Guest Germanboy Posted September 1, 2000 Share Posted September 1, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by IntelWeenie: They would definitely be buttoned. Imagine having your head sticking out of the TC hatch when one or more mines go off not 10ft. in front of your tank. Even worse for the driver! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Well in the Real Life™ example I gave above they weren't, at least while they still had TCs. I guess they were expecting to only remove AP mines, which would not cause damage to the tank (obviously that is different for AP mines). The infamous Shu-mines did not pack a lot of explosive, most of the time not killing the victim, but ripping the foot or part of the leg of. ------------------ Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelWeenie Posted September 1, 2000 Share Posted September 1, 2000 As always, there are exceptions. In, all the photos I can remember seeing of any flail tank in action, the TC is not visible. He may just be ducking, I suppose. I know I would not want to be sitting up there watching mines (esp. big ones, like Teller mines) exploding! Someone could put an eye out that way. ------------------ "Belly to belly and everything's better" - Russian proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durruti Posted September 2, 2000 Share Posted September 2, 2000 Yes, another request for a 6pdr Churchill please. And an AEC armoured car and a... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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