[Milsurplus] M-113 APC more

[Hue Miller]

Oh, BTW, wanted to have this in my APC query, but forgot it....

"....Every mech platoon or company had one or two or five dogs
travelling with it. These dogs recruited themselves. We would 
laager near a village for a few days, a dog would attach itself to
us, and when we pulled out we'd have a new platoon member. I
do believe one of the big attractions for these dogs was that they
got to ride on the tracks....it was neat to see a track go tearing past
with a dog perched beside the driver, legs braced...ears flapping in
the wind, having the time of its life.....sometimes the dog would be
perched in .50 [gun] tub, with its front paws up on the machine 
gun and a pair of goggles on."

Sorry, a little OT, but i don't think this tidbit will rob too much
bandwidth.

From:  "The M-113 APC's Long and Winding Road", by Rick
Whitaker, Vietnam magazine, June 2004.  
This is where i saw the photo of the M-113 with 4 antenna masts-
looks like from approximately gun tub to the rear in a line, and it
looks like the rearmost  mast, approx. just above the rear gate, is
thicker than the others and may even be guyed.
-Hue Miller