stikkypixie Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Why are the "flapped open" like this? Or is this a glitch? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exel Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Those are "gill" sideskirts. The idea behind them is for them to be lighter than a full-width sideskirt while offering the same protection by adjusting the coverage with moving the hinges. They were used in some T-64s at least in the 80s or so, but were dropped in favor of "real" sideskirts later (the concept proved out to be about as successful as it sounds and looks like). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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