To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; PhilDragoo
Evening Grace Snip & Sam~
Okay folks time to help "tread brain" out here . . . quote,
First, they were driven to provide the lowest profile possible to decrease the probability of the AFV being sighted and hit by opponent forces. This required the removal of the traditional turret and mounting of the main weapon directly in the hull of the machine, reducing the total height to 1.9 meters.
. . . but then we have
What am I missing? Help me Obe-one.
76 posted on
06/08/2004 5:26:26 PM PDT by
w_over_w
(No place to live, no food, no job . . . but HEY! I play in a great band.)
To: w_over_w
Evening w_over_w.
It's a light screen that can be extended so that the tank can "float" across rivers. I'm sure it's based on the DD tanks from D-Day. You would try to avoid using it while under enemy fire.
82 posted on
06/08/2004 8:27:04 PM PDT by
SAMWolf
(I'm not lost, I'm "locationally challenged.")
To: w_over_w
Help me Obe-one.LOL. I see Obe-one has responded. :-)
88 posted on
06/08/2004 8:50:18 PM PDT by
snippy_about_it
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