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Us air force tank9/8/2023 ![]() AAI also developed a modular powerpack arrangement in which repair/replacement could be quickly made through use of extendable rails at the engine compartment - providing the needed access. The engine was situated conventionally at the rear of the design. The main gun sported a double-baffled muzzle brake while 76mm shells were housed at the floor at the front-right of the hull. The initial 14.5-ton (Short) pilot vehicle was given a 76mm main gun in a two-man turret with a complete crew of three - a driver in the front hull and commander and gunner in the compact turret assembly. In response, AAI Corporation began private development of a light tank hopeful of US Army interest. This gave rise to the Rapid Deployment Force/Light Tank (RDF/LT) specification requirement of 1980. One key ingredient in such a conflict would be rapid response and fluid mobility of forward operating forces and, to this end, the US Army sought to field a lightweight tank that was air-transportable and made ready within minutes of disembarking. Despite the advent of nuclear weapons, it would most likely remain a conventional war fought with conventional equipment utilizing the latest in technologies. ![]() As such, World War 3 would most likely focus in Europe and, like World War 2, rely heavily on mass armor formations fighting for control of key positions. ![]() In 1980, the Soviet Empire still remained the enemy of the day for America and her allies. ![]()
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