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To: strategofr
There is now a phone box mounted on the side, for the infantry to use to talk to the crew.

Didn't Shermans have those in World War II? Next upgrade will probably add a hatch in the floor.

2 posted on 08/21/2006 1:45:16 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

You also see the same thing on an M-48 in the movie "Full Metal Jacket"


3 posted on 08/21/2006 1:53:46 AM PDT by Better Dead Than Red (Davis College Republicans (Best Party on Campus))
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To: PAR35
Yup. The military is always relearning with dead and blood the lessons it forgot. What kind of expert, billion dollar tank designers forgot the phone? US Armor design branch must of fought this tooth and nail. Colonels screaming at Colonels for a year, at least.
4 posted on 08/21/2006 2:02:38 AM PDT by Leisler (Islam is the ROP. I know because the President told me so.)
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To: PAR35
There is now a phone box mounted on the side, for the infantry to use to talk to the crew.

I can picture the conversations....

"Yeah uhh... your double pepperoni with extra cheese is here."

"So then I said to Sarge.... uhh hang on gotta kill some Mujahideen.... #^^&%(&^&#@!@#$%^(*.... All right where was I?"

"Uhhh, could you move it over a little to the left, you parked on my car!!"

7 posted on 08/21/2006 2:57:45 AM PDT by Rameumptom (Gen X= they killed 1 in 4 of us)
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