Have you ever driven a military tank?
I have been in military tanks but have never driven any.
Chrissy
Too many times to count. But I lived on tanks for 14-1/2 years. They are fun to drive, but so much more fun to shoot. ;D
https://imgur.com/4K9hNh5
Nope. My hearing is bad enough after 5 years flying jets. I'd hate to think what it would have been like if I'd driven tanks. I suppose doing both would have evened out my hearing loss between high and low frequencies.
Besides, you can't do a loop in a tank.
Quote from: KathyLauren on March 23, 2025, 02:42:30 PMBesides, you can't do a loop in a tank.
Hold my beer. ;D
Them tanks have big guns.
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on March 23, 2025, 03:00:08 PMThem tanks have big guns.
The M60A3s we had were 105mm cannons.
The M1 Abrams tank also had 105mm cannons, but the M1A1 and M1A2 were upgraded to 120mm cannons.
Quote from: Lori Dee on March 23, 2025, 03:23:26 PMThe M60A3s we had were 105mm cannons.
The M1 Abrams tank also had 105mm cannons, but the M1A1 and M1A2 were upgraded to 120mm cannons.
Boom!
They are still finding WW I unexploded shells in Belgium. The local farmers put them in roadside metal containers every so often and ordinance specialists pick them up to safely dispose of them.
I wonder how many live landmines are in the former battle fields.
Chrissy
Quote from: Lori Dee on March 23, 2025, 01:18:07 PMToo many times to count. But I lived on tanks for 14-1/2 years. They are fun to drive, but so much more fun to shoot. ;D
https://imgur.com/4K9hNh5
...and guess who had to cleanup after Lori's fun :D ;D ::)
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Onward!
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Quote from: tgirlamg on March 23, 2025, 06:56:20 PM...and guess who had to cleanup after Lori's fun :D ;D ::)
Thank you for your service, Ashley!
I have driven a few military vehicles to include some tanks and other specialized vehicles.
I served in the infantry but I did not get to do any of that until after I was out of the Marine corps and working as a contractor for BAE systems.
And while working for BAE systems I mainly worked on the new amphibious assault vehicle for the Marine corps which I got to really get my hands dirty with that and even got to spend a total of 12 hours driving that thing around in the Pacific Ocean testing it.
Other vehicles that I got to play around with through bae was the Bradley Fighting vehicle, the new amp v which is replacing the Bradley. The Hercules. The cat ammunition hauler and mobile howitzer variations.
And then obviously the old Humvee.
No, but I've driven a Navy Ship (Cruiser). 😃 😊
I very much envy people who have. People like Lori. I only ever was responsible for undersea leviathans but damn, those giant guns look like so much fun! Would have liked to be in one of those behemoths. ;D
Quote from: Annaliese on April 24, 2025, 03:49:23 PMNo, but I've driven a Navy Ship (Cruiser). 😃 😊
Anna, massive Kudos. <3 Navy gal... I love you by default. ;D