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Left side for the coax for Lynx.
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I don’t believe that’s been integrated into the KF41 as of yet.
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United States Military Vehicle General: Guns, G*vins, and Gas Turbines
2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
Any information out & about on the Advanced Gunnery Training System for Abrams? Interested in the layout of the gunner’s & commander’s station mock-ups etc. -
More on the RNLA/Dutch CV9035NL MLU:
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Never (personally) had an issue with tracks tearing up roads. T130, Diehl 513, T150F: never damaged the roads I operated on, in Australia & overseas. Re. Dirt tracks, we’d normally parallel them if we thought we’d damage them by repeated traffic. We’d also road run Leopard AS1 (similar MLC as AS21/KF41) with no issues regarding damage. Can’t imagine composite rubber track would be any more aggressive than conventional track using rubber pads.
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More detail pics of the Redback. With Spike LR2. Can’t link the tweet.
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I believe they’re all being delivered to Victoria for the RMA. The Antanov appears to be en route Avalon.
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RMA Lynxs inbound...
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Yeah, tracking. The original ASLAV stuff used actual rebar. Inefficient weight-wise. It was also very vulnerable to damage due to it being overly rigid. Simply showing an alternative that’s current generation. Also, to quote the press release: “The vehicle boasts an advanced layered protection system including Elbit’s active protection system, Plasan’s world class armour and a structure designed to protect occupants from the effects of blast.”
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Indeed. Well, Plasan do business here, so why not?
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I reckon the co-ax & RWS guns would be GFx.
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AS21 rollout:
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United States Military Vehicle General: Guns, G*vins, and Gas Turbines
2805662 replied to Tied's topic in Mechanized Warfare
Final Trophy system delivered to US, apparently. Looking forward to the DOT&E report on things APS. -
Don’t know about that. The mirror you refer to on the Redback looks angled to view where the front of the track comes into contact with the ground. Boxer’s camera, located midway up the glacis, can’t see that area. Boxer does have equivalent mirrors positioned to view the same area, albeit located outboard, rather than inboard. These are circled in the attached pic. Cheap & nasty? Seems pragmatic.
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Well aware of that. It’s literally Boxer ARN213083, the first Block 1 Boxer delivered to the Australian Army. Boxers are also fitted with wing mirrors, as appropriate. I’ve circled the mount for the mirrors in the pic below. ARN is 213084, pic taken at 2/14 QMI open day on 2019.
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Or, just maybe, “we don’t need a camera for the intended purpose that this hull would fulfil”, or “we’ll integrate it when it gets to where it’s going”? Just as when Rheinmetall ships production Boxer, a lot of the situational awareness sensors are stripped off. Seems smart to have scalable alternatives & redundancies in a complex system.
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More Lynx video:
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Interesting, thanks. Not a fan of the Mk30-2 (if that wasn’t clear XD). A gas operated system in medium calibre is bonkers. Externally powered systems do have a distinct advantage insofar as they can continue to cycle to the next round if there’s a misfire.
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Regarding protection - what type of suspension does Lynx have? Is it anything like Puma? Redback uses hydro pneumatic units, so presumably that leaves more room for underside protection than traditional torsion bar suspension.
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You’d be surprised- this was new news as of October/November to quite a few senior ADF types. Note that CASG is not part of the ADF, but the DoD (for non-Australians). I believe some new images will be released before Christmas.
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Roger.
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Don’t know how you arrived at that conclusion? I’ve consistently referred to interoperability - sourcing supplies (including ammunition) from our coalition partner, the US. Interoperability with the US has been a consistent element of Australian defence policy for literally decades. Local manufacturer of ammunition is a different discussion altogether. You present with a really angry tone for some reason? It undermines your credibility, imo.
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Glad you edited out the lying accusation. I take it English isn’t your first language? https://www.kongsberg.com/newsandmedia/news-archive/20202/bae-systems-selects-kongsbergs-mct-30-turret-for-u.s.-marine-corps-acv-program/ 130 x MCT-30 turrets for the USMC ACV, apparently. These are yet to be delivered.
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The USMC ACV variant with the MCT-30 also uses the Mk44. We regularly exercise & operate regionally with the USMC.
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I cannot open a box of US ammunition for a Mk44, load it into the ready round bin for a Mk30-2 & fire it. The links are different.
