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http://www.defensenews.com/articles/army-to-demo-robotic-wingman-vehicles-in-2017

 

 

One of the efforts planned for the summer of 2017 at Fort Benning will assess whether it’s possible to give the weapons loader on an Abrams tank the responsibility to control unmanned air and ground vehicles by equipping the tank with an automatic loader, Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy, the commanding general at the Army’s Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, said during a teleconference with reporters this month.

 

An image I made for a 4chan tank thread over a year ago.

 

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It will become even more famous in my blog. But I do wonder, Ramlaen, even with the compact autoloader in place, would there still be room for a loader? The Abrams isn't exactly very roomy as it is now. 

 

https://www.meggittdefense.com/index.php/compact-autotoloader

 

The transfer unit resides completely behind the recoil path of the cannon. Its operational swept volume does not encroach into any useable space within the turret, thus allowing the retention of the full four man crew.

 

An Abrams with this would have 40 rounds of ammunition, 34 in the autoloader and 6 in the hull behind the TC.

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From the Sherman thread:

 

>Indirect Fire Control Gear

You would think that would be it for fire control equipment, but it’s not, because all Shermans came equipped with the equipment for their tanks to work as impromptu artillery batteries all Sherman based TDs had this gear as well. The US Army had this extra gear installed all the way up to the M60 tanks. During the war, some tank and TD battalions were very good at being artillery; other units didn’t train for it, and were not good.  This was a good way of keeping tanks useful in Italy, and they filled this role a lot there. I do not think this was something many other nations did with their tanks.

 

I remember setting up range cards for night firing on M60A1s using this gear. Pretty much the same equipment.

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http://www.armyrecognition.com/january_2017_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/thailand_has_signed_an_agreement_to_purchase_28_vt4_main_battle_tanks_from_china_10301176.html

 

Due to problems (who would have guessed?) with the Oplot order, Thailand has elected to purchase 49 VT4 MBTs from China.

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http://below-the-turret-ring.blogspot.ru/2017/01/hardkill-aps-overview.html

 

 

covering approximately a 200° arc at the left and right side of the vehicle, leaving the rear and front exposed.

 

SH, about Afghanit - You say that frontal arc is not covered and picture posted shows launchers aimed at the front of the vehicle...

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Also, Drozd pics

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Soviet APS 

 

Veer-1 and Veer-3 (on T-64)

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Zaslon is basically a Soviet Dozhd'

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