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Old 23-07-15, 00:01
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Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh View Post
The Dutch troop carriers in AFG had roll cages around the bed, and the troops sat in 5-point harnesses and sort-of person shaped conformal seats. Not the bouncy oak benches I've enjoyed.
This was a modification put in place after a truck with the standard bouncy wooden benches rolled over during exercise in Norway, killing and injuring the soldiers traveling in the back.
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