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T-72 Iraqi tank New at Ft Bliss Nu 12
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Roy_A_Lingle
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:12 am
Post subject: T-72 Iraqi tank New at Ft Bliss Nu 12

Hi Folks!

I am calling this one a T-72 because I am not sure just which T-?? it is.
This tank has writing that looks something like "KOCCA" on the front and the rear. Looks a lot like a black magic marker rather than paint.
This guy has a lot of stampings on the front glacia. In the center is something that look a bit like "607BT9143" That figure I am calling a 6 looks like a capital B without the closing loop on the top half. Or that 6 looks like it as a square top, square left edge and a square bottom.
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That blue truck is the carrier that had just unloaded the M10 TD.

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That is all of the new vehicles as of last Thursday. The museum staff member told me three more vehicles are coming as a part of this shipment batch. One is a M4A3 76mm HVSS. She didn't know how many more batchs will be coming or if any of them will have more vehicles.

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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:25 am Post subject: Re: T-72 Iraqi tank New at Ft Bliss Nu 12
Soviet built T-72. In ''our'' alphabeth is translates as B01VT9143. B = 1978, 01 = january. A rather old one. The other letter/cipher combination I still like to know.....The black magic marker looks like some sort of rn, (1...8??). Thanks!! Regards, Lesley Last edited by L.Delsing on Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:33 pm; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: T-72 Iraqi tank New at Ft Bliss Nu 12
Its a T-72A. _________________ TTFN Jim If your not a member of JED then your not serious about anything military.. ********************* www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment *********************

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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: T-72 Iraqi tank New at Ft Bliss Nu 12
Jim, no. It is T-72. One of two first export specifications (Object 172M-E or -E2), with optical rangefinder and steel-only turret.

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