Re: Another APC question...

--- Ryan M Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com> wrote:
> At 1:23 PM -0600 7/16/02, B Lin wrote:
> >Just wondering - in modern APC's does the squad
> commander sit 
> >towards the front, near the vehicle commander or
> does he usually sit 
> >nearest the exit (i.e. first out)
> 
> Depends on doctrine. Some put the Squad commander in
> the turret. Some 
> put him behind the driver with the vehicle having
> it's own commander, 
> others put him in the back of the vehicle.

US M-113-mounted doctrine:  TC is SGT, one of the 2
Team Leader.  He's in the TC Hatch.  Squad Leader is
sitting in the front left of the vehicle, frequently
hanging out of the top troop hatch.  He's got the
radio handset shoved in his kevlar.  If he's psychotic
and good, he can talk on the radio (including on
intercom to driver/TC) and smack the driver in the
back of the head with a thrown handmike and not miss a
beat in the conversation on the radio.[1]

John

[1]Note:  Radio handmikes are on springy spaghetti
cables.  Bounces back if you throw it.

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