Peace
Through Superior Firepower
June 14, 2005
Currently, the largest tank
ever built, the M1-J10 Main Battle
Tank, nicknamed "Jihadi Slaughter"
or "JaySlaw" for short is being
built in Lima, Ohio by General
Dynamics. The JaySlaw measures
nearly 90 feet in length, 35 feet
wide and stands almost 2 stories
high. The main weapon of the M1-J10
is a 478mm smoothbore cannon,
designed by the Rheinmetall Corporation
of Germany. Engagement ranges
approaching 22 miles were successfully
demonstrated during Operation
Iraqi Freedom. The JaySlaw has
been clocked at a speed of over
200mph in desert sand which is
simply astounding considering
the vehicle weighs more than a
thousand tons.
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