chihab

Finally, a picture showing Syrian Sarab-2 jammer turned on. Emmiter is working in IR range, but camera managed to capture IR light (but showed it as this pink blob)

 
 

Hey guys, look, a photo of Armata in Syria was posted!

   Totally real!

There's not much info.

Bustle:
 

I think it was made mid-90's as a possible upgrade to Challenger 2 and to learn more about autoloaders as the NATO 140mm gun would need one.

The carousel type uses a "Cat & mouse" two-piece ammo rammer.

Challenger 2E  Gate Guard - RBSL


https://www.facebook.com/groups/chally/permalink/2823443321019733/

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Challenger 2 Turret lift


 

Standard turret weight: 18t~
W/ add-on: 20t~

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Challenger 2 Hit by 14 RPGs - Iraq


 

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Challenger 2 Experimental Autoloaders


 

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Challenger 2 ROSY Demonstration
 

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Challenger 2 Engine @ 2000bhp?

Seems there were multiple tests running the CV12 at 1500bhp and even 2000bhp but engine was limited by TN54 transmission:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/chally/permalink/2341430025887734/
 

 

Fairey Hydraulics
 
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product676.html
 

 

What about 20 British soldiers thought about the M1A1 Abrams after testing the tank for two days in Grafenwöhr:

Sarab-2
 
This one is Sarab-1

PT-91M2 is almoust exatcly ctrl+c/ctrl+v this what I suggest here:
https://we.tl/zj6Yrq288z
(my article from 9/2015 for downloade for free - beta version so comenst under images are BS)
 
PT-91M2 is this what is needed by PolishArmy:
 
1) New gun from Konstrukta (2A46MS)
2) New sabilisation (EPS-97 Albatross or Ukrianian 2E42M  -teh same as in Bulat's)
3) New or refresh FCS (new SAVAN or polish Drawa-TGA)
4) APU
5) Soft-kill Obra-3
6) SOD (system obserwacji dookrężnej) - double thermal/day cameras whit 360 degree around turret
7) slat/bar armour
8) maybe ERAWA-3 (so polonisated Knive/Duplet)
 
About prices - valuse form Malaysian contract from 2002-2004:
EPS stabilisation -  130k EURO
SKO SAVAN-15 + Vigy 821k EURO // or Drawa TGA - 1,2 mln PLN
125mm 2A46MS  - 110k USD
turret  non-retractile bearing - 60k Euro
ERAWA complet  (142k PLN)
Obra-3 23,75k USD
etc

I am speaking about piece of sheet metal on top of side armor modules, just under arrow's tips. Same sheet metal cover can be found on frontal part of the vehicle, covering same cable. Also, it is unknown if it ERA, as one of sources description of what is inside of those modules suggest a blend of NERA and ERA. I covered this subject on one of first pages of this thread. Same with Afganit.

Tubes in the turret near turret ring - yes. Thing, that those arrows point, are covers of capbles that are used change magnetic field of the vehicles to decrease chance of detonating over vehicle of ATGM with magnetic sensors .  

Can you buy a room in a Boomerang? Or after it will be out of service, you couldprobably build a luxury hoter out of hull of that thing.

It's well describe in many sources - in Pz-3IT, Kornet, Metis-M, etc precursor is non initiating (not igniting ERA casette) - clou is to make a hole in ERA without igniting it. So linear is made not from Cu or Mo but teflon or other non-metalic linears. Whole "cumulative jet" made for such material have low densinity and in some way make big hole without igniting ERA.
 

 
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwo2FWLNbp9gMXV6TkJZVXNiYjg/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwo2FWLNbp9gMXV6TkJZVXNiYjg/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwo2FWLNbp9gMXV6TkJZVXNiYjg/view

Another WITU pdf (whit mistaken rod image)
witu.mil.pl/www/biuletyn/ptu_2017/141/87.pdf
 


 

 
 

Some analysis of Turkey's use of Leopard 2A4's in Syria. I cannot vouch for this blog so take it with a grain of salt.

It is the Griffin demonstrator that was on display at AUSA 2016, basically an Ajax hull with a turret derived from the Abrams.
 
 

They are called T-90SA because there isn't any other name known for it.
 
It isn't exactly true because they are missing the MTShU-1-7 modulator (boxes behind the Shtora lights).
I don't know why they don't have them and what purpose does it serve. It can't be because of the secret technology(Syrian T-90s have it). I think it could be because of the newer Shtora-1 system.

Visual differences between T-90A and T-90K.
 
T-90K - Commander version
 
Cast turret (T-90) with 2 antennas + new tracks and more powerful V-92S2 engine (T-90A) = T-90K
Only two such tanks were produced. (false information)
 
Visually, the T-90K can be recognized by two antennas, as it has additional means of communication (the R-163-50K radioset) and navigation equipment (the TNA-4-3). 
It differs from T-90 with its new tracks and more powerful V-92S2 engine from T-90A.
It differs from T-90A with its cast turret.
 


T-90K for the first time was presented at the Moscow exhibition of arms of land forces in 2008.
And since then it disappeared from view. 

About 6 months ago this tank was spotted in Syria in hands of the Syrian Arab Army.
 
 
 

Guide "How to tell the difference between T-90 and T-90A".

These are the most visible differences between T-90 and T-90A.
I made this guide because I haven't seen any on this topic and majority of people don't even know there are these two variants (there are more) or don't know what is different between them, so I wanted to enlighten people.
This guide is not 100% true because there are some "hybrid" T-90 which incorporate parts from both models, for example T-90A chassis (body, new tracks and engine)
with T-90 cast turret = T-90K http://live.warthunder.com/post/599752/en/
I didn't incorporated export(T-90S) models because they can be distinguished very easily by the complete lack of Shtora-1 EOCMDAS or by the missing MTShU-1-7 modulator such as T-90SA for Algeria, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
 
I am open to any suggestion or to constructive criticism. 
 
I hope this will help.
 







 

With Syria blog finally made article (although small one) about SAA T-55 upgrades.
Syrian T-55 Upgrades : T-55AMV & Viper-55 sight.