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  1. Lord_James
    Lol, never let your superiors know you’re smart unless they ask you if you’re smart. Learned that in ROTC before I was unable to continue.
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    IIRC, (Damian stated) that the U in a vehicles serial number indicated that it uses first or second generation DU inserts, or something along those lines. The source is questionable (I mean, Damian is fucking crazy), but seems logical. My memory is also a little hazy on the subject.
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    Welcome to Sturgeon’s House great first post!
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    Oh, yeah, sorry, brain must have stopped working for a couple seconds. Oh, ok. I wasn’t looking at the suspension, but the hull and turret.
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    Works for me on safari (IPhone) and Microsoft edge (computer).
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    The hull is an early M4A2 small hatch, or late M4A1? @Jeeps_Guns_Tanks
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    Shit, why the hell is there a huge ‘open boarders’ crowd in the US, again?
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    Yeah, the 6” naval gun was causing me some problems, especially when trying to comfortably fit crew in the turret (I actually had no problems with ammo storage, with my hull being so tall; like 56 such shells in 2 ammo racks, at last calculation); would probably make the turret unmanned / low profile if I were to redo this. I was in the middle of making a 140mm gun, with a breach and trunnion similar to the M256, and basic ammo when my Calculus 2 summer class started; I planned on having all the major design work and arrangements set up, so I could just refine it with my spare time, but life seems to have had other plans. I agree, air intakes and exhausts are a big deal on front mounted engines, and the first thing I thought of to protect them was to use a slatted, spaced armor array at a high angle. I also calculated that any hits along the frontal arc, up to 10* elevation, would also have to pass through one of the special armor blocks around the intake to penetrate. The hardest part was actually exhaust because I refused to have it close to the intake, and was unsatisfied with having to run it through the floor. Thanks for the feedback, will try to do better next time I definitely like Xoon’s design, too (and it would have gotten my vote, if I were a judge). I have a strange allure towards exotic / unique vehicle designs, like the ELKE and it’s elevating gun, or Object 490.
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    Penetration is 220mm at 68.5o at >2km? Penetration at normal would be around 600mm, if I read that right.
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    24th International Symposium on Ballistics (September, 2008) https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/1009660.pdf
  11. Lord_James
    Let’s remember, we’re talking about the British army here; their bosses are not known for making good decisions.
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    It looks like there’s also a BMP-3 with that T-80U, so Soviet tank thread seems more appropriate, imo.
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    If I’m reading this right, this says: It doesn’t explicitly state the fractions are in inches, but it would be safe to assume so. I can’t make out the underlined section; if anyone can clarify, that would be appreciated. Is there more to this document, @Wiedzmin?
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    Did we sell Lebanon M113s, or is this a captured Israeli version?
  15. Lord_James
    Is there a video of Tulpans exploding jihadi scum?
  16. Lord_James
    @Beer, do you know anything about the LMG vz.28? The best I can find is that it is “a British Lewis gun firing 8mm Mauser”.
  17. Lord_James
    Damian hates Germany, and is a US fanboy. I believe he also is against the EU, but I may be wrong on that.
  18. Lord_James
    Why is this so epic, yet triggering my Irish pride... @Xoon
  19. Lord_James
    I see M1150; I am happy
  20. Lord_James
    Of course; no one died, but that won’t stop almost every media in the world from spouting on how a “white nationalist” shot up a mosque for a month, but the hundreds that died in Sri Lanka to Islamic extremists went silent within a week...
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    Hey, can I have your homework? Sure, just change it so it doesn’t look like you copied.
  23. Lord_James
    Hmmmm, are these: M735 M774 M833 M900 and I have no idea what the rest are.
  24. Lord_James
    Aren’t those ASU-85’s?
  25. Lord_James
    If the weight of the vehicle is going to be changed, it would be beneficial to know how it will effect the vehicle, before they start producing it. Higher ground pressure, lower acceleration / max speed, center of gravity / mass; all these things are important to know in a vehicle, and will effect how the vehicle performs. The effects are much more pronounced in ships and aircraft, but do effect ground vehicles, too.
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