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"For example, artillery crews, working in pairs, must be able to lift
and load shells weighing about 100 pounds." 
Is an untrue, misleading statement.  Nowhere it is alluded that we "work in
pairs".  This skillfully crafted statement wrongfully asserts that the
projectile is a "(2) man lift"; we know that it is not.

" Tank crew members must be able to lift 40-pound shells using arm strength
alone, because of the vehicle's tight quarters."
Again, a skillfully crafted sentence.  The "shell" weighs approximately 40
pounds, the entire (fixed) cartridge may weigh from approximately 41 (M829)
to 56 (M829A3) pounds.  Each cartridge is packed individually, add another
15-20 pounds worth of packing materials and container to each cartridge-they
don't unpack nor carry themselves.

I do not know which projectile is most often shot however, the M1 Abrams has
12 cartridges in inventory.  They weigh:
41, 46, 49 56, 53, 50, 50, 53, 51, 42, 50 and 51 pounds each.  The "average"
would appear through simple math, to be approximately 50 pounds each (plus
15-20 lbs) packaging.
Submitted by Anonymous on February 19, 2013 - 8:06pm.

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