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Check Them Out: The U.S. Army's Upgraded M-1A2C Abrams Are Coming
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/check-them-out-us-armys-upgraded-m-1a2c-abrams-are-coming-974 ^
| November 19, 2019
| David Axe
Posted on 11/19/2019 6:49:44 AM PST by Lowell1775
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To: KobraKai
And the 2020 Corvette is just a 1953 model.
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:32:53 AM PST
by
Delta 21
(Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
To: Lowell1775; FreedomPoster; Delta 21; mostly cajun; archy; Gringo1; Matthew James; Fred Mertz; ...
FREEPER TREADHEAD PING
ON THE WAY !
Keeper of the Tread Head Ping List: (Just a bunch of tankers) Lemme know if you want on/off the list.
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:33:02 AM PST
by
Delta 21
(Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
To: Wizdum
Kinetic energy rounds can defeat it. Also, Russia/India etal coming out with new ATGMs and RPGs soon.
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:34:08 AM PST
by
donozark
(Free Roger Stone!)
To: Vermont Lt
Didnt turn out so well in Terminator, either.
To: Lowell1775
The Army has acquired around 1,500 M-1A2s and converted most of them to the System Enhancement Package Version 2 standard. The M-1A2SEPv2, which General Dynamics describes as a "digital tank," features high-end computers, a remotely-operated machine gun on the turret and a dozen batteries that allow the tank quietly to operate its sensors without turning on its engine.The M-1A2C in essence is a better-protected M-1A2SEPv2 that's also easier to upgrade. In addition to Trophy and more armor, the new tank boasts more electrical power, better diagnostic systems and a data-link that's compatible with programmable ammunition types that are in development.
Learn2code
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:38:57 AM PST
by
Pollard
(If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
To: Army Air Corps
>>I hear that you can buy them at gun shows.
And without a background check...
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:41:32 AM PST
by
vikingd00d
(chown -R us ~you/base)
To: Lowell1775
The Brief Bolo History... The General Motors Bolo Mark I, Model B, was little more than an upgrade of the Abrams/Leopard/Challenger/LeClerc/T-80-era main battle tank of the final years of the Soviet-American Cold War. (At the time the first Bolo was authorized, GM decided that there would never be a "Model A" or a "Model T", on the basis that the Ford Motor Company had permanently preempted those designations>) Equipped with a high-velocity main gun capable of defeating the newest Chobham-type composite armors at virtually any battle range and with a four-man crew, the Mark I was an essentially conventional if very heavy (150 metric tons) and fast (80 kph road speed) tank in direct line of descent from World War I's "Mother" via the Renault, PzKpf IV, T-34, Sherman, Panther, Tiger, Patton, T-54, M-60, Chieftain, T-72, and Abrams.
http://www.crayven.net/warhawk/bolo/briefhistory.html
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:42:16 AM PST
by
6ppc
(It's torch and pitchfork time)
To: Army Air Corps
Gun shows? You can order one on the internet and have it delivered to your house with no background check. Why bother with the gun show loophole?
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:47:20 AM PST
by
real saxophonist
(Yeah, well, y'know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
For those who don’t know, the military procurement system hit it out of the park with the M1.
It is designed to be up-gradable with many components being plug and play.
Need an upgraded gizmo? Pull out the old one and just slide the new one in it’s place.
Bolt on external reactive armor getting antiquated? Slap on the new and improved model and have a new 2LT check it with a ball-peen to search for dead spots.
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:47:58 AM PST
by
Gamecock
(Time is short Eternity is long It is reasonable that this short life be lived in light of eternity)
To: Vermont Lt
Have you read Ghost Fleet by Singer?
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:48:43 AM PST
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is mine)
To: Lowell1775
Designed in 1970’s and still the MBT for the Army. With refits and upgrades, that is a 50 year old design. Impressive. Kinda like the B-52 for the Army.
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:48:53 AM PST
by
taxcontrol
(Stupid should hurt - dad's wisdom)
To: Lowell1775
Saw my first M1 back in 1980 - I was building engines and they trucked one to the plant and put on a show at the adjacent airfield.
1500 SHP is nothing to sneeze at.
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:51:37 AM PST
by
Psalm 73
("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
To: Alas Babylon!
Just went there with Ad-Block plus on my browser, and it showed 16 blocked ads while I was there.
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:52:49 AM PST
by
Ed Condon
(subliminal messages here in invisible ink)
To: CondorFlight
I think we need to start thinking about drone (unmanned) tanks, controlled from miles away (or even continents away)
Read "Gottlos" by Colin Kapp. It's not as easy as you think. The story is fiction, but the problem is real.
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:54:31 AM PST
by
Phlyer
To: donozark
Best to read the article before posting. That is addressed
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posted on
11/19/2019 7:59:26 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
To: KobraKai
Best to read the article before posting.
US has always stretched the life span of tanks.
The M60 we upgraded 3 or 4 times before we switch to the Abrahams
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posted on
11/19/2019 8:01:14 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
To: donozark
False
READ the article. Don’t just cling to an ignorance based opinion
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posted on
11/19/2019 8:02:25 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
To: Lowell1775
The tech in the Sci Fiction stories of my youth are starting to be built into real tanks.
Man am I getting old
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posted on
11/19/2019 8:03:32 AM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
To: Lowell1775
Ahh
the next step in development of the Continental Siege Unit. Are they self-aware yet?
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posted on
11/19/2019 8:05:00 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Lowell1775
Tanks are ok in Europe and in the desert. They are a bit heavy for Third World bridges.
A tank is only useful if it can get to where the fighting is. We may need to look at much lighter, unmanned vehicles that can fit in narrow places, go over weak bridges, and can be deployed in swarms.
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posted on
11/19/2019 8:09:24 AM PST
by
SauronOfMordor
(A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others.)
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