Talk:AFOH/@comment-27015223-20151006084239/@comment-27015223-20151008090203

OOC: Thanks Bouexic, but not so fast! After this series of light air droppable, amphibious AFVs, I'm planning on developing a MBT/IFV/APC series designed for heavy armored units that won't be restrained by the need for airborne and amphibious capability. Marc's new tank will have some competition!

IC: -Commodore Leader to High Command-

I've authorized prototypes experimenting with the rearmament of the Pegasus IFV with the 115mm and a modified version of the 105mm guns. The 115mm was deemed too heavy, large, and redundant to the 127mm and though a superior weapon in many regards, fell short of the 100mm's capabilities in the infantry fire support role. Among many of the problems was the lower fuel muzzle blast that prevented friendly infantry from staying too close to the vehicle and its weapon.

The 105mm showed similar problems, though to a lesser degree, due to the differences between a high velocity anti-tank gun, and a low velocity infantry support gun. However, the development team has stated that modifying the 100mm gun to a 105mm gun would provide increased capabilities across the board for the Pegasus with little or non-existent weight penalties, and would also simplify the manufacturing of the ammunition by using current 105mm factories for the new low-pressure rounds (with no retooling necessary, just a change in the manufacturing process, though it wouldn't do a thing for logistics. On my own initiative I have authorized this change to be implemented.