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Old 10-22-2011, 12:24 PM
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Hate to say this... but..

Thats an US Army tank: Marines don't have A2's...
Armor Journal had an article about the Marines operating four M-1A2s in Iraq. The article has the marines being issued the A2s as replacements for IED-damaged A1s.

The gun barrel damage was caused by a Marine crew sticking their tube through a wall and firing a HEAT-MP round into a room full of insurgents....
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Armor Journal had an article about the Marines operating four M-1A2s in Iraq. The article has the marines being issued the A2s as replacements for IED-damaged A1s.

The gun barrel damage was caused by a Marine crew sticking their tube through a wall and firing a HEAT-MP round into a room full of insurgents....
Ouch....

Well let that be a lesson, you just can't give nice things to little boys.
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Old 10-22-2011, 05:16 PM
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Ouch....

Well let that be a lesson, you just can't give nice things to little boys.
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