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MarkHolloway
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: M113A3 ID Features?
I thought the M113A3 had the external fuel tanks and holes for mounting add-on armor. They have an "M113A3" at the egineer museum that has neither. Is the museum wrong or was the external fuel tanks part of the RISE package? www.flickr.com/photos/...otostream/ _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:00 am
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Hi,

From my memory, one of the key parts of the A3 upgrade was moving the fuel cell outside of the crew compartment (along with a spall liner, different driver's controls, and a handful of other less visible changes...powertrain, etc.)

Unless the rear fuel tanks have been removed, this is more likely an A2.

Chuck

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Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:40 am Post subject: Re: M113A3 ID Features?
That's what I was thinkin' Chuck. I e-mailed the museum to ask. _________________ "TUMBLEWEED"

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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:26 am Post subject: Re: M113A3 ID Features?
Imagine that, a museum being wrong? It's an A2.

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