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Ei Temporis Vita Semper Resumo Sese
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Hmm... did the USMC buy the Grizzly after the Army nichts it?
Assault Breacher Vehicle
January 5, 2005: The U.S. Marine Corps is buying 33 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV). Built on the chassis of an M-1 tank, the 63 ton vehicle has a new turret that lacks the 120mm gun, but has a .50 caliber machine-gun. The ABV can be fitted with several different plows; two for clearing mines, and one a dozer blade for clearing debris or crashing right into buildings. The ABV has a two man crew, and can also be operated remotely. It also comes equipped with a rapid ordnance-removal system, demolition charges and a lane-marking system. The first ABVs will arrive in Iraq this Summer.
"The degenerative and loony should never be denigrated but, rather, thanked. In their absence, the rest of you would be obliged to fill congressional seats... positions naturally unsavory to the sane and honorable." Thorax
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USMC expects first Assault Breacher Vehicle by year-end
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is set to take delivery of its first production Assault Breacher Vehicles (ABVs) based on re-roled surplus General Dynamics Land Systems M1A1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) chassis by the end of 2007. The ABV is being fast-tracked into service under the leadership of the USMC Systems Command to provide the service with a combat engineer capability that the US Army currently lacks, following the cancellation of the very expensive Grizzly breacher vehicle several years ago Janes, 21 Sep 2007
"Never Shall I Fail My Comrades"
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