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To: leadpenny
How much does one of those puppies weigh?

Maybe 90 pounds? (If the link info is correct)

"Since these rounds are not rocket propelled like most mortars, bag charges would be tossed in the tube and the two men would use a special carrier to hoist up and drop a 90-pound 155mm munition, or it may be breech-loaded like the 160mm mortars used by Russia, Finland, and Israel."

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25 posted on 10/08/2004 5:20:56 AM PDT by Enterprise (The left hates the Constitution. Islamic Fascism hates America. Natural allies.)
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To: Enterprise; leadpenny; Ragtime Cowgirl
67.5 tons? That's a BIG truck! Still ... good news bump!
Any truckers know if a tractor trailer can handle a load like this? ;-)
45 posted on 10/08/2004 6:50:38 AM PDT by Tunehead54 (OK Swifties - Its October! Let'm have it!)
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