https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJot_pOMeLE
Do they go to factory for refurbishing?
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Plain Vanilla M1 Abrams on train
HermannB
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 06:01 AM UTC
Kenaicop
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 06:33 AM UTC
Interesting, I’d say more like IP M1’s, can’t imagine any plain M1’s left anywhere. Maybe headed from the Sierra Army Depot to someplace to get rebuilt, Anniston or Lima? Sierra has hundreds, if not thousands of M1’s stored up there
18Bravo
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 06:36 AM UTC
The interesting thing about Tehachapi Loop is that trains can actually pass over themselves. It's been done by model railroaders in a scaled down version.
m75
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 06:40 AM UTC
Wow, that location is about 40 miles from the house.
Lots of wear and tear on display. Many vehicles missing roadwheels, side shirts, parts of skirts, and not one had a commanders cupola.
Three-color camo, plain forest green, sand, and lots of sun exposure on the finishes.
Lots of wear and tear on display. Many vehicles missing roadwheels, side shirts, parts of skirts, and not one had a commanders cupola.
Three-color camo, plain forest green, sand, and lots of sun exposure on the finishes.
ReluctantRenegade
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 06:54 AM UTC
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Many vehicles missing roadwheels.
Always the middle two: cannibalized while keeping the track thus allowing transport?
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 06:58 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Wow, that location is about 40 miles from the house.
Lots of wear and tear on display. Many vehicles missing roadwheels, side shirts, parts of skirts, and not one had a commanders cupola.
Three-color camo, plain forest green, sand, and lots of sun exposure on the finishes.
One of the green/camo-ones had a tan front fender.
I wonder why all those wheels were missing. Used as spares?
JPTRR
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 07:32 AM UTC
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...Tehachapi Loop is that trains can actually pass over themselves...
Real life:
https://youtu.be/zj5vQ5oOGL0
HO under construction
https://youtu.be/m2FmdUppGnw
M1 Abrams train!
https://youtu.be/jE9vDfpxkZM
18Bravo
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 07:40 AM UTC
Whatever happened to "The squeaky wheel gets the oil?"
Floridabucco
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 08:43 AM UTC
Thats alot of $$$$$$$$$$!! 8.92 Million a piece.
accelr8
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 10:09 AM UTC
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Do they go to factory for refurbishing?
Yes. I only watched about half the video, but every single tank was an IPM1. Those are preferable for rebuild because they have the "large" turret like the M1A1/A2, with the larger armor cavities in front. Given that this video was from 2017, many, if not all of the tanks shown are probably M1A2 SEPv2 or M1A2C by now.
Kenaicop
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 10:23 AM UTC
Exactly, no “new” Abrams tanks have been built since mid 90’s or so, maybe even earlier than that, they’re all rebuilds, those M1A1’s fielded way back when in Europe are M1A2 SEV’s now
panamadan
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 10:44 AM UTC
I just saw my IP from my Stewart days!
FU you POS!
Dan
FU you POS!
Dan
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 10:56 AM UTC
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I just saw my IP from my Stewart days!
FU you POS!
Dan
Keep an eye out for LZ5400
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 11:10 AM UTC
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I just saw my IP from my Stewart days!
FU you POS!
Dan
Relax, the soul of your tank lives on in a new shape.
Think of it as reincarnation.
panamadan
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 12:18 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextI just saw my IP from my Stewart days!
FU you POS!
Dan
Relax, the soul of your tank lives on in a new shape.
Think of it as reincarnation.
If you haven't served on a POS tank then you wouldn't understand.
junglejim
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 12:51 PM UTC
Three years ago...probably all rebuilt by now.
Jim
Jim
nikon1
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 01:41 PM UTC
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Whatever happened to "The squeaky wheel gets the oil?"
That squeao is flange squeal or the flange of the metal wheel rubbing against the rail head.
These were probably National Guard M1IPs and probably from the 41st ID
Cheers
Charlie
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Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 01:47 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextMany vehicles missing roadwheels.
Always the middle two: cannibalized while keeping the track thus allowing transport?
One tank out of each pair on every flatcar, maybe to save weight and not overload the car. My guess anyway.
Al
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