From: willreich_77@yahoo.com   
      
   On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 1:17:45 PM UTC-4, Shawn Wilson wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 9:30:50 AM UTC-7, Will in New Haven wrote:   
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   > > Women tank crews or mixed tank crews would be hugely advantageous.    
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   > Nope, which is why no one does it.  Tankers actually need physical strength   
   women don't possess for their various duties.  Setting up camo netting, fixing   
   tracks, and just loading the gun all require significant upper body strength.    
   France limited    
   tank crews to 5'4'' and less, but never used women.     
      
   I bet I've spent more hours in an M60 than you have, even though I didn't wind   
   up in armor. In an M60 a tank crewman would have had to be stronger than the   
   average person because several of the tasks you might have to accomplish   
   require it. However,    
   being _small_ would be a huge advantage.  I have never spent any time in an M1   
   but people tell me that the advantage for small size is still there. Tests for   
   small and strong are better than generalizations.   
      
   And the reason no one does it is because no one has done it. That's because   
   people have a herd mentality and that isn't a big deal because they aren't   
   trying to write speculative fiction. And neither are you.   
      
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   Will in New Haven   
      
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