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The M247 Tank and Its Propensity to Lock on to Latrines... (2018x227)
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The M247 Sergeant York was officially designated as a “self-propelled anti-aircraft gun” but was for all intents and purposes a tank chassis with anti-aircraft guns attached to the top. The vehicle was named for one Alvin York, a famous and highly decorated WW1 hero who captured over 100 German soldiers pretty much single handedly.
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Sources:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/08-1988.pdf
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a297415.pdf
https://books.google.com/books?id=BpLPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA244&lpg=PA244&dq=M247+sergeant+york+cost+billion+million&source=bl&ots=ebwgLOTBIS&sig=OUiN90Lf2a40ZC5E9lTNrZwtJwo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVirrkrKbSAhUOz2MKHUSbCzQQ6AEIOjAE#v=onepage&q=M247%20sergeant%20york%20cost%20billion%20million&f=false
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