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T-14 in Kazan tank school, AFAIK

 
 

Proposed AMX-30 upgrade by EODH :
 

Somewhat similar to the Leopard 1 C2 I guess :
 
 

Between 6 to 12 Ceasar 8x8 will be sent to Ukraine.
 
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/10/01/la-france-prepare-la-livraison-de-nouveaux-canons-caesar-a-l-ukraine_6143991_3210.html
 
 
Those vehicles were initially part of the Danish order, but according to the article they were still in the technical validation phase and there were (unspecified) problems regarding compliance to Danish requirement so the Danes were not too fussed to see them donated to Ukraine.
 
Compared to the 6x6 version, the 8x8 has a more powefull engine (410 hp) to compensate for the increased weight (from 18t to 32t), has an armored cabin complying with lvl 3 STANAG and lvl 2 IED, carries twice the number of rounds (36 vs 18) and use an improved loading system.
 
Will be interesting to see if the 8x8 will handle the upcoming mud better than the 6x6.

Between 6 to 12 Ceasar 8x8 will be sent to Ukraine.
 
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/10/01/la-france-prepare-la-livraison-de-nouveaux-canons-caesar-a-l-ukraine_6143991_3210.html
 
 
Those vehicles were initially part of the Danish order, but according to the article they were still in the technical validation phase and there were (unspecified) problems regarding compliance to Danish requirement so the Danes were not too fussed to see them donated to Ukraine.
 
Compared to the 6x6 version, the 8x8 has a more powefull engine (410 hp) to compensate for the increased weight (from 18t to 32t), has an armored cabin complying with lvl 3 STANAG and lvl 2 IED, carries twice the number of rounds (36 vs 18) and use an improved loading system.
 
Will be interesting to see if the 8x8 will handle the upcoming mud better than the 6x6.

Unlikely, i'm not even in military reserve because of health issues. 
 
Different. Most of mobilisation efforts will be experienced by people already in the army, volunteers and conscripts, they are already in the pipeline in the first place. Some people are not happy with that, i don't think there is a nation consensus on that event. 
 
This operation is quite stupid, it is run rather badly. Mobilisation could have been more important in first few months. Not sure if it is going to help all that much while systemic problems of MoD are still present and are quite bad. You just giving more cannon meat in hands of incompetent people.
 
The recently announced referendum to join Russia for all captured territories and population is actually more important in context of this war. This will mean Russian borders will be officially moved right to frontlines, which means that MoD can use conscripts in Ukraine without publicly shitting on a law about not using conscripts outside of our borders.

@LoooSeRFirst, I hope you are alright and not concerned by the draft.
 
How is the public opinion in Russia now that (partial) mobilization has been announced?
It was one thing Putin seemed to be very reluctant to do for a fear of a shift in public opinion.

The reboot (Catalyst) solve some of those gameplay fluidity issues (combat for example feel much less clunky) but lose some of it's uniqueness in graphic design and free roam can be a bit annoying from time to time (going from one end of the city to the other repetitively can be boring).
 
 
It solves some of the issues from the original but create new ones.
In the same genre (Parkour) I quite liked Ghostrunner, reasonably difficult but with quick respawn system and frequent checkpoints avoiding a lot of frustration :
 
 

Another view of the GVSC future tank concept seen back in April.
https://www.usarmygvsc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MSP-MaMoSaS-Briefing-SEP-22-Final.pdf

New pictures of the RACER demonstrator :
 

 
 
Picture of how the finished product is supposed to look like :
 
Real flight video of the X3 (precursor back in 2010) :
 

An article with more technical details on the E-MBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 as well as some history on the program (starting with the 2018 version) :
 
https://www.edrmagazine.eu/knds-from-the-leo-clerc-to-the-e-mbt

An article with more technical details on the E-MBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 as well as some history on the program (starting with the 2018 version) :
 
https://www.edrmagazine.eu/knds-from-the-leo-clerc-to-the-e-mbt

Video of the new version of the EMBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 :
 
 
Lifted turret with the turret basket visible and some slow rolling (no shooting though).

An article with more technical details on the E-MBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 as well as some history on the program (starting with the 2018 version) :
 
https://www.edrmagazine.eu/knds-from-the-leo-clerc-to-the-e-mbt

Video of the new version of the EMBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 :
 
 
Lifted turret with the turret basket visible and some slow rolling (no shooting though).

Video of the new version of the EMBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 :
 
 
Lifted turret with the turret basket visible and some slow rolling (no shooting though).

Leopard 1 retrofitted with a 105 mm Cockerill turret :
 

 

Video of the new version of the EMBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 :
 
 
Lifted turret with the turret basket visible and some slow rolling (no shooting though).

Video of the new version of the EMBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 :
 
 
Lifted turret with the turret basket visible and some slow rolling (no shooting though).

Video of the new version of the EMBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 :
 
 
Lifted turret with the turret basket visible and some slow rolling (no shooting though).

Video of the new version of the EMBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 :
 
 
Lifted turret with the turret basket visible and some slow rolling (no shooting though).

Video of the new version of the EMBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 :
 
 
Lifted turret with the turret basket visible and some slow rolling (no shooting though).

Video of the new version of the EMBT presented at Eurosatory 2022 :
 
 
Lifted turret with the turret basket visible and some slow rolling (no shooting though).

French army is apparently also changing it's infantry camo (delivery in 2024) with an (almost) omni-environment pattern. Base camo will be used for woodland/grass/urban/desert/mountain and a variant of the same pattern will be used for an all snow environment. Apparently they focused a lot on how a change in lightning will modify how the eye perceive the pattern :
 
 
Same base color as the new Scorpion camo for the vehicles with the possibility to add active camo on top of it in the future (for infantry that may be a bit optimistic) :
 
Seems everybody is going toward an unique camouflage pattern.

That about sum it up :
And even a 50% efficiency would be generous (when you know that photovoltaic pannel reach a litle above 20% max on Earth).
 
When even Elon Musk recognize that the concept is stupid you know that the idea was really not worth considering.
 
That two consulting group wrote a report saying that it is possible isn't surprising (as usual, take the final result as granted, chose improbable starting hypothesis and voilà!)
What is really sad is that the head of the ESA (somebody with a PhD in physics) actually agree with the conclusion of the reports...

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/european-space-chief-says-continent-will-lead-in-space-based-solar-power/