From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Fri Mar 21 2003 - 21:33:40 PST
Done almost 30 overland in both my M114s......off road a blast..on road like
almost dangerous...
The M5A1 at 30 is a blast......
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Chambers" <bchambers@hoovers.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] FW: max speed m1a1 tank
> Actually, since the US Military states 42mph all over, and the realization
> is that the current ones in use are going cross country. It would
reasonable
> to assume that they will never reach that speed.
> I also think that every intelligence officer in every country knows the
real
> number.
> I would be more concerned with armament, ammo capabilities, radios and
such.
> Alas, that is posted on every armor site. Military vehicles have no
secrets.
> Just buying a subscription to Jane's gets you just about everything. In
WW2,
> there was a secrecy about vehicle design. Those days are gone. I have been
> to the Military shows in Europe and seen just about everything. What is
> secret? Not much. I saw US and Foreign built vehicles put through amazing
> displays. Why, to impress buyers world-wide. Was I military? No, I had
been
> out of the Corps for years, I was just in the area, a normal guy.
>
> When folks saw military convoys moving around the country, I noticed folks
> saying shhhhh. I sorta found it strange, as anyone can watch the fleet
sail
> out of Norfolk, the boats loaded at Galveston, the Marines boarding in
> California. There is no secrecy to these types of movements anymore. My
> daughter is USN MP. She rides her boat around the ships in San Diego. Her
> and her fellow sailors have civilian boats floating all over the place.
> Nothing she can do.
>
> In regards, the only two secrets the US Military has is the battle plan
and
> communications. Both of these are what will let us win the war. The Iraqis
> know what a M1A1 round will do to a T-72, the found that out last time.
<g>
>
> Regards,
> Bill
>
> MVPA, Former Marine SNCO, and ready to be flamed.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Beattie [mailto:bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu]
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:02 PM
> To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
> Subject: Re: [MV] FW: max speed m1a1 tank
>
>
> Maybe it would be a good idea not to release a real number.
> Bruce MVPA 23824
>
> Bill Chambers wrote:
>
> > ok,
> > the published speed is 42 MPH road.
> > I have heard they will surpass that.
> > anyone have a real number?
> > thanks,
> > Bill
> >
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