- Member since
September 2004
- From: Evil Empire ,Wainwright, AB, Canada
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Posted by Strathcona
on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 2:45 AM
BestTank? I would go with the M1, Leopard 2 , Challenger 2, and the Merkava. Except for the Leopard 2, all of these tanks have been in combat and did well. Each tank has it's good points and bad points. As for the Canadian Leopard , not being able to knock out a T-72 , NOT , with " fin stabilized" ammunition, our rounds go through a T-72 ( Former East German T-72's), easily. Talk to the boys , in the Armour School, in Gagetown, they shot at some , and our rounds went through them , like a hot knife through butter. I have climbed around on T-72's , and compared to the M1 , Leopard , and Challenger, the T-72 , is a piece , of junk.When the Israeli's first encountered the T-72 , their tanks had 105 mm guns ( Yes , I am saying Merkava's , Centurions , and M-60's), and they destroyed T-72's , it went up in smoke , ending up with the turret upside down , just like any other Soviet Tank, ( IE the T-62.)
Frank
"PERSEVERANCE"
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