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I once met a captain in the Army who told me about a great deal he made for his unit one time. He was at Fort Knox and learned that they were getting rid of their full sized tank turret simulator for the M60A3 tank. Since his National Guard unit still had M60A3s, he took the initiative to have ownership of it transferred to his unit. I don't recall what state he was from but it wasn't near Kentucky.
State headquarters were horrified but finally agreed to pay the shipping costs. There was an additional large expense to unload it and place it in the armory. Once it was set down the floor basically disintegrated under the 30 ton weight. Fortunately there was no basement.
Of course it had to be moved out so the floor could be fixed. They decided to just get rid of the thing. Unfortunately the Army wouldn't permit that. And they couldn't just store it outside until the fire control computers and other sensitive items were removed by somebody who was authorized to perform such functions. Another large expense.
It didn't cost anything to get that simulator but it was very far from free.
State headquarters were horrified but finally agreed to pay the shipping costs. There was an additional large expense to unload it and place it in the armory. Once it was set down the floor basically disintegrated under the 30 ton weight. Fortunately there was no basement.
Of course it had to be moved out so the floor could be fixed. They decided to just get rid of the thing. Unfortunately the Army wouldn't permit that. And they couldn't just store it outside until the fire control computers and other sensitive items were removed by somebody who was authorized to perform such functions. Another large expense.
It didn't cost anything to get that simulator but it was very far from free.