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Old September 11th, 2010, 12:12 PM

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Default Re: Merkava.

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Originally Posted by Marcello View Post
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Originally Posted by kevineduguay1 View Post
They all come in their own container. Could this allow the ammo load to be shifted from the rear compartment to areas around or under the turret basket?
Just because you can squeeze extra ammo in some apparently empty space it does not mean that
1) It won't get in the way of something or someone during actual operations.
2) It will actually remain out of the way once the tank hits the first big pothole or whatever.
I'm still not sure where this "own container" thing is coming from. Photos from that website show shipping tubes where the rounds are being removed and ammo resupply taking place, without tubes.

Marcello, I completely agree. Even lap readying a round is frowned up, so having lots of ammo placed randomly within the tank would be ill advised.
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