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From: anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)
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Subject: Re: Tanks in the Persian Gulf Crisis--The M1 Abrams
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Date: 27 Sep 90 03:18:32 GMT
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From: anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)

bxr307@csc.anu.oz.au writes:

:	What was interesting about some TV news reports from the Gulf, and
:which I am surprised has not been mentioned here yet is the sudden appearance
:of what I believe were M60 tanks fitted with what was obviously reactive armour
:packages all over the hull and turrret.  As the narration failed to identify

Are you sure they are reactive armour ?  Since both of us are from Australia
then we must be looking at the same TV pictures.  I remember seeing 
reactive armour on Israel's M60s several years ago (it must have been the
invasion of Lebanon).  The reactive armour on the Israel's M60s were box
shaped.  The armour plate on the US M60s were thinner plates.

:who actually owned these vehicles, however it was implied they were US, makes
:me wonder how prevelant this modification is, and who actually owns the
:vehicles.  If they were Saudi and not US, where did the Saudi's buy the armour
:refit from?  I suspect from Israel through intermedaries.  Which adds an
:interesting twist to the matter.

I thought the commander on the turret looks Western so must have been
a US tank.  

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