LCPolo18
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Post by LCPolo18 on Jul 8, 2019 10:23:58 GMT -5
I spent two years in Egypt observing and identifying Russian, American and Israeli made tanks and other armored vehicles. There were tanks in DC. Tracked howitzers are often mistaken for tanks. This time, the Army has sent a small contingent of tanks and other vehicles. The service shipped five vehicles: two M1A2 Abrams tanks, two M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, a M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle, and a Humvee. The vehicles were shipped north by rail from Fort Stewart, Georgia, where they are part of the 3rd Infantry Division. After some concern that the weight of the armored vehicles could damage the tunnels that run underneath the Lincoln Memorial photographs now show them being set up on display in front of the Memorial. www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/amp28283903/all-of-the-military-hardware-at-washingtons-4th-of-july-event/Are there any photos of M1 tanks actually on the mall? Either the M1A2 Abrams were positioned outside of the public view, or there were reports that they couldn't get the M1A2 Abrams all the way to the mall from the train yard because of the roads/overpasses. This article shows them being moved through Capitol Hill on the morning of July 5th. www.popville.com/2019/07/tanks-depart-dc/
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