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The program office won't answer my e-mails (I can't blame them...I'd hate me too) but a simple question isn't being answered.
If the AAV is getting blast seats then you're losing dismounts.
By my count probably four or five at least. Which means that you're going to need more vehicles to carry the same number of Marines ashore.
Which means that HQMC isn't doing the math and that this is simply a case of public relations being done to keep the natives quiet.
What I'm saying is that the current plan doesn't pass the smell test and doesn't answer basic questions. Once again we're being lied to. You think that this is a good interim plan? Think again. Its bullshit.
The document you linked to before shows that the plan is 3 (crew) + 21 boots with blast seats. The normal max is 25, so they are loosing 4 boots.
ReplyDeleteDo they normally travel with a full load of 25?
i didn't see that. documents list payload as 25 but reality is more like around 17. i need to take a look at how they're gonna fit 21 blast seats inside an AAV.
Delete3 rows of 7?
Delete2 on the sides and one down the middle?
don't see how thats possible...especially if everyone has seats. i think you're losing more than that.
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DeleteI've been looking around for an explanation for how they get the current 25 and the best I can come up with is this model. The best I can figure is 7 on the left, 10 in the center, and 8 on the right.
DeleteBecause there needs to be a space behind the driver (hence the shorter bench on the left vs the right), I figure 6 on the left, 8 in the center, and 7 on the right if they use blast mitigation seats. The dev & testing of the arrangement will not be happening till the end of 2013 $ start of 2014 timeframe, so the type of seats have not been chosen yet.