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Re: Pneumatic Air Tanks

Actually, I think it's specified just fine in the manual. It's part of the pneumatic system, right? Thus, according to:
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<R66> In addition to the items included in the KOP, pneumatic system items specifically permitted on 2011 FRC ROBOTS include the following items. All included items must be “off the shelf” COTS pneumatic devices rated by their manufacturers for working pressure of at least 125psi and burst pressure of 250psi, and used in their original, unaltered condition (except as required for assembly with other components).
Additional air tanks are not listed under this rule. You received exactly 1 2"x12" accumulator in the KoP. Thus, you are allowed to use that single accumulator, no more. Compare this to the 2010 manual. The same rule exists (<R72>), with identical wording (except for the year). Under the rule, section A clearly states how many air storage tanks you can have in addition to the KoP provided 2 tanks. It seems pretty clear to me that this was specifically removed by the GDC this year in order to limit you to a single storage tank as provided in the KoP.