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Otokar Tulpar with Korhan turret

 
FNSS Kaplan Hybrid drive

 

Yemen

Otokar Tulpar with Korhan turret

 
FNSS Kaplan Hybrid drive

 

Otokar Tulpar with Korhan turret

 
FNSS Kaplan Hybrid drive

 

Was recently shown off that one of the K9A2 prototypes was fitted with Composite Rubber Tracks.
 

We now a bit more info on the Mitsubishi vs Patria WAPC replacement from one of the test drivers.

 
The performance advantage previously stated has to deal with the differential lock on both vehicle. The MAV only had a front and rear diff lock while the AMV had diff lock on all axels which gave better performance in off-road conditions. For those who don't know the MAV design and concept predated the MCV by a few years as the Common Tactical Wheeled Vehicle. From what I can tell this was changed between the MAV and MCV as this complaint was never raised about the MCV.
 
In terms of crew comfort
The MAV had much more room for dismounts, but the seats were less comfortable. It was easier for the driver to get in and out of the Patria.  The emergency fire suppressant switch was in an inconvenient place and was accidentally triggered during testing on the MAV. The MAV was much louder in the drivers area, but it was partially because ear pro was accidentally forgotten when procuring supplies for the drivers. After ear pro was provided there were no issues, but he notes that the MAV was too loud without anything, but noted that the crew would always have earphones during operation. In the posters opinion and my speculation, it seems like Mitsubishi kind of half-assed the competition. They put forward an old design and didn't bother properly adapting it to the competition the design wasn't really adapted based on feedback. It seems like Mitsubishi just put forward the design they already had just to fill out the domestic design requirement without any expectations to win. The poster thinks that MHI could have easily created a clean sheet design to directly counter the AMV based on talks with some of the engineers, but the higher ups didn't put in the expected effort for such a competition. On the other hand Patria was well prepared for the competition and very accommodating to the testing staff with plenty of spares (which didn't need to be used since both designs had an almost non-existent failure rate). IMO where Mitsubishi just put forward a design for the sake of putting forward a design Patria went all out in an attempt to win.
 
On one hand I don't entirely blame Mitsubishi. After Komatsu pulled out of the competition MHI was picked to replace them as the domestic design. On the other it's a shame that they just put a design forward without fully committing to the competition as one would expect out of a company like MHI. My hope is that the MoD will get Hitachi more into the defense business with the new grants and safety nets and take some of the weight off of MHI in the absence of Komatsu.
 

https://imp-navigator.livejournal.com/1130482.html
 
Moded T-72s

 
 

A section of the Korean military magazine "Military" from August, 2003 showing the 11th Maneuver Division's K1s during a training exercise.
 

 
 
And a section from the Korean military magazine "Korean Defense Magazine" showing K1A1s at the Hyundai Rotem Changwon Plant during a rollout demonstration. 
 

 

Arrived for testing.

New render of the XK3 from Hyundai Rotem. 130mm gun, unmanned turret, KAPS, combined CITV/RWS, and Composite Rubber Tracks among other things that seem to be included in this preliminary render.
 

BVM in full kit.

https://www.kalashnikov.ru/sovetskie-opytnye-boevye-mashiny/
   The collection of the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineering and Signal Corps has a number of models of rare and prototype military equipment that are completely unknown to researchers of domestic weapons.
 
Soviet ATGM carriers projects from mid-late 1960s that were unknown to public, from storage of Museum of Artillery and Engineering in St.Petersburg.
 
First is 6KIN-100 on Shilka chassis. Grom cannon, rear turret section was supposedly liftable ATGM launcher. The docs with that model are dated 1968. 

 
KIN-1021 model. Also based on Shilka, armed with few different weapons. No docs, hard to say what missile where exactly, could have been AA or ATGMs. Taking into account aiming system (Maybe?) visible i would say those were not AA missile, most likely ATGMs.

 
 
PKN-21 ATGM carrier for Falanga missiles. Vehicle uses chassis from Krug AA system. Dated 1968. Armed with Grom and co-axial MG on top of ATGMs.

 
 
PR-1041. Chassis looks close-ish to Gvozdika SPG chassis. ATGM carrier, dated 1968, was in the works in 1966 or 1967.

 
 

Boomer light, heh. Patent for new APC using some parts of BTR-80 and 82.

 
 

Maybe this one is the same vehicle.
 
Also, version with Ballista RCWS

 
 

Apparently a turret illustration of a C1 turret. 
 

 
Any clearer versions out & about?

Big news recently. The reconnaissance version of the ICV has been seen yesterday and Japan has agreed to transfer 100 vehicles to Ukraine. The vehicles include the 1/2t truck, HMV, and Materials Carrier. While all will be "unarmed" upon delivery all readily accept weapons up to 50 cals on mounts and the Material Carrier can tow howitzers.
https://twitter.com/rockfish31/status/1660353734193577984?t=M6eBmsMnFdmHlaOVQTlmRg&s=19

o_-;;

T-90M with Arena-M
 
https://fips.ru/registers-doc-view/fips_servlet?DB=RUDE&rn=1310&DocNumber=136227&QID=125F504C-11C1-4F06-BD1D-A6AA2AC498C8&TypeFile=html
 
https://new.fips.ru/registers-doc-view/fips_servlet?DB=RUPAT&DocNumber=2794373&TypeFile=html
 
aaand...hull ass ERA 

Fairly recent pictures of K2s during mobility tests at the Hyundai Rotem Facility in Changwon.