Re: [OT]Wither Canada? And Australias Abrahms

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:40:59 +1100, Beth.Fulton@csiro.au
<Beth.Fulton@csiro.au> wrote:

> I'm guessing you crossed some "soft" dunes in the desert though? I was
> going on the PSI rating of 93 that we were given for equipment
> deployment for experiments in the wet tropics and sandy deserts
(though
> in reality things in our deserts don't so much sink as get blown over
> the top of infuriatingly fast).

Not so much so, the parts of Iraq where I was weren't so much soft sand.

> > But what would be the odds
> > that German politicos could have sold to their communist
> > ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H socialist constituiencies supplying
> > Leopard parts to Aussies involved in the invasion of Iraq?
> 
> From the bottom of the stack view we have in Australia it looks as
> likely as any of our "bug buddies" saying "oh no no no" if we're not
> aligned with them on something. Its what you get for being a ways down
> the pecking order ;)

So basically, that issue is a red herring.  It will exist regardless
of what tank you buy unless you are willing to spend the money to set
up production facilities in Australia.

Which would be neither cost-efficient nor economically feasible
without unacceptable sacrifices in other areas.
 
> Ok next dumb tank question. Does this mean the diesel engine Aussie
M1s
> (apparently they get a slightly different engine put in to make diesel
> efficient) would have to supply their own fuel anyway or is it general
> practice for the diesel users to be able to go back to JP-8?

As far as I know.

John
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