Hi All
I have recently been playing the Io Jima senario as PBEM and thought the American amphibious vehicles looked a little heavily armoured here is what I found comparing information from the internet with in-game values. There are two versions of each model of LVT, armoured vehicles with a "(A)" designation and unarmoured. Unarmoured vehicles are made of 10-14 gauge steel which is 2 mm or less in thickness. However in game these vehicles get an armour value of 1 all round, two problems here I think, If this was 2mm or armour perhaps the rating of 1 might be justified, However it is not armour just "mild" steel so perhaps a value of 0 would be more appropriate for these vehicles? Battle reports support a value of 0 for these vehicles, from
http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/lvt1.html
"Since the LVT1 was unarmored, it was most useful as a ship-to-shore cargo ferry"
and from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Vehicle_Tracked
"The vehicle was not armoured and its steel hull offered virtually no protection"
Also the fact that the cargo had to climb over the sides to get in and out would discourage battlefield tactical use.
In Marines OOB affects units 016, 111, 300 and 301
The armoured versions had this armour disposition I am not sure if the armour is applique or the vehicles were built from it. From
http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/lvt2.html
cab front 1.3mm, cab rear .64mm, hull front .64mm, sides .64mm I would think that this would correspond to armour values of 1 all round but the vehicle actually has armour value of 2 in game. Note the rear or rear door depending on version is unarmoured so all vehicles should have a rear armour value of 0
In Marines OOB affects units 017, 019, 021, 022, 078, 113, 114 and 206
The unarmoured version carries 24 troops the armoured version carries 18 as it weighs more. The armoured vehicles have been given a carrying capacity of 24 should be 18.
LVT(A) 1, units 021 and 078 has a turret front of 4 and 5 should I think be 4.
also of interest see
http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/LVT/LVT.html
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...round/lvta.htm