Re: REALITY CHECK TIME!

--- Ryan M Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Though by the same token, I have had minor problems
> and fire in it 
> without panicing. Having a 24vold battery cable
> intermittently touch 
> a propshaft and wear through thus catching the
> insulation on fire was 
> a bit worrysome but not a huge deal.

Our doctrine is pull the fire extinguishers and unass
the vehicles RIGHT NOW.
 
> Granted lots of screaming and yelling I'm sure.
> However, in the case 
> of tanks there are more than a few accounts of the
> commander's 
> headless body dropping back down inside tanks that
> were struck with 
> glancing shots from RPGs and the crew continued to
> fight their 
> vehicle with bits of the Sgt dripping around inside
> the vehicle.

In those circumstances it's safer in the tank than
out.

However, Tank != APC.

John

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