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Bladders on OIF tanks
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Posted: Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 05:30 AM UTC
Are these large rubber bladders I am seeing on the abrams tanks going into bahgdad for water or fuel?


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Posted: Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 08:08 AM UTC

Fuel, you place it lengthwise in front of one of the tracks and as the tank rolls forward, it squeezes the fuel bladder like a tube of toothpaste. A hose attaches to the far end so the fuel gets dispensed into the tank's fuel cell as the tank slowly rolls forward. Sort of a self refueling system.
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