Charlie.Sadadeen wrote:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Australian_Army_bases
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> AUSTRALIA'S newly acquired $560 million fleet of second hand scrap
> metal /Abrams tanks can be easily disabled by the latest generation
> shoulder-fired rocket launcher, a government-funded think tank has
> warned.
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> second hand scrap metal repainted for the cameras
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> But the 59 refurbished M1A1 Abrams, bought from the US by the Howard
> government, still offer better protection than their ageing German
> Leopard-1 predecessors, says a paper from theAustralian Strategic
> Policy Institute.
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> Unlike the latest US M1A2 model, the Australian variant is protected
> by ceramic plate instead of superior depleted uranium armour, the ASPI
> says in its latest report on army capability.
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> thats why the yanks scrapped them , and howard signed up silly aussie
> taxpaers who are too drunk on football to care
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> "Although it provides good protection against early-model shoulder-
> fired anti-armour weapons now prevalent in the region, it is
> vulnerable to advanced Russian systems proliferating elsewhere,
> including the Middle East," it says.
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> The paper singling out the 70-tonne behemoths emerged yesterday as
> Kevin Rudd lashed the former government for wasting taxpayers' dollars
> on questionable defence purchases.
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> "There has been billions of dollars in defence waste - in one major
> project after another. This has got to stop," he told the NSW Labor
> conference.
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> The Abrams was always a controversial purchase, with critics claiming
> the new-generation Leopard-2 tank was Australia's best option.
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> $500m Abrams tanks in the wars | NEWS.com.au
> 23 Sep 2006 ... THE army's newest frontline weapon, the Abrams battle
> tank, arrived in Australia yesterday and immediately encountered
> problems, ...
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> Reader's Comments: $500m Abrams tanks in the wars | News.com.au
> 23 Sep 2006 ... Most of the people here, including the writer of this
> news story have no idea about the Abrams tanks or Australia's purchase
> of them. ...
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> Australian abram battle tanks. - Military Photos
> Australian abram battle tanks. Equipment and Gear.
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> USA Tank M1 Abrams US Army, Main Battle Tank
> The Australian Army has ordered 59 M1A1 Abram tanks by General Dynamic
> Land systems. These tanks will be delivered to the army in june and
> december 2006. ...
> www.worldwide-military.com/Army%20Material/EU,US%20Tanks/M1A1%20Abrams_EN.=
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> Army Technology - M1A1 / M1A2 Abrams - Main Battle Tank
> News and project information on the M1A1 / M1A2 Abrams main battle
> tank. ... The first 18 tanks were delivered to the Australian Army at
> the School of ...
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> Army - The Soldiers' Newspaper
> 30 Nov 2006 ... =EF=BF=BDThe ability for Australian tank crewman to get st=
eel
> on target is ... said it had been a privilege to train with 1TB on the
> Abrams Tank. ...
> www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/editions/1157/features/feature01.htm
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> The World Today - US analysts question purchase of Abrams tanks
> With the purchase of the Abrams tanks, Australia's decided to maintain
> a force which can fight high intensity, conventional warfare. ...
> www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2004/s1066300.htm - 17k - Cached -
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> Arming Australia - National - www.smh.com.au
> Should Australia structure its defence forces to look after itself and
> the ... Beazley agrees: "You try and stick the Abrams tank into the
> middle of Timor ...
> www.smh.com.au/news/National/Arming-Australia/2005/03/24/1111525288173.htm=
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> Why buy Abrams Tanks? We need to look at more appropriate options ...
> The government has announced Australia is to acquire, at a cost of
> about A$550 million, 59 American Abrams tanks "to replace the ageing
> Leopards", ...
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> Main Battle Tank - M1, M1A1, and M1A2 Abrams
> Production of new M1A1 and M1A2 Abrams tanks is in its final phase for
> Foreign Military Sales. In March 2004, the Australian Army announced
> the purchase of ...
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