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To: sukhoi-30mki
2 posted on
01/09/2015 7:23:14 PM PST by
SkyDancer
To: sukhoi-30mki
A recent article posted on Free Republic said the US is looking for a light tank. The Pentagon is considering foreign made designs. This “tried and failed” verbiage is a bit overstated.
To: sukhoi-30mki
Sheridan had almost no resistance to ATGW. I saw where one had been hit in the Iron Triangle; only the steel parts
remained recognizable in the molten puddle.
To: sukhoi-30mki
That weighs 17 tons?Armour must be about an inch thick.
12 posted on
01/09/2015 7:38:17 PM PST by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Probably made of cardboard. Looks good, but not functional. Old Confederate trick.
13 posted on
01/09/2015 7:43:29 PM PST by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
( Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you,)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The problem with “Light” tanks, and up-armoured IFV’s, is that they end up being used in roles they were never intended for, mainly the heavy tank.
The evidence of this is rife, from WW2 to today’s Ukraine.
16 posted on
01/09/2015 7:55:06 PM PST by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Beijing is matching American military capabilities with new warships, stealth fighters and combat helicopters.
They got our missile guidance systems the last time a Dim was in the White House. I wouldn't be surprised if there was an Obama connection to these leaps of technology.
19 posted on
01/09/2015 8:15:48 PM PST by
logic101.net
(If libs believe in Darwin and natural selection why do they get hacked off when it happens?)
To: sukhoi-30mki
This has to be one of the most absurd posts I've read in a long time.
Moreover, the more complex—and thus heavy—that a tank is, the more it relies on a steady supply of fuel and parts, ideally via paved roads.
Really? what use is such a vehicle outside of "Urban" conflict? Honestly, what kind of pointless propaganda is this?
20 posted on
01/09/2015 8:23:41 PM PST by
Pox
(Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
That thing is a rolling coffin.
It has a torsion suspension (unguarded) which makes it easy to stop in place. It has “sweet spots” between wheels that are soft not to mention it has it’s ridiculous design as though it could deflect anti-armor missiles; it only channels blasts. This thing (as another freeper noted) is propaganda. Being a former anti-armor Marine, this thing has me salivating; it is an easy “take” leaving me much of my “supply” left over for serious engagements.
21 posted on
01/09/2015 8:45:24 PM PST by
Ghost of SVR4
(So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
light tank.... we have stuff like that don’t we?
26 posted on
01/09/2015 10:28:44 PM PST by
GeronL
To: sukhoi-30mki
Looks like a Leopard.
31 posted on
01/10/2015 2:48:18 AM PST by
fso301
To: sukhoi-30mki
That’s ok, we SPEND MORE MONEY than China and Russia combined, so that GUARANTEES that we’ll win WW3.
33 posted on
01/10/2015 5:58:21 AM PST by
BobL
(REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Light tank = light armor.
One good hit from an RPG and she’s probably done for.
34 posted on
01/10/2015 6:02:08 AM PST by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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