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  1. Mighty_Zuk
    Thanks for the correction my dude.
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    I mean, I really don't understand the idea here. Just remove every possible expensive component other than the truck and the gun itself, and put these in long-term reserves? If they want a true lightweight mobile capability they should have gone for L/52 guns similar to the French version of the Caesar (not the heavier Danish version), and you get air-mobile guns that can fit in medium cargo planes in pairs (I think, at least).
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    Even if Rheinmetall wins the chances of it getting a new gun is 50/50. Peter Hardisty, managing director of Rheinmetall Defence UK, talked in the following video about the LEP: Go to 3:00 for stuff about the Challenger 2. Notice he still talks mostly about electronics, not so much about a gun. Actually I haven't noticed any mention of a gun, so it seems they're either not going that way anymore and are perhaps trying to strike this deal at a low price, and try to capitalize on their know-how on the vehicle to later push for a gun upgrade as a separate program. Also at 2:58 my boy Vago Muradian says:
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    Honestly, I'd completely support the UK MoD at this point if they'd just pit the CEOs of Leonardo and Rheinmetall against each other for a rock-paper-scissors game and have the winner do the work as fast as possible.
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    The remaining 3 buildings from that base were destroyed in the strike: This is how that base looked like before Operation House of Cards: In the 2nd picture it says not all the buildings were attacked. It also says the ones not attacked, and shown as the targets in today's attack, are a command post, main offices, and a workshop. Another target in the Damascus airport: And a list of targets here: A total of 6 Syrian AD targets and 4 Quds targets.
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    https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-launched-surface-to-surface-rocket-in-response-to-israeli-raid-reports/ Israel launched airstrikes for the first time in daylight. Syria responded for the first time with a surface-surface missile. Israeli Iron Dome missiles intercept the surface-surface missiles, and so far the type of missile was not mentioned. One Syrian report claimed 10 missiles were fired at the Damascus airport and targets near al-Kiswah. Russia later reported that all 7 missiles were intercepted with 100% accuracy. Images of impacts should emerge, as usual, in about 2 days.
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    The latest issue of the armor magazine in Israel, reveals that the 401st Armored Brigade is the first to accept the Barak into service, and the assimilation process has begun several months ago. An assimilation process includes first a study of the tank's systems and development of a doctrine prior to the production phase that will begin in 2020, and the final induction phase of operational capability starting in 2021 and ending in 2023 for that brigade. This confirms that the 188th brigade will retain its Merkava 3 tanks that will be upgraded with Trophy systems, and the first Trophy-equipped Merkava 4M tanks will start being delivered to the reserve forces. This is the current status of the armored corps: By 2021 the reserve forces will have only 1 brigade of Merkava 2 tanks. By 2023 it should be entirely phased out, with the exception of converted vehicles such as the Ofek. The state of the armored corps will be: 5 brigades of purely Merkava 4 tanks, of which 2 are Merkava 4A/B, and 3 are Merkava 4M. 6 brigades of Merkava 3 tanks, of which 3 are Merkava 3D, one is Merkava 3M, and 2 are Merkava 3A. An instructional brigade will remain with a mixed force of Merkava 3D and 4M, in a ratio of 1/2 respectively. In the year 2026 the Merkava 4 in all variants will become the most dominant tank in the IDF ground forces.
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    Thanks, I remember now. But it's in place of the unit ID marks. It should be on the rear end. Perhaps because it's a testing platform.
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    Can anyone identify the white symbol on the Namer?
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    What's the story behind that? Last time I've heard of any Russian-NATO member cooperation was between them and France (Atom IFV) but it was quite a while ago.
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    If you're talking about typical iron shells, then I guess it's possible for any APS with elevation. But then there's the aspect of artillery shells landing 20 meters or farther from AFVs, in which case no APS can properly defeat them. For that reason I think companies are very careful about marketing their APS when it comes to artillery.
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    There is a lot to a 4th gen MBT than a mere unmanned turret. It's actually undefined yet.
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    Guess I was wrong. Makes one wonder how much was actually spent modifying these vehicles to do that, just for the sake of a parade, when the intentions are to get this turret mounted on a T-14 chassis only, for actual service.
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    The issue is not costs but program management. Somewhere they have managed to get the testing and certification process messed up, as the T-14 is definitely not going through the tests quickly enough. If they really are having trouble implementing technologies that are now trivial in the west, then trying to upgrade a Soviet T-something tank to utilize the same technologies would be met with a similar dead end. The T-14 is the only way to go forward, but first they need to actually work out their MIC.
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    The answer to that would be no as well, because then you'd have to redesign the hull to a substantial degree in order to relocate the commander and gunner. In the Koalitsiya they are in the turret.
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    I don't understand the logic here. Put an old tank's old turret made within the boundaries of a 70's design, in a 2010's tank that already has an especially designed turret? Moving 2 of the crewmen to the turret will also cause a disconnection in the dynamics of the crew. Communications with the driver will become inevitably more difficult. Not to mention that catastrophic kills will again be enabled on the T-14, as the crew will no longer be separated.
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    IDF Chief of Staff, Gadi Eisenkot, arguably the most effective Chief of Staff in a very long time and who has led the IDF to its all time highest point of strength and readiness, talks about Syria. He reveals that Israel has conducted thousands of strikes against Iranian targets already, and that in 2018 alone the IDF dropped 2,000 bombs in Syria. He describes the Iranian forces as "very determined, but not very capable". He concludes that the Iranian forces are now retreating thanks to these strikes, and a "complete superiority in intel". https://www.timesofisrael.com/outgoing-idf-chief-israel-struck-thousands-of-iranian-targets-in-syria/
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    https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-israeli-airstrikes-hit-warehouse-at-damascus-airport/ More airstrikes against Iranian militias in Damascus. Warehouses as usual. Syria intercepts literally every goddamn missile, with the only exception of those missiles that were supposed to hit something. Expect tomorrow there's going to be yet another Russian statement that 80% of the missiles were intercepted. About 2 days later satellite images should emerge on media showing targets hit by at least triple the amount of missiles.
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    Why is it that all Russian missile systems somehow have disproportionately large canisters? That is, if we compare them to the performance of contemporary systems.
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    I still think they need to reconsider Rafael's proposal as one that should include a turret to replace the MCT-30.
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    Ukraine was a significant exporter of weapons to Iran, along with Belarus. I am guessing Ukraine had sold Iran radar technology that is used in the Kolchuga, and so it could emulate an Iranian air defense site, if the IAF were to prepare for the toughest potential air defense that Iran could field. Alternatively, it may be similar to the radars supplied to Syria by Russia for the S-300PMU2 systems.
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    I don't understand. Wasn't the total $193 mil just a couple months ago? Is $200 mil the new total or is it added for a total of $393 mil? EDIT: Seems it's an added number. So it's almost $400 mil worth of contracts. Below the announcement is additional info that says in total Rafael is under contract to produce 1,500 systems, of which 1,000 are for Israel and presumably 500 for the US. Not a bad number.
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    Canopy broke off at 9km (30,000 feet) and dude sounds like he's landing a Boeing on a nice sunny day. Story here: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25820/listen-to-this-incredible-audio-of-israel-f-15-pilots-losing-their-canopy-at-30000-feet
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    Deployment of the MGCS is scheduled for 2035. Deployment of the first vehicles of the Carmel program is scheduled for 2027. That means the core technologies are ready at most in 2024, and development of an MBT can begin just shortly prior to that. MBT development, if fully funded, can take 5 years until deployment. In the US the schedule is similar, and I don't think they'll wait 8 years after deploying an AFV based on the same technologies.
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