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  1. 10th February 2011, 06:38 PM #31
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    Cheers isuzutoo-eh and the kind front-desk lady. The 44 is the bridge class of the tank much the same as the yellow disk on some of your lands out there. In tank world, on the Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB ) the bridge layer.

    The bridge classes are use to calculate the daily tonnage that has traveled across the bridge sections. They are simple added as each vehicle crosses and recorded in the vehicle's drivers log book. The Leopard AVLB can cross 2000t daily over 50,000t for its life. Then at certain tonnage intervals servicing is carried out.

    Sorry a bit off track there, Easo
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    Quote Originally Posted by nealo View Post
    I've heard a rumour that our in Esperance is coming ex Darwin.

    I've been involved in organizing the concrete pad, so when it arrives I'll get some good close up pics
    If your there when it arrives and there is no ARN externally beg to get in and look in the above mentioned places.

    Thanks for the help, Easo
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    I have a technical question. Those "x"-shaped parts on the front glacis are they supplemental armour for defeating shaped charges, spacing for addition armour or something else?
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    Day off tomorrow...well every friday..Saturay and Sunday is a day off as you know, easo


    Off to Beenleigh and check oh and where the tank will be I should get a nice shot of 'zara' beside it so everyone can compare how big these things are

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    Quote Originally Posted by korg20000bc View Post

    I have a technical question. Those "x"-shaped parts on the front glacis are they supplemental armour for defeating shaped charges, spacing for addition armour or something else?
    There track grousers, they are fitted every 7-8 link and provide additional traction in snow and ice conditions.

    Contrary to popular belief the rubber pads in the track are a permanent fitment. I have had this argument before where I have been told that the pads are only for peace time so not to destroy roads. However they they are are part of all modern track design and are there for long life of tracks. Look at a centurion tank coming off the end of WW2 steel track and pin, "dead track" , now rubber pads and rubber bushes around the pins that cause a natural bent in the links. This gives the tank longer lasting tracks, less maintainability, pads can be replaced when worn, the live track is easier to tension, noise and vibration is dispersed better. Have a look at any modern tank in a war theater Iraq or Afghanistan they still have rubber pads.

    Rant over, they are grousers, fitted every 7-8 link on apposing sides, only one per link, 84 link in a track, rarely ever used.

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    Hey, thanks for that!
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    Hi Daniel ,
    My brother from Pyramid Hill frequently eats at bendigo RSL .Will get him to check when next there,
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    Sorry tank ....AWAL...or...MIA...any way there was nice Red 110 Extreme there with a sticker Bris LRO club


    Maybe next week...no I shall ring before I drive there...not that driving my S3 is a burden


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    Found this on the Woodford tank last night.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avw8AzVvSew]YouTube - NewsBlog - Tank delivered to Woodford[/ame]

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    The tank at bendigo RSL They also have a Centurian.
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