Life in the 11th ACR, Part 2: Tanks
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There are two main battle tanks in use by 11th ACR. The Abrams and the OSV-T. Crewmen need to master both: The M1 to remain current on the fielded vehicles, and the OSV-T which will be familiar to Bradley crewmen, to fight the rotational units.
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