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Short video on the firing tests of ASCALON at the field firing range of Alcochete, Portugal :
 
 

Short video on the firing tests of ASCALON at the field firing range of Alcochete, Portugal :
 
 

And 72 metric tones is almost 80 short tonnes, which is the weight (not clarifying in which tons) explicitly claimed by the israeli armored corps in several official publications.

VBCI vs Leclerc race on flat terrain in the desert :
 
 

Proposed AMX-30 upgrade by EODH :
 

Somewhat similar to the Leopard 1 C2 I guess :
 
 

Hello
My pics at eurosatory : 

XLR : https://bit.ly/3tBwPba

Jaguar : https://bit.ly/3HsNGTm

Griffon & Serval : https://bit.ly/3NYhlpP

TItus : https://bit.ly/3xyRpKi

VAB Mk III : https://bit.ly/3OjL6B4

Caesar : https://bit.ly/3HtbNRG

Scarabée https://bit.ly/3Op3hFT

I'm still at eurosatory tomorow, let me know on discord if u need something, i'll try to get a bit of time to take a shoot.

An article about armoured design trend in French by Marc Chassillan. 
https://www.frstrategie.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/defense-et-industries/2022/2.pdf
It deals with protection, fire power, mobility... not very technical but very interesting for people uninformed with French weaknesses. 

KF51 has 130mm gun!
https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/rheinmetall_ag/press/news/latest_news/index_32576.php

Interesting, thanks
 

There is this on the web. https://www.lens.org/lens/patent/021-657-922-024-681/fulltext
 
The next link incorporates diagrams https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/94/0e/31/2c7f37e053a211/US7360479.pdf
 
Apologies if you already have these.
Marsh
 

Nexter is offering a 140 mm gun which is, obviously, more powerful than the current 120 mm ones while not having the drawbacks of the envisioned 130-140 mm tank guns, such as the recoil forces (thanks to its muzzle brake) and bulky ammunition (140 mm cased telescoped ammo will have a length equal to or less than 130 cm).
Those two characteristics allow ASCALON to be integrated on tracked vehicles weighing less than 50 t, thus more potential customers.

Nexter is offering a 140 mm gun which is, obviously, more powerful than the current 120 mm ones while not having the drawbacks of the envisioned 130-140 mm tank guns, such as the recoil forces (thanks to its muzzle brake) and bulky ammunition (140 mm cased telescoped ammo will have a length equal to or less than 130 cm).
Those two characteristics allow ASCALON to be integrated on tracked vehicles weighing less than 50 t, thus more potential customers.

Swiss 140 mm HEAT-MP-T :
 

The RARDE 110 mm (Short) gun, also known as the EXP-7 fired its APDS at a muzzle velocity of 1387 m/s with a velocity drop of 62 m/s at 1000 m.
At this range it was able to penetrate a 152 mm armor plate sloped at 60° and thus the NATO heavy single target.
 
For comparison, the L15A3 APDS fired from the larger L11 120 mm tank gun of the Chieftain main battle tank had a muzzle velocity of 1370 m/s with a velocity drop of 60 m/s at 914 m and was able to penetrate, at this range a 150 mm armor plate at 60° (likely the NATO heavy single target).
 
In spite of its slightly smaller calibre, the EXP-7 could penetrate as much, if not more, armor than the 120 mm L11 tank gun.

The RARDE 110 mm (Short) gun, also known as the EXP-7 fired its APDS at a muzzle velocity of 1387 m/s with a velocity drop of 62 m/s at 1000 m.
At this range it was able to penetrate a 152 mm armor plate sloped at 60° and thus the NATO heavy single target.
 
For comparison, the L15A3 APDS fired from the larger L11 120 mm tank gun of the Chieftain main battle tank had a muzzle velocity of 1370 m/s with a velocity drop of 60 m/s at 914 m and was able to penetrate, at this range a 150 mm armor plate at 60° (likely the NATO heavy single target).
 
In spite of its slightly smaller calibre, the EXP-7 could penetrate as much, if not more, armor than the 120 mm L11 tank gun.

There is no indication that this was top attack ATGM or other type of top attack AT weapon. K-5 detonated, damaged fuel tank (which is usual for det of those ERA modules over external fuel tank). Most likely this is just RPG-7 or other type of direct hit AT weapon, because K-5 was hit and most of NLAWs were trophied on DPR/LPR frontlines.

Commonality is good but a dedicated rear engin Lynx chassis would have been far better. 
The legacy Lynx is too much high, too much heavy to carry such a turret. 

At war, protection is statistical. 
You’re not only facing the highest threat but the whole one which starts with rifles. 
The more you can face, the better this is. 

Swiss 140 mm HEAT-MP-T :
 

Swiss 140 mm HEAT-MP-T :
 

Swiss 140 mm HEAT-MP-T :