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Ms. Toad

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12. Each tank weighs 60 tons.

Reply to niyad (Reply #7)

Sun May 18, 2025, 04:22 PM

May 18

The plates are described as weighing "hundreds" of pounds, and that weight is spread over a large surface area. For reference, even a small car weighs thousands (around 2.5 thousands), not hundreds, of lbs. And the weight of a car is focused on four (generally) points - where the four wheels touch the ground.

Absent something like difficulties in placing the plates and doing damage by swinging them around, close to zero damage.

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I am a bit puzzled. The damage to the roads in DC with TRAITOR**'s insane, [View all] niyad May 18 OP

Is it the just the weight or radical noodle May 18 #1

Since there are roads & bridges in D.C. that cannot take the weight of the Presidential 'Beast', Attilatheblond May 18 #2

Here's what I found Wiz Imp May 18 #3

Thank you for that information. I understand what those monstrous plates niyad May 18 #7

they shouldn't do any damage. Wiz Imp May 18 #8

Each tank weighs 60 tons. Ms. Toad May 18 #12

Moscow parade: dalton99a May 18 #4

those are steel tracks, Abrams have rubber pads... this is much ado about nothing. WarGamer May 18 #10

And the waste of money....the fuel efficiency of an M1 Abrams Tank, at 60-74 tons depending on the model, surfered May 18 #5

More like gallons to the mile??? niyad May 18 #6

You are correct. I mistyped. 1-2 gallons per mile surfered May 18 #9

I don't know Meowmee May 18 #11

They may try to protect the roads with metal plates LetMyPeopleVote May 18 #13

Simply put, the plate will spread the weight NT Happy Hoosier May 18 #14