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| Subject: | Re: Desert Storm Question #1 M60 |  |
| Date: | Feb 26, 2003 |
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"Kurt Laughlin" wrote in
news:3e5c2125@news.track-link.net:
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> "Gray Ghost" wrote
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>> I know that ERA means External Reative Armor.
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> Actually, Explosive Reactive Armor. Don't be lured into believing that
> this is the passive of "RISE/Passive". That refers to the addition of
> passive night vision and sighting equipment.
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>> What does RISE mean?
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> I'm pretty sure it's Reliability Improved Selected Equipment.
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>> What is
>> the difference.
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> ERA is intended to improve armor performance against shaped charged
> (chemical energy) projectile. RISE was meant to improve performance
> and maintainability of certain electrical, electronic, and mechanical
> systems.
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>> Which is a better for a DS Marine M60?
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>> Academy 1349 USMC M-60A1 Rise Passive
>> Italeri 6391 M-60 Blazer
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> The Italeri (ESCI) is the best M60A1 base tank out there. The Blazer
> package is Israeli, not USMC, IIRC. (Neither is within my area of
> interest.) The Academy set is better than the Tamiya, from what I
> understand. If you decide on the Academy, I have two for sale at $15@.
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> KL
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I knew (should have anyway) what ERA is - I'm rereading Clancy's Armored
Cav and will be next reading Into the Storm for the first time. I just
couldn't place the RISE. That makes perfect sense, though 2 different
upgrades.
I have the ESCI M60A1 kit and also the Lo Models M48/M60 updates and cough,
hack a Tamiya M60A3. The AMPS site favors the Academy kit for the ERA
updates over the Tamiya.
Hmm, I wonder if I can take the ERA and other goodies from the Academy kit
and graft them and the Lo Models parts onto the ESCI A1 I've got? Have to
give that a try.
Kurt watch your email I'll take some of your plastic.
Frank |
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