There are no fuel caps in that area, so I guess there is no fuel up there.
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Machine translation:
âFront of the vehicle
Crew compartment hatch
Vehicle height increase
Sensor module
The turret is a manned vehicle and other structures, and the vehicle is designed for the front of the vehicle. Therefore, it is not mounted on a J-mounted gun.â
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Thanks for the translation.
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I donât think thatâs true. Especially in cavalry formations, but just in general, having a few PERCH systems available in every company gives the company much more situational awareness and a more advanced sensor potential. Even if itâs not anti-tank and anti-personnel drones, the additional sensors provided by tank companies could be useful. Not to mention, for cavalry formations, this could be EXTREMELY useful to screen for enemy formations. When you send out recon drones and even anti-personnel and anti-tank drones, it forces enemy short range air defenses to either expose their locations, or to potentially have the larger formation suffer potentially very serious damage. Considering what armored Calvary has to work with right now I think it would be smart to use existing platforms to launch these, not to mention this way you donât need to train people on new vehicles that are purpose-built for this. Bradleyâs and Abrams both work for this. I think the Bradley is probably more suited to this role, and it would be good to see cav scouts using portable launchers for this too, but in general it would be a good capability that fits perfectly into the role of probing the enemy.
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Donât you think it should get a new M number? The number of mods between this and M1A-anything is definitely more tha between M48 and M60, wouldnât you say? Why donât they admit itâs a completely new tank? Do they want to fool a bunch of senators again?
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Not really. It will become the M1A3, which means a new variation on the same basic hull and turret. The M48 and M60 were totally different tanks; different hulls, different turrets, different guns, etc., etc⌠This is just a variation of the same basic parts with other stuff added onto it. The basic Abrams hasnât changed.
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