I do believe that the newer style troop seats are made of fiberglass, not
plastic,and are quite a bit more durable
Jon
> << You can get the "plastic wood" planks at Home Depot or Loews. It can be
> worked with normal woodworking tools and supposedly holds paint or od oil
> stain quite well. I've looked into using it to replace rotted oak on my
> M35A2. >>
>
> For the deuce trivia nut....
> We know that of late that Uncle Sam has used "plastic" troop seats and
> bows...BUT did you know that this was first tested 11 June through 15
> September 1952 using XM135 cargo truck. The final report of 22 January 1953
> showed these failed the test. This is APG report TT1-696/21st.
> Guess they reconsidered, eh? And you thought this a "new" idea!
>
> Later,
> DD
>
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