Looking at the only picture of the FV499 I have a few thoughts and would welcome your views:
* The turret appears a little too small for British doctrine of a two man turret
* Any ideas what the items below the licence plate on the driver's position are?
* What are the two pods on the hull sides?
* The driver has a vision slit and what appears to be a cupola? This seems a waste unless the cupola is for the vehicle commander as per the FV432/30 - but this seems odd in a vehicle designed from scratch not improvised.
Any thoughts welcome.
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