Re: Tanks

On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

> It doesn't have to load the WHOLE gunner. Loading an arm or the
> privates before the breach closes has pretty much the same effect on
> the crew morale - and those things it can do, and has done.

Not to mention the unenviable location of the ammo storage on the
Russian 
Tanks with autoloaders. They are under the floor of the turret and are 
not in protected ammo bins like on the Abrams or Leopard IIs. When the 
ammo gets set off, its good by tank crew. 

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