Tanks for the concept

["Tim McCarty" <sunk99-at-msn.com>]

>Don't know about there, there is a long history of tanks being ordered for 
>production then not being >made.  Erick

We have (actually had as it's being remodeled) a long hallway at TACOM 
filled with 100s of models of combat varients that never went into full 
production.  I'll guess 20 varients near production for every one actually 
produced in quantity.  Of those 20, three or so will go into low production 
with 5-20 actually constructed of each.  We pulled a couple out of mothballs 
for the war in Iraq.  Scrapping a  combat program is nothing compared with 
the local Detroit auto industry and what they scrap out.  Funny - I have an 
original pastel from the early 50's  showing hover tanks with nuclear 
explosions going off in the distance.  Haven't seen any hover tanks produced 
in volume, but there were some made.
TimMc

_________________________________________________________________
Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and 
more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx