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I have already pointed out that they would have to go all the way back to a base (that covers terminals). And I said they would have to have an ally (infantry-engineer) to repair them. Although I did ignore the health factor (which tips it more to the tank). They would not be SELF-sufficient (the tanks can).
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All I'm trying to say is that getting fixed up after a fight won't be a big deal for either a MAX or a tank. Both require someone to have an Engineering cert to fix (which a tanker may or may not have, although most likely will of course) and neither will be seen alone very often, given how vulnerable they are to certain attacks.
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Your original post I was arguing was a hypothetical one-on-one full crewed tank against a MAX. I'm really not on either MAX or Tank side. I think it will be, at most (I think), a 70/30 fight for the Tank. Otherwise, there would be no point to AV MAXs besides hunting AMS/ANT.
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Hm. It's really hard to pin any kind of ballpark percentage on it. If the battle is taking place on a relatively flat landscape and neither side moves, the tank will win due to the fact that it simply has far more armor and far more firepower. However, a smart MAX user will not be so stupid as to engage a tank on open ground in a shot-for-shot sort of manner. The main advantage that a MAX has over a tank is mobility, after all. MAX armor can use stairwells in bases to get up to elevations the tank cannot fire from. MAX armor can use (to a lesser extent) the various pre-built fortifications inside the perimeter of an installation to shield itself from fire. There are probably a few other instances where a MAX would be able to use its mobility to its advantage, but I think I made my point. Now, while doing so may not result in the MAX's victory over a tank, 1v1, it'll certainly give the MAX a longer lifespan against the tank, which can be enough for your allies to come in and help take the tank down.
Just do realize that a tank is a relatively slow, unwieldly piece of hardware that is completely devoted for combat. It is god on the land-based, duking-it-out battlefield. Taking out such a powerful vehicle will require a lot more than simply guns. It requires thought, and in many cases, allies. Unless, of course, you're part of another tank crew yourself, in which case, have fun with it.
Oh, and by the way, the role of an AV MAX is (IMO) partly for shelling the shit out of infantry, and for attacking tanks and other vehicles from a more mobile, 1-man (as opposed to 3-man in the case of a tank) fighting unit. While a tank will definitely blow a MAX to hell in a hand basket, a MAX will have more options available to it than a tank -- chief among them the ability to go into a fight fully equipped and ready for battle without having to scrape together two other guys to serve as gunners like a tanker would.
2003-03-20, 07:05 PM
I mean, I can't see that Vanu hoverbike 0wning the player that movie was being recorded by. It has to be facing you to attack you, and it doesn't appear to be able to hover sideways (vehicular strafing) . . . the same issues apply for almost any single-person vehicle (except for the planes, they can hover sideways right? still, for reasons mentioned, the infantry would probably survive the encounter).
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