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4. Keep Lima open

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 11:23 AM

Apr 2013

What in the fuck is the Army doing. Down to only a couple of full tank battalions. Rest all Stryker trucks with 105's mounted. Too cheap and too wasteful at the same time. The M1 Abrams is the best armored vehicle ever fielded. A true Jedi tank that protects the crew from DEATH. These trucks with big guns are fucking targets.
Army/Infantry Ringknocker Bund steals the Armor School and mixes in at Benning with the grunts who are always real glad for a 'heavy' to be around.
I guess this way they can wheel and deal on this stuff and soak us again when we need heavy tank formations again.
What are they doing?

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