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Old March 7th, 2023, 02:19 PM
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Fallout Re: MBT's

As I won't be going to work today (And likely tomorrow as well.) so I can see the "Good Dr." , I came across this article which should act as a reminder to all you have to go beyond the "lead/tagline" or else "you might be putting the cart before the horse" if you read the below.
"Over time, Taiwan began to modernize its military and replace older equipment with newer, more advanced systems. As a result, the M60A3 tanks were gradually phased out of service in the early 2000s and replaced by newer main battle tanks, such as the M1A2 Abrams and the CM-11 Brave Tiger. However, some M60A3 tanks are still used for training and ceremonial purposes."

Well, that was news to me. Unless with the distraction of the Ukrainian War we snuck them into Taiwan.

We didn't the article is about replacing the engines with new ones and the M60A3 is still in operational service.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...p_engines.html

From SIPRI
108 M-1A2 Abrams tank 2019 M-1A2T version; delivery planned 2023-2026.

Also, this of many...
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/n...n-battle-tanks

I don't know where this stands as of now, but I've got to get a handle on this "CRUD" and clear my worklist first.

Regards,
Pat
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