This weekend two soldiers died from a fire in an M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank at Fort Hood, Texas. I recalled that the Abrams had this hi-tech fire suppression system that was supposed to flood the tank with Halon gas and snuff out any fire immediately. I wondered why it failed to work. This link is to a PDF document regarding the removal of the Halon Fire Suppression systems for US military vehicles for what looks like environmental reasons. Do any Freepers know if this removal was mandated by the EPA or by treaty? I am curious to know what...