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Ahh, that's so sad. Maybe in the future we should buy German Puma IFVs
instead: http://www.kmweg.de/english/Schuezen...a_content.html LAV itself is based on a swiss MOWAG design. |
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Paul Elliot wrote in message om...
robert arndt wrote: Stryker is not going to replace the Bradley, but it sure does provide a better solution than the HMMWV's with applique armor in terms of giving early entry and stability support forces better protection. Brooks Ahh, that's so sad. Maybe in the future we should buy German Puma IFVs instead: http://www.kmweg.de/english/Schuezen...a_content.html Rob YIKES!! At 43 Tons it might as well be an MBT. Yeah, but it will be state-of-the-art and well protected. Add it up there with the world's greatest MBT (Leopard 2A6) and SPG (PZH 2000). Of course the Germans have a wide range of good armor including the old but useful Luchs, Fuchs, Fenneck, Dingo, Wiesel, Gepard, Buffel, the new special forces ESK, and the projected 25 ton MRAV 6x6. Rob |
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(Denyav) wrote in message ...
Ahh, that's so sad. Maybe in the future we should buy German Puma IFVs instead: http://www.kmweg.de/english/Schuezen...a_content.html LAV itself is based on a swiss MOWAG design. Shhh... don't tell that to the "Made in the USA/USA Number 1" club who like to pretend all our stuff originated here. History also proves that when superior foreign equipment is offered to the US military it usually is rejected to keep inferior US companies that are facing possible extinction in business. Those same companies then overbill the military at the taxpayers expense. A big price to pay for draping a US flag over military procurement. I bet the HK XM-8 rifle doesn't get accepted here either... even though it is clearly superior to anything Colt has to offer and at a much lower price tag too! Rob |
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"robert arndt" wrote in message om... (Denyav) wrote in message ... Ahh, that's so sad. Maybe in the future we should buy German Puma IFVs instead: http://www.kmweg.de/english/Schuezen...a_content.html LAV itself is based on a swiss MOWAG design. Shhh... don't tell that to the "Made in the USA/USA Number 1" club who like to pretend all our stuff originated here. History also proves that when superior foreign equipment is offered to the US military it usually is rejected to keep inferior US companies that are facing possible extinction in business. Those same companies then overbill the military at the taxpayers expense. A big price to pay for draping a US flag over military procurement. I bet the HK XM-8 rifle doesn't get accepted here either... even though it is clearly superior to anything Colt has to offer and at a much lower price tag too! You are growing increasingly paranoid, Arndt. Let's see-- the Baretta M9, the M249 SAW, the H&K Special Opns pistol...yep, it appears the US is quite willing to buy foreign weapons when they are the best of the bunch offered for a requirement. Just as we are happy to buy US made weapons/systems when they are the best available--and BTW, how many kills has your "greatest" German MBT racked up? None? How many times has it been exposed to hostile fire in a combat envoronment and survived? Never? Gosh, it sure is easy to declare it the "greatest" when it spends all of its time on the parade ground or in the motor pool, huh? Brooks Rob |
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From: "Kevin Brooks"
"robert arndt" wrote in message . com... (Denyav) wrote in message ... Ahh, that's so sad. Maybe in the future we should buy German Puma IFVs instead: http://www.kmweg.de/english/Schuezen...a_content.html LAV itself is based on a swiss MOWAG design. Shhh... don't tell that to the "Made in the USA/USA Number 1" club who like to pretend all our stuff originated here. History also proves that when superior foreign equipment is offered to the US military it usually is rejected to keep inferior US companies that are facing possible extinction in business. Those same companies then overbill the military at the taxpayers expense. A big price to pay for draping a US flag over military procurement. I bet the HK XM-8 rifle doesn't get accepted here either... even though it is clearly superior to anything Colt has to offer and at a much lower price tag too! You are growing increasingly paranoid, Arndt. Let's see-- the Baretta M9, the M249 SAW, the H&K Special Opns pistol...yep, it appears the US is quite willing to buy foreign weapons when they are the best of the bunch offered for a requirement. Just as we are happy to buy US made weapons/systems when they are the best available-- snip Brooks Rob The list goes on: the Merlin engine, Canberra bomber, Harrier...etc. The only rigid airship the U.S. had that didn't crash was the Los Angeles which was made in Germany. I remember hearing back in the 1980s F-16 wiring harnesses were being made in Mexico. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message ...
"robert arndt" wrote in message om... (Denyav) wrote in message ... Ahh, that's so sad. Maybe in the future we should buy German Puma IFVs instead: http://www.kmweg.de/english/Schuezen...a_content.html LAV itself is based on a swiss MOWAG design. Shhh... don't tell that to the "Made in the USA/USA Number 1" club who like to pretend all our stuff originated here. History also proves that when superior foreign equipment is offered to the US military it usually is rejected to keep inferior US companies that are facing possible extinction in business. Those same companies then overbill the military at the taxpayers expense. A big price to pay for draping a US flag over military procurement. I bet the HK XM-8 rifle doesn't get accepted here either... even though it is clearly superior to anything Colt has to offer and at a much lower price tag too! You are growing increasingly paranoid, Arndt. Let's see-- the Baretta M9, the M249 SAW, the H&K Special Opns pistol...yep, it appears the US is quite willing to buy foreign weapons when they are the best of the bunch offered for a requirement. Gee, that's 3 weapons out of HOW many offered? And don't use HK as an example as they are primarily for SFs. Just as we are happy to buy US made weapons/systems when they are the best available--and BTW, how many kills has your "greatest" German MBT racked up? None? How many times has it been exposed to hostile fire in a combat envoronment and survived? Never? Gosh, it sure is easy to declare it the "greatest" when it spends all of its time on the parade ground or in the motor pool, huh? The 1979 M-1 took until 1991 to go into combat and we lost 18 of them then- mines, fire (flame), friendly fire. In Gulf War II we lost more- this time to ATGWs. There is no doubt that both the Leopard 2A6 (ranked Number 1) and Japanese Type 90 (the Leopard clone ranked Number 3) would stand up well in all hostile environments. Mines, fire, friendly fire, and top-attack missiles would still present problems but these Western tanks are superior to the Israeli Merkava 3 and the Merkava kicks ass even in street fighting. So use your head. BTW, it is the EXPERTS that rank the MBTs and the Leopard has held the MBT title since the Leopard 2A5. Right now, the Leopard 2A6 could remove the L55 gun and replace it with the already German-tested 140mm gun. The M-1 cannot. The Leopard 2A6 has superior armor protection, main gun, ammo and less heat signature, reduced fuel consumption, and all the advantages of a high-powered turbo diesel that is much more easy to work on and repair than a gas turbine. And at an incredible 63 tons fully loaded the Leopard 2A6 can still "fly" over obstacles and reach speeds of up to 49 mph!!! Side-by-side, the M-1 and Leopard are fierce competitors... but the Leopard II has taken the lead. Sorry you don't like that and the fact that Leopards were offered to the US several times. Brooks Rob |
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"robert arndt" wrote in message om... "Kevin Brooks" wrote in message ... "robert arndt" wrote in message om... (Denyav) wrote in message ... Ahh, that's so sad. Maybe in the future we should buy German Puma IFVs instead: http://www.kmweg.de/english/Schuezen...a_content.html LAV itself is based on a swiss MOWAG design. Shhh... don't tell that to the "Made in the USA/USA Number 1" club who like to pretend all our stuff originated here. History also proves that when superior foreign equipment is offered to the US military it usually is rejected to keep inferior US companies that are facing possible extinction in business. Those same companies then overbill the military at the taxpayers expense. A big price to pay for draping a US flag over military procurement. I bet the HK XM-8 rifle doesn't get accepted here either... even though it is clearly superior to anything Colt has to offer and at a much lower price tag too! You are growing increasingly paranoid, Arndt. Let's see-- the Baretta M9, the M249 SAW, the H&K Special Opns pistol...yep, it appears the US is quite willing to buy foreign weapons when they are the best of the bunch offered for a requirement. Gee, that's 3 weapons out of HOW many offered? And don't use HK as an example as they are primarily for SFs. Yeah, it sucks when you get caught out wrong, so tossing a few of the offending weapons out of consideration to meet your self-serving criteria is probably a good choice. And thanks for bringing up that H&K/SOF linkage--I forgot that various SOF elements also use the MP5 family weapons... Just as we are happy to buy US made weapons/systems when they are the best available--and BTW, how many kills has your "greatest" German MBT racked up? None? How many times has it been exposed to hostile fire in a combat envoronment and survived? Never? Gosh, it sure is easy to declare it the "greatest" when it spends all of its time on the parade ground or in the motor pool, huh? The 1979 M-1 took until 1991 to go into combat and we lost 18 of them then- mines, fire (flame), friendly fire. In Gulf War II we lost more- this time to ATGWs. How many of those 18 were "lost", and how many were repaired and returned to subsequent service? How many crewmembers died? Regardless, it appears that the M1 series has a fine combat record, while Leopard I and Leopard II...have NO record. Meaning you are standing on quicksand with your premature "greatest" acclimation... Is it hard for you to concentrate on what you are typing, what with the "Horst Wessel" song ringing in your ears all of the time...? Brooks There is no doubt that both the Leopard 2A6 (ranked Number 1) and Japanese Type 90 (the Leopard clone ranked Number 3) would stand up well in all hostile environments. Mines, fire, friendly fire, and top-attack missiles would still present problems but these Western tanks are superior to the Israeli Merkava 3 and the Merkava kicks ass even in street fighting. So use your head. BTW, it is the EXPERTS that rank the MBTs and the Leopard has held the MBT title since the Leopard 2A5. Right now, the Leopard 2A6 could remove the L55 gun and replace it with the already German-tested 140mm gun. The M-1 cannot. The Leopard 2A6 has superior armor protection, main gun, ammo and less heat signature, reduced fuel consumption, and all the advantages of a high-powered turbo diesel that is much more easy to work on and repair than a gas turbine. And at an incredible 63 tons fully loaded the Leopard 2A6 can still "fly" over obstacles and reach speeds of up to 49 mph!!! Side-by-side, the M-1 and Leopard are fierce competitors... but the Leopard II has taken the lead. Sorry you don't like that and the fact that Leopards were offered to the US several times. Brooks Rob |
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(robert arndt) wrote: "Kevin Brooks" wrote in message ... "robert arndt" wrote in message om... (Denyav) wrote in message ... Ahh, that's so sad. Maybe in the future we should buy German Puma IFVs instead: http://www.kmweg.de/english/Schuezen...a_content.html LAV itself is based on a swiss MOWAG design. Shhh... don't tell that to the "Made in the USA/USA Number 1" club who like to pretend all our stuff originated here. History also proves that when superior foreign equipment is offered to the US military it usually is rejected to keep inferior US companies that are facing possible extinction in business. Those same companies then overbill the military at the taxpayers expense. A big price to pay for draping a US flag over military procurement. I bet the HK XM-8 rifle doesn't get accepted here either... even though it is clearly superior to anything Colt has to offer and at a much lower price tag too! You are growing increasingly paranoid, Arndt. Let's see-- the Baretta M9, the M249 SAW, the H&K Special Opns pistol...yep, it appears the US is quite willing to buy foreign weapons when they are the best of the bunch offered for a requirement. Gee, that's 3 weapons out of HOW many offered? And don't use HK as an example as they are primarily for SFs. Just as we are happy to buy US made weapons/systems when they are the best available--and BTW, how many kills has your "greatest" German MBT racked up? None? How many times has it been exposed to hostile fire in a combat envoronment and survived? Never? Gosh, it sure is easy to declare it the "greatest" when it spends all of its time on the parade ground or in the motor pool, huh? The 1979 M-1 took until 1991 to go into combat and we lost 18 of them then- mines, fire (flame), friendly fire. In Gulf War II we lost more- this time to ATGWs. There is no doubt that both the Leopard 2A6 (ranked Number 1) and Japanese Type 90 (the Leopard clone ranked Number 3) would stand up well in all hostile environments. Mines, fire, friendly fire, and top-attack missiles would still present problems but these Western tanks are superior to the Israeli Merkava 3 and the Merkava kicks ass even in street fighting. So use your head. BTW, it is the EXPERTS that rank the MBTs and the Leopard has held the MBT title since the Leopard 2A5. Right now, the Leopard 2A6 could remove the L55 gun and replace it with the already German-tested 140mm gun. The M-1 cannot. The Leopard 2A6 has superior armor protection, main gun, ammo and less heat signature, reduced fuel consumption, and all the advantages of a high-powered turbo diesel that is much more easy to work on and repair than a gas turbine. And at an incredible 63 tons fully loaded the Leopard 2A6 can still "fly" over obstacles and reach speeds of up to 49 mph!!! Side-by-side, the M-1 and Leopard are fierce competitors... but the Leopard II has taken the lead. Sorry you don't like that and the fact that Leopards were offered to the US several times. Brooks Rob And the U.S will likely never adopt a foreign MBT in the future as long as we here in the States can design and build our own. And Australia is joining the M-1 Club-they're buying a battalion's worth of the -A1 version. Bottom line: the M-1 series is combat tested, the Leopards have not been shot at except on the test range. I'd take an -A2 over a 2A5 or A6 any day. Posted via www.My-Newsgroups.com - web to news gateway for usenet access! |
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The 1979 M-1 took until 1991 to go into combat and we lost 18 of them
then- mines, fire (flame), friendly fire. In Gulf War II we lost more- this time to ATGWs. I was on Desert Storm and I have more than a passing interest in tanks -- my recruiter told me I would be a tanker, that lying SOB. In any case, ISTR that only 4 Abrams were lost on Desert Storm and all were lost to mines. None was a catostrophic kill and no Abrams crewman was killed. Walt |
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