The British Perfected the Art of Brewing Tea Inside an Armored Vehicle

Re:The British Perfected the Art of Brewing Tea Inside an Ar... by noir_lord on Saturday September 05, 2015 @06:40PM (#10176265)

Exactly that, they also carried supplies and fuel externally as their simply wasn't space internally.

They where much smaller than modern tanks and didn't have autoloaders so they where incredibly cramped.

Modern armoured warfare is largely a battle of logistics as keeping a tank in the field requires a huge amount of resources and manpower.

Comparison to submarines of the era is a good one, submarines have been one of my enduring fascinations especially WW1 and WW2.

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Re:The British Perfected the Art of Brewing Tea Inside an Ar... by sliverstorm on Saturday September 05, 2015 @08:18PM (#10176439)

One has only to look at tanks like the M3 Stuart with people around them:

http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/pics/m3stuart.jpg

It has a crew of 4. I believe you can see the driver & codriver through the viewports under the turret.

Then compare to an M1:

http://www.cybermodeler.com/armor/m1/images/m1_002.jpg

I wish I could find a photo of them side by side

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Re:The British Perfected the Art of Brewing Tea Inside an Ar... by noir_lord on Saturday September 05, 2015 @09:39PM (#10176576)

Yup not to mention the modern stuff is climate controlled and has better ride quality all important for endurance especially when sealed up or in a NBC situation

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