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From: cmort@ncoast.org
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Subject: Re: What's an "I" tank?
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Date: 17 Apr 91 14:50:30 GMT
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From: cmort@ncoast.org


BXR307@CSC.ANU.EDU.AU (Brian Ross) writes:
>	He was referring to what was called in the British Army as the
>"Tank, Infantry, gun".  In otherwords the specialist infantry support tanks
>like the Valentine and (or as this was at Tobruk it was more than likely) the 
>Matilda.

Gee BXR, I've always envied you your M-113 Fire Support Vehicles (FSV).  It
certainly seems like a cheap and effective solution to infantry fire support
against non-armored target (and BMPs too).  I guess that it's too cheap
and effective to merit consideration from Ft. Benning!  Of course we didn't
have a lot of armored car turrets sitting around either.... :)

cmort@ncoast.org --- Chris Morton
"Well just whose opinions do you THINK these are?"