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   From: nospam@buggeroff.com   
      
   "Dechucka"  wrote in message   
   news:Tf-dnVf_lqbt2fvMnZ2dnUVZ_rydnZ2d@westnet.com.au...   
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   > "Spartan613"  wrote in message   
   > news:twq9t.524$EY1.87@viwinnwfe01.internal.bigpond.com...   
      
   >> Tank crews unbutton the hatches most of the time, unless they're actually   
   >> under attack. It's just easier to maintain situational awareness that   
   >> way.   
   >   
   > As I understand it the driver is in a reclined position like the Churchill   
   > tank and drives via periscopes. A fairly imprenable position for GI-O and   
   > his .22   
      
   Unless he's opened the hatch to get some air in and improve his vision.   
   Especially necessary in tight spaces like urban areas.   
      
   >>   
   >> You've never been an AFV crewman, have you?   
   >   
   > Nasty claustraphobic things   
   >>   
   >> Have you ever even been in a tank?   
   >   
   > even more   
      
   In other words "No, but that won't stop me from commenting on the subject.   
   I'm a Leftard know-nothing".   
      
   --   
   "There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not   
   want merely because you think it would be good for him".   
      
   Robert A. Heinlein.   
      
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