magnumcromagnon wrote:HE-Frag 125 mm shells are the best option for Sprut, as those can be lobbed as far as 12 km's, which would 'out-range' most infantry ATGM's by at least 3 fold, and the warhead is better optimized to destroy log bunkers and infantry, better suited to fight helicopters, and a large enough warhead to destroy most sub-MBT level AFV's.
The VDV has the Nona-S for HE fire support. 120mm gun-mortar HE rounds are no worse than 125mm in this role; actually better as they can fired indirectly as well as directly.
While for pure AT; I'm not sure the VDV has any air-droppable dedicated AT vehicles. It probably doesn't need them; space in transport aircraft is at a premium after all - so the VDV would prefer multirole vehicles that can fulfil several functions at once.
The Nonas fulfill the role of artillery and HE fire-support.
The BMDs fulfill the role of infantry transport and HE fire-support.
The Rakushkas fulfill the role of infantry transport and utility vehicle.
The Sprut meanwhile also fulfils several roles. AT/HE/AP. It's meant to be a light tank; and like any tank it's a multi-role, versatile vehicle.
It can engage enemy armour. It can engage bunkers. It can engage infantry. Helicopters. IFVs. Whatever.
It can act on its own to manuever and cut-off enemy formations, or it can act as fire-support for infantry.
It will have a mix of different ammo types for all of these things; including some gun-fired missiles I'd imagine.