Posted on 09/02/2019 5:24:25 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
One M1A3 Abrams could run over and crush flat all the 300 Chrysler LeBarons at speed and line up for the next 300.
Nice find!!!
You don’t see many like that one.
One M1A3 Abrams could run over and crush flat all the 300 Chrysler LeBarons at speed and line up for the next 300.
Don’t know about the newer iron, but in RVN they seemed to get stuck all too often.
And if you want a bit of secuirty, the twin 40mm Duster was my choice!
I was a minuscule part of Operation Remagen RVN, many tanks incapacitated.
The tankers claimed that a crazy gook with a tankers bar and luck could throw a track in tight jungle.
In those days the tanks were much lighter - M1A3’s are approaching 70 tons - saw a demo of some tank contest where they crushed far bigger civilian cars as part of the contest.
Twin 40mm Duster were not heavy enough or have enough power to run over anything substantial like a 300 Chrysler LeBaron.
M1A3’s are approaching 70 tons
When that sucker gets stuck, they might need two M88s to get it out!!
Handy if you have roads, bridges, frozen steppes...
Does an AVLB work with that weight?
You go first, think I’ll walk...
AVLB from wiki (FWIW):The bridge is built to be able to withstand countless crossings of vehicles as heavy as the M1A2 Abrams, which weighs in at around 70 tonnes.
You walk, I’ll ride. Thanks
M1: 60 short tons (54 t)
M1A1: 63 short tons (57 t)
M1A1 SA: 67.6 short tons (61.3 t)
M1A2 SEPv2: 71.2 short tons (64.6 t)
M1A2C: 73.6 short tons (66.8 t)
NB: supplied by the low bidder, maintained by a PFC using only a pencil, minor rust and dents...
Be my guest.
70 tonnes = 77+ US short tons.
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