Laviduce

AMX-30, possibly 

1974 report
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

And here are news about Ice resistant selfpropelled platform "North Pole":
 

 
 

70 000-75 000 t 285-295 m lenght 2x K22 reactors (220 MW thermal) : 80 MW for propulsion (spread on 3-4 shafts) 110 MW total (?) Max speed of 26-27 knt (same as CdG) Air wing: 32 naval-NGF ; 2-3 E-2D Hawkeyes ; unspecified number of UCAV : Air wing is about the same size than the one of the CdG but the NGF is projected to be a much bigger aircraft than the Rafale to the point that it was what determined the size of the carrier. 2 lifts (40 t) Three EM catapults (90 m long) Crew of about 2000 (same than on CdG) SeaFire radar PAAMS Aster for self defense (though I don't see where it is located on the picture) + what looks like 40 mm RAPIDFire CTA on the image https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/12/frances-new-aircraft-carrier-will-be-nuclear-powered/

128 Griffon APC were delivered in 2020 as planned. 
https://www.nexter-group.fr/en/actualites/nos-dernieres-actualites/nexter-thales-et-arquus-succeed-presenting-128-griffons-planned
So 220 were delivered. 

Chinese mock up for OPFOR

K1E1s of the 6th Corp's 5th Armored Bigrade conduct a live fire exercise at the Darakdae Training Field.
 

 

More details added to Object 477 model:

Model of turret and secondary weaponry of 477.

Pavel Derzhavin, from outside:

 
 
   Some parts from inside:

 
 

Refitted Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi passing the sailing ship Amerigo Vespucci.
 
 

 
 

Following a very productive use of my time in an extensive investigation, I have made a discovery that could very well tear apart our beliefs concerning Frank Roosevelt's true allegiance during the Second World War.
 
Below is a photo of the bathtub meant to help accommodate the President aboard the battleship USS Iowa as he traveled to Tehran Conference in 1943.
 

 
 
A harmless enough scene.  Sudsy water, various toiletries, some reading material, and a few bath toys to play with. Let's take a closer look at that plastic boat though.
 
 

 
 
It appears to be a fairly realistic-looking design, a warship of some type for sure.  It does not look like the Iowa or any other ship used by the US Navy though.  Perhaps it could be a vessel of another nationality?
 
 

 
 
This here is an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser (taken from World of Warships for the sake of a similar viewing angle).  These ships were constructed in the late 1930's by Nazi Germany and saw use during the Second World War.  With the exception of the main battery gun count, you will notice that the cruiser shares several details with the toy boat from above.  A fair number of details really...
 
 

 
 
What was the president of the United States doing with a model of an enemy cruiser floating in his personal bathtub, and of such a relatively modern (at the time) vessel at that?
 
 

 
 

wait, there’s 2 Queen E’s? 
 

 

K2 in Oman

120mm DM23

The stated length is the entire projectile, not just the penetrator. The rods width is about 19-20mm. Muzzle velocity is correct. My own estimations  for the projectile´s dimensions corroborate those figures.


 

 

120mm DM13 APFSDS Munitionsmerkblatt-1315-9213-1

PDF on Google Drive:
 

Some more images of the desert variant K2 in Oman as well as a higher resolution photo of the image LooSeR posted. Sadly images of the K2 in Oman are fairly rare, there are plenty pictures of a demonstration desert variant displayed during defense expos. I'll get around to posting some of those later.
 

 

A "K1A1" at ADEX 2017
 
Maybe he was stung by a bee...

 

Two 1/8th scale models by the Agency for Defense Development on the "development of armored vehicles for infantry fighting". 
 
"Type 1": 25 tons, amphibious, 30mm cannon

 
"Type 2": 30 tons, not amphibious, 35mm cannon, equipped with ATGMs

One more for the road
 
Just a very nice picture of a K2 and her crew