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  1. Mighty_Zuk
    well I guess synthetic grass is a sort of effective and cheap camo.
  2. Mighty_Zuk
    It's confusing when you give estimates. On what part of the tank? Turret or hull? Also, I can't seem to find confirmation anywhere, but does the Leo 2 have stronger frontal hull armor on the right side, or is thickness consistent along the entirety of the hull front?
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    Why is an Iranian MRAP showcased with NATO protection standards?
  4. Mighty_Zuk
    The project was cancelled. It started in 2014 when the ground forces needed cheap, armored evacuation vehicles.
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    Enjoy:
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    Can someone explain to me how that dual cannon turret works? I've seen it has a separate elevation mechanism for each cannon. I don't understand the twisted logic here.
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    I don't think anyone ever intended to create a wheeled APC as armored as a tank. Nor ever claimed to. Wheeled APCs are rather tall because of their focus on belly protection, which is superior to that of tracked platforms. And because they're not expected to fight in the same places as tracked vehicles, they can be made larger and thus more spacious.
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    This system was unveiled in Eurosatory a few months ago. While it's not yet mentioned if the Merkava 4 will get it, the Eitan is confirmed to have it, and Namer will MAYBE get it.
  9. Mighty_Zuk
    Didn't quite understand. Is the DM73 the new ammunition for the L55A1, or the 130mm gun?
  10. Mighty_Zuk
    Isn't 1963 before 1973?
  11. Mighty_Zuk
    Shot Kals were upgraded to 105mm before 1973, meaning they had those before the US first started sending aid and selling arms. UK was still the major supplier at the time, so it wouldn't make much sense to try and buy an M68 when L7 are readily available with similar performance.
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    IIRC Grads are meant to be aerodynamically unstable to cover a large area in several volleys. Could be wrong though.
  13. Mighty_Zuk
    Most likely based on one. We (in Israel) use KMT-4/5 mine rollers based on a Soviet design.
  14. Mighty_Zuk
    These numbers are overblown, as only 24 tanks received some form of penetration throughout the course of the entire war (IEDs mostly), and only 2 destroyed by ATGMs. Battle of Saluki was fought with mainly ATGMs and I haven't heard of forces running into IEDs. I've heard plenty enough about the Battle of Saluki. Completely unnecessary operation ordered by an idiotic minister of defense who should have just resigned and kept working in his farm.
  15. Mighty_Zuk
    Pizdets vsemu? I'm literally dying!
  16. Mighty_Zuk
    bullets constantly rotate. I think the more appropriate term would be "yaw". a kinetic energy projectile loses much of its energy as a result, and the impact surface grows substantially.
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    Not perforated in the same way, but they still are. in the early production models at least. The armor consists of many hard-pressed layers but there are certain air gaps in between plates (each plate = multiple layers) that result in what you see in the image above. Mark 4B lost these small gaps in favor of new, more efficient and lighter armor.
  18. Mighty_Zuk
    abandoned? scores? Every damaged tank was fixed and returned to combat within hours. The only tank I know was abandoned was a Merkava 2 that was partially destroyed by heavy IED and later finished by the IDF and dumped somewhere. scores mean there were many. 1 is not many.
  19. Mighty_Zuk
    Perforated armor is not a new concept, but it does help save considerable amounts of weight without losing much protection. Turret of Mark 4A tanks; Note: the Mark 4B uses a different armor which is non-perforated.
  20. Mighty_Zuk
    *Merkava intensifies!*
  21. Mighty_Zuk
    http://dtrmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Australian-Armoured-Vehicle-Programs-to-2030-Special-Supplement.pdf
  22. Mighty_Zuk
    Okay then I stand corrected.
  23. Mighty_Zuk
    It uses a combination of both chemical and kinetic energy actually. HEAT shells use a copper liner, which is a cheap but extremely effective conductor. Combine the copper jet's extreme heat and extreme speed and you get the perfect weapon to cut through steel. But then of course people take it the other way and say it 'melts' the armor, which is also not true.
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    The unmanned turret on the T-14 for example, features light and thin armor capable of withstanding autocannon fire at best, but it does come equipped with an APS. I can't say the APS design is ideal. It lacks in many cases, but it will provide the necessary protection against a few KEPs. On the other hand, an unmanned turret in which every component is tightly placed and with thin armor, is more likely to suffer a catastrophic kill than a "normal" tank unless the ammo rack can be completely sealed after reloading. And the damage will be more extensive, always resulting in a mission kill. Overall it's a more survivable and lighter design, but it is vulnerable to counter-APS solutions. Personally I think the T-14 should have had more armor on the turret. After all, an unmanned turret has a lot less surface to protect.
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