Ramlaen Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Serge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 Slightly closer look: Serge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skylancer-3441 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 from this tweet https://twitter.com/MBeinart22/status/1110659914064642049 from this tweet https://twitter.com/SydneyFreedberg/status/1110679955548065798 from this tweet https://twitter.com/VonBraunCenter/status/1111039911782744064 VPZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 A larger version of the two images in BAE's tweets, I am not sure what the object between the gunners sight and commanders cupola is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Ramlaen said: A larger version of the two images in BAE's tweets, I am not sure what the object between the gunners sight and commanders cupola is. Reveal hidden contents Given that it has a ring of circular apertures above the main optic, I suspect it's some sort of flash/laser beam detector. Maybe a soft-kill APS component to complement the hard-kill Iron Fist? It's either that or an anti-sniper system (though the latter, like the Raytheon Boomerang, would rely more on microphones, rather than optical sensors, for source triangulation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Would love to see a rear view. See what they’ve changed for MPF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 FORMATOSE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIADES Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 So ammunition in the hull? What could possibly go wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 hours ago, DIADES said: So ammunition in the hull? Correct, there is storage for 24 rounds in the hull in addition to the 21 rounds held by the autoloader. In an Afghanistan scenario the hull racks would likely be left empty. Clan_Ghost_Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIADES Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Ramlaen said: Correct, there is storage for 24 rounds in the hull in addition to the 21 rounds held by the autoloader. In an Afghanistan scenario the hull racks would likely be left empty. OK, so ammon sometimes in the hull proper but even the autoloader ammo is essentially in the hull/turret crewed space? If so, this is a serious reversion to past bad ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, DIADES said: OK, so ammon sometimes in the hull proper but even the autoloader ammo is essentially in the hull/turret crewed space? If so, this is a serious reversion to past bad ideas. There’s a bulkhead between the commander & gunner and the main armament/ammunition intended to prevent ammunition cookoff from injuring the crew. The same bulkhead necessitated to relocation of the co-ax to the gunner’s right. The integrity of the bulkhead is compromised in the event that the autoader fails and the gun is run in reversionary mode. I believe the hull ammunition stowage is compartmentalised as well, as the only access to it is via the doors on the glacis. This slows down reloading, clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIADES Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 I guess they were trying to keep turret size/swept diameter down because of the whole airborne idea. It is a neat autoloader but the whole thing compromised by a defunct requirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, DIADES said: OK, so ammon sometimes in the hull proper but even the autoloader ammo is essentially in the hull/turret crewed space? If so, this is a serious reversion to past bad ideas. The primary ammunition (ready ammo) is all stored in the turret behind a bulkhead with blowout panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIADES Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, Ramlaen said: The primary ammunition (ready ammo) is all stored in the turret behind a bulkhead with blowout panels. Yep, per 2805662 above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 To illustrate Ramlaen's explanation: Spoiler P.S. That is, of course, the old XM8, not the current, up-to-date M8. EDIT: didn't realize Ramlaen had already posted them on the first page, I thought I was just re-posting stuff he had only dropped in the AW forums (RIP, BTW). Collimatrix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 From AUSA-2019 https://www.dsjournal.com/2019/03/30/highlights-from-the-2019-ausa-global-forces-symposium-exhibition/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted October 14, 2019 Report Share Posted October 14, 2019 7 hours ago, Serge said: From AUSA-2019 https://www.dsjournal.com/2019/03/30/highlights-from-the-2019-ausa-global-forces-symposium-exhibition/ To clarify, this vehicle is *not* at the annual AUSA conference in Washington DC. Serge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 That's from the AUSA Global Force Symposium and Exposition from March 26-28 (scroll above on this page). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 4:16 AM, Renegade334 said: That's from the AUSA Global Force Symposium and Exposition from March 26-28 (scroll above on this page). Yep. I saw the pic & the caption and headed straight to the BAE booth thinking ‘How did I miss that?!’ It was an emotional roller coaster. Lord_James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 FORMATOSE and 2805662 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 (Seemingly) new build M8 hull. Ramlaen, David Moyes, FORMATOSE and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 I was hoping they would be able to get the ass end down with a modern engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 My wish list for the M8 refresh included hydro pneumatic suspension/HSU, band track (thanks Soucy), internal belly armour (where the torsion bars used to be, were the HSU realised), hybrid electric drive, 120mm gun (as per Thunderbolt prototype), and CITV. Ah well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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