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Originally Posted by Damien435 Autoloader: Thousands of moving parts. |
Well they are designed to survive various stresses and impacts.
I afraid human loader can be taken out more easily than autoloader. Since human loader at first need to remain standing, even when tank is driving over hard terrain and swinging. What happens, if human loader fell and twist his ankle? Or broke his arm? Moreover, human loader must be able not only to keep his equilibrium, but also to handle projectiles from stockpile to cannon bolt. And if trained loader will succeed both to keep equilibrium and carry projectiles, turning for 180° for each projectile, than substitution of human loaders in case of high casualties will be a problem. Another problem is that human loader must be quite a `big guy`, since not every man can easily move 120mm projectiles fast and accurate enough.
Another benefit of autoloader is less space needed for it. Less space to protect means less volume of interior room and less projections of silhouette, as well es more effective use of armor. Which eventually allows to make vehicle smaller, lower and lighter, while armored not less than vehicles with human loader.