[WayneS]

I was being facetious to someone who failed to understand a light-hearted post I made in reference to old airplanes.

[Chainmail]

I wasn't being facetious. HMMWVs are ridiculous vehicles. Huge on the outside, cramped on the inside and as a battalion commander, one of my most frustrating challenges was getting my Motor T team to fix the stupid things.

If you are the commander, you are held bolt upright in a thin, hard seat and the vision to your front is all but filled with the fording gear directly in front of you. Your radios are in a stack between you and your driver, so you can't even see him for the most part.

I hated 'em.