Re: Heads Up - Beware!
Posted: 15 May 2009, 17:19
Agreed, I didn't see those in the screenshots. But yes, those are BMP-1's.
As for the LAV/Strykers, It's one of those things where I think the models are of a version of the LAV that was never actually accepted by the Marine Corps but tested. They were looking (back in the mid-1990s) to have everything LAV-mounted and get rid of the M1's as they were "too heavy". They had everything from a 110MM smoothbore with an autoloader, to a 100MM+ mortar carrier, to a command vehicle, to a dedicated anti-tank mount (which is what that model appears to be). The Army is now doing the same thing with the Stryker, so we'll see if anything actually comes of it.
As for the LAV/Strykers, It's one of those things where I think the models are of a version of the LAV that was never actually accepted by the Marine Corps but tested. They were looking (back in the mid-1990s) to have everything LAV-mounted and get rid of the M1's as they were "too heavy". They had everything from a 110MM smoothbore with an autoloader, to a 100MM+ mortar carrier, to a command vehicle, to a dedicated anti-tank mount (which is what that model appears to be). The Army is now doing the same thing with the Stryker, so we'll see if anything actually comes of it.