Re: Name that doodad, greeble, keg of beer, or whatever.

In a message dated 5/12/99 11:42:20 AM EST, rick@esr.com writes:

<< I'm sorry, but this is incorrect. The Type 1415 IAHMI array is
smaller, and
 mounted co-axially with the AFV's gun barrel, so that the array can
"see"
 what it's shooting at. In some AFVs, the IAHMI is mounted on the front
of
 the turret, and in others it is mounted on the turret roof.
 
 BAT Industries was the first manufacturer to incorporate the IAHMI
array
 into their AFVs, but unfortunately the early versions of the array were
 quite vulnerable to enemy fire. The glass tubes in the cylinder
shattered
 whenever the vehicle was hit; when this happened, the tank crews said
that
 they were, "as blind as a BAT." :)
 
 -- Rick Rutherford
  >>

Absolutely, Mr. Rutherford. Mounting the targeting array on the fron of
the 
vehicle would be foolish unless it was a fixed firing gunnery mount as
is 
common on inexpensive "Tank Destroyers"which are rarely if ever Grav 
vehicles. Why try to justify Grav suspension and speak the works 
"inespensive' Tank Destroyer'" in the same sentence?