Re: IFV doors

At 09:50 AM 7/18/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>According to some Aussie and UK Diggers on the Ferret list, the brit 
>vehicles have doors. All manual. They like them because you can step
out 
>of the vehicle, light a cig, and then move away before you break cover
of 
>the doors.
>
>Additionaly, one related the other benefits of certain vehicles in
regards 
>to being able to store ice/beer under floor plate and in cleaned out 
>battery cases for during/after exercises. He especially liked it in the

>M113's from the US that they were issued for at time as fitter/repair 
>vehicles. The area under those plates had lots of room for beer and
ice.
>
>
>The priorities on some of the British lists when you ask about the old 
>days is odd....

I don't know, I think they've got the priorities down perfectly :-)

John S. 

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