And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Well, I can identify some of the components, but: What are those long ropy looking things on the upper LH (8x), upper RH (7x) and lower RH (7x). Are those ammo belts maybe (they look too small for that)? Any tankers here?
Those are indeed ammo belts for the coax, commander's and loaders MGs (the ammo boxes and the guns are nearby). A 12.7 (or perhaps 14.5ish) and a couple of 7.62s, from the looks of it.
This is a standard inspection junk-on-the-bunk layout for a vehicle, in this case tank, waiting for someone in charge to look over all their gear and verify it's present, functional, and serviceable.
Pain in the @$$, but if you don't do it, your troops and army rapidly look more like gypsy caravans than a fighting force.
Well, I can identify some of the components, but: What are those long ropy looking things on the upper LH (8x), upper RH (7x) and lower RH (7x). Are those ammo belts maybe (they look too small for that)? Any tankers here?
ReplyDeleteThose are indeed ammo belts for the coax, commander's and loaders MGs (the ammo boxes and the guns are nearby). A 12.7 (or perhaps 14.5ish) and a couple of 7.62s, from the looks of it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a standard inspection junk-on-the-bunk layout for a vehicle, in this case tank, waiting for someone in charge to look over all their gear and verify it's present, functional, and serviceable.
Pain in the @$$, but if you don't do it, your troops and army rapidly look more like gypsy caravans than a fighting force.
If we didn't mess around in other peoples' business, we would never have a need for it.
ReplyDeleteJust stop for a minute and count up how much of your tax money has been spent messing around other peoples' business.
Then think about how heavily Britain was taxing us just prior to the American Revolutionary War.
Compare. Run the math.
Conclusions?