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From: bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt)
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Subject: Re: Effects inside tank
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Date: 1 Mar 91 05:14:43 GMT
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From: bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt)

> From: denbeste@spdcc.com (Steven Den Beste)
> I might suggest that the sound inside the tank from its OWN gun going off
> would be louder than that from a round going off outside its armor.
> Don't tankers have to wear major-league ear protection?

  Surprisingly, it's not that loud at all.  Tankers wear CVC helmets that
  have radio head sets inside that 'surround' the ears - but its not a 
  true ear protector like you'd wear on a firing range.  The BANG! of the
  main gun is much, much louder to those outside the tank. 

  What I always wanted was a pair of steel gloves for when I got my 
  fingers slammed in the hatches.  In an APC, the other major problem
  for the TC (track commander) is lower back problems when you slam into
  the hatch ring when the track slews - or if you don't lock down the .50 cal
  and it swings around and the barrel smacks you in the head.  You gotta
  be carefull - you can get hurt on the battlefield  :-)


  mike schmitt