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Originally Posted by ArmySGT.
Fuel Consumption- Four Gallons to the mile
Needs an APU to keep everything on and idle without consuming a lot of fuel.
Field phone for Infantry coordination had to be re-invented.
Thermal signature moving and at idle is huge. The heat bloom coming off can't be masked by nets with the turbine running.
67 tons is to much for a lot of bridges, ferries, and pontoons.
Amphibious like a brick.
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Rough Terrain Performance Sucks - A Merkava can outrun an M1 over rough terrain. This is an established fact - its one of the reasons the Israeli's decided *not* to get the M1, with the other being its a firebomb waiting to happen due to the use of Hydraulics in the Turret. True, the fluid is Fire Resistant, but it was the experiences they had with Hydraulic systems in earlier wars that proved using Hydraulics in the Fighting Compartment was a *very* bad idea.