It was just released! Better main gun, composite night vision, better composite /gapped/reactive armor, lower profile, more anti-H.E.A.T. protection, more horsepower, more horsepower per ton, much lower thermal signature from turbodiesel compared to m1a turbine, etc.
You're behind Lewis. On Jan 1, 2017 7:59 AM, "Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think you are FOS on the main battle tank point. Those tanks were were > shredded last time they went head to head. Their current version is better > than their old junk but is yet to be battle tested. Those last versions > didn't live up to any of their hype. Range was shit, half of the M1, and > they got shredded by the M1 as a result. They were supposed to be able to > shoot on the move, they couldn't. They were supposed to load twice as fast > as the M1 with their auto loader, They were slow and jammed often. Their > armor was supposed to be superior, they popped like those cheap soda cans > dropped on concrete. > > So, while the specs look like it should be one of the best, my bet is the > current version is crap too. Germany's tank is likely the best tank in the > world but there aren't that many of them. > > My suspicion is that the CIA new their stuff was crap but narrated a > picture that was more scary as to fuel demand for a wide variety of > military and espionage activity. > > On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 3:31 AM Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > >> They have the most advanced MBT (Main Battle Tank) in the world, and a >> very versitile missile and missile defense system. Their Special Operations >> Forces are some of the best in the world as well - easily on par with >> Delta, ST6, and British SAS. >> >> On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I don't have sources for this claim but I do have a suspicion that Russia >> has more ICBMs than Italy, and some of their leaders might have the >> chutzpah to actually use them. They may not have a strong economy and they >> may have an outdated conventional military, but maybe it made sense to >> tiptoe a bit before pushing back. >> >> I can't disagree though....if they're really trying to swing our election >> then something has to be done. >> >> Maybe Obama will be the last president because Putin goes cackling mad >> and starts launching missiles at us. Or maybe doomsayers just like to say >> "doom". It's right there in their name. It's fun to hypothesize but I >> don't really put any faith in Nostradamus nor his 21st century analog in >> the Balkans. >> >> >> So on 12/31/16 at midnight UTC, clocks leap forward 1 second. >> >> >> >> And on 1/20/17, they fall back 50 years? >> >> >> >> Is this why I’m recently hearing radio ads for gourmet food with a 20 >> year shelf life? Bomb shelter supplies? Doesn’t it make more sense to >> just rotate the stock of non perishable food in your pantry, and isn’t that >> already a common Mormon practice? This talks about a 3 month supply: >> >> https://www.lds.org/topics/emergency-preparedness >> >> >> >> Oh, and CNN had an interview the other day with one of my favorite >> politicians, Adam Kinzinger, who represents most of my WISP service area. >> He pointed out that Russia is not the Soviet Union, and we should maybe not >> treat them as an equal like during the cold war, and that Putin is trying >> to push us around like one of their former satellite states, and it’s >> overdue for us to push back. I like his characterization of Russia as a >> gas can with an economy the size of Italy. >> >> >> >> http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1612/29/cg.02.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On >> Behalf Of *Chuck McCown >> *Sent:* Saturday, December 31, 2016 11:37 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Will DJT be president >> >> >> >> It will be an interesting year for sure. I am hopeful for a strong >> business friendly economic upturn. >> >> I actually would welcome the return of the cold war. Things were more >> peaceful back then. >> >> >> >> *From:* Ken Hohhof >> >> *Sent:* Saturday, December 31, 2016 10:31 AM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Will DJT be president >> >> >> >> Because Trump is the “first ME President”. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On >> Behalf Of *Bill Prince >> *Sent:* Saturday, December 31, 2016 11:14 AM >> *To:* Motorola III <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: Will DJT be president >> >> >> >> >> >> Modern day “Nostradamus from the Balkans” forecast that "Obama will be >> the "last US president". >> >> https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-president-060745089.html >> >> >> One last thought for 2016. >> >> -- >> >> >> >> bp >> >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> >> >> >>
