logistics problem

MadMax

Junior Member
I think China is going through a "growing up" phase and the large number of different types of gear and ammo is a result of the rapid modernization of the millitary. but i think that when china settles on the equipment they are going to use it will all be worked out:china:
 
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TerraN_EmpirE

Tyrant King
chinawhite said:
What about trains?.

Good type of transport and quicker than car

Regards,

chinawhite
most run on either Diesel Oil or electric these days.

most armys are loaded with multipul types of rounds even the US has 25mm 20mm and 30mm rounds every one is trying to simplify but it takes time to work them out of the system.
 

Delphi84

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I think Sumdud is talking abt the ground pressure issue. U must understand, a modern day MBT with its up-gun, up-armour and the sophisticated designs of electronic systems on board the vehicles, a MBT can easily weigh around 50 tonnes. Even Chinese and Russian vehicles, considerably lighter than their western counterparts, are getting heavier. Thus the effective ground pressure is getting larger. Thus roads or even small rural bridges that are constructed of weaker materials can not tolerate such high ground pressure will definitely break or collapse. This will not affect tracked vehicles but it will be a disaster to wheeled vehicles as the badly destroyed road will hinder their mobility. Thats why usually a lighter tank or wheeled IFV are prefered over heavy armour when engaged in things like street fighting.
For example, in South east Asian nations, the climate also affects the usage of armour vehicles. Due to frequent and prolong seasonal raining periods, our effective soil compactness and ground pressure is low. Thus, this restricts most SEA nations to use light tanks that weight no more than 30 tonnes. Thus u see most SEA nations use things like AMX-13, Scropion tanks, V-150, Simbas and Bionix IFV, with a weight of no more than 25 tonnes.:D :roll:
 

sumdud

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That's not what I meant really.
China now have a numbering system for their systems of roads, but the numbers are very confusing.
But yes, some of China's roads are still in bad mess.

And so what if you transport tanks on tain, how'll they run after getting off.
But then again, I guess oil isn't an issue now.
If I had an armor column invade, I would put my light tanks on jets and put my MBTs on trains to get them there.
The problem for China is:
China lacks large transports.
China don't have a good light tank. (Type 99 not counted, it's stuck with the marines.)
 
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