Vicious_CB Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 6/10/2019 at 8:42 AM, Ramlaen said: Probably not, having a CROWS-J on an Abrams is also extremely unlikely. Wasnt there a stop production order on the CROWS-LP a while back? What CROWS are the M1A2C shipping with? I wouldnt mind the Abrams with a CROWS-J, not because it would be useful, but so that people can stop saying "Abroomz sux cause no gun launched missile" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Vicious_CB said: Wasnt there a stop production order on the CROWS-LP a while back? No. What CROWS are the M1A2C shipping with? CROWS-LP I wouldnt mind the Abrams with a CROWS-J, not because it would be useful, but so that people can stop saying "Abroomz sux cause no gun launched missile" Dumb people are dumb and where would you store the missiles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssaultPlazma Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Vicious_CB said: Wasnt there a stop production order on the CROWS-LP a while back? What CROWS are the M1A2C shipping with? I wouldnt mind the Abrams with a CROWS-J, not because it would be useful, but so that people can stop saying "Abroomz sux cause no gun launched missile" Who said that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylancer-3441 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 article on AUSA 1975 exhibition, published in International Defense Review 1975-06 Spoiler article on AUSA 1976 exhibition, published in International Defense Review 1977-01 Spoiler (In haste, I forgot to make a photo of page 103, and better photo of page 108) article on AUSA 1977 exhibition, published in International Defense Review 1978-01 Spoiler Clan_Ghost_Bear, Scolopax, Ramlaen and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylancer-3441 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 article on AUSA 1978 exhibition, published in International Defense Review 1979-01 Spoiler article on AUSA 1979 exhibition, published in International Defense Review 1980-01 Spoiler Scolopax, Ramlaen, Laviduce and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan_Ghost_Bear Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 The M109A7 with the ERCA and Auto-loader is to be designated XM1299: https://ndiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/ndia/2019/armament/Musgrave.pdf Scolopax, Renegade334, skylancer-3441 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious_CB Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 7/14/2019 at 7:23 PM, Ramlaen said: No. CROWS-LP Dumb people are dumb and where would you store the missiles? On March 21, Gen. Robert Abrams, commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, stated FORSCOM’s position is that the Army should “immediately stop the fielding of CROWS-LP [Common Remote Operating Weapon Station – Low-Profile] systems to Forces Command Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABVT),” in a memorandum directed at the vice chief of staff for the Army, which was obtained by Task & Purpose.The memo goes on to say, “The CROWS-LP system does not correct tank commander visual and fire control issues.”Ten days later, Army Acquisition Command issued a stop-work order to CROWS Low-Profile manufacturer Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, according to a copy of the order, also obtained by Task & Purpose.The problem is, nobody from the Army or the Defense Department seems to know the details of the stop-work order or the FORSCOM memo. I guess it never came to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 44 minutes ago, Vicious_CB said: The problem is, nobody from the Army or the Defense Department seems to know the details of the stop-work order or the FORSCOM memo. The article that cemented Task & Purpose as cheap clickbait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 4:55 AM, Clan_Ghost_Bear said: The M109A7 with the ERCA and Auto-loader is to be designated XM1299: https://ndiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/ndia/2019/armament/Musgrave.pdf That .pdf went up in late June and I completely missed the upgraded vehicle being called the XM1299. Clan_Ghost_Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 So I guess M109A7 is the last in the series then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Now slap a couple of those systems with a really deep magazine, and a water cooling system and load it onto the Zumwalt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/army-testing-new-weapons-technology-at-proving-grounds-in-yuma Video shows a Bradley being used to test hydropneumatic suspension and says the Abrams will be tested with it in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 30 minutes ago, Ramlaen said: http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/army-testing-new-weapons-technology-at-proving-grounds-in-yuma Video shows a Bradley being used to test hydropneumatic suspension and says the Abrams will be tested with it in the future. From Japan ? Look at the weight simulators on the turret. They are not symmetrical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan_Ghost_Bear Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Ramlaen said: http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/army-testing-new-weapons-technology-at-proving-grounds-in-yuma Video shows a Bradley being used to test hydropneumatic suspension and says the Abrams will be tested with it in the future. Not sure what I'm missing, but I don't see the video in that link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warford Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 US Army MBT-70 and XM803 at Fort Benning GA (June 2019): Ramlaen, Stimpy75, LoooSeR and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Clan_Ghost_Bear said: Not sure what I'm missing, but I don't see the video in that link. Probably your javascript blockers, I have to allow them to see the video. Here is a direct link. https://mcp-cdn-foxlocal-ksaz.storage.googleapis.com/video/video_studio/2019/07/24/Army_testing_new_weapons_tech_in_Yuma_area_587470_1800.mp4 Clan_Ghost_Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 5 hours ago, Serge said: From Japan ? Looks like a Horstman. Quote Look at the weight simulators on the turret. They are not symmetrical. The turret is not symmetrical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Moyes Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 NGCV concepthttps://twitter.com/KateMartyr/status/1153947297396461569 alanch90 and Clan_Ghost_Bear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Re-hash of my pics from AUSA 2017 of the Horstman. Trying to dig my MHI ones up. Laviduce and skylancer-3441 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylancer-3441 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 article on AUSA 1980 exhibition, published in International Defense Review 1981-01 Spoiler article on AUSA 1981 exhibition, published in International Defense Review 1982-01 Spoiler article on AUSA 1981 exhibition, published in International Defense Review 1982-02 Spoiler article (in german) on AUSA 1981 exhibition, published in Wehrtechnik 1982-01 Spoiler article on AUSA 1982 exhibition, published in International Defense Review 1982-12 Spoiler from that article on AUSA'82 - Ares concept turret w/75mm on nonexistent 6x6 wheeled chassis, which reminds me of ACVT and MPWS concepts - like one from cover of Armor magazine's January-February 1980 issue (although this one was with "gun pod" turret) (same drawings also available in Wheled versus tracked vehicles study final report, March 1985 on page 235 aka 3-73) Spoiler Karamazov, Ramlaen, Scolopax and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan_Ghost_Bear Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 https://www.defensenews.com/newsletters/tv-next-episode/2019/07/29/replacing-the-bradley/ General Coffman mentions "at least 5" companies are providing something for OMFV. We know about Raytheon, GDLS, and Hanwha so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warford Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 I've always liked the "Super 75;" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanch90 Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 So, let me get this straight: the same people who refused for over half a century to even mount an autoloader in a tank because "too many moving parts can fail" now want to replace the Abrams with a completely unmanned tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 47 minutes ago, alanch90 said: So, let me get this straight: the same people who refused for over half a century to even mount an autoloader in a tank because "too many moving parts can fail" now want to replace the Abrams with a completely unmanned tank? No and no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-L-M Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, alanch90 said: people who refused for over half a century to even mount an autoloader in a tank because "too many moving parts can fail" I'll take "things that never happened" for $500, Alex. See also: MBT-70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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