Re: [FYI] World's Longest page on tracks vs wheels

John Atkinson wrote:

> > The SISU looks like this:
> > http://www.wendel.se/rswa/sisu.htm
> > I don't see how you could fit band tracks on it, though :-/
>
>Saw 'em.  Not bad, if a little. . . tall.

That's a common trait among wheeled vehicles, I'm afraid :-/

> >You sure you're not thinking of the Bv206 (eg.
> >
>http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/armoured/hagglunds2/hagglund
s23.html)?
>
>Yeah, those.

OK. For the record, the Bv206 is not a SISU - it doesn't even come from
the 
same country <g> The Armor Magazine article I referred to was about the 
SISU; it specifically commented on the wheeled-vs-tracked mobility
issues.

Later,

Oerjan
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