General AFV Thread

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C1 Ariete's on STRNK EUROWEALKINGS 0-EMISSION TONKS competition.

 

 

Shooting in the end doesn't look too good...

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Japanese medium tank Type 89 in China, 1937.

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C1 Ariete's on STRNK EUROWEALKINGS 0-EMISSION TONKS competition.

Shooting in the end doesn't look too good...

 

from TankNet:

From reports on the net, the Poles came in first in offensive shooting with 285/350, second in defensive shooting with 277.5/350 behind the Germans. The Italians were said to have sucked on the first day because the platoon had previously been on anti-terror duties and not done much tanking for two years, allegedly exhibiting a strange way to zero their guns, but delivered the best performance of all in a stage on the second day. The Americans also seem to need to catch up a little on basic conventional fieldcraft like vehicle camoflage after years of fighting armed goatherders. The German platoon was the only one to be led by an NCO (E-8).

 

Lots of interested observers from Austria, Canada, Portugal, Sweden etc., and the next event may have more participants.

[ZloyKrolik]

The video of the Italians showed a lot of short rounds fired. Must have been from the first day.

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Belarus-made armored car (by MZKT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNlODbyjYuQ

[Walter_Sobchak]

This is terrible and wrong.

 

[Belesarius]

TOROS IFV for arctic service.

 

LoooSer, you know anything about this?

 

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MT-LB chassis was used (although they made in longer), armor that protectsfrom small arms and turret from BTR-82A, AFAIK. Basically this is tracked APC for arctics.

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TITUS MRAP 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ariete

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Italian army have only 30 Ariete tanks in service...

 

The Army is now down to about 30 functioning Arietes — its main battle tank — after savage cuts to maintenance budgets left many tanks without parts and out of service, he said.

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/vehicles/2016/05/20/italy-freccia-centauro-army-vehicle/84642530/

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STRNK EUROTANK competition footage.

[Mike E]

Italian army have only 30 Ariete tanks in service...

Viva Italia!

That's...pretty pathetic.

[Khand-e]

Italian army have only 30 Ariete tanks in service...

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/vehicles/2016/05/20/italy-freccia-centauro-army-vehicle/84642530/

 

So, they'd surrender to 30 rifleman squads?

[LostCosmonaut]

From what I've heard, European militaries are in a pretty bad state in general in terms of readiness (supposedly Germans are the worst).

[Khand-e]

From what I've heard, European militaries are in a pretty bad state in general in terms of readiness (supposedly Germans are the worst).

 

No, German soldiers are just so good that they can convert broomsticks into .50 BMG machine guns!

 

Superior Engineering!

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Viva Italia!

That's...pretty pathetic.

That mean that during STRNK EUROWEAKLING TONKS competition Italian armed forces are almost out of heavy armor that can defend the country?

[LostCosmonaut]

That mean that during STRNK EUROWEAKLING TONKS competition Italian armed forces are almost out of heavy armor that can defend the country?

 

So, how many ethnic Russians are there in Italy?

[Bronezhilet]

So, how many ethnic Russians are there in Italy?

Doesn't matter, soon there will be enough.

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