16 years into the never ending wars, the US Army has decided that it would rather fight a war the old fashioned way in its new doctrine. The days of fighting the hordes on the plains of Fulda are fond memories for the senior folks, although there can’t be many active duty soldiers who served during the Cold War.
Huge armored columns, war reserves, Armies, Corps and Divisions are the future and past all at once! More than 2000 M1 tanks sit in the hot California desert boneyard, relics to the past.
The M1 tanks were quickly relegated to the ports in Iraq instead of being used. It’s high fuel consumption and 70 ton weight made it virtually impossible to use consistently and effectively.
But, now we’re getting new ones! 1000 of them at $20 million a piece! It’s only money of course.
This is money spent to appease the military industrial complex, but also feeds the Neo’s dream of starting another cold war. Read more here.
Ignore the Name, the M-1A2SEPV3 Is a New Tank.
A picture is worth 1,000 words, they say. How about a video of all of our “surplus” stuff?