+Gepard 12,284 Posted April 21 Have you ever wondered: Why do American tanks have much larger hatches than any other tank in the world? Answer: American soldiers have to fit through them. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 10,155 Posted April 21 as someone 40+ lbs overweight, I can symphize! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Svetlin 584 Posted April 22 Well, that is an example of following the user-friendly-system approach to where a system is designed according to the potential users. Here in our country it used to be and possibly still is the other way round - the system-friendly-user approach is more popular to where a system is created or adopted and then one starts looking for users that fit And that applies to many different aspects of life, not just about T-72 tanks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+EricJ 4,356 Posted Sunday at 11:18 PM Yeah I'm 6' 4" and I can fit (have when I was in Kuwait) into a M1 turret. I'm though too tall for being a tanker (I believe there's actually a height requirement, so I'm out on that one. Anyway most Soldiers can fit through the hatches fairly well, so sometimes body size is irrelevant, but the big ones probably don't fit. That's why you do PT in the morning :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
