i'd love to see it... the Armor Museum might make a vacation trip someday
Posted on 11/12/2012 1:49:28 PM PST by JerseyanExile
twitchy finger with my zeroes! Only one thousand tons, not ten thousand tons.
They added an APU to the M1A2 to eliminate the need to idle the turbine for vehicle power, but that 72-ton monster is still a beast.
The C-5 can handle the “outsized” cargo requirements for Abrams deployment, but they’re getting old and there isn’t enough. Transport by ship and pre-positioning have been the primary modes for such cargo.
The Pentagon Wars.
Somewhat unfair, because the press looked at the Bradley as a tank, when it was nothing of the sort. Sure, some things like the swim curtain were stupid, but the Bradley has EASILY proven itself in multiple wars. When the Marines took Fallujah, 1/3 of the combat personnel were Army Cav soldiers and Bradley’s for support. The Marines just didn’t have anything comparable, not even the LAV. I don’t know if they’ll get their new EFV, but they could have used it then.
Close.
“The Pentagon PAPERS” was the movie about Daniel Elliberg’s release of classified RAND documents about the Vietnam War.
The Pentagon Wars.
I think there’s one of those outside the Armor Museum at Ft. Knox. Freaking HUGE.
You’re correct. I curse my poor memory. Thanks.
i'd love to see it... the Armor Museum might make a vacation trip someday
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