General AFV Thread

[Sgt.Squarehead]

On ‎5‎/‎13‎/‎2018 at 10:34 PM, Mighty_Zuk said:

We got candy...

 

The candy is a lie!

[Ramlaen]

Design concepts emerge for possible new French–German Main Ground Combat System

[Mighty_Zuk]

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The first of these is a single platform concept that uses a tracked vehicle with a large calibre externally mounted gun

 

So... no turret for that specific concept?

[LoooSeR]

Panthera F9 in Libya (LNA artilley positions)

[Mighty_Zuk]

Gotta say they really put some effort into turning the Samson II into not extremely ugly:

 

[skylancer-3441]

A couple more photos (from varoius bulgarian websites):

[Alzoc]

And so it begins:

 

 

[Steelninja333]

A few pictures of BMP-2FIN Hull add-on armour taken at FDF 100-years day exhibition: https://imgur.com/a/28O2hBE

[Ramlaen]

Soon.

[Alzoc]

 

25 minutes ago, Ramlaen said:

Soon.

 

We need mooar Leopard 2 xD

tis never enough.

 

Representing the French army last year was the 501e RCC

 

 

This year it will be the 1er Régiment de chasseurs

 

 

I'll follow their facebook page to see what they'll update

Don't know from which units are the other participants though.

 

[Xlucine]

The UK lot is from the Queen's Royal Hussars

 

They're also on facebook:

 

[Sgt.Squarehead]

On ‎9‎/‎12‎/‎2015 at 9:45 PM, LoooSeR said:

That thing saw combat? (Or, better to say "was presented at battlefield")

 

On ‎9‎/‎12‎/‎2015 at 9:47 PM, Mohamed A said:

 

Yes. T-55 Enigma. Iraqi upgrade for T-55/T-55A. It has ceramic spaced armor (no idea if this is better than normal spaced armor). The idea might not seem impressive to you, but it's actually very good vs Iran because at the time the Enigma was made, Iran was doing nothing but spamming HEAT shells.

 

Pretty sure the add-on armour was just steel & rubber, no ceramics to be seen on this one.

 

Was hoping there might be more info on (& pictures of) the Enigma.....I'm just gathering references for a build (1/72 as usual).

 

Here's some decent pics from Wiki of the Bovington example:

 

 

Close up of Turret 'NERA':

 

 

[Ramlaen]

The 7th Army Training Command's flickr has an album for the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, there are hi res pics (and from the previous years as well).

 

The American platoon is from the 1st Infantry Division.

 

 

[SH_MM]

Finished product (except for the lacking camouflage painting):

 

 

 

[Mighty_Zuk]

I think I'm about a year late, but still. Was looking through new stuff from Plasan and noticed this:

https://www.plasan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/FlexFence-ENG.pdf

 

This is foam armor that is claimed to defeat all types of unitary charge RPGs with an 80% success rate, capable of 6 defeats per squared meter, and weighs only 10 to 12 kg per square meter, which is said to be only 25% that of traditional bar armor.

 

This is the same armor the Leclerc was displayed with:

[Ramlaen]

 

[ZloyKrolik]

70th Armor! The US entry is from 2/70 AR.

[SH_MM]

KMW and Nexter apparently developed a new amphibious vehicle. No idea if this will be KMW or Nexter branded...

 

 

 

[Mighty_Zuk]

Looking good. Too bad they'll probably wait a couple more years to throw a turret on it.

[Alzoc]

1 hour ago, SH_MM said:

KMW and Nexter apparently developed a new amphibious vehicle. No idea if this will be KMW or Nexter branded...

 

The logic move would be to brand it KNDS.

The question however is who would manufacture it if an order come in?

 

I don't know if Nexter and KMW have an agreement on the industrial model.

Will each site manufacture specific parts which will be assembled in a final site (like the civilian part of Airbus) or repeat the mess of the Eurofighter where each country had its own assembly line?

 

The first solution is more efficient but also involve a lot more politics than the second, especially for non-NATO or EU orders which will have to be validated by both country.

 

Side-question: Is there actually a market for amphibious landing vehicles atm?

I mean the US marines are pretty much the only ones to use that kind of vehicle in any meaningful numbers, and the replacement program of the AAV have been canceled afaik.

[Serge]

4 hours ago, Mighty_Zuk said:

Looking good. Too bad they'll probably wait a couple more years to throw a turret on it.

It already have a turret

But, maybe, there is a big surprise in the design.

[Serge]

 

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Side-question: Is there actually a market for amphibious landing vehicles atm?

I mean the US marines are pretty much the only ones to use that kind of vehicle in any meaningful numbers, and the replacement program of the AAV have been canceled afaik.

You have plenty of countries with archipelagos, wetlands, large deltas.

They don’t call for a very expensive EFV like solution

[Alzoc]

20 minutes ago, Serge said:

 

You have plenty of countries with archipelagos, wetlands, large deltas.

They don’t call for a very expensive EFV like solution 

 

Good point.

[SH_MM]

4 hours ago, Alzoc said:

Side-question: Is there actually a market for amphibious landing vehicles atm?

 

Every AAV operator will in the short or mid-term consider buying a replacement. The KDNS vehicle seems to be a bit smaller than an AAV, but it's probably faster and better protected.

 

[LoooSeR]

Georgian Didgori

 

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