RE: REALITY CHECK TIME!

IIRC the BMP-1/2 had only doors while the BMP-3 finally had a ramp.  I
think 
that 1st generation Marders and AMX10s had only doors also.  Lessons
learned in 
'73 I think mad the changes.

Michael Brown

-----Original Message-----
From:	Imre A. Szabo
Sent:	Wednesday, July 17, 2002 6:22 PM
To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject:	Re: REALITY CHECK TIME!

> The DRIVER is the one that lowers the ramp.  You
> cannot rapidly debus the vehicle without the driver's
> knowledge.  It's that way for a REASON, that being the
> one you cited.  You can go out the troop door, but
> that's not fast.  You can also jump out the troop
> hatch on the top of an M-113, but that's a bit risky
> under the best of circumstances.  I wouldn't do it
> unless the track was stopped.

Great, anyone know about non-U.S. equipment?  Specfically the doors on
BMP's, Marder's, Spartan's, and AMX 10P's?