FOREVER to move your fleet around on a large map. It's also really stupid that your nuke Subs can carry Tatical nukes, but not cruise missles.

There are no cruise missles (ala Real Life) in Civ3. In Civ3 they are GROUND LAUNCHED Cruise Missles (GLCM). Nice little bombardment unit really, and I understand it's a killer (down to the last hit point).

[faded glory]

Ahh yes the good old days of Kursk are over my friends . Now its all one sided american victories!


Battle of Medinah: 1991

Iraqi Republican Gaurd:
900 T-72's,
130 BMP's.
300 T-62's

American 2nd armored corps:
900 M1A1's
400 M2a1's

Length of Battle: Day and a half.

Casualties:
Iraqi,
1053 Iraqi Tanks

American,
8 tanks

[XPav]

Originally posted by faded glory

American 2nd armored corps:
900 M1A1's
400 M2a1's

Errr.

Check your source there buddy.

[faded glory]

Sorry.....its been awhile. But the kills are correct. Just not sure of the corp name or number of americans.

(read normans book)

[XPav]

Originally posted by faded glory
Sorry.....its been awhile. But the kills are correct. Just not sure of the corp name or number of americans.

(read normans book)

Pulling out my source (Fred Frank & Tom Clancy's Into the Storm, ignoring the vain defense Franks puts up for being slow), it was 4-70 Armor, 2-70 Armor, and 1-35 Armor of 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, VII Corps engaged at Medina Ridge against the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard's Medina division.

Probably 9 companies of Abrams, 3 of Bradleys (or something close to that).

Definitely less than 200 US vehicles in that battle, engaging a similar amount of Iraqis, with 69 Iraqi tanks and 43 other vehicles destroyed.

Overall, I think your stats line up, but Medina Ridge was just one battle.