From: Nigel Hay MILWEB (nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Tue Sep 20 2005 - 06:44:01 PDT
My constant worry with the Stuart, was that being a large and clumsy chap
in the event of a fire I couldn't get out quickly.
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Behalf Of Ryan Gill
Sent: 20 September 2005 15:34
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Subject: Re: [MV] Breaking news
At 9:55 AM +0200 9/20/05, Nigel Hay MILWEB wrote:
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>However what the horrific news footage( of the mob petrol bombing the tanks
>and crew men trying to escape whislt ablaze) yesterday did show of the
>blazing Warriors was that petrol bombs could disable such a tank. Such a
>weakness is suprising but I guess unless its fully sealed for a chemical
>attack, petrol could secrete through hatch seals, the turret ring etc.
>Scary and a new dimension.
A Warrior's an IFV, not a tank Nigel. ;-)
Reports I read showed that the molotov coctails
dripped down into the engine compartment. Though,
they may have also started kit stowed on the
outside (cooker fuel, ammo) to burning and that
spread. We lost an abrams to fuel stowed on the
turret rear bustle with the burning fuel dripping
down into the engine for long enough to get the
engine a blaze.
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