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M1A1 with MCRS
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Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 03:15 AM UTC
Please use MCRS set now US Army or USMC for M1A1 / M1A2 or only for Mi Panther II.
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Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 05:07 AM UTC
The US Army uses both the mine roller and the mine plow on M1A1s and M1A2s. There is either one roller tank or one plow tank per platoon. The USMC only uses the mine plow.
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Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 07:35 PM UTC

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The US Army uses both the mine roller and the mine plow on M1A1s and M1A2s. There is either one roller tank or one plow tank per platoon. The USMC only uses the mine plow.


Hey Gino, my old tank platoon had a roller and plow tank with in it. I don't know how many units do that, and I'm sure that its not a normal thing for them to do, but it happens. Our "2" tank had the plow and my tank (the "3" tank) had the roller. We had M1A1 AIM's
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Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 08:10 PM UTC
They were a battalion asset and could be divided up between the platoons based on the company commander's and battalion commander's guidance.

I've been in battalions where there was a designated "breaching company" and all the assets were in that company. Another battalion had a breaching platoon per company, with all the equipment in that particular platoon.

The last battlion I was in had the equipment spread throughout the companies, but some assigned them all to one platoon and others spread them throughout the platoons.

There are pluses and minuses to each configuration.
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Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 08:23 PM UTC

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The US Army uses both the mine roller and the mine plow on M1A1s and M1A2s. There is either one roller tank or one plow tank per platoon. The USMC only uses the mine plow.


Hey Gino, my old tank platoon had a roller and plow tank with in it. I don't know how many units do that, and I'm sure that its not a normal thing for them to do, but it happens. Our "2" tank had the plow and my tank (the "3" tank) had the roller. We had M1A1 AIM's


Hi Michael, please you have pics this M1A1 wth roller? Or characterization this tank - camouflage markinh and equipment. I be Gladly build this tank but i dont find photos.
I have still one question.
USMS have M1A2?
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Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 08:32 PM UTC
hi Miloslav,
no, the usmc only uses m1a1 hc´s (and maybe sill some m1a1´s)
max
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Posted: Friday, October 20, 2006 - 04:11 AM UTC
If you poke around the Abrams photos at Prime Portal:
http://www.primeportal.net/tanks/m1_abrams.htm you can find some photos, most if not all the M1A2's are SEP's however.

There's some detail pics at Tanxheaven as well:
http://www.tanxheaven.com/m1dozer/m1dozerpic.htm

Jim
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Posted: Friday, October 20, 2006 - 05:00 AM UTC
Thanks all.
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Posted: Saturday, October 21, 2006 - 12:24 AM UTC
Hi all, M1A1 on this pics have suspender for MCRS.
I find this on web sites TF2/37. Please help me with marking and what is color between 3 color camo.
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Posted: Saturday, October 21, 2006 - 02:12 AM UTC
Markings for 2-37 AR, 1AD would look as follows.

Left side: Division and Bn #
1^ 2^37 (The ^ is actually a colored in black triangle)

Right side: Company and vehicle #
A 11, B 22, C33, etc.

Not sure, but I think their Bn ID # on the side was in the 30 series. HQ would be 30, A Co 31, B Co 32, C Co 33. For the combat chevron, ^ is 1st PLT, > is 2nd PLT, v is 3rd PLT.

The colors for NATO camo are Testors Model Master Medium Green, Field Drab, and Flat Black. Tamiya also has a set of NATO colors in acrylic, but the broown looks too new and bright to me.

It may also have the yellow and red European reflectors on the back as well.

Hope that helps.
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Posted: Saturday, October 21, 2006 - 02:22 AM UTC

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Markings for 2-37 AR, 1AD would look as follows.

Left side: Division and Bn #
1^ 2^37 (The ^ is actually a colored in black triangle)

Right side: Company and vehicle #
A 11, B 22, C33, etc.

Not sure, but I think their Bn ID # on the side was in the 30 series. HQ would be 30, A Co 31, B Co 32, C Co 33. For the combat chevron, ^ is 1st PLT, > is 2nd PLT, v is 3rd PLT.

The colors for NATO camo are Testors Model Master Medium Green, Field Drab, and Flat Black. Tamiya also has a set of NATO colors in acrylic, but the broown looks too new and bright to me.

It may also have the yellow and red European reflectors on the back as well.

Hope that helps.


Gino, this is excelent help.
Thank you very much.
Miloslav
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