Alright figured it out. I didn't submit this tank, I submitted the
M1A2 SEP V2 and from my copy as it appeared on
FB Patch Post Thread PG3 Post #123 MBTs...A1., this was a very important time as this was where I pleaded my case to increase to
50 the TI/GSR for armor we would also extend this to the
newly updated BRADLEY UNITS 898/899 that just became available.
The USA is correct so...
USA/M1A2 SEP V3/UNIT 538/CHANGE/START DATE 06/2020 vice 10/2017/MBT IS CURRENTLY STILL IN FIELD/OP EVAL TESTING//The date currently entered is when the
first six production models came off the line. These would eventually (And more obviously.) and as the refs are showing, went to the USA units assigned to test it. The significance of the DID entry I pointed to makes sense as it indicated
the first 45 of these tanks would be completed, I believe it was in
March this year. You'll note the rest of the upgrade completion dates go beyond my "
recommended" one above. The test and Prototypes would fill a unit by then or
maybe a little earlier. I've already deleted all the refs. before I realized we had a problem here, so you'll have to use my last post and those refs supplied as a start point. Due note the latest is from the Army website as are 2 others.
The other telling line from DID was this...
Now I can't get to it of course but briefly that we're about to deploy a unit to Europe with the
M1A2 SEP V2 with the APS. It's on the first page in the first 3-4 paras if I remember.
Clock ticking accidently posted incomplete.
Regards,
Pat
