Re: Tanks

In a message dated 2/2/00 3:17:33 PM Central Standard Time, 
books@mail.state.fl.us writes:

<< 
 If you want to argue extra eyes I will keep my mouth shut.  If you
 want to tell me the tank cdr gets lonely and needs someone to
 talk to I'll pretend short range SS doesn't already exist.  You 
 want to tell me we need someone in the tank hefting big pieces
 of metal, come on, strength based manual labor has gone the way
 of the dinosaur everywhere else, you only put humans where 
 intelligence is necessary.
  >>

Hefting the rounds is only part of it - he's also learning how to man
other 
positions in the tank - driver, gunner eventually track commander. And
Yes, 
face to face - see it with your own eyes - get out and look from over
the 
next hill is still part of crewing a tank and wilol be into the
forseeable 
future - I know tankers, do you?