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To: jmacusa
The Russkies are still putting those fuel drums on the back!

And we still put drop-tanks on our jet fighters.

The idea makes sense: you use the fuel in the drums to get to the battlefield, and then dump them when you get to where the shooting is. It extends range.

21 posted on 03/30/2012 5:20:19 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell)
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To: PapaBear3625

They put them there out of poor design. The interior of Russian tanks is very cramped. The auto-matic loader they use is more likely to load the poor loaders arm into the breach. The Russkies put fuel tanks in the rear doors of their APCs. Generally Russian armor is crap.


23 posted on 03/30/2012 10:13:18 AM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: PapaBear3625

You mean ‘’cfts’’(conformal fuel tank) yeah but they produce a certain drag. Why use the damn things anyway when you have in-flight refueling capability? My point is the Russkies make crappy armor.


28 posted on 03/30/2012 8:55:52 PM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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