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sappersgt · 11-23-2006, 19:13 PM

I think the main issue here is cost. They, both the Israelis and Russians, have lots of surplus T-55s around. They are cheaper to convert these old otherwise useless tanks to APCs than buy new ones. Sure they are not near as efficient as the newer model APCs but then how much is a new Bradley, $2 million?

11-23-2006, 19:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
sappersgt *Military Professional* Join Date: 03-04-06 Location: Latitude 38 Longitude 112 Posts: 2,533 Country:	The price is right I think the main issue here is cost. They, both the Israelis and Russians, have lots of surplus T-55s around. They are cheaper to convert these old otherwise useless tanks to APCs than buy new ones. Sure they are not near as efficient as the newer model APCs but then how much is a new Bradley, $2 million? Last edited by sappersgt : 11-23-2006 at 22:57 PM.