Re: Supertank?

>>the british vehicle design wallahs were convinced that infantry firing
from a transport achieved (a) waste ammo (b) er ... (c) that's it. the
warrior thus has no small arms fire ports (or so i am led to believe).
not
only is pointless firing prevented, but it makes the hull that little
bit
more resistant to gunfire, shrapnel, gas etc.<<

The Brits have always concerned themselves with "wasting" amoo! They
resisted
going to full auto capability for infantry small arms, they were amongst
the
last to go to semi-auto capability, and once upon a time the major
resistance
to the Lee-Metford box magazine rifle was the fact that troops would
"waster"
ammo. Ammo is good to wasteWaste lots! It's heavy to carry, and if you
spread
enough around it is just like manure - a good investment!