From: Nigel Hay -MILWEB (Nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Mon Apr 11 2005 - 10:23:18 PDT
We can of course be greatful that Microsoft never built military vehicles -
imnagine how reliable they would be?
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Sent: 11 April 2005 18:54
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Subject: Re: [MV] worst MV of all time
At 9:21 AM -0700 4/11/05, Mil-Veh Co. wrote:
>How about the French Char B-1 bis, a 32 ton tank from
>WWII. Even after the German's captured them en masse'
>in virtually unused condition they wouldn't use them.
Actually, they did use them. There were some converted as flame thrower
tanks and some were placed on the Channel Islands, Ygoslavia and other
places as security vehicles to protect the rear areas or fight insurgents.
Their low speeds were limiting for their preferred armor tactics, but they
didn't not use them.
http://www.vojska.net/ww2/armor/char-b1/default.asp
http://www.rickard.karoo.net/articles/weapons_charbis.html
>I don't recall the name, but another flop was the
>French scout car that mounted this giant steel wheel
>in the center that could be raised or lowered and it
>had two drivers, one always facing front and one at
>the rear, presumably for faster getaways, trouble was
>if they both wanted to go in opposite direction!
Not all that unusual for Recce vehicles. The SdKfz 232 8 Rad based Armored
cars also had a rear driver's position. Even the Modern German Spahpanzer
Luchs Armored Car has a 2nd driver station for fast reversing. The British
Daimler Armored car had a position for the Commander to assume for faster
reversing, but it wasn't a dedicated position. The Swedish S tank also had a
rear facing secondary driver's position,.
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