Site Update Thread!

[Panther Al]

Question for you Paul on your page:

When it comes to the small arms, where/how to you get your bulk numbers at?

And second, on the M1 section, you might want to add that the Iraqi Army is now the largest user of the M1A1 AIM SA (Or will be when the last are delivered). I was reading an interview of some of the Iraqi's doing conversion training, and one of the officers remarked that the First time he saw a M1 was in the commanders seat of a T72, transitioning to the M1 gave him a very positive feeling.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Panther Al

Question for you Paul on your page:

When it comes to the small arms, where/how to you get your bulk numbers at?

And second, on the M1 section, you might want to add that the Iraqi Army is now the largest user of the M1A1 AIM SA (Or will be when the last are delivered). I was reading an interview of some of the Iraqi's doing conversion training, and one of the officers remarked that the First time he saw a M1 was in the commanders seat of a T72, transitioning to the M1 gave him a very positive feeling.

Second part first -- Thanks for the information.

The bulk numbers are straight out of Fire, Fusion & Steel (the first one), which is basically weapon length in centimeters divided by 15, rounding off normally.

[Panther Al]

Should have mentioned it on that last post, but it appears that by the photo's of Iraqi M1's they got part of the TUSK upgrades (The add on side armour and the armour for the commanders and loaders station, and what appears to be a M2 mount over the gun tube Israeli style as well as a M1A2 style APU on the bustle.)

[pmulcahy11b]

Well, that's two countries we've given M1s to that could dissolve into chaos at the drop of a hat...

[Legbreaker]

Obviously there's money involved. Somebody made a bucket of it and ignore the potential powder kegs the AFVs were being sent to.

[Panther Al]

Yep, was a 2 billion dollar deal including a whole host of support vehicles, including ODS Brads, roughly 400 I am hearing.