Infantry Tank

[Drake666]

Ok the canadian Churchill III tank is a infantry tank, but all it carrys for its 6pdr is AP shills that are no use against infantry, you cant even use the 6pdr against infantry. Have not looked at the other infantry tanks to see if they are the same.

Should not infantry have more ammo to use against infantry then armour?

[Charles22]

I think, with the Brits, the infantry tank was so-called, because it accompanied infantry as their anti-tank force. In other words the focus of the word "infantry" wasn't on the opponents infantry as is common with most nations, if indeed they use the term, but on "their" infantry (escorts so to speak). What you might call an 'infantry tank', for the Brits, is the CS line.

[Drake666]

I now that but they should still have HE shills for infantry use. Cant see them only having AP shills. Never read about any tank or AT unit only having AP ammo.

[Guderian]

Originally posted by Drake666:
I now that but they should still have HE shills for infantry use. Cant see them only having AP shills. Never read about any tank or AT unit only having AP ammo.

Brit 2pdr had almost always just AP ammo - Brits had a strange idea of using 2pdr tanks for AP, and all those CS tanks with 3in howitzers for grunt-killing. It was a BAD idea.

Early 6pdr didn't have HE too, but it was quickly fixed. German 28mm and 42mm (missing from the game) had also no HE.

[schmoe]

It's very common for modern tanks to carry only AP ammo for their main gun. They rely on COAX & other MG's for use against soft targets.

BTW, the coax on a modern tank is absolutely awesome because it uses the same laser rangefinder and thermal sighting system that the main gun uses.

[Dave R]

Originally posted by Charles22:
I think, with the Brits, the infantry tank was so-called, because it accompanied infantry as their anti-tank force. In other words the focus of the word "infantry" wasn't on the opponents infantry as is common with most nations, if indeed they use the term, but on "their" infantry (escorts so to speak). What you might call an 'infantry tank', for the Brits, is the CS line.

Charles is pretty much right here. Inf tanks were slow movers that were ment to stay with the Inf. The cruisers were the fast gobs. The general idea was that the Infantry, and infantry tanks punched through the line, then the cruisers dashed in to get behind the lines. That's why the Brits tended to have lots ov very heany armoured but slow tanks, like the Matilders, and Churchills.
Also the British liked to have different tanks for different rolls. So anti tank tanks only carried AP ammo loadouts. Then they'd have seperate close support thanks to beat off the enemy infantry, so you'd need to be looking for the CS version of the tank.
It's a pain I know! Us Brits have always been awkward (g) but it is quite accurate.