Does anybody know when they are gonna make an m1a3 Abrams Tank?
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The next main battle tank they use will likely be a entire new design.  They have started to add reactive armor to the tanks in Iraq to combat against RPGS.
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Where are the weapons of mass distruction I am still waiting.....
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Sounds cool.  Pun intended.  I placed this on my watch list because I'd like to know the source for this info when it comes.  Good luck.
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It's supposed to be the next generation aircraft. So it would be replacing all the current fighter planes. F14, F15, F16 and F18. But it may be too expensive to do that.\n\nThe cost for the Raptor is about 130 million dollars. Worth the money when it comes to fighting a war said Hecker, "When we go out to fight a war it means we guarantee all army, marines and navy men and women we won't be attacked from other airplanes, and we've been able to guarantee that for the last 52 years. The F-22 will be the one that will go up against those new developing planes." \n\nEven though technology all over the world continues to improve the military believes the Raptor will do more than it's job. \n\n"We knew other countries were developing certain missile systems that other conventional fighters could not go up against. This gives us the advantage again."
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The primary armor is Kevlar for personel protection. The other posts in here are mistaken. "sand" is not used and the new body armor WILL stop a rifle round. Do a search for "interceptor" body armor, it is the newest issued. It has ceramic plates not steel. (ceramic is harder than steel)\n  The vehicle armor is more complicated, there is everything from Heavy armor on a M1A1 Abrham's tank, w/ depleated uranium & "reactive" armor, aluminum alloys to HMMWV"s (Hummers) w/ Kevlar.\n  Try www.military.com for more info and help w/ military knowlege and equipment for future help! It's loaded with info and video's..
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go to their website\nhttp://www.tradoc.army.mil/index.html
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M1 Abrams is USA MBT (Main Battle Tank), of course it have better armor and better firepower. M2 Bradley only have a single 25mm machinegun, another machinegun placed coaxially and several TOWs missile (more later variant carry less missiles) meanwhile M1 have a 12.7mm machinegun, two 7.62mm machinegun and one 105 mm rifled tank gun (for original M1) or 120 mm smoothbore gun (for M1A1 & M1A2) that able to shoot many type of shells. Obviously, M1 have better accuracy than M2 (M1 have better aiming equipment), considering M1 main role (M2 is APC, not MBT). M2 was created because the existing APC at that time can't compete with M1 speed, hindering M1 overall movement. So using M1 base, they create M2, APC version of M1.\n\nSo, M1 absolutely tougher and have more firepower than M2. And they both have the same speed. And for reliable, as they have different role (MBT and APC), I can't say which is better. But one thing for sure, M2 isn't bad because their survivability rate is very high.\n\nOf course, in battle, I feel a lot safer in M1 than in M2. But if I can choose, I definitely want to be inside Merkava Mk-IV, it's the best MBT in this world (of course, it's more superior than M1 Abrams).
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Actually, spartanerik, the XM8 program was cancelled. The M4A1 is a good rifle, but I like the M16A4 better. It has a little more power and accuracy than the carbine, and makes for a pretty good sniper's weapon, in a pinch. (With optics, of course)
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63H is what we called a "3rd shop" tracked vehicle mechanic (I was a 63T - Field Level Maintenance).  They get a little further into the guts of the vehicle; separating power plants, disassembling parts of the engine & transmission, and I believe they do hull work on the Bradleys.  They work primarily on Bradley Fighting Vehicles, M113 Personnel Carriers, and some light wheeled vehicles.\n\nAs far as the 3000 part, I'm not sure.  I think it is, in fact, Staff Sergeant level.
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I'm curious too. They announced it back in October and I'm interested in it as well.
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army has one...got it 97th ARCOM (97th Army Reserve Command).  Trust me on this none of these people know what they are talking about.
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I was recently looking into it and I havnt found anything new. Though Discovery Channel was doing a documentry on it this year though I dont know when it will come out.
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I think America is already beginning a tank out right now and I gie it 10 to 15 years. The big clue to this wsa the fact that nations around the world, including us, have been pleading with China that as it is becoming more powerful it become more of a big brother and friend to the rest of the nations around the world.
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The Swedish S tank - its so quirky, looks like it means business, but whoever thought of designing a tank with a gun that doesn't move?
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i don't know. but they say it will come out in april.\nbest buy told me they would have it in january.
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Contact the tank manufacturing.
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"I recommend, a New 2006 sleak aerodynamic fuel efficient fighter Stealth Broom."\n\nBah.  Just wait a couple of months, and the new 2007 ones will be coming out. ;)