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    I was wondering if this is a Pandur (A2) after the RUAG-made SidePro-KE/IED armor has been fitted; RUAG was contracted in 2015 to develop and produce armor kits for the Austrian and Belgian Pandur vehicles. I've yet to see a Pandur 1 with additional armor; but the different spacing of the wheels suggest this is a EVO (or just another prototype). Btw. is the WS4 Panther RWS a cooperation between ESL and Elbit Systems or is it made under licence? Because it is also marketed by Elbit.
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    From Otvaga: Looks like the MBT-80 designs were better protected than the XM1, at least when it comes to protection against APFSDS ammunition. The XM1 has better protection against HEAT ammunition, but that doesn't really matter. The MBT-80 had much better turret armor than the XM1, so it was much less likely to be destroyed in hull down configuration (11 to 28% chance on the MBT-80, 17 to 58% (!) chance on the XM1).
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    Is this the new Pandur EVO or an upgraded Pandur A2 without RWS? The flat side walls, bolt-on armor and the assymetric wheel spacing make it look like the new EVO variant.
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    The Oplot-M has only three pairs of shock absorbers? That's not very much.
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    Leopard 1 tank assembly in 1970.
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    Premium sports cars are never built in "proper mass production", although Porsche arguably doesn't belong to this group.+ The Beetle was mass produced already in the 1940s.
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    The PlasTiger (plastic Tiger copy), video in German. Previously from 2013 to 2016 the German tank museum had loaned/borrowed a tank, but the owner took it back in order to restore it to running condition. It was created in several years of work by nine men of the German Army's special branch for decoys, camouflaging and deceiving. The weight of the PlasTiger is 2.7 metric tons.
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    Piranha 5 hull in Denmark:
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    The problem with the Nordic Tank Challenge is that it's based too much on work with the simulators. I don't know about the current version, but a few years ago no real tank firing was part of the challenge. Denmark doesn't use "proper" simulators, but instead is using the cheaper professional version of SteelBeasts from eSim Games with special hardware controlls to represent a real tank. That the Norwegian tank crews scored second highest is probably related to Norway also using SteelBeasts rather than using the more professional (and more expensive) simulators from KMW and Rheinmetall. This also sucks a lot for the US tank crews, because they have to use a simulator for the Leopard 2 in several events. However for other challenges (such as driving, maintenance) of the Nordic Tank Challenge, there is a modified grading system to account for the Abrams' own design. IIRC the maintenance takes longer on the Abrams, so they get more points when reaching the same time as Leopard 2 crews.
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    Well, then France would be last? Ukrainian tankmen come fifth in NATO tank biathlon - http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/421180.html
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    Leopard 2A4 > M1A2 SEP v2
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    Because they don't think it's necessary. According to older Polish articles, they assumed that the Leopard 2A4 is as well protected as the PT-91 with ERAWA-1 and ERAWA-2 ERA.
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    "The amount of finished challenges can alter..." So it doesn't tell us anything :/
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    No, they aren't new. They are usually employed when it comes to camouflaging the vehicle, because shadows have a much darker color and create hard edges at the turret and hull front. There are several variations, but in general the lower edge of the frontal armor should be covered: Leopard 2 with rubber at the turret, cloth at the lower hull Leopard 2 camoulfaged using cloth SAAB Barracuda MCS
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    It's the Rheinmetall DM78 training round also used in Germany. It's relatively new. ____ "When you are too lazy to google for photos of the T-80U"
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    So apparently the Japanese Type 83 87 self-propelled air-defence vehicle is fitted with NERA along the frontal hull...
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    Yes, 105 mm APDS from 800 metres distance; same as MBT-70. The US tank concepts (such as LK 10322) from the early 1970s have probably similiar armor thickness (at least the ones with a weight < 50 tons ).
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    Leopard 2K armor via the Otvaga forum:
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    That's from the blogger/twitter user "sntankograd".
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    Yesterday the German parliament finally approved the purchase of 103 Leopard 2 tanks currently owned by industry, they will be upgraded to the Leopard 2A7V standard. According to the Wehrtechnik/Military Technology magazine, Turkey is wanting to upgrade 40 Leopard 2A4 tanks (together with 120 M60T Sabra tanks and 40 M60A3 tanks). The Leopard 2s are meant to receive ERA developed by Roketsan (the same as used on the M60A3 recently posted online), an APS (off-the-shelf system, because the Akkor APS is not ready; the M60T also is meant to receive an off-the-shelf APS), laser warning sensors, a 12.7 mm SARP RWS from Aselsan, aswell as a new camera system for enhanced situational awareness. About 80 Turkish MBTs were used in Syria, of which 43 were Leopard 2A4s. In relation to the number used, the Leopard 2 losses seem to be average.
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    Upgraded Chonma. Note ERA on the glacis and dual grende launchers on top. High resolutions allows a nice look at the optics and sensors. Sŏn'gun, nothing new here
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    No offense, but if the Tiger I is among the worst weapons, what about most British tanks of WW2?
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    Afaik the fibreglass material used on the glacis requires a lot of slope to work efficiently, which makes it bad for turrets. Interesting. Still seems a bit odd, that the UK originally was planning with a frontal arc of 60°, while other NATO tank designs were focused on a much smaller arc.
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