Re: M113 APCs and Things

It was written:
> > Unless you're on an old style PT boat where the gun shield was made
of
plywood and was to keep salt spray out of the gunner's face.
>
> <chuckle> There's that, true. I doubt if the M113 is quite that fast
when
wading/swimming, though ;-)

Of course, here in NZ, some army guys tried driving a M113 across a bay.
It's top was _below_ the sea water, most of the time. Only constant
pumping
kept it afloat. I got this from a guy in Intelligence, who got it from a
friend, I believe.

Andrew Martin
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