tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post9078144710358016581..comments2024-03-28T06:31:29.549-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: And we pay them to have fun like this?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15953615136121930822016-02-20T12:57:42.085-06:002016-02-20T12:57:42.085-06:00Why would they bother removing the rubber pads? Th...Why would they bother removing the rubber pads? Those tanks are amazingly quiet with the turbine engine, and the lack of clanking treads might be helpful in minimizing their target "footprint".Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84092864646932291292016-02-20T12:55:51.234-06:002016-02-20T12:55:51.234-06:00Phsssthpok... Yes. It gets worse.Phsssthpok... Yes. It gets worse.richard mcenroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29435520148455235422016-02-20T07:20:02.872-06:002016-02-20T07:20:02.872-06:00Maybe it's just my contrarian nature, but I ca...Maybe it's just my contrarian nature, but I can't help but wonder just how useful this training would be in an active combat situation...when the tanks <b>WON'T</b> have the rubber 'street pads' on their tracks.<br /><br />I suspect the tanks ability (tendency?) to 'drift' like they do in the video would be greatly altered on bare tracks.Phssthpoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44133801976350734282016-02-20T03:33:47.323-06:002016-02-20T03:33:47.323-06:00The most fun you can have on 28 wheels. The most fun you can have on 28 wheels. Inconsiderate Bastardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74224579302903367802016-02-20T00:32:29.593-06:002016-02-20T00:32:29.593-06:00I don't own a tank or any other tracked vehicl...I don't own a tank or any other tracked vehicle and because of that my life isn't as rich and fulfilling as it should be. I must remember to purchase a powerball ticket tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19249861751272547852016-02-19T20:37:35.023-06:002016-02-19T20:37:35.023-06:00I was a grunt rather than a tanker so my experienc...I was a grunt rather than a tanker so my experience of drifting in armor was in an M-113 in Bavaria. Quite the rush even if it did weigh a fifth what the Abrams weighs. Also rather painful when the driver overcorrects and makes a "combat stop" by slamming into a rather large tree.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673609316649175930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-7246395200811548042016-02-19T19:10:12.137-06:002016-02-19T19:10:12.137-06:00In "Strands of Sorrow", John Ringo has a...In "Strands of Sorrow", John Ringo has a scene in chapter 17 of an Abrams spinning out of control, at high speed, on a large quantity of red lube. I'm thinking he's seen this video, or similar IRL.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-18055687114113958882016-02-19T16:01:13.192-06:002016-02-19T16:01:13.192-06:00NASCAR....with tanks....on snow & ice....
Oh ...NASCAR....with tanks....on snow & ice....<br /><br />Oh hell yeah!Miguel GFZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835217288213611066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-49076557697598795712016-02-19T15:23:28.076-06:002016-02-19T15:23:28.076-06:00Actually it is part of a winter driving course as ...Actually it is part of a winter driving course as part of an exercise called Cold Response with the Norwegians. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com