Steelninja333

 I dont remember where i got this picture but it is supposedly from afghanistan:

https://imgur.com/a/gledLd1

It looks like a Roll-over waiting to happen.

Why do some tanks have what seems like fabric covers on their Slat armour, Like this 

Does someone have documents relating to the decrease of efficiency of bottlenecked ammunition compared to straight walled, and the effects of case taper, trying to figure out how much a  smaller bore straight walled case is inferior to a straight walled larger bore case if both have the same  cartridge base diameter, especially when concerning their efficiency in pushing APDS. 

Does anyone know the composition of Add-on anti mine belly armors? Like those installed on the Abrams TUSK upgrade.

4 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

Indian T-72 with some modifications to armor layout (ERA on turret was changed, now looks similar to what is on a T-90S)

how come Indians have a better ERA layout than T-72B3 .

I think the bulge is an Engine air intake? The cage might be a stowage basket.

BTW does anyone have sources on Merkava 1 turret armour?

Thats not a DShK... still seems pretty stupid.

Whilst not exactly concerning tanks, do 20mm autocannons need a coax MG in your opinion, a lot of cold war APC/IFV seem not to have one, like the HS.30, Schutzenpanzer 61/73,  the US 20mm M113 prototypes and then there are the swedish APC´s.

Didn't T-80UD originally use a diesel, not a turbine?

Something seems off..

Does look like Trophy to me

What allowed the 105mm M68 to be so compact compared to the D-10T? was it primarily in the design of the Concentric recoil system or was the steel used in the M68 stronger to allow it to be lighter, and if the difference was in the steel alloys used what were they, trying to use google to find information on tank gun design and the steels used and trying to find patents of M68 and others seems fruitless.

How stupid is this idea: Replace 12.7mm HMG with 20mm autocannon firing ammunition like the 20mm SHVAK, giving better lethality against infantry with HE and firing Sabot against AFV´s.

So, whats wrong with the K2 other than the automotive problems? seen people being negative about it a lot lately.

Sort of what i imagined then, given the armour of A-32 and the T-50 light tank, which if i remember correctly were considered "Shell-Proof".

So, this might sound retarded, but what sort of thickness of good ol´ regular steel do you need to stop 75 or 76mm HE shells? assuming good quality armour steel of course, not German "shatters like glass" types of steel. I am losing sleep over this. I am assuming that it is 30mm or so given the side armour of tanks like AMX-30, Leopard 1 and Type-74, as i assume that the designers would not be stupid enough to leave the tanks vulnerable to one of the most common weapons in soviet inventory.

Given that today 6.5mm ammo is talked about like its the second coming, why the hell did the japanese switch from a 6.5mm to a 7.7mm round, given that the 6.5 seems perfectly adequate?

How would NERA do against full bore WW2 style AP ammunition? 

Well it was only a matter of time before someone made a worse AFV than the Valiant.

Why did china change from 152mm to 155mm artillery, seems strange to me to "abandon" a large amount of stockpiled ammunition.  Also why does russian 152mm artillery use cases instead of bagged charges?

Seems like he forgot that the T-64 existed in the cold war comparison.

Whats so strange about those ZU-23?

Its a BMP-1P, and yes those objects look like blocks used to secure a vehicle during transportation.