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New Leguans for Denmark being tested.
I must say, I never paid attention to the new driver hatch design for the Leguan - a swivel hatch like on pre-2A5 tanks, but quite a bit beefed up. Commander seems to have only a simple flip up hatch.
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16 hours ago, Wiedzmin said:
This is the tank (or at least the hull), shown at Eurosatory 2014. AFAIK it was a proposed variant for either an upgrade offer made to Chile or a sales offer made to Peru.
The turret seems to be taken from a different tank, might have been a testbed used for the ADS. Not only the roof was removed, but also the optics (EMES 15 and PERI R17) and there are marks near the turret bustle from an impact.
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Lance turret shell in Australia
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On 5/24/2023 at 6:47 AM, Pardus said:
The upper glacis is most likely a 45mm plate @ 82 deg, which is equivalent to ~350mm of RHA. An additional atleast 45mm of plating has then been added on top of that for the 2A7V bumping protection there up to above 700mm RHAe
The add-on armor is not homogenous steel.
On 5/24/2023 at 6:47 AM, Pardus said:That said this protection value is taken from a Swedish leak regarding Strv122 protection levels whilst using 90's D-tech external addon armour. It's rather likely that the 2A7V uses newer (E, F, G-Tech etc) external armour packages which provide even better protection.
There are no "F-Technology" and "G-Technology" armor systems. The add-on armor for the Leopard 2 PSO, 2A4M CAN and Leopard 2A7 models is the "E-Technology".
However the name does not refer to a specific armor solution, i.e. there are multiple types of armor systems based on "D-Technology" with different protection levels - with newer ones being developed and fielded after the original one. E.g. the Leopardo 2E is better protected than the Stridsvagn 122, despite both of them using armor in "D-Technology".
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8 hours ago, 2805662 said:
Reportedly, input costs in Germany have risen significantly due to the denuclearisation of the power grid. This, plus capacity issues thanks to post-February 2022 orders, may make KF41 cheaper to build in Australia than Germany.
The "denuclearisation" of electrical power didn't have an impact on prices for industrial application, but the reduction of gas imports from Russia. However "overseas production" isn't limiting Rheinmetall to Germany. They have a brand now plant in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary specifically made for producing Lynx IFVs. The lower cost of labor and the lack of follow-up contracts for that site certainly favors proposing a Hungary-based production.
Rheinmetall already wanted to use this plant when bidding in the Slovak IFV program.
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1 hour ago, mr.T said:
Looks like Europe will end up on M1 as most of Euro tanks will end up being scraped in Ukraine . No one is going to be buying Leclerc or Leopard after Ukraine and honestly manufacturing in Europe is getting killed by green new deal being showed down every ones throats.
KMW is getting more orders for Leopard 2 tanks (and negotiating with further potential customers) than before the Russian attempt to invade Ukraine. So it is quite the opposite.
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53 minutes ago, 2805662 said:
That article is a bit contradictory. Lynx’s vibrations due to “all metal track”, which points toward rubber band track (Soucy was demonstrated on Lynx, briefly), however Redback had “problems” with its rubber band track (first I’ve heard of this).
I wouldn't call that contradictory; the track issues could be of different nature. Unlike presented in Soucy's marketing material, both types of tracks have their advantages and shortcomings. Wiesel 1 originally had rubber band tracks, but due to performance issues these were later replaced with Diehl steel tracks. Now the LuWam prototype is fitted with (lengthened) Wiesel 1 tracks, but it is planned to replace those with rubber band tracks...
For the Australian bid, Rheinmetall fitted the KF41 Lynx with TR40 tracks from the British company Cook Defence Systems... the same tracks as fitted to Ajax. Maybe using other steel tracks might have avoided the vibrations/internal noise from reaching unbearable levels? Vibrations at least are something that is being considered during steel track development.
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On 3/2/2023 at 8:55 PM, 2805662 said:
Interestingly, their later article claims something else :
QuoteMultiple sources said the South Korean vehicle outperformed its German rival, but those close to the Rheinmetall bid said the Lynx came out on top. The Australian understands soldiers in the Rheinmetall vehicle complained of excessive vibration in the cabin and an occupational health and safety waiver had to be issued when some of the testers became sick.
The problem was linked to the German vehicle’s all-metal tracks. The Lynx was also said to have suffered more mechanical problems requiring engine changes.
The Redback reportedly had issues with cabin toxicity when the main gun was fired, which also required an OHS waiver, and problems with the vehicle’s composite rubber and steel tracks.
Both vehicles had developmental issues with their turrets and integration of active protection systems, which have become vital given the proliferation of anti-armour weapons.
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Leopard C1 turret used as target on a Canadian range.
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Burlak is the name of the turret.
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Old Swiss report on the trials of Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams.
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Germany wants to order 18 Leopard 2A8 tanks with the options for more ("a middle three-digit number").
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2A7V hulls.
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~$17 million USD to convert a M1A1 SA to a M1A2 SEP v3!
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Boxer with the same LANCE 2.0* turret as fitted to the Hungarian KF41 Lynx variant. Boxer CRV block II?
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That won't be relevant at most impact angles.
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19 hours ago, Serge said:
The purpose of a test is to make a choice not to look at what to fix.
Yes, that's fair. Still not entirely sure about the concept behind LAND 400 though (Phase 2: eliminate all unproven systems, then modify Boxer after selection and making it less proven; Phase 3: eliminate all proven systems, then complain about teething issues...).
If there are no issues with one vehicle and performance is on par or better, it always should be selected.
14 hours ago, Żółć said:In Poland, Redback's tests went poorly
This is what I was referring to. Redback performed very well in Australia (according to Australian reports), yet poor in Poland (according to Polish sources).
Australian soldiers complaint about Lynx's "excessive noise" in the vehicle, yet in the Slovak trials only the ASCOD 42 was demoted for vibration and noise issues.
StuG III Thread (and also other German vehicles I guess)
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Just some minor wheeled update: