What is the purpose of the metal grate on the right tail light of late model M1A2’s?
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The grate is to protect the backup camera that is in the light housing on M1A2 SEP v2s. The little sliding plate is a cover on the lens.
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That saved me asking the same question !!
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A backup camera on an MBT… Took them long enough…
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Leopard 2 have them for decades
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But not the US, until now… 
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I bet it was a French invention… 
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I guess we just found something than Americans drive better than Europeans, tanks!!!
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That’s a good one, Nikos…
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Thank You Gino. That would have come in handy when I was teaching FNG’s to drive Duce and a Half’s with trailers in Germany way back in the 70’s.
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Colt said that the the bolt carrier of an M16 will not fit in the receiver backwards. Apparently, they never met an FNG.
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We’ve had backup cams on the merkava for awhile. But Israeli driver’s are pretty bad…
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