Whispering Death
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AlexKall - at least in our American culture it makes all the difference in the world if the tank was just knocked out and the crew survived or if the crew was killed and the tank destroyed. Our robust economy can afford to buy a few more tanks but it can't afford to lose many of the top-trained tank crews who've spent more time with their vehicles than most Americans do in any one civilian job.
Knightraptor - It is my understanding that every M1 damaged or destroyed in Iraq has been recovered and either repaired or sent back to America to be scrapped. The 80 number seems to refer to the 80 tanks that where demed unrepairable.
Knightraptor - It is my understanding that every M1 damaged or destroyed in Iraq has been recovered and either repaired or sent back to America to be scrapped. The 80 number seems to refer to the 80 tanks that where demed unrepairable.