10-13-2014, 11:09
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Words of wisdom..
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10-13-2014, 12:17
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I don't believe the M-1 Abrams has an autoloader, or a rotary magazine.
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10-13-2014, 12:36
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I don't believe the M-1 Abrams has an autoloader, or a rotary magazine.
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http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a232878.pdf
The XM91 auto loader has been around sense the early 90t's??
Maybe it never got funded??
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10-13-2014, 13:49
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Polaris DAGOR ultra-light truck ready for combat
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/...d=cmty_plus_fn
"U.S. Special Forces will soon be riding into battle in a race-bred truck.
The Polaris DAGOR is a compact military machine that uses a trophy truck-style suspension for extreme off-road capability and was developed in partnership with Roush Industries of NASCAR fame.
The purpose-built military machine is about the size of a four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, but can fit up to nine warfighters onboard: four in the cabin, four in the bed, and a roof gunner positioned in a sling seat suspended from the roll cage...."
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I am amazed that there seems to have been absolutely no thought to "mine proofing" the vehicle. Surely the stats have shown that a very high proportion of modern day casualties are the results of mines and IEDs?How fast does a vehicle have to be to be able to outrun an IED? How nimble, to escape a buried mine?
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10-13-2014, 14:06
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I am amazed that there seems to have been absolutely no thought to "mine proofing" the vehicle.....
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Big Green has many cogs in it's machine. This cog has come full circle and is starting another go round.
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10-13-2014, 14:27
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I am amazed that there seems to have been absolutely no thought to "mine proofing" the vehicle. Surely the stats have shown that a very high proportion of modern day casualties are the results of mines and IEDs?How fast does a vehicle have to be to be able to outrun an IED? How nimble, to escape a buried mine?
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For conventional troops operating in a "mature" IED threat environment, you're correct. This vehicle is primarily for SOF operating in an "immature" threat environment. This vehicle also has provisions to increase crew protection incrementally as a conflict "matures" and threat levels increase. A lot of thought has gone into this. There are no perfect solutions. BLUF - you can't protect against everything and still have a vehicle that meets operational needs. The calculus is unforgiving. Standard bell-curve math. Considering what it takes to get it to the fight, what it can carry once it gets there, where it has to go to accomplish mission, and what the most likely threat will be this meets the 85-90% requirement. Left end will be Toyota pick-ups (or similar), right end will be MATVs (or similar). Other gaps will be filled with ingenuity/improvisation from whatever is at hand.
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10-13-2014, 15:54
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Nice little clip on the A2
M1A2 Abrams Army Tank Crew Members' Positions Driver, Gunner, Ammo Loader & Commander -Military 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyrAqNv1odM
The gunner sure does look happy at his job.
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