Printable View
No, particularly spread out, but tanks are difficult to spread. Oshkosh make transporter for the Abrams. But driving a fleet of M1070s from Wacol to, say, Barcaldine is a far cry from driving the same fleet from Berlin to Baghdad.Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
Personally, I’d love to see what the kind folk at Marulan would make of them.
Where's Easo when we need him?
Wacol to Barky or Berlin to Bagdad, via Marulan? John, you've got to stop using Google maps. [wink11]Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
Four rows of four and a dolly, or a platform will handle those weights.
How do you think the gear gets to AU?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
They do simply load them up.... it’s how the broken ones get home from training here. [emoji6]
I thought everything went via Marulan.Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
I know that, Ian. My point about the inability of roads to handle the Abrams was made specifically around the Cold War situation re East vs West Germany, and the likelihood of the tanks being deployed. They would not have been floating the things, they would have been driving them in their hundreds down the public roads. Sure, the Abrams has 'road friendly' rubber pads in the tracks, but nobody believes that they work.Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
Heck, I was in the military, Mike. I had a bit to do with the Leyland Scammell and 56 wheel tank transports for the Centurion. I know they can move the things, but it ain't just a phone call. Moving them from Berlin to Baghdad took a mountain of logistics. I also know that things have moved on since even Desert Shield.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tombie
Can we agree that Abrams Tanks are big, at least??? sheesh.....
See what you have started Eps? You putting your bum on a Tank.:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:
Logistics is what the transport squads do well [emoji41]Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
And yes, they’re a decent unit 64t will certainly hurt if it runs over your foot!
Attachment 167380Quote:
Originally Posted by Epic_Dragon
