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Originally posted by Davey45Can tanks really go that fast? That's pretty awesome. Since war profiteers...I mean defense contractors keep building them even though the military doesn't need/want them anymore, I think they should start selling them to the consumer. Obviously with no weapons. I'd like a tank. That'd be sweet.
A year or so (probably more) ago, I read a story about the Abrams.
Basically, this new update came out for the M1, and the Army, tasked with saving money, said that they were fine with already having one of the best MBTs in the world (coinflip between our Abrams and the Israeli Merkava,according to my Tanker friends) and didn't need to upgrade the best damn 70 tonnes of death, into a different best damn 70 tonnes of death. But Congress, who obviously had no pockets lined and cruises booked, ordered the Army to continue with the upgrade process.



