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@davidsmith607 Why can’t the current crop be deployed overseas. M113A1 were used in Timor. Why can’t our tanks be used OS
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@davidsmith607 So you provided no evidence for your statement only opinion, as I proved the M113A1 successfully deployed in Vietnam and Timor. The M113AS4 is still a capable APC and can deploy overseas if required. Nothing stopping it at all. It it not less protected at all. While having a significantly better design against atttack from mines the Bushmaster PMV it is not particularly better equipped against anything side on than LMGs. It is just a armoured truck. The AS4s have a significantly better offensive weapon. In a one on one I’ll take my AS4 .50 cal MG up against your PMV 7.62 Mag 58 any day, and the AS4 has significantly better cross country capability being it is tracked. The M1A1 tank is an extremely capable weapon system and is currently being upgraded. Again there is no reason why if required it can’t deploy overseas, few other tanks in world are its better. The Vietnam war proved tanks are capable of performing in the jungle.
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