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teternal
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Posted: Monday, December 01, 2003 - 05:28 PM UTC
whats the box on the back of the turret with duck tape on the corners? The pic is on the box.
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Posted: Monday, December 01, 2003 - 05:43 PM UTC
That is the turret mounted Auxilary Power Unit (APU). A small generator used to power the hydraulics when the engine is off.

Rob
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Posted: Monday, December 01, 2003 - 05:46 PM UTC
Thank you Sir. Why dont all Abrams have it
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Posted: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 - 01:06 AM UTC
Most of them do, now, but still not all. This APU replaced the hull mounted one that should also be in your abrams kit. It is a matter of fitting them for it mostly. It requires some time and money to do so and not all units have that particular resource at the moment. This is an opinion, however, as I am not a tanker.

Rob
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