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[Troll]

However, for nearly everyone today, civilian and military alike, the Sheridan is a "light tank." The Sheridan needed no modifications for river crossings, crewmen simply raised the cloth sides that were tucked inside rubber tubes along the hull's upper edges, raised the driver's front shield which had a acrylic glass window, the driver turned on his bilge pumps, shifted his transmission lever to water operations and the Sheridan entered the water

[DiscoStu]

I just said that there was a free train between the terminals.

An excellent plan

[TheFaQQer]

The taxi turned onto the ramp up to Terminal 1.

[Troll]

For newly arrived Sheridans, this might work as engineered. For "war weary" M551s, the driver's window was often "yellowed" and/or cracked as to obscure his vision, and the rubber tubes that contained the rolled up side sleeves were often cracked and/or frozen into place

[TheFaQQer]

An excellent plan

I thought so.

[Troll]

The Sheridan could still cross a body of water, but like its swimming cousin, the M113 APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier, also built of aluminium) the river had to be narrow, less than 100 yards (100 m)

[TheFaQQer]

Perhaps I was about to fall foul of the second law of taxi sharing.

[Troll]

In all cases the bilge pumps had to be working properly, and even then by the time the Sheridan or the APC reached the other side, water would often fill the insides up to their armoured roofs, spilling through the hatches' cracks and emptying onto the earth once safely ashore.

[TheFaQQer]

Was everyone able to contribute financially to the taxi fare?

[Troll]

Often a fold down trim vane is erected to stop water washing over the bow of the tank and thus reducing the risk of the vehicle being swamped via the driver's hatch.