Molota_477

the other side 

CR2 rotor, hollow 

well it is, even vs DM63, but  20mm DM63 only, anyhow....
 

 

Interesting stuff, do u have the original source or file? I also want to make a scale model

A new K2 variant has made it's debut at IDEX 2021, the K2M.
 
From what I all can see it's an offshoot of the K2PL though with minor changes, the hard-kill APS has been replaced with the soft-kill APS system (similar to that of the normal K2, you have the soft-kill radar and the rotatable smoke grenade launcher). You also have additional cage armor applied to the turret bustle. 
 
Hopefully more and better images pop up.
 

Some more pictures detailing the additional armor on the turret and hull of the K2.
 

 

Someone do. It is DE102013101423.
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/84/45/e5/ab7a967a9f8dd9/DE102013101423B4.pdf
 
 

1974 report
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

120mm DM13 APFSDS Munitionsmerkblatt-1315-9213-1

PDF on Google Drive:
 

AFAIR, from this paper 
AN OVERVIEW OF PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR GROUND AND SPACE APPLICATIONS

AFAIR, from this paper 
AN OVERVIEW OF PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR GROUND AND SPACE APPLICATIONS

A great post by tankoff about Russian thermal imagers and sights with thermal channel.
https://otvaga2004.mybb.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1872&p=25#p1355718
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ed Francis has recently started a fantastic Youtube channel going over British vehicle design and development called Armoured Archives. He has plenty of unseen gems in his videos, including this bad boy:
 

 
I'll let his work speak for itself: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCIgjPAYn253oyWLsYgiHDw

News about Armata. Translation of this article:
https://ria.ru/20200701/1573690648.html
   Most interesting parts are Victor Murakhovksiy comments. Journalists crap is spread across whole article here and there, sadly (like Armata using Krasnopol laser guided artillery rounds), i will try to throw it away.
 
   So in short - looks like UVZ implemented changes and fixes to problems found during testing of the vehicle. Engine sounds like received some changes as well and now have 2 modes of operation. New Russian-made thermal imagers were put into production for Armata. Ammunition for main gun sounds like was also brought to serial-production stage (or ready to be produced). 

That was blue-on-blue but rather with NM 222 (Mk 264) MP-T than with NM 225 (Mk 258) APFSDS-T.

Supashock Australia’s Retractable Anti-tank Missile Platform (RAMP) for Spike LR2 as being integrated into the Lance 2.0 turret for the Lynx KF41 & Boxer CRV. 
 

T-72B3, T-80BVM, T-90M, T-14, T-15 top view.  

IED, no KIA no WIA:
 

 
 
 

Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

Yes, it is a useful course book and very easy to be found in Chinese Internet, however its hardcover is very rare now.
Link：https://pan.baidu.com/s/18QXkATK6JEAH6Sy4RT27SA

Code：yde9

Something interesting about Merkava III's armor protection(in Chinese):
Some of these images are come from Chinese course book《装甲防护技术基础》（The basic technology of armor protection）, and others are come from this issue： http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-BQZS200108004.htm
The main author of these two sources is one of the chief tank designers in China. Mr.Zhang has presided over a design of front-engine tank scheme under the frame of Chinese 3rd gen MBT, but there was little info refer to these history)

Photo of Mr.Zhang and General Tal.

The cast turret base and weld frame.

Special armor covered, those colored parts most likely are heavy NERA or Built-in-ERA structure modules, while others are lighter module I guess.

T-3/4 module before shooting by a HEAT warhead of HOT missile. According to previous picture, it should be the side armor of the turret. So we can assume that the front arc of Merkava III's turret, looks likely ±30°，which can withstand more than 700mm even 800mm penetration from CE threat.

Still the T-3/4 module,before hitting by a RPG warhead. 
I am confused this number as T-9/4 at my first look, but it is more likely a distorted "3". There are some reasons: (1) Its thickness doesn't seem to fit on top of the turret. (2) In this pic the threat is RPG warhead, moreover, its incidence normal angle is smaller than the previous HOT warhead, which can be used as a useful basis for judging.

Built-in ERA structure, the left side is Israeli scheme, and Russian scheme at right side.




The armor layout of tank Merkava Mk III. The solid line is base steel armor's equivalent thickness, including spaced armor array inside the hull( The table above shows the thickness and inclination of the base steel armor,  unfortunately many  notes are missing in the PDF) and the dotted line is the special armor's protection capability against KE ammunition, up to 450mm RHA on turret front and 350-400mm on the UFP.
 
 
Hope you guys will enjoy this post

Some information about BTR-90, from 2 articles posted on Warspot (First, Second, in Russian)
 

BTR-90 next to a BTR-80A at the IDELF-2008.
 
 

The first prototype BTR-90 at the exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1994.
 
 
 

The first prototype BTR-90 at the exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod, 1994.
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

Second prototype during factory trails. Vehicle is "wearing" OI-25 tires.
 
 

Third prototype of the Rostok/GAZ-5923 with some changes from 2nd prototype, on factory trails.
 
 
 

Driver's position
 
 
 

BTR-90A with BM B08Ya01 "Bakhcha-U" at the show in Kubinka. 2002
 
 

 
 
 

Export version of the two missile launcher for Konkurs ATGM
 
 

BTR-90 No. 2B12LT1931 of December 2004 production with B05Ya01 “Berezhok” combat module. Alabino, 2008.
 
 
 

BTR-90 with the Berezhok combat module at the 2nd Guards motorized infantry division training ground, 2008
 
 
 

 
 

Yet again, from otvaga - PPNK commander's sight
https://www1.fips.ru/registers-doc-view/fips_servlet?DB=RUPAT&DocNumber=2682141
 
PDF: https://www1.fips.ru/ofpstorage/Doc/IZPM/RUNWC1/000/000/002/682/141/ИЗ-02682141-00001/document.pdf
 

 
   Navigation system (satelite and inertial) for T-72B1MS "Whte Eagle"
https://www1.fips.ru/registers-doc-view/fips_servlet?DB=RUPAT&DocNumber=2603821
 
PDF: https://www1.fips.ru/Archive4/PAT/2016FULL/2016.11.27/DOC/RUNWC2/000/000/002/603/821/DOCUMENT.PDF
 

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