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MarkHolloway · Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject: M1A1 Startup Video/Audio

I recorded an M1A1 tank starting up. Will e-mail it to anyone interested. If you've never heard one it is quite different from the conventional style engine. The video is 12MB and the audio is 1 MB. Let me know which you want.

M551 @ alltel.net

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: M1A1 Startup Video/Audio

When I got my first experience with one at NTC in `03, I was amazed at how fast it spooled up and was ready to roll...maybe 10-15 seconds. Apart from not having to duck the blades, it was just like firing up a helicopter, only faster. Wink

Dontos · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 1:48 am Post subject: Re: M1A1 Startup Video/Audio

A an interesting side note:

In the recently released movie, 'War of the Worlds', the alien death ray is preceeded by a very familiar 'wind up' sound. It is the start up of an Abrams turbine engine.

I have a 'wav' of the engine start up that I used as the 'windows' start up sound bit.

I love that sound....

Don