Re: Re:Tanks vs. APCs

On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, David Brewer wrote:

> Jane's Armour and Artillery will have the specs. Centurions and
> T-62's, IIRC, increased in height. The troops have to bundle out
> of a big hole in the top of the vehicle, suspiciously turret-ring-
> sized. It's a cheap way to produce an APC fleet but the fuel
> efficiency must be awful... I suppose that, since this is Isreal,
> the American taxpayer picks up the fuel tab one way or another.

The T62's were never converted beyond the prototype stage. They were 
getting US made M60s at that point. The Achzarit has a rear door that 
runs past the powerpack for debussing the crunchies. It does have a but 
load of hatches up top though...

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