Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: Mr T2U]
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11/25/20 10:34 AM
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How cool is that? But $1,500 for a 1 hour introduction and 20 minutes in the saddle is a little tough.
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: 1969ronnie]
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11/25/20 10:12 PM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it.
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: dart4forte]
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11/25/20 11:27 PM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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11/25/20 11:59 PM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike Worked pretty good. Of course the fire control systems on the newer vehicals are far superior. The -10 operators manual back then was in two volumes. I would imagine now with everything digital it’s probably 5 volumes. My only complaint was boresighting was often a tedious task. Know some guys back during desert Storm on M1A1s who scored hits while moving at almost 3000 meters. Did you work at the Lima facility? My brother was a procurement NCO there in the late 80s.
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: dart4forte]
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11/26/20 12:06 AM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. Was it as uncomfortable and ruff as it looks?
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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11/26/20 12:42 AM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike Mike, that's cool as hell!
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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11/26/20 01:18 AM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike Mike I worked for the US Army Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) in the Abrams Tank Program Office. I was the PM logistics manager for the Abrams engine, Transmission, final drives and track from 1983 until 2001. I was also on the configuration control board and responsible for reviewing all engineering change proposals for logistics impact on both the hull and turret. Just wondering which contractor you worked for. There were several that built electronic components for the turret. If you don’t want to name your employer on the public forum you can email me.
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: Dabee]
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11/26/20 11:11 AM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike Mike I worked for the US Army Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) in the Abrams Tank Program Office. I was the PM logistics manager for the Abrams engine, Transmission, final drives and track from 1983 until 2001. I was also on the configuration control board and responsible for reviewing all engineering change proposals for logistics impact on both the hull and turret. Just wondering which contractor you worked for. There were several that built electronic components for the turret. If you don’t want to name your employer on the public forum you can email me. You must of known my brother. He was a Log guy.
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: Sunroofcuda]
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11/26/20 11:16 AM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike Mike, that's cool as hell! Compared to an M60A3 night and day. All those Army recruiting vids showing the M1 jumping over ditches was not made up. They could do it.of course when operating a tracked vehicle over rough terrain at high speeds runs the risk of throwing a track. Not someone you want to do. As far as comfort the suspension on the M1 was far superior than the earlier tanks.
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: dart4forte]
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11/26/20 03:05 PM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike Mike I worked for the US Army Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) in the Abrams Tank Program Office. I was the PM logistics manager for the Abrams engine, Transmission, final drives and track from 1983 until 2001. I was also on the configuration control board and responsible for reviewing all engineering change proposals for logistics impact on both the hull and turret. Just wondering which contractor you worked for. There were several that built electronic components for the turret. If you don’t want to name your employer on the public forum you can email me. You must of known my brother. He was a Log guy. Possible, lots of folks work at TACOM. Was he working in Warren, Michigan?
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: 69_SIX_PACK]
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11/26/20 09:02 PM
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$480K and no sale? Buddy and I looked at a recently restored one in 1986 that the guy wanted $38K for. Fortunately for the free world the bank wouldn't loan us money for a tank.
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: Dabee]
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11/26/20 11:19 PM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike Mike I worked for the US Army Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) in the Abrams Tank Program Office. I was the PM logistics manager for the Abrams engine, Transmission, final drives and track from 1983 until 2001. I was also on the configuration control board and responsible for reviewing all engineering change proposals for logistics impact on both the hull and turret. Just wondering which contractor you worked for. There were several that built electronic components for the turret. If you don’t want to name your employer on the public forum you can email me. Lima mostly
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: Dabee]
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11/27/20 10:54 AM
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Went to Lima many time on tank business. One of my additional duties was logistics manager for the special armor package. Well, just wanna say thanks for being part of the team to put out such a great piece of equipment for the troops.
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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12/02/20 02:38 PM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike Wow, Mike I never knew... but then again we never talked 'tanks'... This is a stretch, but maybe you'd know: Was there a wind-speed/direction sensor mounted on the turret? My dad was a specialized engineer contracted to DARPA a number of years ago, I'm thinking late 80's. He was tasked with developing a highly reliable and shockresistant sensor system that could instantaneously measure windspeed/direction. He couldn't tell us more than that, but I caught snippets of the development and came to suspect it was for the Abrams' fire control system. A prototype I once saw at the workshop looked like a 3" cylinder that popped up some 12-18" out (of the turret?) for a second to take the measurement, before retracting and the gun would fire. Who knows - maybe it's declassified and he can tell me about it now. Cheers, - Art
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Re: drive WW II tanks
[Re: 67SATisfaction]
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12/02/20 07:39 PM
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Damn, I did M1 tanks for 7 years and they paid me to do it. My employer produced the Abrams M1/M1A1/M1A2 turret electronics for Chrysler Defense, also sole supplier, I was the only employee gifted to handle the task start to finish, phenomenal volume of work for years...hope the system performed in the field as intended?.....and they paid me to do it!..lol! I was also developing the sensor material at the same time for my employer for Chrysler's future air bag technology/production..... Ahhh the days when we actually made stuff in this country! Mike Wow, Mike I never knew... but then again we never talked 'tanks'... This is a stretch, but maybe you'd know: Was there a wind-speed/direction sensor mounted on the turret? My dad was a specialized engineer contracted to DARPA a number of years ago, I'm thinking late 80's. He was tasked with developing a highly reliable and shockresistant sensor system that could instantaneously measure windspeed/direction. He couldn't tell us more than that, but I caught snippets of the development and came to suspect it was for the Abrams' fire control system. A prototype I once saw at the workshop looked like a 3" cylinder that popped up some 12-18" out (of the turret?) for a second to take the measurement, before retracting and the gun would fire. Who knows - maybe it's declassified and he can tell me about it now. Cheers, - Art Wind sensor
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