From: Ziptar.mil-veh-list@ziptar.com
Date: Thu Dec 16 2004 - 13:28:48 PST
Yes, the DoD Staff's hope's have been deflated.
Quoting Nigel Hay -MILWEB <Nigel@milweb.net>:
> So what you are saying is , its all been a terrible let down?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Ziptar.mil-veh-list@ziptar.com
> Sent: 16 December 2004 20:26
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Abrams on a budget (?) even more
>
>
> These were recently demilled and surplussed. It all Started after an
> insurgent
> was captured carrying an IAD (Improvised Anti Tank Device)
> http://www.safetymedia.com/usrimage/cat485.jpg
>
> The press began to puncture the feasability of the weapon system. The
> pressure
> increased finally until The DoD commissioned a study and found that it was
> too
> costly to deploy the Repair Tool.
> http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04003.jpg
> and Field Repair Kit
> http://www.yuccadune.com/media/IKITOPEN.jpg
>
> Coupled with the fact that the budget ballooned, and it was discovered that
> the
> performance figures were pumped up by the contractor.
>
> It basically let the air out of the program for the new weapon system.
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Rick v100 <rickv100@yahoo.com>:
>
> > sounds like its full of hot air.
> >
> > --- Nigel Hay -MILWEB <Nigel@milweb.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Curiously yesterday in the Armour section on
> > > www.milweb.net is an advert
> > > for a decoy Challenger left over from
> > > Operation Granby(90/91)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Nigel Hay -MILWEB
> > > Sent: 16 December 2004 19:38
> > > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > Subject: Re: [MV] Abrams on a budget (?) more
> > >
> > >
> > > We must make sure this craze for replicas does not
> > > get blown up out of all
> > > proportion
> > > ( thats enough!)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Ziptar.mil-veh-list@ziptar.com
> > > Sent: 16 December 2004 18:59
> > > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > Subject: Re: [MV] Abrams on a budget (?)
> > >
> > >
> > > Don't for get to get the matching Inflatable F16
> > >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11742&item=5943682517
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting Sean Nichols <Sean.Nichols@xilinx.com>:
> > >
> > > > Greetings all,
> > > >
> > > > Here's a little Christmas MV gift idea for the
> > > armor collector who
> > > > doesn't quite have everything and is full of 'hot
> > > air'...
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11742&item=5943683938
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 8 grand for a balloon? Granted a really cool
> > > balloon, but seems to me
> > > > 8k would buy a decent running and driving MV,
> > > wouldn't it? Would really
> > > > piss off the neighbors if you parked it on the
> > > front lawn though... :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sean Nichols
> > > > '42 IHC FFN-3 Crash Truck
> > > > '71 AMG M35A2
> > > >
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