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China’s Got a New Mountain Tank
War is Boring ^
| 1/9/2015
| DAVID AXE
Posted on 01/09/2015 7:21:13 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:23:14 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
To: SkyDancer
No. This is a LIGHT tank.
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:24:53 PM PST
by
Oberon
(John 12:5-6)
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:25:48 PM PST
by
SargeK
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:26:26 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
To: SkyDancer
It looks like the result of breeding a Soviet PT-76 light tank with an M-1.
To: sukhoi-30mki
A recent article posted on Free Republic said the US is looking for a light tank. The Pentagon is considering foreign made designs. This “tried and failed” verbiage is a bit overstated.
To: sukhoi-30mki
Sheridan had almost no resistance to ATGW. I saw where one had been hit in the Iron Triangle; only the steel parts
remained recognizable in the molten puddle.
To: SkyDancer
Try Leopard 2
The hull is different ,bu the turret is a mirror image.
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:30:03 PM PST
by
moose07
(The Camels have reached the parking lot.)
To: moose07
Thinking the Chinese have no imagination of their own. Thing still looks too large to go mounting climbing though ... thanks all for enlightening me about tanks ...
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:37:20 PM PST
by
moose07
(The Camels have reached the parking lot.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
That weighs 17 tons?Armour must be about an inch thick.
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:38:17 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Probably made of cardboard. Looks good, but not functional. Old Confederate trick.
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:43:29 PM PST
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
( Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you,)
To: SoCal Pubbie
A recent article posted on Free Republic said the US is looking for a light tank. The Pentagon is considering foreign made designs. This tried and failed verbiage is a bit overstated. You know, I'd rather they restarted/finished the Crusader project.
But they won't because such would be very effective in a [southern] state being able to close its borders with it's national guard — it would take less than 200 Paladins to provide coverage for the entire US/Mexico border. — Much better to let the governors throw a little PR show (like Rick Perry) for display purposes only.
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:53:15 PM PST
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: moose07
So with the flashing red light is this this version of Civilian Law Enforcement?
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:53:42 PM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: sukhoi-30mki
The problem with “Light” tanks, and up-armoured IFV’s, is that they end up being used in roles they were never intended for, mainly the heavy tank.
The evidence of this is rife, from WW2 to today’s Ukraine.
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:55:06 PM PST
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: Kartographer
Picnicing with intent in a pubic place, failure to comply..... LOL.
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:56:25 PM PST
by
moose07
(The Camels have reached the parking lot.)
To: Farmer Dean
Maybe even less given the Abrams is almost 60 tons...
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posted on
01/09/2015 7:56:35 PM PST
by
lavaroise
(A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Beijing is matching American military capabilities with new warships, stealth fighters and combat helicopters.
They got our missile guidance systems the last time a Dim was in the White House. I wouldn't be surprised if there was an Obama connection to these leaps of technology.
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posted on
01/09/2015 8:15:48 PM PST
by
logic101.net
(If libs believe in Darwin and natural selection why do they get hacked off when it happens?)
To: sukhoi-30mki
This has to be one of the most absurd posts I've read in a long time.
Moreover, the more complexand thus heavythat a tank is, the more it relies on a steady supply of fuel and parts, ideally via paved roads.
Really? what use is such a vehicle outside of "Urban" conflict? Honestly, what kind of pointless propaganda is this?
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posted on
01/09/2015 8:23:41 PM PST
by
Pox
(Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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