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From: convex!cash@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Cash)
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Subject: Re: Why aren't tanks air-conditioned?
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Date: 2 Oct 90 23:50:23 GMT
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From: convex!cash@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Cash)

In article <1990Sep27.031901.8178@cbnews.att.com> amoss%BATATA.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Amos Shapira) writes:

>Don't know how it is with other tanks, but the Merkava III is air conditioned.
>Maybe it was more worthy to add air condition on it than on other tanks since
>it's also supposed to be fully protected from chemical and biological warfare
>(allowing the crew to continue operation without having to wear the protective
>gear). I'm not sure what about protection from atomic warfare (I mean the
>radiation in "infected" areas).

Could it be that the Israelis know they're going to fight in a hot
climate--and equip their tanks accordingly--while ours are designed with
the climatic conditions of Central Europe in mind? Seems a bit
short-sighted, if true. I sure hope that our tanks are equipped to filter 
air for chemical weapons,though...



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