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ATGM Spike LR fire from ZSSW-30 turret based on Rosomak APC.
 

Yes, turret frotn is rather like this:
 

 
 

 
 
Turret sides - definetly:
 

 
 
 
 
 

Yes, turret frotn is rather like this:
 

 
 

 
 
Turret sides - definetly:
 

 
 
 
 
 

Well known APC Rosomak in Afgan. version armour:
 

 
Orginally it was israeli but after that it was produced by polish company "Mikanit":
http://www.mikanit.com.pl/produkty/oslony-balistyczne.html
 
Now, we know patent draws and description:
 

 

 
 
Composition:
2 mm HHS + air + 6,7 mm HHS + 5 mm composite + 5 mm composite + 5 mm composite + 3,5 mm HHS + 35 mm air gap + 3,5 mm HHS + 5 mm composite + 5 mm composite + 3,5 mm HHS + 35 mm air gap  + 20 mm aluminium + 5 mm aluminium.
There is possibility that layout could be 4+3 (composite) and single composite layer can have up to 6mm thick and single HHS layer can have  4mm thickness. Layers can be separate up to 45mm.
 
Accoding to manufacurer this armour can protect against ATGM and RPG's up to 500mm RHA penetration.
 
Whole armour is combat proven in Afganistan - there are known some "Rosomak" whit 3x RPG's hits diretly in to this armour - no penetration at all, no engine damage. 
 
 
 
 
 

Hi,
My point of wiev (in english)  about Merkava Mk.I Hope that without bigger mistakes
Here:
The myth of Merkava - FragOut! magazine.
 
 
 

 
 

1) In table are mixed values form estern and western block - but in fact the only one big diffrence is slighty overestimated soviet turrets vs KE due to using as referencial non-monoblock APFSDS-T in Soviet Union. Rest is showing just some general level of the frontal protection.  What is more important - those table data are based on RADE, CIA, and Soviets orginal data. Have You have something better? I don't.
 
2) and 4):  Indeed - "safe angle" in Mk.1 is smaller and in article it's mentioned very clearly: 
 

 
 
3) IMHO nope, those thickenss have fluent value :-) It's mucht bigger in lower past of the cast (ca 80mm) and the thinnest in upper part, again - it was noticed:
 

 
 
IMHO it wil be easier if you just read whole article not only tables.
 
And those Mk.1 part:

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hi,
My point of wiev (in english)  about Merkava Mk.I Hope that without bigger mistakes
Here:
The myth of Merkava - FragOut! magazine.
 
 
 

 
 

https://fragout.uberflip.com/i/1281650-frag-out-magazine-30/5?
 
My article about 17 years Wolverine in service. So all about difficult APC Rosomak in Poland.
Enjoy!

https://fragout.uberflip.com/i/1281650-frag-out-magazine-30/5?
 
My article about 17 years Wolverine in service. So all about difficult APC Rosomak in Poland.
Enjoy!

https://fragout.uberflip.com/i/1281650-frag-out-magazine-30/5?
 
My article about 17 years Wolverine in service. So all about difficult APC Rosomak in Poland.
Enjoy!

https://fragout.uberflip.com/i/1281650-frag-out-magazine-30/5?
 
My article about 17 years Wolverine in service. So all about difficult APC Rosomak in Poland.
Enjoy!

https://fragout.uberflip.com/i/1281650-frag-out-magazine-30/5?
 
My article about 17 years Wolverine in service. So all about difficult APC Rosomak in Poland.
Enjoy!

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

IED, no KIA no WIA:
 

 
 
 

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

IED, no KIA no WIA:
 

 
 
 

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

IED, no KIA no WIA:
 

 
 
 

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

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