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Does anyone knows if it will be part of infantry or cavalry anti-units or artillery (like the former Pereh Israeli AT system) -
I think AS21 is a little bit better than the Anders.
The government appears to be the problem. -
Maybe, we have to remind Poland had an heavy IFV in the past : Anders.
So, if the future field army is articulated in both an heavy and a medium force, it can make sens.
We have to remind they have a specific problem with their river system. This is why Borsuk is needed. -
Poland is said to purchase 180 K2 MBT for delivery by 2024.
Talks are in progress about AS21 Redback.- Lord_James and Laser Shark
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Poland is said to purchase 180 K2 MBT for delivery by 2024.
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A French article about the Nexter Katana 155mm shell :
in a nutshell :
- GNSS guidance ;
- ITAR free ;
- 40000 m rang ;
- modular design :
- to ease future upgrades ;
- to ease foreign cooperation ;
- size compatible with auto loading ;
- close to find its first customer.
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Does anyone knows how heavy is the kind of vehicle they want to use with such a beast.
I’m very surprised to see they are not using an ASCOD based solution.
The Sabrah chassis could have been perfect with an MLC50 span.
Merkava Mk4 is more expensive to maintain and to deploy. -
I’ve found this about ASCALON.
in French
they say the 130mm Rheinmetall solution will reached its limit earlier because of the higher pressure chamber choice.
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The chamber is a little bit larger
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About the Nexter 120mm Shard Mk1.
Leopard 2 and Leclerc compatible ;
new 3 pieces sabot ;
Reduces tears of the barrel ;
Ready for a Mk2 standard ;
lesson learned readily used for 140mm Ascalon.
- Clan_Ghost_Bear, Laviduce and Ramlaen
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In English
with the so French top edge accent
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5 hours ago, SH_MM said:
They didn't pay any attention to hide the signature of the exhaust? Seriously? Even the original ASCOD has that fixed.
Such as AS21, AMPV, Merkava...
Even the SPz-Puma is not so far.
Maybe they favored space saving and managed a solution.
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He must be right.
considering the size of vehicle. -
1- MGCS is not only French. It’s German too.
2- in case of cancellation, we will produce are own solution.
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Not specifically devoted to AFV but...
a video about the year 2021 tests campaign of the DGA, French directorate for armement.
even nuclear weapons.
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On 6/16/2022 at 12:31 PM, SH_MM said:
Furthermore the autoloader holds only 22 rounds of main gun ammunition, which is not sufficient for a modern MBT. As the frontal hull is now fully occupied by the crew (the fourth crew member takes up the space to the left of the driver, i.e. where the hull ammo rack in a Leopard 2 is located), the hull still needs to hold:
- a rack/container for main gun ammunition
- secondary ammunition for the coaxial machine gun, the 30 x 103 mm RWS and the normal RWS
- most likely computer and communication systems
- an air-conditioning system
Granted, the EMBT is a technology demonstrator, so they might have ignored that.
Not exactly.
I didn’t visit Eurosatory but there is a specific concept here.
Tanks are regarded as well armoured fire powered platform. But, if you look at tanks as platforms, you can find others opportunities.
The fourth crewman is a 15 years old concept. The idea is to dismount some components of a tank to manage a fourth siege with mission module for special tasks.
This way, you can have, for exemple, an ISTAR vehicle based on a tank to patrol in very permissive areas.
So, 22 rounds is enough for self-protection (and, I’m agree with you, it’s not enough against other tanks).The best candidate today for such an option is the Leopard-2. The Leclerc MBT is less easy to adapt (but is no more built.).
Such concept are very interesting for conflicts such as Irak and Afghanistan.
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An article about armoured design trend in French by Marc Chassillan.
https://www.frstrategie.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/defense-et-industries/2022/2.pdfIt deals with protection, fire power, mobility... not very technical but very interesting for people uninformed with French weaknesses.
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Two crewmen into the chassis.
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For anyone interested in following Eurosatory 2022 exhibition :
https://blablachars.blogspot.com/2022/06/en-attendant-lundi.html?m=1
Blablachars blog will provide many posts.
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Two crewmen in the chassis front.
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Claimed.
Do you know the crocodile syndrome ? Large mouth with short arms.
Plenty of crocodiles at war. -
About CAESAR in Ukraine :
- firing sequence of 4min 20sec ;
- trained in France in 2 weeks ;
- 80 artillery pieces destroyed claimed.
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It’s a little bit more complexe.
when your maximum range with a given ammo is 40000, your tactical range is 30000, not 40000. And it works.
So, the 4635 CEP at 40000 is of no interest.
More : when one knows how precision ammo are working, it’s funny to quote a maximum range CEP.
CV-90, why so much love ?
in Mechanized Warfare
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https://defence-blog.com/czech-republic-selects-baes-cv90-as-next-fighting-vehicle/