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From: egvideo!timk@watmath.waterloo.edu (Tim Kuehn)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Dune Buggys
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Date: 31 Aug 89 09:38:47 GMT
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From: egvideo!timk@watmath.waterloo.edu (Tim Kuehn)
Supposedly at one time there was a time when dune-buggy's were
considered for use in combat. Mounted with a recoilless rifle or
machine gun, they were fast enough to be hard to target and quick
enough to get the drop on enemy forces/etc. Repair time was minimal
also - 20 min to change an engine, which meant they could be back in
action pretty quickly after being damaged. Is there any truth to this?
What would be the implications of such non-armored, quick weapons
platforms in a combat such as this? (Would anyone want to drive one in
a firefight? :-) )

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