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  1. DIADES
    Unit price is no guide to real costs. Lets wait and see down the track. Now there are 23k vehicles to be serviced... The old saying is "give them the vehicles for free, providing you get a support contract"
  2. DIADES
    The physical interface is the same and a launcher for LR will fire an LR2 but will not support all LR2 features. You are correct to put simple in quotes. There is nothing "simple"about changing the software in a turret, let alone software that controls ordnance....
  3. DIADES
    Pretty much has to. Iron Fist is mandated by CoA - not chosen on its merits (there aren't any) by either tenderer. Iron Fist is a complete dud.
  4. DIADES
    The CoA is very, very, very paranoid about impartiality. Did I mention very paranoid? The article was always going to be a waste of time. Zero possibility of any real content as the parties are in an active RMA. Yes, the marketing answers are nauseating as usual.
  5. DIADES
    Look at the Hanwha advert in the latest DTR. SPIKE "Successfully fired" but Iron Fist "Proven integration" Big difference'
  6. DIADES
    Yep. And given all the fanfare around the SPIKE firing, with video and all, I struggle to take the Iron Fist claim seriously. Maybe they did fire it - but what happened? Is there a video?
  7. DIADES
    Hanwha dodgy on APS too, Hanwha have good claim for SPIKE integration (tho I reckon it was an LR2 fired from a turret set up for LR1 but still a good claim)
  8. DIADES
    No. 6 is the Requirement.
  9. DIADES
    No, definitely not
  10. DIADES
    Bottom line - 6 is the number and has been for years
  11. DIADES
    The Requirement is six and always has been, 8 and even 9 is occasionally stated by the Primes. Utter bullshit. No matter how many bodies, you must carry their gear. 6 plus gear is a challenge for both teams. 8 is simply not possible.
  12. DIADES
    Odd choice given they are promoting LR2 and colour is one of the features. I reckon its just bullship PR using LR not real LR2
  13. DIADES
    Ahahahahahah - chose sides much!? Seriously, your kimchee is showing again, I like my sauerkraut better! But, yes, both are just cabbage.
  14. DIADES
    Good answer should have thought of that myself!
  15. DIADES
    Mechanically yes, software etc - no No idea how I know that.....
  16. DIADES
    Possible. But I think it is more likely that the vehicle has integration to suit LR not LR2. The timing supports this. The move to LR2 by CoA is recent compared to the timing that Hanwha/Rheinmetall would have been working to to get LR integrated.
  17. DIADES
    Why no colour?
  18. DIADES
    Probably not an actual LR2. The primary difference between LR1 and LR2 is colour camera. Note the footage in the PR clip from the missile is black and white = LR1
  19. DIADES
    Yep, these are modern IFV. Equals huge
  20. DIADES
    Can't comment on USSR but since there were such an immense range of radically different configurations of "Sherman", support was a nightmare. Yes, that is a modern retrospective judgement. The trade off was production and quantity delivered. Never mind the quality, feel the width. Production wins wars. The guy who can bring the most to the fight and keep bringing more wins - always. So "best"has many values, all relative.
  21. DIADES
    You are kidding. Sherman is a PRODUCTION success, not a development success. T34 is both a production success and a development success. Production wins wars but in no way is the Sherman an exampe of development success. And what onwards?
  22. DIADES
    probably shoulda stuck a smiley face on my comment, own my share of British cars (Lucas, Prince of Darkness) - was just playing to stereotypes
  23. DIADES
    The pics you show are the show car version of LYNX, not a real config. LANCE on BLOCK 1 BOXER has RHS coax, LANCE on RMA LYNX has coax LHS
  24. DIADES
    Including not making it to the fight cos made in England?
  25. DIADES
    Aircraft the same (and ww1) but really, who did it well? UK? Don't make me laugh, US? What development? Russia? Perhaps?
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