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| 67 tons of tank going 67 MPH? | |
| 2004-07-10 | |
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| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #6 Ed, Here, here, ditto!! |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-07-10 2:43:28 PM |
| #5 Yes, the VietCong and NVA were defeated on the battlefield but Leftists such as John Kerry betrayed the Veitnamese people. So there is hope for you after all, not in the field of battle, but in the alliance of Socialists and IslamoNazis. But such Socialist and Nazi alliances always turn on each other. The canibalism will be delicious to see. Hello 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1980, 1991, 2003, and you can soon add 2005 to the list. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-07-10 6:06:53 AM |
| #4 Hello Vietnam ! |
| Posted by: Rep.123 2004-07-10 5:44:35 AM |
| #3 That was a LeClerc. But a LeClerc weighs about 55 tons, very light for a western MBT. The M1A1-HA and M1A2 is 67-70 tons and the Challenger2 is 69 tons. Most tank speed is governed to about 40-45mph; otherwise the risk of throwing a track and becoming a sitting target is too great. It's possible the LeClerc was doing 67mph. Supposedly the M1 will do over 60 and will keep accelerating until it throws it's tracks. Rep.123, don't you worry your little Muslim head about the US tanks running away. The US has nothing to worry about since the combined Arab manhood has repeatedly come up short even against a few million Israelis. The fiercest opposition encountered in Iraq has been a sand storm, not Arab firepower, ingenuity or courage. What is even more laughable is that Iraq was considered the most formidable Arab army. So go crawl back in your mud hut and beat your woman; the only chance you have of ever winning any fight. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-07-10 5:34:56 AM |
| #2 It should help our troops in Iraq outrun their enemies … |
| Posted by: Rep.123 2004-07-10 3:49:28 AM |
| #1 Leclerc? |
| Posted by: Valentine 2004-07-10 1:13:22 AM |