Baumann spoke up, exasperation in his voice. “Do it like this. Have your gunners sit down at halts. Direct them to get up when necessary, like when moving through a busy urban area, so they can see. But, if you’re stopped, have them sit down. Damn. This is f*****g serious. From what I understand, four soldiers have been killed by snipers in similar circumstances across the theater over the last three months. We’ve got to do better taking care of our gunners.”
“Roger, Sir,” Vallison responded, “I wanted to add that there’s discussion going about a new turret kit coming that would offer higher and thicker armor, and overhead protection and camouflage for the gunner’s position. The idea being if they can’t see the guy clearly, they can’t aim at him.”
“Speaking of snipers,” Baumann continued
