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Italian Military Unveils New Tank as Parliament Ponders Funding
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| 20.10.2016
Posted on 10/21/2016 8:25:42 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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The Centauro II is equipped with a wide range of digital systems and sub-systems. (Leonardo photo)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
10/21/2016 8:31:04 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Are they made out of recycled Fiats?
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posted on
10/21/2016 8:34:00 PM PDT
by
Catmom
(We're all gonna get the punishment only some of us deserve.)
To: Catmom
Hey. That’s my ancestors :)
The Roman Empire they ain’t, though!
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posted on
10/21/2016 8:38:51 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
10/21/2016 8:41:17 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Heck?Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
10/21/2016 8:43:10 PM PDT
by
EnglishOnly
(Fight all out to win OR get out now.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Nobody in their right mind would buy an Italian tank. Not ever Italy.
Just look at it.
Shoot out a tire and then cover it in gasoline.
Poof.
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posted on
10/21/2016 8:53:58 PM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: Mariner
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posted on
10/21/2016 8:54:41 PM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Standard Italian battle tank features: twice as many reverse gears as forward gears and dual rear-view mirrors ...
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posted on
10/21/2016 9:13:26 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: BenLurkin
thank you...
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posted on
10/21/2016 9:16:00 PM PDT
by
Chode
(You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING! ich bin ein Deplorable...)
To: BenLurkin
Rubber tires, indeed. Unless they're solid rubber, which we doubt.
Speaking of Italian tires, here's a joke:
Have you heard of the Italian tire?
Dey through snow.
Dey through mud.
But when dey go flat,
Dey go wop, wop, wop, wop...
Hey, it's an oldie I heard at an Italian restaurant I worked at as a teenager in NW Ohio in 1974.
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posted on
10/21/2016 9:32:49 PM PDT
by
W.
(Blue eyed murder in a size five dress...)
To: sukhoi-30mki
It would be fun in rush hour traffic.
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posted on
10/21/2016 9:58:08 PM PDT
by
lurk
(TEat)
To: W.
Probably best left in 1974.
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posted on
10/21/2016 10:07:01 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Used to be that speed and maneuvering could offset relatively light armor. You didn’t have to worry about surviving a hit if it was unlikely that you would get hit. However, with modern sensors, computer fire control, and ever more capable ordnance... The chances of a first round hit on just about any target are pretty good. I don’t think this armored vehicle will prove very survivable. Well, unless it’s sensors and weapons significantly out range the adversary.
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posted on
10/21/2016 10:39:34 PM PDT
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ThunderSleeps
(Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
It seems nobody read the article, including the editor who wrote the title. It’s not a tank, it’s a tank killer. That sucker will do 62 MPH.
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posted on
10/21/2016 11:11:00 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?)
To: Jeff Chandler
This vehicle was designed to carry out tactical reconnaissance, fire support and territorial defense tasks. During numerous peacekeeping missions Centauro tank destroyers have been used to escort convoys and for road patrol missions. The Centauro proved to be a successful design. By modern standards it is considered as a fire support vehicle, rather than a tank destroyer. Even though the Centauro can engage main battle tanks, it is not normally used for such engagements. Its main role is to support infantry in medium brigades.
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posted on
10/21/2016 11:18:57 PM PDT
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Jeff Chandler
(Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?)
To: sukhoi-30mki
God, they’re getting ready to invade Ethiopia again!!!
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posted on
10/22/2016 1:34:03 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I wonder how it takes an RPG hit? Looks like the only thing it might scare is a truckload of rebels wirh AK-47s
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posted on
10/22/2016 3:07:13 AM PDT
by
bjorn14
(Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
To: bjorn14
Yes indeed. Nothing more than bait for RPGs and ATGMs.
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posted on
10/22/2016 4:19:24 AM PDT
by
donozark
(My thoughts are not very deep. But they are of and inquisitive nature.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
It is a tank destroyer, not a tank. This is the current Italian Main Battle Tank, the C1 Ariete:
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