M10 Booker Combat Vehicle coloring page

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Today's new drawing is of the new M10 Booker Combat Vehicle.

M10 Booker Combat Vehicle

The M10 Booker is the US Army's newest combat vehicle.  It will replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.  There are some who call it a tank killer.  Some call it an Armored Fighting Vehicle.  And some Generals refer to it as a light tank.  And of course, it is also called the M10 Combat Vehicle.  

This fighting vehicle is about 19 feet 7 inches (about 7 meters long) if you are only talking about the hull length.  It is 22 feet 5 inches (nearly 8 meters) long if you are also counting the length of the hull and how far the gun sticks out past the front of the hull.  This armored fighting vehicle is about 10 feet (3 meters) wide.  

The Booker is armed with a 105 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm internally mounted machine gun.  It also has an externally mounted .50 caliber machine gun on top of the turret.  Yes, this vehicle has a turret very much like a tank.  Although the 105 mm cannon is not as big as a typical 120 mm cannon in an Abrams (full-sized) tank.  So I would vote with the generals who refer to it as a light tank.  The other generals and high-ranking officers like colonels argue that this vehicle is meant to combat fixed positions, infantry, and other armored fighting vehicles, NOT full-sized tanks.  So I will admit that those officers have a point.  

By the way, the Booker has a top speed of 45.  That is 72 kph.  The Abrams tank shares that same speed.  However, the Booker is much lighter than the Abrams. Because of this, a C-17 Cargo Plane can carry two Bookers at a time, while the same plane can only carry one Abrams tank at a time.  That is because the Booker has lighter and composite armor.  It weighs around 40 tons, while the Abrams tank weighs almost 74 tons.  

Since I am married to a geologist, and we both have a masters in Geoscience, I included magnesium staining in the rocks.  Magnesium stains are dark and look almost like leaking oil on the rocks.  Groundwater runs down rocks and washes the magnesium out of the rock and down the face of the cliff, creating the magnesium stains.  These kinds of stains are seen in the red rock of Southern Utah in national parks like Zion and Bryce Canyon.  

By the way, since my local artilleryman saw this and told me that I did it wrong, I need to point out that the Booker and tanks, in general, are direct-fire vehicles.  The main gun would probably be elevated less most of the time during combat.  My friend said that it would be more likely the Booker would be on a rise or top of a hill and fire down on enemy armor.  So I decided that the Booker in my drawing is firing at an armored vehicle that is up on a slightly higher mesa on the other side of the canyon.  That is why the M10 Booker in my drawing has an elevated gun.  (I know, I'm pushing it.)  

The M10 Booker Combat Vehicle has undergone testing with the US Army 82nd Airborne Division.  That means that they will also be the first unit to start fully operating this vehicle by next year or sooner.  

Finally, I need to point out that I drew this Booker with the .50 caliber external machine gun not mounted.  Also, look closely at the fired shell or bullet.  It is an armor-piercing shell

To get this drawing printed you need to hit the button labeled "Vehicles and Military Vehicles."  Then scroll down to the bottom of the list.  Then you click on the title to get the printable version.  Enjoy coloring this new "light tank."