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Vanity - 2pm est - Ultimate Factories - overhauling the 70 ton Abrams tank
NationalGeographic.com ^
Posted on 02/24/2007 10:43:47 AM PST by STARWISE
National Geographic channel == countdown: 15 minutes.
M-1 Tank [TV-PG] Saturday, February 24, 2007, at 02P
The Abrams tank is one of the most powerful land weapons systems in the world. It is also rebuilt from the ground up, rather than built new. Ultimate Factories brings you to two factories responsible for the Herculean effort of overhauling the 70 tonAbrams, to the proving grounds of Fort Bliss, Texas where the reborn tanks flex their better-than-new muscles and to the dangerous battle zones of Iraq where the tank is seeing action daily.
TOPICS: AMERICA - The Right Way!!; Business/Economy; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: abramstank; military; refurbish; tanks
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AWESOME documentary !!! What American ingenuity has created to refurbish these tanks, worn and rusted from the battlefield, and made totally new again is incredible. MUST see.
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God bless and protect America and her amazing troops, allies and contractors.
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posted on
02/24/2007 10:43:49 AM PST
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STARWISE
To: STARWISE
That thing have a Catalytic Converter?
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To: 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; 359Henrie; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; AliVeritas; ...
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posted on
02/24/2007 10:48:09 AM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
02/24/2007 10:50:16 AM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
02/24/2007 10:51:22 AM PST
by
Vision
("Delight yourself in the Lord; and he will give you your heart's desires." Psalm 37:4)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
02/24/2007 10:54:01 AM PST
by
Txsleuth
To: Vision
;)
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posted on
02/24/2007 10:55:58 AM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
To my delight, it's not that cold in Baltimore today. I may need to get into the program a little late as the John's Hopkin's lacrosse game is running late.
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posted on
02/24/2007 10:59:24 AM PST
by
Vision
("Delight yourself in the Lord; and he will give you your heart's desires." Psalm 37:4)
To: STARWISE
Fort Bliss, Texas
Best name ever.
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posted on
02/24/2007 10:59:45 AM PST
by
Vision
("Delight yourself in the Lord; and he will give you your heart's desires." Psalm 37:4)
To: Txsleuth; onyx
Hi, sleuthie ... hope you're relaxing today .. ;) I sure am. Watchng Cesar do his magic with the dogs, while I wait for the tanks to begin. I love him.
Onyx is sick ... and I pray she and DrO are better today.
Sweet O ... drink drink drink ..HUGS.
Show's on! Incredible.
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:02:39 AM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: All
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:07:06 AM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:08:08 AM PST
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E.G.C.
To: STARWISE; onyx
I wondered why onyx hadn't been posting...I knew her daughter was home for a while.
Hey onyx.....I am so sorry you and Dr. O are sick again...prayers up for you my friend.
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:09:30 AM PST
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Txsleuth
To: Txsleuth
WOW .. those robots are neat.
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:17:25 AM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: Txsleuth; All
The spinner hangar concept is amazing ... what ingenuity went into this whole plant.
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:19:28 AM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
I finally found it....I couldn't find the channel...but I did see the spinner hangar.
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:20:36 AM PST
by
Txsleuth
To: STARWISE
Thanks for the ping.
That is some tank.
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:21:13 AM PST
by
Bahbah
(.Regev, Goldwasser & Shalit, we are praying for you.)
To: Vision
It's amazing how good that sandblasting works.
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:21:27 AM PST
by
Vision
("Delight yourself in the Lord; and he will give you your heart's desires." Psalm 37:4)
To: Vision
Sure is .. it's all just wow.
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:22:39 AM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
It is amazing though...that we can watch this on TV..while being told by Murtha that our troops don't have equipment and stuff to win the war...
Also...it just makes me really mad when I hear a politician complaining about not having enough of the uparmored humvees...when some of the troops in Iraq don't WANT them, because they are so heavy, they get bogged down in the sand.
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posted on
02/24/2007 11:42:05 AM PST
by
Txsleuth
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