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ex M1 tanker here, Madmatt and rune are correct. Accessing the Hull Ammo compartment is a pain in the a&&. The turret has to be traversed over the left front, the blast proof doors are cumbersome to open, the large 120mm rounds are cumbersome for the crew to remove while practicaly sitting on the turret floor. Water can get into the compartments swelling and ruining the 120mm combustible cases. It takes about 5-15 mins to transfer the 6 rounds from Hull to Ready rack. Transfering from Semi Ready to Ready rack can be quicker for an experienced crew. And all rounds don't have to be transfered at once, the crew can always "plus up" the Ready rack with 3-4 rounds when there is a lull in fighting.

ex M1 tanker here, Madmatt and rune are correct. Accessing the Hull Ammo compartment is a pain in the a&&. The turret has to be traversed over the left front, the blast proof doors are cumbersome to open, the large 120mm rounds are cumbersome for the crew to remove while practicaly sitting on the turret floor. Water can get into the compartments swelling and ruining the 120mm combustible cases. It takes about 5-15 mins to transfer the 6 rounds from Hull to Ready rack. Transfering from Semi Ready to Ready rack can be quicker for an experienced crew. And all rounds don't have to be transfered at once, the crew can always "plus up" the Ready rack with 3-4 rounds when there is a lull in fighting.

ex M1 tanker here, Madmatt and rune are correct. Accessing the Hull Ammo compartment is a pain in the a&&. The turret has to be traversed over the left front, the blast proof doors are cumbersome to open, the large 120mm rounds are cumbersome for the crew to remove while practicaly sitting on the turret floor. Water can get into the compartments swelling and ruining the 120mm combustible cases. It takes about 5-15 mins to transfer the 6 rounds from Hull to Ready rack. Transfering from Semi Ready to Ready rack can be quicker for an experienced crew. And all rounds don't have to be transfered at once, the crew can always "plus up" the Ready rack with 3-4 rounds when there is a lull in fighting.

Hotmail working again for me now.

How do you buy it? The Battlefront Purchase Page still says "Pre-order". If I use that page will I be able to start downloading it? Or is there another page/link for ordering? Thanks.

Hey guys, Long time lurker here. Patiently waiting for the demo and hopefully the full game. East Baghdad class of 2003.

I'd like to see maps of Falujah, An-Najaf/Kufah, or Sadr City.

Haha, that's funny. Something like that actually happened. The CO and some guys decided to recon a possible target house. Some of them were disguised in "man dresses". While they were parked outside, a neighbor thought they were bad guys and fired of a few rounds of AK. They hauled ass back to the FOB. We laughed our asses off that night.

I think the M1A2 APU is under-armor, in the rear, near the batteries. They use a different battery system that leaves room for the apu.

You must not have ever seen US Army tankers in Germany, alot more rowdy then what your describing

It may seem, at first glance, that the guys might be lax or not providing 360, but I'm sure and trust that everybody is doing the right thing. Sometimes the camera doesn't tell the whole story. Re Combat Patches: my old brigade CDR wouldn't authorize my BN to wear the patch of a unit we were cross attached to for our entire tour in Iraq(14 months). So it's not just a Marine/Army thing. (IIRC no prior Marines can wear cbt patches when they re-up with the Army) pic way back on page 5, SFC Sotil, I served with him at Knox. you don'tknow how right you are

US Army 13 years 1992-?, M1A1 loader - Platoon Sergeant, OIF 1(May 03-Jul 04)