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An Indian Tank for Army Day rehearsal
REUTERS ^
| 01/15/04
| Kamal Kishotre
Posted on 01/24/2004 8:59:25 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
An Indian soldier salutes atop a T-90 tank during a rehearsal ahead of the Army Day parade in New Delhi, January 13, 2004. The T-90, India's first indigenously manufactured main battle tank, was on display during the rehearsal to show the country's military might. India celebrates its annual Army Day on January 15. REUTERS/Kamal Kishotre
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: armsbuildup; army; day; india; rehearsal; southasia; t90; tank
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To: TigerLikesRooster
I think the script above TANK T90S reads "Pakistan or Bust"
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posted on
01/24/2004 9:01:47 AM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Come see the violence inherent in the system!)
To: Tijeras_Slim
Actually it reads, "I am the other dumb son of a
bi+@h that Patton spoke of."
To: big ern
hehehe
To: Tijeras_Slim
Really? If true, Pakistanis are not happy campers.
To: TigerLikesRooster
I notice that it has utilized the latest in Indian Engineering and Materials Sciences to lighten the heavy armor by attaching large hot-air balloons.
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posted on
01/24/2004 9:12:53 AM PST
by
sam_paine
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To: big ern; CasearianDaoist; Tijeras_Slim
To: TigerLikesRooster
T-90?
If this is the first indigeniously produced tank, Why isn't it a T-1?
Or were the previous attempts so disasterous that they are ashamed to annouce the failures?
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posted on
01/24/2004 9:17:00 AM PST
by
RedMonqey
(Its is dangerous to be right when your government is wrong)
To: sam_paine
Those are target drones, silly.
To: RedMonqey
It would confuse the system integrators.
To: TigerLikesRooster
Some of you may not know this, but the guy on the tank is Apu Ghandi. He works third shift at the QuickeeMart in St. Louis. He is a personal friend of Hillie Clinton and is on military leave of absence as a result of having his unit called up by the Mumbai National Guard (MNG).
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posted on
01/24/2004 9:46:55 AM PST
by
Tacis
To: TigerLikesRooster
Yellow, why yellow?
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posted on
01/24/2004 9:50:25 AM PST
by
Between the Lines
("What Goes Into the Mind Comes Out in a Life")
To: TigerLikesRooster
For proper appreciation of tanks, enjoy this as well.I've always found the third stanza moving...
And if we are abandoned
By that unfaithful luck
And if we don't return
To our homeland again
If a bullet strikes us down
If our fate calls on us
Yes calls on us
Then our tank will give us
A metal grave
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posted on
01/24/2004 9:57:59 AM PST
by
timpad
("We are thankful that Liberty has found such brave defenders" - W)
To: RedMonqey
Because it is a Russian tank. It was just only built in India in agreement with the Russians.
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posted on
01/24/2004 10:02:51 AM PST
by
David1
To: TigerLikesRooster
Thanks. I get that song stuck in my head all the time. There is a roofing company here locally that uses it for their radio ads. Except it puts in the words "Roof, roof, roof, we love to roof.... the men who love to roof." I'm probably the only person who knows where the heck that is taken from. I laugh whenever I see that movie and see the guy from Adam 12 as a Nazi tanker.
To: Between the Lines
It's the yellow curry brigade.
To: RedMonqey
If this is the first indigeniously produced tank, Why isn't it a T-1? It is a Russian designed variant of the T-72, with a less powerful engine than the T-80.
"Initially seen as an entirely new design, the production model is in fact based on the T-72BM, with some added features from the T-80 series. The T-90 features a new generation of armor on its hull and turret. Two variants, the T-90S and T-90E, have been identified as possible export models."
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/t-90.htm
They are assembled locally from Russian kits, after India originally purchased a number of pre-built models.
"India on Wednesday rolled out the first locally-assembled T-90 as part of a deal with its main arms supplier Russia to put together as many as 186 such frontline battle tanks in the next few years, officials here said.
"Russia has already supplied 124 off-the-shelf T-90s worth 650 million dollars after signing the mammoth military deal in 2001 to help India to upgrade its ageing T-72 tanks, which has scant protection against nuclear attacks.
http://pakistantimes.net/2004/01/08/top10.htm
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posted on
01/24/2004 10:28:47 AM PST
by
PAR35
To: TigerLikesRooster
Nice to see the Indian Air Force in the background.
To: M1Tanker
Ping!
To: PAR35
has scant protection against nuclear attacks.What protection does this tank offer against nuclear attacks that the others didn't? Better air filtration to protect from fallout? That is about the only place where I think they could significantly improve protection from that type of weapon. Just my uneducated guess.
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