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Military trains in the US.

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    goldie fish
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    Look like Bradleys and Abrams. Possibly returning to base after being reconditioned since returning from Iraq.


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    amurph0
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    Bradley IFV's


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    Manic Moran
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    That video's been around a while.

    If memory serves, it is the 81st HBCT out of Washington State being transported South for a rotation at NTC in Southern California.


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    tac foley
    Registered Users Posts: 5,504 ✭✭✭tac foley


    One thing you have to remember is the sheer scale of the US armed forces, in particular the Army.

    See - In all 3,273 M1 tanks were produced for the US Army, 4,796 M1A1 tanks were built for the US Army, 221 for the US Marines and 880 co-produced with Egypt.

    Approximately 77 M1A2 tanks were built for the US Army, 315 for Saudi Arabia and 218 for Kuwait.

    For the M1A2 upgrade programme, more than 600 M1 Abrams tanks were upgraded to M1A2 configuration at the Lima Army tank plant between 1996 and 2001. Deliveries began in 1998.

    At any one time they may have as many tanks undergoing refurb as most armies have in service. Carting a few Bradleys and Abrams like this on a train around the countryside is mostly a meh to most folks in the US of A.

    tac


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