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To: naturalman1975
Each weighs in at 63 tonnes and at full-throttle can hit almost 70 kph.

Wow. That's over 40mph! [hoot]

16 posted on 09/22/2006 8:20:45 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy
Wow. That's over 40mph!

Can't speak from personal experience but a show on the Military Channel said the tank's gun has such great stability and tracking that while the tank is going 40 mph the gunner can hit a target the size of a pie plate at more than 1.5 miles away..... pretty awesome!
22 posted on 09/22/2006 10:00:25 AM PDT by Enchante (There are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and the Drive-By Media)
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To: 1rudeboy

I assure you, they will go a lot faster than that...the engine is governed.
Regards,


30 posted on 09/22/2006 9:58:50 PM PDT by Thunder 6
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