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Paul F Austin  
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 More options Jun 3 2012, 5:49 pm
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military, sci.military.naval
From: Paul F Austin <pfaus...@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:49:25 -0400
Local: Sun, Jun 3 2012 5:49 pm
Subject: Re: Goodbye to British tanks
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On 6/3/2012 10:16 AM, Eugene Griessel wrote:

> One of the design criteria of the Merkava was agility.  And range -
> something you cannot achieve with a gas turbine.  The Merkava Mk3 has
> the same horsepower as an M1.  Mobility and agility were always high
> on the list of any IDF tank.  Any new lame excuses?

One blindingly unexpected aspect of the Abrams/Bradely designs was
unprecedented automotive reliability, even in the desert. That showed up
in the Desert Storm operations where very long road marches by the 24th
ID that experienced no tracks falling out. How has the Merkava shown in
this respect?

Paul


 
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