Mighty_Zuk
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How much water does it take to produce the desired amount of hydrogen per tank?
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The contract for Trophy systems for the IDF in 2016 was $285 million for ~1,000 systems plus development. It grew in 2017 to $312 million. Date of contract completion remained unchanged - 2027. This is an approximately 100 systems more, and adds to the production rate quite substantially. If the date of contract completion is not delayed, then we're talking about 1,040 systems over 10 years, instead of 950 systems over 11 years.
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@LoooSeR So Vegacy are a Russian PMC? I thought PMCs were outlawed in Russia so the gov't would deny the existence of Wagner, and accordingly Wagner would never announce their activities publicly. But it seems Vegacy have a website in which they very clearly state they are a PMC. How does it work, and how did you identify them as belonging to Vegacy?
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They cite cost differences for buying the F-15X, yet repeat later that the F-15X is more expensive. What gives?
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Yeah you're right. It's just a messed up perspective making the tank look longer than it is. The T-15 has the same vents apparently, but are located far closer to the center of the vehicle.
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Sure this isn't a T-15 hull? (Yes, I know T-15 is also Armata)
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It's a welcome change. Not so long ago it became apparent that the Lebanese Armed Forces are cooperating with Hezbollah, and are even transferring arms to them. As the LAF failed in its main task - to curb Hezbollah's empowerment, and decided to aid them instead, there is no reason for the US to support them anymore. They can now be under the same sanctions Hezbollah faces.
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I say we give them to Laos.
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Yes you're right, the Pereh was based on M48 hulls, not M60. But for quite a long time the IDF has been looking to convert old vehicles to APCs. Even the Merkava 2 was repurposed, and perhaps the main reason why no more Achzarit HAPCs were made was because there were no more usable tanks to make them from. The M60 APC conversion, judging by the image quality, came somewhere between two points in time in which the need for converted tanks was quite substantial. Another aspect to consider is the US aid to Israel. Today the aid is used very efficiently. Not one dollar is spent on unnecessary stuff. When it's not used to purchase the most high end aircraft, it's used to produce outsourced parts for indigenous projects like Merkava tanks, Namer APCs, Eitan AFVs, even the new howitzer, as well as the very expensive air defenses like Iron Dome or David's Sling. But in the 90's that was far from the case. Huge chunks of the aid money were used on equipment and weapons that the IDF really had no need for. They just took them so the money won't be completely wasted. A lot of stuff went directly from the port into scrap yards. Surplus M60 hulls could be purchased in the hundreds in just a couple years. The only explanation I see here is some untold engineering obstacle that is not related to the engine and suspension. No name. As was said, it was only once mentioned by the deceased Yehiam Harpaz, when he talked in a book about his experiences with torsion bar suspension. The Magach tanks were officially retired in 2014, and the Pereh was retired in 2017.
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At the time, M60 vehicles were already being steadily withdrawn from service, one battalion per year. The IDF apparently had enough vehicles to spare as far back as the 80's to create Pereh AT vehicles. The suspension is also not the main issue, IMO. What supports my opinion is that around the 90's the IDF developed a light tank, similar to what the US Army wanted of the FCS program at some point. This light tank used torsion bar suspension, designed by the same guy who made the Merkava 3's suspension. At no time since the 70's has the IDF changed its reference terrain from the Golan, especially not only a decade after a war with Syria (1982).
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Active Protection System (APS) for tanks
Mighty_Zuk replied to asaf's topic in Ballistics Science Discussion
Nope. The APS detects threats via the radar. The optics are for a 360 degrees vision system, but through image processing technologies are supposed to identify threats, and receive data on threats via BMS. -
Active Protection System (APS) for tanks
Mighty_Zuk replied to asaf's topic in Ballistics Science Discussion
Along a portion of the sides, yes. But that's an acceptable compromise in return for practically immunity to ATGM. The important bit in that image though, and in the article, is that it's Rafael's demonstration of its key technologies for future combat vehicles, or speficially the Kali'a (or Carmel). You can see a panoramic camera in an armored case that feeds into a set of wide screens. You guys remember that really poorly edited video about the Carmel? Well the Carmel shown there was based on Rafael's proposed technologies, not Elbit's or IAI's. -
Definitely. Forgot about the upgrade to continental.
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Magachon, based on M60 chassis. Reportedly, it was decided not to put it into service because the Centurion and T-55 were seen as much more suitable for such a conversion. Exactly what made the M60 unsuitable, I'm not sure. I am guessing it might be because of the size of the powerpack.
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It's an inevitable path for the future, but to get there a shit ton of work would have to be made to provide an extremely noise-insensitive, and extremely secure network. Sounds like a project that's bigger than the MBT project itself.
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2 questions: 1)What exact components are outdated? If the outer shell holding the armor is changed, and the armor being possibly changed, the internal construction to alter the ammo stowage also being changed, and finally the FCS also changed, I don't see what exactly is left that could be considered outdated. 2)Even if the layout is almost identical (except for TOGS), does it necessarily mean the turret is the same? I don't see why the externally visible components have to be relocated.
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Bomb seems to be intact, so it's likely a dud.
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The writing fits, but the nose doesn't fit. It should be spherical, as the Spice family uses optical sensors, but this one appears not to have any optics.
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So the whole commonality thing is now gone?
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So, the Aussies want an evaluation of only the Iron Fist LC for the Boxer, because it's the only one meeting weight requirements. This means the Phase 3 vehicle will have to use it as well.
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Unfortunately only a few of the targets were shown in the recent sat pictures
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Is it just me, or does anyone else get a vibe of a very busy turret on this one as well? Not Bradley tier, but you know what I mean.
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It's not really a competitor if none makes Challenger 2 hulls anymore.
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It was reported on Israeli televised news, that the Iranian missile launched in 21/01/2019 into Israel, is one with a range of 250km and has a 200kg warhead. The only rocket with such specifications, or at least close to these specifications, that I've found, is the Zelzal-3. The missile was intercepted by the Iron Dome which launched 2 missiles (despite being upgraded a while ago to only fire one missile at a typical target). The Iron Dome launcher was located in the Hermon, and it was said the missile could have hit targets along the center of Israel's coastline, namely Hadera, located 125km from Hebron. This means the launcher could have been located north of Damascus up to 125km from the border. Iron Dome intercepted the missiles inside Syrian territory. We know several things: Iran previously attempted to conduct such strikes and only succeeded after numerous attempts in which the launchers were preemptively destroyed, so they may have wanted to fire the rocket from its maximum possible range. Surveillance over Damascus and everything south of it is especially tight, so they may have preferred to launch it from north of Damascus, as far as possible from it. The Iron Dome's range is still classified, but is said to be able to defeat rockets launched from 70km away. The fact that the Iron Dome managed to shoot down a rocket with a 250km range, and this not being the first time actually (In 2012 I believe, a long range rocket with a 150km range was fired towards Jerusalem and intercepted by 2 Iron Dome missiles), tells us this statistic is misleading, and that the Iron Dome may have capability against long range rockets, or a limited capability against SRBMs.
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Is the program budget set for approximately 800 million euro, or are Rheinmetall saying they can do the LEP including switching a gun for that amount? Thanks btw. Still better than the CR2. #ChangeMyMind
