| Bashytubits | 05 Mar 2019 12:53 p.m. PST |
So are you troops given adequate space when transported to battle or do you cram them in like sardines?
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 etotheipi  | 05 Mar 2019 3:17 p.m. PST |
Adequate space is a relative concept.
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 05 Mar 2019 4:19 p.m. PST |
My wife and I watched some of Aliens, which came on really late last night, and she commented, "only like eight of them? and all that empty space in the ship? Stupid waste." |
| Dn Jackson | 05 Mar 2019 10:55 p.m. PST |
Reminds me of the cattle cars we used to ride in to and from training on base |
| Legion 4 | 06 Mar 2019 11:30 a.m. PST |
Yeah I remember those too Don ! They certainly treated us like cattle at times !  |
| etotheipi | 06 Mar 2019 2:58 p.m. PST |
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 javelin98  | 06 Mar 2019 3:25 p.m. PST |
Riding in the back of an M113 in full battle rattle was never a comfortable experience. You would be shoulder to shoulder with your squad mates and have your rifle clamped between your knees. It was even worse in the A2 series vehicles, because the fuel capsule was on the inside of the vehicle on the left-hand side; the A3 series put the fuel capsules on the outside, so at least you could lean back a bit. I can't tell you how happy I was when I made sergeant and was able to stand up out of the cupola behind the .50 cal. |
| Legion 4 | 08 Mar 2019 8:07 a.m. PST |
Amen to that ! As a Mech Co Cdr, I usually rode in the cupola or in the open troops hatch. With my head and shoulders sticking out so I could see what was going on, etc. At times in the ROK, many times the troops rode on the top if the M113. As we learned in SE Asia, if you are in an M113 when it hits a booby trap[IED] or mine. It wouldn't be pretty. But when you start taking incoming. Being inside will help with your survivability. At times … maybe …  |
| etotheipi | 08 Mar 2019 8:13 a.m. PST |
So, you guys were looking for a more open-air solution?
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| Legion 4 | 09 Mar 2019 8:21 a.m. PST |
Wow ! That's a lot of bacon !!!! |
| von Schwartz | 09 Mar 2019 5:36 p.m. PST |
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| Bashytubits | 09 Mar 2019 7:36 p.m. PST |
Ah the old reliable baconator Mk. I. In case of emergency eat transport. |
| etotheipi | 11 Mar 2019 8:42 a.m. PST |
In case of emergency eat transport. I had someone point out that that meal carries its own bbq fuel. |
| von Schwartz | 12 Mar 2019 4:59 p.m. PST |
I'm not sure I wanna go there! |
