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Beaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:31 AM Original message |
'Something’ felled an M1A1 Abrams tank in Iraq – but what? |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. Sounds like a meteor. |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. or one of Raygun's Star Wars lasers. |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. but if "it" came to rest inside the far hull of the tank, then... |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Read the full Army Times article |
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Screaming Lord Byron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
4. Must be one of those WMD's |
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LoneStarLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. Some Kind of Sabot |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I Must Be The Slowest Typist Ever. |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. Not That Mysterious. |
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LoneStarLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Porous borders, lots of weapons |
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OldSoldier (982 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
7. Easy: tank destroyer |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Yeah... Like A GMC Yukon or Ford Explorer? |
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OldSoldier (982 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Probably a Toyota pickup |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 01:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. I Always Spot A lot American Made SUV's In Video Footage... |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. it was a Sabot round |
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Hep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. How many |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Four |
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Hep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Yow! |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. only 3 in the turret |
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Sushi_lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
11. IRA has something like that |
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Atlant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
14. As I've suggested elsewhere, probably recycled DU |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 09:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Why bother? |
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Brian Sweat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
15. Another way that this war may be compromising National Security |
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The White Rose (804 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:46 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Now that's creative thinking. |
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knowledgeispower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Yeah, I was just gonna ask: |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
19. Fantastic Info On APFSDS (Sabot) Rounds Here. |
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maine_raptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. Questions for an Abrams Vet |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Heat set off the tanks fire suppression gear. |
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maine_raptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Roger that |
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Brian Sweat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. They might use some type of negative ventilation system to remove fumes. |
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OldSoldier (982 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 03:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Sabot: Not a plasma jet |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
28. Someone mentioned the possibility of a shoulder-mounted |
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