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Paraguay keeping M3 Stuart, M4 Sherman tanks in service
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| 12-29-2015
| Erwan de Cherisey
Posted on 12/30/2015 9:35:29 AM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
"Why does Paraguay need an army in the first place?"To frighten Uruguay?
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posted on
12/30/2015 9:58:22 AM PST
by
SnuffaBolshevik
("Girls like to marry a military man - he already knows how to take orders.")
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
M4s?? In ‘38 M4s would have dominated every other tank in the world.
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posted on
12/30/2015 9:58:26 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
To: C210N
Yep, for one, probably not engaging union labor back in the day +1 LMAO!!!
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posted on
12/30/2015 9:59:17 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: Snickering Hound
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:00:04 AM PST
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MNJohnnie
( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Why does Paraguay need an army in the first place ? History lesson:
In 1864 Paraguay fought against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, and was overwhelmingly defeated in 1870 after five years of the bloodiest war in South America. William D. Rubinstein wrote: "The normal estimate is that of a Paraguayan population of somewhere between 450,000 and 900,000, only 220,000 survived the war, of whom only 28,000 were adult males." Paraguay also suffered extensive territorial losses to Brazil and Argentina.
Next question?
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:00:10 AM PST
by
archy
(Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
To: SnuffaBolshevik
Paraguay is the bump on the butt of South America.
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:00:17 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: archy
This doesn’t explain why they bothered to invade.
There is virtually nothing there.
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:01:23 AM PST
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Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: LS
Think you might like this article
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:01:30 AM PST
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MNJohnnie
( Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered)
To: Snickering Hound
Those thing are so old we didn’t train on them in the mid 60s. We used the M48 Patton.
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:03:38 AM PST
by
Starstruck
(I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
To: Snickering Hound
Wasn’t the Sherman referred to by the British as the “Zippo” because of it’s penchant to light up when hit? Not meant to insult, but I remember reading that somewhere.
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:06:17 AM PST
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W.Lee
To: Starstruck
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:08:14 AM PST
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hoosierham
(Freedom isn't free)
To: Snickering Hound
They should consider selling ‘em to collectors!
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:09:15 AM PST
by
Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: gr8eman
Serbia, actually! The ending scenes were Serbian villagers, not French as portrayed in the movie. What!?>! No accordions? NO KOLO?!?! Cheu ti'!
Makes me want to milk a Serbian cow!
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:11:18 AM PST
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archy
(Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Those things were obsolete in 1938. The best time to have a tank is when the other guy does not. Under those circumstances, any tank will work.
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Why does Paraguay need an army in the first place? These days, to stage military coups and then to defend against counter-coups.
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12/30/2015 10:16:12 AM PST
by
Leaning Right
(Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
To: Old Sarge
Here's an old boy
I could spend all day with a comic book, `Haunted Tank (?)', many, many years ago.
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:17:15 AM PST
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tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Fear of being over run by yankee banditos chased out of Boliva?
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:17:36 AM PST
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thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: W.Lee
IIRC, there were Sherman vehicles fitted with flamethrower barrels and these were nicknamed “Zippos”. Used to great effect in Okinawa.
In “Patton”, M-3’s were called “Purple Heart Boxes”.
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:18:16 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
To: W.Lee
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:19:55 AM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: Lion Den Dan
Do we still sell them parts for these things?
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posted on
12/30/2015 10:24:22 AM PST
by
Oberon
(John 12:5-6)
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