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To: LindyBill who wrote (43696)	9/13/2002 10:14:27 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

We fought "Gulf I" in the winter. Our tanks are Turbine and are trucks gasoline. Actually, both you and CB are incorrect. We don't run any military vehicles on gasoline (except maybe a generator or pump). Most run on diesel (with most trucks possessing multi-fuel capability). They run on a special formulation called JP-8 which is formulated to avoid "waxing" problems associated with Diesel when operating in cold environments. Or course, in garrison they generally use diesel. But in a combat environment it's essential to limit the types of fuel you have to manage and handle, hence the creation of JP-8: jp8.org Things have changed since you were in the service Lindy.. (we got rid of the horse cavalry.. :0) Oh, and btw, Winter in Iraq is an average 51 degrees farenheit. Certainly not enough to create any fuel problems, but sufficient to reduce heat exhaustion casualities. Hawk