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2008-04-20 Science & Technology

Upgrades for Abrams - Tank Urban Survival Kits

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-20 18:09|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Be good to get a "??doppler shift radar??" to pinpoint where incoming rounds are coming from.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-04-20 19:14|| 2008-04-20 19:14|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought the .50 was a sniper rifle not a machine gun.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-04-20 19:15|| 2008-04-20 19:15|| Front Page Top

#3 .50 will ruin your day through a solid wall, with less collateral than a tank shell...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-20 19:21|| 2008-04-20 19:21|| Front Page Top

#4 TUSK = Mammoth or Mastodon [humor]???

OTOH, compare wid WAFF > THE FUTURE FAILURE OF THE FRENCH CVN/CVF CHARLES DE GAULLE. No Planes, no Pan'???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-20 21:53|| 2008-04-20 21:53|| Front Page Top

#5 BP, The .50 cal comes in multiple versions. There's a version called the Barrett for Marine snipers (I don't know that anyone else uses it). There are also fully-automatic vehicle and crew-served versions.

Check out the military channel sometime. They occasionally show a program on machineguns which is really cool.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2008-04-20 21:59|| 2008-04-20 21:59|| Front Page Top

#6 The .50 cal sniper rifle is a recent invention. The M2 Machine gun (50 caliber) has basically the same design as the WWII version and has been around that long. M2s have been on tanks and APCs (see Halftracks for WWII) before Hitler invaded Poland and have provided wonderful anti-infantry support for all that time.

Wonderful weapon that will be with us for at least another 60 years.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-20 22:19|| 2008-04-20 22:19|| Front Page Top

#7 If my memory serves me correctly, and I've had a couple of tank commanders hatches dropped on me...I vaguely remember the M-48 and the M-60 having a .50 next to the main gun and I thought the M-60A1E1 had a remote controlled .50 operated by the TC in a miniturret.

All of this stuff sounds like really good gizmoes to add to a tank although the telephone does give me pause. Just about every tank from the old M-1 Sherman on had a telephone for the infantry to chat up the tank crew....I am surprised.....actually astonished that the Abrams doesn't have that especially since part of our doctrine is the tank and the infantry working together for mutual security and support.

Posted by Imperial Sock Puppet 2008-04-20 23:03|| 2008-04-20 23:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Just about every tank from the old M-1 Sherman on had a telephone for the infantry to chat up the tank crew.

That was a huge failing at first. Many a old-timer in my unit complained about that fact and trying to contact a M1 over a 'old 77 prick radio is fucking hell at times. I have heard from the infantry units now that with the digital system, it is easy as sending an email and it works really efficiently.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-20 23:24|| 2008-04-20 23:24|| Front Page Top

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