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

At 7:17 AM +0100 1/11/02, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:
>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 :-/

Well if you want ground clearance. Though, my ferret isn't that tall. 
6' tall x 6' wide by 12' long. Its cozy for two people but not a bad 
little scout car.
>
>
>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.

Which really helps the tracked argument I think.

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