Re: M113 APCs and Things

Fabet@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 1/30/00 10:32:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> aebrain@dynamite.com.au writes:
> 
> <<
>  > The Australians had a fire support version that mounted a 75mm gun
in a
>  > turret.
> 
>  Actually a 76.2mm gun, in a turret off a UK "Saladin" Armoured Car.
>  Called an FSV (Fire Support Vehicle). >
> 
> Exactly right.
> 
> <The later versions had the turret off a Scorpion light tank instead.>
> 
> I don't think this model made it to Vietnam, but most texts don't talk
about
> the Aussies in 'Nam enough.

Very true...
 
> < Note: these versions are NOT amphibious. As has been demonstrated by
>  experiment. Despite this, they have a lot of floatation gear around
>  them, which has been proved to be useful vs shaped charges.	>>
> 
> Technically speaking the 11 in all it's varients are swimable not
amphibious.
> When chassis are altered the weight shifts and the vehicle has
problems. To
> overcome this floation panels were added. The later FSV had them as
does the
> Vulcan. If you look at Israeli Vulcans, they drop the floatation
panels.

I heard the FSV variant with the Saladin turret had problems with
stability on slopes.
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