So given the options of leaving hundreds of our old M1's mothballed in Alabama or updating them for urban combat in Iraq, you'd choose to let them collect dust and rust stateside?
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So given the options of leaving hundreds of our old M1's mothballed in Alabama or updating them for urban combat in Iraq, you'd choose to let them collect dust and rust stateside?
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No, I'ld choose the right tool for the job in Iraq.
Actually what you're proposing has already been done by the Russians who built a super heavy urban tank based on an actual MBT. They mount the Kliever turret on it with 4 ATGMs (Ready to fire), 2x30mm cannons (super elevating) and a coax.
I guess we could do the same, but why? The Bradley (ODS and A3) with ERA as we use it in combat is very capable, especially when task organized with just a few tanks (with plows). What some need to do is learn how to employ their assets.
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