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The FReeper Foxhole's TreadHead Tuesday - M1 Abrams MBT - Jan. 13th, 2004
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Posted on 01/13/2004 12:01:13 AM PST by SAMWolf
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To: SAMWolf
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:20:23 AM PST
by
Darksheare
("The voices in my head think the voices in your head are paranoid")
To: Darksheare
Can you stretch that a bit longer?
To: Professional Engineer
That's what it does?
Hmm....
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:32:57 AM PST
by
Darksheare
("The voices in my head think the voices in your head are paranoid")
To: Professional Engineer; Darksheare; SAMWolf
It's the bore evacuator. It uses the vacuum created when the ammo runs down the tube to suck out smoke and particles to insure a clean tube and keep smoke from backing up in the crew compartment.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:42:41 AM PST
by
colorado tanker
("There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots")
To: colorado tanker
Ah, Thanks, or tanks!
To: Professional Engineer
That's what it does?
Hmm....
46
posted on
01/13/2004 9:47:16 AM PST
by
Darksheare
("The voices in my head think the voices in your head are paranoid")
To: Darksheare
LOL! I think I went about 2 seconds longer the first cup. :-)
47
posted on
01/13/2004 9:47:47 AM PST
by
SAMWolf
(Amish bumper sticker: Caution! Do not step in exhaust.)
To: SAMWolf; snippy_about_it
Great thread, Sam. Thanks for Treadhead Tuesday!
The story I heard about the M-1 is that the final design was born out of the MBT-70 fiasco, where the engineers put every technological goodie they could think of on the tank and created something so complex, heavy and expensive it was completely impractical.
So Gen. Abrams and the armor community started over with a plan to go back to basics for a simple (by comparison to the MBT-70), reliable and survivable tank. What we got (I agree with you) is simply the best tank in the world.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:48:46 AM PST
by
colorado tanker
("There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots")
To: SCDogPapa
If there is a better one,,,,,,,I don't want to see it comin' toward me. That's for sure! The Abrams has a good record of first shot kills though. ;-)
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:48:51 AM PST
by
SAMWolf
(Amish bumper sticker: Caution! Do not step in exhaust.)
To: Darksheare
What did this do to me?!
50
posted on
01/13/2004 9:49:43 AM PST
by
Darksheare
("The voices in my head think the voices in your head are paranoid")
To: colorado tanker
Thanks CT. I knew someone would know for sure.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:49:49 AM PST
by
SAMWolf
(Amish bumper sticker: Caution! Do not step in exhaust.)
To: SAMWolf
LOL!
33 seconds of "No!"?!
*Chuckles*
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:50:24 AM PST
by
Darksheare
("The voices in my head think the voices in your head are paranoid")
To: Professional Engineer
Tanks for the memories . . . .
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:50:38 AM PST
by
colorado tanker
("There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots")
To: colorado tanker
I'm going to be making air filters for them for the next two days.
54
posted on
01/13/2004 9:52:01 AM PST
by
Valin
(We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.)
To: bentfeather
Good morning feather. I'm getting a late start today.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:52:40 AM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: colorado tanker
Interesting.
My light towed howitzer didn't have one.
Of course, it probably didn't need one.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:53:15 AM PST
by
Darksheare
("The voices in my head think the voices in your head are paranoid")
To: SCDogPapa
Afternoon SCDogPapa! Wow, we could have moved much faster if Patton had them.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:53:40 AM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: SCDogPapa
TreadHeadLOL. Hey, it's catching!
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:55:25 AM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: Valin
Advertisements for coffee in London in 1657 claimed that the beverage was a cure for scurvy, gout and other ills. It is, isn't it?
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:57:23 AM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: Professional Engineer
Good afternoon PE.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:57:49 AM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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