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To: sauropod
The Crusader @ 81 tons
The Paladin @ somewhere around 31 1/2 tons

Seems to me that weight is a problem.



135 posted on 11/30/2003 6:39:20 AM PST by Valin (We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.)
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To: Valin
The Crusader @ 81 tons
The Paladin @ somewhere around 31 1/2 tons

Seems to me that weight is a problem.

Not if the aircraft in which you plan to move it in can cheerfully handle either, and is limited from carrying a third vehicle inside due to bulk and spacial limitations rather than weight.

I'd think a more real limitation would be found in Korea, where many of the bridges are Class 50s that won't take the weight of either a Crusader or an Abrams tank. But noone has suggested getting rid of all our Abrams tanks to take on North Korean tank divisions with good intentions instead, should it come to that.

We sold the South Koreans a bushel basket of our reworked M48A5s for a little over $1000 each, a real bargain, and just light enough to be workable over those bridges, [even M60A1s were over-heavy] while American M1A2 Abrams tanks did the job where they could. A similar mix of Crusaders and M109A6/A7 Paladins would seem to be the redleg equivalent.

137 posted on 11/30/2003 7:36:32 AM PST by archy (Angiloj! Mia kusenveturilo estas plena da angiloj!)
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To: Valin
Double that. The Paladin has the FAASV as a companion resupply vehicle. Therefore, to compare apples to apples, Paladin/FAASV runs about 63-65 tons vice the Crusader at 81 tons. Paladin/Faasv doesn't have the same mobility capability either.
148 posted on 11/30/2003 5:06:25 PM PST by sauropod (I believe Tawana! Sharpton for Prez! Slap the Donkey or Spank the Monkey? Your Choice)
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