In fact, the MGS is fitted with a 105-mm cannon, the same gun barrel found on the original M1 Abrams tank. The cannon can fire four different types of ammunition: HE/HEP (high-explosive) rounds, which penetrate and destroy bunkers and walls KE (kinetic-energy) ammunition, which destroys...
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A U.S. Army M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams Tank is loaded onto the cargo ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during a training event at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, January 19, 2022. The M1 will clear the inside of the C-17 with three feet to spare on either side. The C-...
— $1.1 billion for the upgrade of 85 Abrams tanks: America's stalwart M1 Abrams, used in nearly every major U.S. conflict since its inception in 1980, serves as the main battle tank of the Army and Marines. At close to 70 tons, the Abrams tank is among the heaviest in the world...
My hosting company inexplicably decided to change the DNS server details on HyperScale's and Missing-Lynx's servers while they were doing maintenance on Wednesday morning. However, they neglected to tell me about it, so all the sites on both servers winked out of existence. After the third ...
The prolific Ian Robertson presents a new Construction Feature on his1/48 scale Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt "Little Ann", finished in colourful markings from new decal company, Barracudacals. Eleven images are included. Glen Porter reviews thefirst batch of releases from BARRACUDAcals, P-47 Thunder...
Examples include the M4 carbine, AK-47 assault rifle, M2 Browning heavy machine gun, Patriot missile system, M1 Abrams tank, and F-35 fighter jet.5. How are military-grade weapons different from civilian firearms?Military-grade weapons are typically designed for sustained use in combat ...
After I enlisted in the army in 1961, I became an infantryman (machinegunner) in a rifle company in the 82nd Airborne Division. I remember three 19 year-olds being promoted to sergeant. One retired as a lieutenant colonel, one as a major, and one as a Command Sergeant Major. That was...
By the way, in established and larger companies, my take is that corporate cultures and personalities--the Good, the Bad and the Strange--rarely bear any relationship to the make-up, character and day to day actions of individuals who currently lead and manage the company. And even if I'...
A U.S. Army M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams Tank is loaded onto the cargo ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during a training event at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, January 19, 2022. The M1 will clear the inside of the C-17 with three feet to spare on either side. The C-...