the cost of tank in the vietnam war?
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IIRC the M60A1 tank (produced about this time period) cost about $750,000.
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vietnam \nIndo-Pak war 1971
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You should not speak of things you know not of.\n\nVietnam was divided into two countries before and during the war.  North Vietnam was the aggressor in the Vietnam war.  The NVA, North Vietnamese Army, and the VCs, the Viet Cong, killed more innocent people than what is stated in your specious comment.\n\nPlus, your figure includes the 600,000 NVA killed in legitimate combat and the estimated VC casualties also legitimate combat kills.\n\nGet your facts straight before you make such comments.\n\nFurthermore, your statement insults the brave men that were in the US Armed Forces during the war!
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The closest answer is $10,000,000,000 per month based on the following figures covering the next five years:\n\n$460,000,000,000 in military costs\n$315,000,000,000 in veterans' costs\n$220,000,000,000 in added interest\n$119,000,000,000 per $5 increase per barrel in the price of oil\n\n$1,114,000,000,000 total projected cost over the next 5 years. (That's 1.1 TRILLION dollars.)\n\n(1,114,000,000,000 / (365 * 5)) * 30 = $18,000,000,000 per month\n\nWithout veterans' costs, the total is $799,000,000,000. In this case, the cost per month is:\n\n(799,000,000,000 / (365 * 5)) * 30 = $13,000,000,000 per month\n\nNOTE: Total amounts are approximations.
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It was rationing, an attempt to ensure there was enough of vital resources available for the nation's military efforts.  It is not true that rationing was re-instated during the 1970s.\n\nA person was issued a ration book.  Items that were rationed included foodstuffs like sugar, bacon, beef, flour, cornmeal, coffee and tea.  Whiskey, wine. tobacco and beer were rationed.  Gasoline for your car was rationed.  If one were a farmer, one could get a different ration book that allowed the purchase of more gasoline, but the extra gas had to be used ONLY in farm vehicles like tractors and combines - the gas was dyed so that an inspector could tell just by dipping a tube in the automobile gas tank whether the gas was supposed to be used by a farmer and not a non-farming citizen - and there were pretty tough penalties if you got caught!\n\nEven eggs were rationed.  So were leather and textiles that could be used to make uniforms and equipment for our Armed Forces.  And people were asked to contribute their steel, copper and aluminum items - cookware, copper teakettles, etc.  Even tires for your car were rationed, and with the then-extant technology, you were real careful how far you drove, 'cause tires did not last nearly as long as they do today.  You wore out a set of tires in much less time than now, and if you did that, you were sh*t outa luck: you didn't GET no new tires.  Indeed, you didn't get no new car, niether - they converted the automobile factories into making military vehicles like tanks, airplanes and the legendary jeep and the "deuce and a half" Army truck.  And though nylon had been invented pre-war, you couldn't buy nylon hosery - it was all being used to make parachutes for the Army!  \n\nTens of thousands of folks supplimented their daily diets by planting "victory gardens" in their yards and growing vegitables and fruits and learning to preserve and store the produce they raised for use during the winter months.  In short, there's a reason we call those folks - two of whom were my Mom and Dad - the "Greatest Generation".  The whole cotton-picking country had to work together to ensure a win in that monster of a war!  And by golly, they did win it!\nIt was a hard road to travel, but they did it and we need to remember their hard work and sacrifice and never, NEVER forget.  My poppa earned a Purple Heart in the Phillippines, but my Ma earned her stripes by scrimping, saving and buying war bonds - you can read about war bonds too - and keeping the home fires burning.  World War Two was the most profound threat to the existance of the United States since the American Civil War...and y'might wanna read 'bout that one, too.
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you bet ie China. Biggest communist, capitalist country. Vietnam our biggest importer, capitalist, communist. they looked happy and they can buy CA style mcmansions for $200K
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Check out www.costofwar.com \nThis will give you all the info you require.
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I began driving in 1972.   The price of gas was .25 per gallon. I remember shortly after when it went up to .29 per gallon and people were complaining because it was so much easier to FIGURE the cost at .25.  Crazy, isn't it?
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Hate to tell you Navy Officer, there were no insurgents in Iraq bedore we got there.\n\nAnd your pious attitude about the death of American Soldiers for illigeyimate reasons is sickening. Pick up a rifle my man and jump on a land mine.\n\nAnd your Vietnam statements are even worse. I didn't see you there! Nixon Withdrew the troops.\n\nSource:\n15th Field Artillery Regiment\nWWI WW2 Korea Vietnam\nPanama Bosnia Iraq\nVietnam War Timeline\n"An individual's political beliefs depend on when\nhe became politically aware."\nAUTHOR UNKNOWN\n\n1970 - War Powers - By the time Congress learned that the naval incident leading to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) had been misrepresented and moved to repeal the resolution in 1970, President Nixon had already shifted to another legal rationale -- his constitutional powers as "Commander in Chief" -- for his Vietnam policies. In its 1969 "national commitments" resolution, the Senate made a bid to reassert a congressional voice in decisions committing the US to the defense of foreign countries. The House passed war-powers measures in 1970, 1971 and 1972.\n27 Jan 73 - Official end of the Vietnam War.   Between 27 Jan and 29 Mar 73, a total of 587 military and civilian prisoners were released by the North Vietnamese, and during that same period, 23,500 US troops were withdrawn from South Vietnam\n29 Mar 73 - 67 more US P.O.W.'s were freed in Hanoi. The same day, the US withdrew its remaining 2,500 troops from South Vietnam. This date also marked the actual end of military involvement in Vietnam.\n10 May 73 - Due to continued bombing of Laos and Cambodia, the House voted (219-188) for the first time to cut-off Indochina funds\n31 May 73 - The Senate took strong action prohibiting the use of any funds appropriated by Congress to be used for combat activities in Laos or Cambodia\n7 Nov 73 - War Powers Act - Congress dealt President Nixon a stunning setback when it voted to override his veto of legislation limiting presidential powers to commit US forces abroad without congressional approval.   Congress, with the Vietnam War and the showdown over continued bombing in Cambodia behind it, was anxious to reassert its role in the conduct of the country's foreign affairs"\n\nYou have no idea of the total mess we have made in Iraq and in the world community.
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Wrong, blackvipe. The Sherman was american, the Panther was german, and the t-34 was russian.
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Tank? As in ....M1 Abrams Tank?
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They did use it During Vietnam.
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As I recall, the price went to about .75 to .85 per gallon.  This was about the time I went off to college and I remember thinking how hard it was going to be to make my $ stretch.
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Vietnam-a complicated war. As a matter of fact, it wasn't called a war for years-it was a "police action" or "conflict". Not a lot of clear answers there.\n\nU.S. military advisors first became involved in Vietnam as early as 1950, when they began to assist French colonial forces. In 1956, these advisors assumed full responsibility for training the Army of the Republic of Vietnam or ARVN. Large numbers of American combat troops began to arrive in 1965 and the last left the country in 1973.\n\nPresidents involved were:\nHarry Truman 1945-1953\nDwight Eisenhower 1953-1961\nJohn Kennedy 1961-1963\nLyndon Johnson 1963-1969\nRichard Nixon 1969-1974\n\n American forces rose from 16,000 during 1964 to more than 553,000 by 1969. (Johnson). The irony here is we couldn't win that guerrilla war with 553,000  troops but thought 100,000 in Iraq would be plenty. Robert McNamara(then Secretary of defense) has since said he believed JFK would have ended the war has he not been assassinated in 1963.  I believe Democrats were a bit fooled by Johnson in that he fought strongly for great civil rights laws(he did do a lot there) back then but on the other hand escalated the war. It was easy for Democrats to believe he was a good man fighting the good fight. \n\n \n\nNixon had continuously campaigned under the slogan that he "had a plan to end the Vietnam War." (Peace With Honor)Unfortunately, no such plan existed and the American commitment would continue for another five years. The goal of the American military effort was now to buy time, gradually build up the strength of the South Vietnamese armed forces, and to re-equip them with modern weapons so that they could defend their nation on their own. This policy became the cornerstone of the so-called "Nixon Doctrine"\n\nSo Nixon finally pulled troops out but dragged his feet for years.Since he was elected largely because he promised to get us out of Vietnam, people were unhappy it took so long. I believe he finally did withdraw to get re-elected. He was re-elected for a 2nd term but resigned because of Watergate. (Watergate was unraveling during the campaign but most people didn't believe he was involved-thought instead it was a left-wing conspiracy). His Vice-President became President and pardoned Nixon soon after. \n\nIt was a tumultous time indeed. Robert Kennedy was assassinated in 1968 during his Primary run for President.\nThere was a lot of talk that he would certainly be President but \nRichard Nixon was instead. \n\nThere was a lot more to all of this and I'd encourage you to research more-a fascinating time, although very sad. History, politics and life seems interchangeable.
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Grumman boats tend to hold their value.  I would guess at about $460.  I could be totally off-base though.  I recommend eBay.
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Even though we had all the technology, we lost to peasants on bicycles.\n\nThe same is coming in Iraq\n\nAs for the idiot "Polaris" below:\n\nNot everyone in Vietnam was American. You just dragged other nations into it so that you could push the responsibility for it on to others. Once again, the same in Iraq