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Published: 2014-11-27 04:07:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 2668; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 0
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Wide angle shot showing details of the suspension.I posted this for the one's that do 3D modeling. I hope the details can assist them.
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You're very welcome.
and out of curiosity, how long did you spend out at Yuma to get all of those wonderful photos?
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Thank you for your kind compliment. I was sent on a 10-day project, but ended up staying for 13 months.
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This one is located at Yuma Proving Ground, north of Yuma, Arizona. When I was in the US Army in the 80's we used these as hard targets during tank gunnery. They gave a very satisfying "splash" when engaged with APDS (sabot) rounds. The M103's were absolutely intact when towed downrange, to include fire control system, drivetrain, breechblock, and tools.
I had a chance to check out a Duster that had been used as a hard target during a tank battalion's qualification gunnery. There wasn't much left of it after 51 tanks shot it up.
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where is this one? i went to Wikipedia to look it up and saw a list of locations of the remaining vehicles and it amused me to see this, "Range 408A, Camp Pendleton, CA. (Blown out, former practice target, now a rattlesnake nest)". I'd like to see that.
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