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  1. Serge
    The art of teasing.
  2. Serge
    Goaaaaaaal
  3. Serge
    Marc was busy at EuroSatory. 😩
  4. Serge
    CBRN suit is still a problem to integrate with helmets.
  5. Serge
    Leclerc MBT looks very safe :
  6. Serge
    No.
  7. Serge
    It’s too much early to show another armor configuration. EMBT is first designed as a signal to shareholders and is at its very first stage.
  8. Serge
    With EMBT, the turret is raised
  9. Serge
    This is a storage box designed for stealth effect (IR, visual, radar). Its shape is made necessary because of the driver’s hatch.
  10. Serge
    In fact, rear sponsons are of no use to protect section dismounting. Spz-Puma, Namer and Eitan (even the Griffon) are representative of the trend in armored combat vehicles design. To keep gross weight reasonable while improving crew protection, vehicles are now made with a survival crew cell surrounded by separated volume. Those volumes are now part of the protection concept. So, both Eitan’s rear boxes are permanent protection for the crew cell. The straight rear ramp is a complementary advantage. With rear side boxes, it’s very hard to achieve a direct hit to the ramp. One can imagine himself with a weapon trying to sight the ramp and understand how close is the angle. You have other advantages : - the hull is more rigid ; - the ramp is lighter so the mechanism is more compact, easier to integrate... - rear storage are larger. And storage volume is always an Achilles heel.
  11. Serge
    Yes Mars was the name of balistic steel plates produced by Creusot Loire Industries.
  12. Serge
    My humble contribution :
  13. Serge
    Need to ask Damian
  14. Serge
  15. Serge
    Exf
  16. Serge
    Funny
  17. Serge
    We are missing Damian now.
  18. Serge
    Maybe Bionix IFV is too much light.
  19. Serge
    It reminds me the feeling of the GIAT Industrie team when it saw the Leclerc returning from mobility trials. It was so damaged, they considered Swedish Army tried to simply broke the chassis. From the very beginning, they wanted the Leopard-2.
  20. Serge
    So vintage.
  21. Serge
    Like both Australian and Czech Army competitions ? SPz-Puma on the one hand, SPz-Lynx on the other one. The problem is not an internal competition but how close are both solutions. Chassis are the same. We have to keep in mind, the decision is made by the customer. So, saving 2t can be good for it. Having 7 more rounds ready to be fired into a 2 men crew turret can be good for it. The very drawbacks of the E-MBT is the balistic hole between turret and chassis. Once solved, we will be able to compared the quality of E-MBT and A7...
  22. Serge
    Can a branch initiat the ADS ?
  23. Serge
    It’s easier to restart the turret production. Nexter losted some capabilities concerning mobility.
  24. Serge
    The Leclerc production facilities are closed and, it can take 3 years long to reactivate. This is why we’ve just failed new contracts last year. Leclerc chassis is complex and expensive. Leopard 2 is reliable and can be improved. The Euro-MBT is 6 tons lighter with 7 more rounds and 3 men crew. By 2035, today’s tanks will be out dated. So, an interim solution for countries wich don’t want to spend to much now is needed. As a French man, I’m not very found to see we have good technological bricks and are, in the meantime, unable to provide a tank to a friendly country.
  25. Serge
    I deeply believe there is a place (a need) for a good quality basic tank in the world tank market. We can’t wait 2040 and an hypothetical MGCS. This demonstrator is a good start. The next will be better. Just to solve the problem of how the pilot hatch is close to the turret.
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