The Army is getting a new tank

[41Dude]

What are the tubes or canisters sticking out of the front pointing in different directions?

Sniffers to collect cow fart gasses as a secondary fuel source?

 

[rexp47]

Is that the catch pan for leaks I see under the front??

when i saw that, i thought they had found some old detroit engines LOL

 

[black1970]

The catch pan has been a thing for about 20 years. Whenever you park a military vehicle it must have a catch can under it as per the order long ago. BTW our 8 inch self propelled guns had 8V71 TA's.

 

[mrs50sls56]

I was an 11E40 in the early 1970s. At that time (late VN) Lawson Antitank Weapons (et.al.) were capable of defeating armor from the ground. Laser and wire guided air weapons were capable to 12+/- miles. And, the armor isn't there to protect Infantry; Infantry is there to protect the Armor.

 

[RC44Mag]

Yeah, seems like tanks are obsolete. If we've noticed this, how can it be that the mil industrial complex hasn't?

Military leaders are often oblivious to the winds of war changes. For example, look how long it took for the powers that be on the battlefield to understand the insanity of infantry full frontal assaults against the new weapon of war, the machine gun.
We can only hope that our Mil has some new antitank countermeasures that are or soon will be operational.

 

[mr.deerstalker]

^^^Makes a guy wonder, doesn't it? What hasn't been commented on is the possibility of 'domestic use' and we (Americans) don't have access to those tank busting rockets that the hadjis have.

be sure there a permit involving a background check and a 5 day waiting period for domestic violence issues!

 

[vito]

Follow the money. Is a member of the Biden family on the Board of the corporation that will be given the contract to build this tank?

 

[Enigma]

The things sticking out the front are smoke grenade launchers. They've been on armored vehicles for 40+ years now. They used to be an add-on, looks like they're OEM equipment now. You 'pop smoke' when you're departing a position, generally under fire. The WP-generated smoke is intended to blind the enemy - as long as they don't have thermal imaging capability.

 

[Rich/KY]

Tubes on the front are launchers for red phosphorus screening smoke grenades.

 

[gnappi]

I wonder why the front tow hook attachments?

 

[Dave P.]

I noticed they had also chocked it so it didn't roll away anytime soon.

 

[Ordguy]

Tubes on the front are launchers for red phosphorus screening smoke grenades.

Uhhh, not "red" or phosphorus. They are smoke grenade launchers typically for white smoke which is HC. Also used for ATWESS during Force on Force training. ATWESS is a TOW missile simulator. I've received, stored, and issued a lot of pyrotechnics in the Army. Red smoke included, never any red phosphorus though, only white, aka WP (willie peter).

 

[Snake45]

Follow the money. Is a member of the Biden family on the Board of the corporation that will be given the contract to build this tank?

Good thinking! If it's not Biden himself, it'll be SOMEBODY important in the Deep State--maybe McConnell or one of his cronies, maybe Nasty Pelosi, maybe Adam Schiff, who knows?

It's an interesting enough question that I'm gonna look into it.

 

[Snake45]

I wonder why the front tow hook attachments?

Tanks get stuck, just like any other kind of vehicle, and sometimes have to be dragged out by something even bigger, or a powerful winch.

 

[Snake45]

Good thinking! If it's not Biden himself, it'll be SOMEBODY important in the Deep State--maybe McConnell or one of his cronies, maybe Nasty Pelosi, maybe Adam Schiff, who knows?

It's an interesting enough question that I'm gonna look into it.

Okay, this new "tank" is a product of General Dynamics Land Systems, a division of General Dynamics.

The Board of Directors of General Dynamics consists of:

• Phebe Novakovic
• James Crown
• Rudy DeLeon
• Cecil Haney
• Mark Malcolm
• James Mattis
• C. Howard Nye
• Catherine Reynolds
• Laura Schumacher
• Robert Steel
• John Stratton
• Peter Wall

I don't recognize any elected representatives on this list; but I don't know every congressman's name. Feel free to run your own check on these people.

Only name on the list I recognize is James Mattis, who once served as President Trump's Secretary of Defense and resigned, supposedly over some sort of "policy differences" with President Trump. Here's an article about his resignation from The Atlantic magazine, which is NOT a "right-wing" publication. Smells like at least a minor case of TDS to me.

Why Did James Mattis Resign as Defense Secretary? - The Atlantic

 

[outlaw_dogboy]

TDS.... the struggle is real.

 

[mr.deerstalker]

Follow the money. Is a member of the Biden family on the Board of the corporation that will be given the contract to build this tank?

or Hunter got the contract to paint the camouflage on them! just wondering?

 

[wheelgun1958]

First thing I also noticed. If it don't leak, it's out of oil.

Same for air cooled VW's

 

[3manfan]

Yeah, seems like tanks are obsolete. If we've noticed this, how can it be that the mil industrial complex hasn't?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[3manfan]

What pronouns will it be using in our new & improved armed forces?

Tankettes?
Tanker Tots?

Wait. That's when they get cooked inside from being droned.
Never mind. I'll stick with Tankettes.