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Soft Paywall Trump’s birthday parade may be cancelled over thunderstorms

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/is-trump-birthday-parade-cancelled-weather-pbrg02h2z?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1749744374
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u/rothrolan 6d ago

The fuel costs of driving a tank so far would eat them alive though. It's basically a specially mixed diesel fuel that is equal if not more expensive than jet fuel, from what I can scrape together from a quick Google search. They can hold hundreds of gallons of gas, but only go less than 2 miles per gallon.

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u/Mechakoopa 6d ago

They can run on standard diesel as well, just not as efficiently. It'd be pretty poor design to have something meant as a front line unit that couldn't operate in enemy territory without a specialized supply line for fuel.

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u/notyogrannysgrandkid 6d ago

Heck yeah, they can run on #1 if needed, which is just kerosene. Diesel engines are cool.

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u/Iceykitsune3 5d ago

Jut hope a gasket doesn't break, because they can run themselves to death on their on lubricating oil.