A few notes for further development. The antannae are located closer to the edge of the hull. The top hatch (not shown on the model) should be movable and is normally in the open position. In Germany, one trooper normally stands in the back with a stick with a paddle red and green sides, called the "Machs Nichts (Mox Nix) Stick) to warn motorists if it is safe to pass. The standard mount is a pintle mount that swivels with the hatch in 360 degrees around the TC hatch (Track Commanders). The rubber skirts covering the top of the tracks is often missing in combat. They were for increasing the traction of tracks in water. A trim vane is in front, normally in the up or stored position ... seen now covered with junk. Gulf War2 variants show a number of boxes fixed to the sides. As combat vehicles go, this puppy has been around forty years in the hands of troops. They were gas burners at first, by Vietnam, they had diesels. I once saw a German M113 with a Mercedes engine in it ... it hummed, ours clanked.

Gordon