From: Rick v100 (rickv100@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Dec 16 2004 - 14:47:30 PST
Assume that when the tank fleet starts to age and
performance starts to deflate, it will get the Mark1
"Viagra" Upgrade?
--- Nigel Hay -MILWEB <Nigel@milweb.net> wrote:
> Assume the manufacturers floated the company on the
> stock market?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Rick v100
> Sent: 16 December 2004 22:44
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Abrams on a budget (?) even more -
> conclusion
>
>
> Congress is currently doing and exhaustive
> investigation to let the air out of allegations of
> inflated weapons system behavior.
>
> Rick
> --- Nigel Hay -MILWEB <Nigel@milweb.net> wrote:
>
> > So what you are saying is , its all been a
> terrible
> > let down?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > Behalf Of Ziptar.mil-veh-list@ziptar.com
> > Sent: 16 December 2004 20:26
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Abrams on a budget (?) even more
> >
> >
> > These were recently demilled and surplussed. It
> all
> > Started after an
> > insurgent
> > was captured carrying an IAD (Improvised Anti Tank
> > Device)
> > http://www.safetymedia.com/usrimage/cat485.jpg
> >
> > The press began to puncture the feasability of the
> > weapon system. The
> > pressure
> > increased finally until The DoD commissioned a
> study
> > and found that it was
> > too
> > costly to deploy the Repair Tool.
> >
>
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04003.jpg
> > and Field Repair Kit
> > http://www.yuccadune.com/media/IKITOPEN.jpg
> >
> > Coupled with the fact that the budget ballooned,
> and
> > it was discovered that
> > the
> > performance figures were pumped up by the
> > contractor.
> >
> > It basically let the air out of the program for
> the
> > new weapon system.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Rick v100 <rickv100@yahoo.com>:
> >
> > > sounds like its full of hot air.
> > >
> > > --- Nigel Hay -MILWEB <Nigel@milweb.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Curiously yesterday in the Armour section on
> > > > www.milweb.net is an advert
> > > > for a decoy Challenger left over from
> > > > Operation Granby(90/91)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > > [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > > > Behalf Of Nigel Hay -MILWEB
> > > > Sent: 16 December 2004 19:38
> > > > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > > Subject: Re: [MV] Abrams on a budget (?) more
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We must make sure this craze for replicas does
> > not
> > > > get blown up out of all
> > > > proportion
> > > > ( thats enough!)
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > > [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > > > Behalf Of Ziptar.mil-veh-list@ziptar.com
> > > > Sent: 16 December 2004 18:59
> > > > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > > Subject: Re: [MV] Abrams on a budget (?)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Don't for get to get the matching Inflatable
> F16
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11742&item=5943682517
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Quoting Sean Nichols
> <Sean.Nichols@xilinx.com>:
> > > >
> > > > > Greetings all,
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's a little Christmas MV gift idea for
> the
> > > > armor collector who
> > > > > doesn't quite have everything and is full of
> > 'hot
> > > > air'...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11742&item=5943683938
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > 8 grand for a balloon? Granted a really
> cool
> > > > balloon, but seems to me
> > > > > 8k would buy a decent running and driving
> MV,
> > > > wouldn't it? Would really
> > > > > piss off the neighbors if you parked it on
> the
> > > > front lawn though... :)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sean Nichols
> > > > > '42 IHC FFN-3 Crash Truck
> > > > > '71 AMG M35A2
> > > > >
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