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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
To my knowledge that would be correct. Take the 152mm armed M60 for example (the A2?) - whey they were withdrawn/cancelled they were reworked into the A3.
Vehicles, especially armoured ones are expensive. It makes no sense to leave them on the sidelines if they can be put through the workshop and converted to/back into something more useful.
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Makes perfect sense. Haven't they converted a bunch of vanilla M1s to AVLBs and Wolverine mine-clearing tanks?
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The Australian M-113A1 FSV is a good example. Originally a base M113 they had the turret from the Saladin armoured car installed when the Saladin was removed from service. A few years later and the Saladin turret was replaced with the Scorpion light tank turret. A few years after that (in 2006 I think) and the turret was removed and (along with other upgrades to the hull systems) returned to a base APC again.
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Wait, the 30mm cannon Scorp turret or the 90mm cockerill low-pressure anti-tank gun?!