[MNJohnnie]

Dear World,

We did this with modified 1970s technology. You don’t want to see our new stuff. Behave yourselves.

Love,

Uncle Sam

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[jonascord]

I was talking, the other day, to a Tread-Head that pointed out that the reason a T-72 turret goes flying like that is the design of the turret bearing. The M1A turret sits on the bottom of the hull, supported by a cylinder. The T-72 turret support bearing is on top of the hull, so that when the propellent ("tactical load") cooks off, the turret pops.

Just a little detail. He also pointed out the the T-90 has much better targeting, and is much more of a threat.

[mazda77]

Johnnie,

You are one of the few that really get it. As one who was part of the Materials Command when I was in, as I still cannot tell people what I know, I explain it just as you did when they question our capabilities.

If you remember all of the whining before the Gulf War I about how our equipment would never live through the desert environment, blah, blah, blah. I just smiled and told people, in the vein of the redneck joke about “watch this”;

Yea, yea, just keep watchin’ cause you’re gonna see $h!t that will make your head spin.