01-17-2009, 07:05 AM | #21 | |
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That suggests that cost-to-maintain should be much lower for bicycle dragoons than for horse dragoons. Cost to raise could be the same. Or even higher. Depends on whether you're into the horsies-can-make-more-horsies-on-the-cheap meme or not. Bicycle dragoons are less able to cope with adverse terrain, though, and can also carry less; a dragoon-class horse should be able to carry at least twice as much as a bicycle, and maybe even more. |
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01-17-2009, 07:17 PM | #22 | |
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01-18-2009, 05:25 AM | #23 |
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One thing I forgot, due to not having been on top of a bicycle in over half a decade: They're wind-sensitive. If going against the wind, I'd much rather walk than pump some pedals.
Uphill isn't quite as bad, but they are still somewhat slope-sensitive, whereas when I'm walking I tend to not notice slope much. |
01-18-2009, 10:41 AM | #24 | |
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01-18-2009, 01:08 PM | #25 |
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This line towards the end of the wikipedia entry for Bicycle Infantry struck me as interesting:
There are some reports of the use of mountain bicycles in parachute bike jump tests by the 1st Tactical Studies Group (Airborne) using folding models, as well as combat use by U.S. Special Forces as a scouting vehicle in the War in Afghanistan (2001present) and in subsequent battles against the Taliban.[6] Anyone know anything about this?
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01-18-2009, 01:19 PM | #26 |
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The Montague Bike (Paratrooper Tactical Mountain Bicycle) entry on wikipedia has a chart with load capacity, range, food, and fuel consumption for various types of troops from infantry to the APC that compares them to bicycle infantry.
It also introduces a few additional wrinkles: 1. An infantrymen can parachute with a bike, especially a folding one. A folding bike can also be folded up and carried over particularly bad terrain. 2. Electric assist provides an interesting possibility in a high tech game. 3. Horses require a lot more food and water than bicycle infantry. Like most wikipedia stuff there is no source cited, but the numbers look reasonable to me. EDIT- they are from the Montague Web Site here- http://www.militarybikes.com/index.html Here is the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratro...untain_Bicycle
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