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Old 01-04-2018, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by The Dark View Post
Ah, that fits with a line I saw that was comparing the M60A3 and M1 tracks, but I wasn't sure which tank it was referring to. According to what I read, the 2000 miles of highway use was equivalent to 800 miles on gravel or 250 miles cross-country.
I am not saying that is wrong, but it does not sound correct. Driving on the streets was much harder on the tracks when I was in Armor, or at least it looked like it to me. We sure left a LOT more rubber on the road, every turn massive rubber skid marks (and/or torn up road). Shortly after I got to my first unit we went on a six week field exercise and my TC had me driving all day long to get me up to speed. By the end of the year I had enough miles to get my drivers badge - T, and we did not change the track that year or the next. (Maybe the mechanics did, but that does not sound right to me either).
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