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  1. Jägerlein
    @SH_MM How does the visual impression of the 1A3's frontplate correlate to the 11mm given in the diagram? The outer plate alone looks like ~1cm
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    This seems to be no issue when it comes to ships and submarines since Germany is a lot less export friendly compared to out neighbours
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    I only showed that the two statements aren't mutually exclusive. No statement about the A-10 or F-35 included nor intended from my side. And yes, the ability for supersonic flight might be a plus on the F-35's side .
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    Depends on the intended role. A jet can be to heavy to be a fighter and yet to flimsy for a ground attack role.
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    UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced the new, national Combat Air Strategy and unveiled a concept model of a brand-new, next-generation fighter jet at Farnborough International Air Show. Probably related but yet unconfirmed by any officials is the cooperation with SAAB. I always thought Gavins are boxier
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    Any context about the location or the target?
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    Putting Stingers on a 25t+ vehicle like a Boxer sounds like a cheap excuse to get rid of the topic . IRIS-T SLS could at least close the gap to 9k121s and 9M120s *sigh*
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    For every German who's not allergic to everything connected to defense or god beware weapons the situation is kind of frustrating. There are many things that our current Minister of Defense "Panzer-Ursel" could have done better - the relation between her and the troops could be called shattered. But she did one thing that was unquestionable one of the biggest favour the Bundewehr received since 1991: She made the poor state of all amred services branches public instead of keeping it out of the public view like her predecessors did. The German public developed such a thing like an awareness to the problem and was open to spend money to solve the problem. And Panzer-Ursel got more money. Less than wanted and less than needed in the long term but with the perspective of little increases every year. Then President Trump started with his loud demands for the 2% which culminated in the days before the Nato summit. An guess what we could read in the press last week ? Trump want's it so we shouldn't do it. That's the point where you realize that a Beer is not enough to calm you down. But Donald rescued the day! His "joke" about 4% instead of 2% was just great! Because come on - what would amuse the Poles and the French more than Germanys Wehr-expenditures being only trumped by the US and China? And even our new alt-right movement would have a reason to think/dream big again!
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    The one in Munster doesn't count? Or is it because it's an Mk. I ( the black sign on the lfp reads "Merkava Mk. I" ) which received some of the Mk. II upgrades? FCS and some ITAR parts got removed but it should be able to move on own power as far as I know.
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    A brilliant example that shows that the east was totally on par with the west when it came to fucked up cooperations.
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    @Mighty_ZukAre you refering to the half-generation steps? Because this avoids exactly the situation that you have to live from hand to mouth via upgrade programms. Upgrade the old ones while the successor is already in the pipeline. The series would be smaller today but since the tanks are more expansive the monetary volume would be comparable. Admittedly it can only work if some countries decide to buy their new tanks instead of brewing their own thing or buy from Uncle Sam. I hope KNDS is the right tool to avoid a further AMX-30/ Leo 1 outcome.
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    In Germany a return to the half-generation steps could be helpfull to keep the machinery running. But this system was given up with the Leopard 2 and the end of the Cold War. Germany 320+8+32 ( in Service/for trials/ used chassis in Storage for future projects). These numbers already includes the 104 vehicles which were bought back from the industry in 2017 and the upgrades will be finished in 2023. It gets chaotic with the nomenclature. German A6 and newer means L/55 and now the Danish are coming up with L/44 A7(DK)
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    Something a bit less armed:
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    Nope. My argument was about the statistics not the subject. Questioning the validity of arguments for set answers is a occupational disease in my profession. A discussion about the outcome of Astan 2.0 would be pointless.
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    DAF YP-104-1 ?
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    Just for the record: The Leopard 2 A6M A2: 17 Tanks with radio equipment compatible to the Netherlands equipment. Still two letters to beat the M48A2GA2. This upgrade was necessary since the 414th Panzer Battalion is subordinanted to the Netherland's 43 MechBrig. If necessary the radios equipment can be switched back to german standards. Source: Neue Version des Leopard 2 für die Truppe
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    Yup. I honestly was to focused on the L55/A1 as the biggest part which changes from A7 to A7V without taking all the things into account that are necessary to bring old A4s on A7 level. A quick google seach would have helped - ~760 mio € volume and only 120 mio for Rheinmetall. My bad I could see KMW's gates for 5 years from my window...shitty area to live. Yes, my shot from the hip was directed at the wrong target but with your further argument you underlined my intended statement: An upgrade programm for up to 200 further Leo would probably take forever. It's the same mess with spare parts. While this problem is mainly caused by a bureaucrazy that believes/ed in "just in time" in the military sector, it is aggravated by an indistry not willing to expand it's productionlines without the assurance that their capacities can be fully occupied for a whole generation. Yes from an economical view I cand understand it and that they are afraid of a flash in the pan situation. This is by the way one of the main arguments brought up against the 2% GdP - this amount of money could ot be spend in a reasonable way: The indigenous indistry ( at least Land and Air) has no free capacity for "sponaneous orders" and the procurement department is....a mess. Summa summarum this is the reason why I that the Abrams as an interim solution would be more expensive but more reliable for the British. Getting some upgraded Leo 2s in 2025-2028 sounds bad if they only want a gap filler untill 2035. Well they are probably used to short lived systems and probably a bit hardend up thanks to the L85A1s and Chally 1/2s lifetime but it would still be a waste. At least if they start now to think about their next MBT.
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    You are a bit pessimistic! Karsai and his relatives were probably well aware of what is happening and at least partially in controll of the opium industry...family buisness. His successors might not be as efficient in this area like the Karsai administration was but "no clue" and "no control" is a serious defamation for the current administrations ability to earn some baksheesh Honestly, I don't doubt the probably all time high of the Afghan opium production. But Mr. Murray is just a punch who's not able or to lazy to find proper statistics - because the one he used is completely useless in this context. At least for anyone who knows that the word "potential" means that every ha of farmable land would be used to plant poppies. Butt well...he also postulates that the Russian state is behind all the opium traffic.
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    @Alzoc@SH_MM How long would it take the US to upgrade their old M1s? Serious question, because their capacities are probably at an astronomic level compared to "ours". And yes, KMW has still some projects in the pipeline, while RUAG has the product but no pipeline...Rheinmetall is imo even worse. They got contracted with the A7Vupgrade in September 2017 and the first of these 104 upgraded Leopards are expected to be delivered in 2020 while the order is expected to be finished in 2023! This time would only be adequade and acceptable if each of those tanks will be disassembled to the tiniest part and cleaned with toothbrushes by members of the management board. Rheinmetall COULD expand it's capacities because there's really enough work to do - but they avoid it as far as possible for political reasons. It's a "Fuck you" in return for the slightly more harsh export regulations and explained with a not forseeable sustainablility ("Today you want more tanks but tomorrow could be 1990 again"). If Rheinmetall would show the same "enthusiam" with the upgrades for ~200 UK Leos the first tanks would arrive 2030? And if Rheinmetall would magically find the capacities to do the job in parallel to the German order, the BAAINBW would be not amused and could keep that in mind when it comes to KNDS vs. Rheinmetall (well actually I'm not shure if they would notice it since they are not really quick-witted). yes, my opinion might be influenced by a little grudge.
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    Buying 2nd hand Leos would also be an expensive interim solution wouldn't it? Some old "off the shelf" A4s wouldn't be an improvement so the tanks need to be upgraded to A7Vs or with one of the upgrade Packages offered by the Industry while only RUAG and partially KMW should have ad hoc free capacity to do so. Buying M1A2 and hoping that the former colonists won't sell a monkey version would really be the cheaper and faster solution...besides pride reasons. While one could argue that this would be their opportunity for the Tommies to get their hands on an actual tank, after they refused their opportunity in 1940 *duckandcover*
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    If we are a bit nitpicky with the wording of the articles and draw conclusions from it: Only tandem-charges are mentioned and the destruction of the main warheadand furthermore it is mentioned that the system is designed for heavy vehicles ( with a healthy amount of armor beneath it). So: Could the tiny delay between the precursor and the maincharge be enough to defeat the latter? Furthermore is it a viable idea to apply an active armor part that only works against tandem-charges and is the passive (blue) part plus the base armor enough to defeat single-charges (e.g. PzF3 700mm/ Milan 2 880mm)...doubt it.
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    Sorry if it appeared already somewhere in the forums since it's already pre Eurosatory news: IBD: defeating tandem warhead with SMART-PROTech https://www.edrmagazine.eu/ibd-defeating-tandem-warhead-with-smart-protech
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    Someone with an opposite opinion could read this statistic like: "Oh the Nato intervention massively improved the situation because the agricultural sector is booming". Yes, that's BS, too. But this statistic is just not suitable for these kinds of conclutions. Percantage of cropland used for poppies, est. production of raw opium in tons - this is what you need.
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    Whiles the only factual thing shown by this statistic is a rise in ha of farmed land. The Corn Belt and the Wheat Belt would look far more dangerous in this kind of statistics
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    Railgun PELE
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