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Old 02-20-2008, 19:59 PM   #8 (permalink)
Skull6
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Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers View Post
If it looks like a tank, it will be used as a tank, even if it will die faster than a tank.
OOE, you are correct. We in the "heavy armor" community had a habit of referring to M2s as "baby tanks" when they first came out. & yes, even though it was originally designed to be an Infantry support vehicle, I think it's "nom de plume" today says it all--"Infantry FIGHTING Vehicle."

Doomed from the start, imo.
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