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Let me loose with a tank and I'll go test it's armour!!!!

Let me know when you're loose with it, I'll be far, far away. :rocket:

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Originally Posted by Tombie

They’re a big beast.

And the armour on them is pretty serious!

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Big?? Things weigh upward of 70 TONS, not tonnes. They are a logistical nightmare, as for every ton of tank, 4 tons of support ordinance is required. You can't just pop 'em on a truck. This is one of the reasons Desert Shield took so long before it became Desert Storm. They had to move dozens of the bloody things, mostly from Germany. Still, the Germans got some fine roads and bridges out of having them stationed there to face the Red Army. No normal road can handle them. Neither could the Iraqi tanks, apparently.

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Originally Posted by Tins

Big?? Things weigh upward of 70 TONS, not tonnes. They are a logistical nightmare, as for every ton of tank, 4 tons of support ordinance is required. You can't just pop 'em on a truck. This is one of the reasons Desert Shield took so long before it became Desert Storm. They had to move dozens of the bloody things, mostly from Germany. Still, the Germans got some fine roads and bridges out of having them stationed there to face the Red Army. No normal road can handle them. Neither could the Iraqi tanks, apparently.

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64,000kg to be precise. Depleted Uranium weighs a bit [emoji12]

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Originally Posted by Tombie

64,000kg to be precise. Depleted Uranium weighs a bit [emoji12]

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And everything we move here for work makes them look lightweight [emoji41]

64 tonne isn't a major drama on road.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

64 tonne isn't a major drama on road.

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Nah... not at all

a Cat D10T is 64.1t
785D is 130t and only tray is removed and floated separately.

We float them all the time.

Much more work to relocate a full C&S plant...
That’s weight and length!

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Originally Posted by Tombie

And everything we move here for work makes them look lightweight [emoji41]

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But you don’t move stuff around the world.

[emoji1787] driving or going for a ride in a tank is a dream I've always had. Video game land has to suffice haha

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Let me know when you're loose with it, I'll be far, far away. :rocket:

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