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To: TimF who wrote (34465)	7/16/2002 7:45:44 PM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I think they can carry 1 M1. Maybe 2. The weight of M1s ranges between 60.0 and 68.7 tons: fas.org The C-17 has a payload of 77 tons: fas.org The C-5 would be able to carry two with a payload of 150 tons: fas.org The one existing Antonov An-225 could carry four: theaviationzone.com But I guess the C-5 airfield requirements are better. I believe no other American transport plane can carry an M1. Yes, cf. "Airlift Cargo Aircraft", payload vs. range chart: fas.org

To: TimF who wrote (34465)	7/17/2002 9:04:43 AM
From: BigBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

C-17's and "Armor" airforce-technology.com The design of the cargo compartment allows the C-17 to carry a wide range of vehicles, palleted cargo, paratroops, air-drop loads and aeromedical evacuees. The cargo compartment has a sufficiently large cross-section to transport large wheeled and tracked vehicles, tanks, helicopters (such as the AH-64 Apache), artillery, and weapons such as the Patriot Missile System. The C-17 is capable of carrying out an air drop of outsize firepower Ð such as the Sheridan tank or the Bradley fighting vehicle, if the Bradley is refitted to be air-drop capable. Three Bradley armoured vehicles comprise one deployment load on the C-17. The US Army M-1 main battle tank can be carried with other vehicles. Looks like a tank to me. :o} airforce-technology.com some other gear: airforce-technology.com "Armor" is not just M1's.