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  1. heretic88
    Looks nice. Judging from the sound, I think it has new engine too, but not V46 derivative. May be something western, although it has quite sick sound. I like how they replaced the ancient TKN-3 with a new optic system.
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    According to the Armenian ambassandor in Russia, the sultan already deployed about 4000 jihadists from Syria. Just like in Lybia... Turkey is actively supporting terrorism, I think they should be kicked out of NATO immediately. Source: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkish-backed-syrian-militants-are-fighting-in-karabakh-armenian-envoy/
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    That would be definitely interesting! Sadly, we have no tanks to spare for that now!
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    Hungarian Leopard-2 training began. Video is in hungarian, but basically what they say, is that first impression is Leopard-2 is far superior to T-72A in every imaginable way.
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    Again, this "protected against 30mm" BS... What 30mm? Soviet/Russian 30mm? That usually means 3UBR-6. And this is basically .50 SLAP equivalent...
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    Sometimes, not even that. Once I tried to create a 3d model of a T-55, based on technical drawings by UVZ, and they are not even close to the real thing when I compared the model to actual photos.
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    We also agreed upon the place of the factory, near Zalaegerszeg (western part of the country). Additionally, it will include an R&D department too. The whole complex will create about 500 jobs, total cost will be around 168,000,000 EUR. Source (hungarian gibberish, but I'll include it anyway) https://honvedelem.hu/hirek/lynx-magyar-gyartas-magyar-fejlesztes.html
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    Look at the movement of the gun barrel. When the gunner traverses the turret (actually, he controls the sight), the barrel seems to move too much towards the direction of the rotation. This is because the sight calculates the lead based on the range and selected ammo.
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    I do not know if it was posted before. Short, but quite interesting video about 1G42. Interesting to see the automatic lead calculation working:
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    The text also says that all remaining problems were fixed. According to another article, the tank passed first stage of tests in 2006. https://andrei-bt.livejournal.com/1028975.html I do not disagree. But probably its the same with the Armata.
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    It was stated many times before that the 195 was almost ready. But here is the latest from UVZ itself. http://gurkhan.blogspot.com/2020/08/95.html Also it is noteworthy that one of the two prototypes passed 15.000km, and fired 287 shots. I doubt that all of Armata prototypes together reached this level. And I do not think the 152mm is overkill. 125mm is at its limits, I think even the 2A82.
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    My opinion about this whole russian future AFV program is that it is a disaster. And this disaster started in the end of 90s and early 2000s with a series of cancellations of promising new platforms. Bumerang: Russia needed a modern wheeled AFV to replace the old BTR-80. They had that replacement, the BTR-90. Ready for mass production. Yes, yes, it wasnt such an ambitious project as the Bumerang, but I think it was fine in the '90s. It was a huge improvement in firepower compared to BTR-80. Protection was also improved, also the mobility. Today it would be quite obsolete, but I think the base vehicle had great potential for upgrades. One prototype was already fitted with the quite nice Berezhok turret. Another with a BMD-4 turret. Kurganets: I do not even know why they started this program. BMP-3 was, and still is a good base platform. Yes, it has problems. Worst is the not so ideal infantry compartment. But as Dragun proved it, it can be fixed. Second problem is protection. While it was quite good in the 90s, it is lacking today, but I think it wouldnt be hard to improve. Armata: I think this is the worst crime against the state. Russia had the Objekt-195, passed tests, almost ready for mass production! And it was a far more powerful tank. Yes, expensive. So what. Armata is also expensive, actually even worse, because the added costs of starting from zero. And still very far from being ready. Koalitsiya: Well, this is an exception, I see bright future for this. When I just look at the 2S35, my first impression is that its a finished weapon system, ready for mass production. (and I think the only one that will reach it) +1, the BTR-T. Another missed opportunity I think. Yes, today it would be quite obsolete, thanks to the Kontakt-5, but that would be easy to replace with Relikt. It would also need a new, unmanned turret. But then, it would be a quite nice heavy APC, with better protection than anything except the Namer.
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    I drove quite few soviet types (VT-55, MTLBu, BMP-1, ZSU-23), and I didnt really remember hearing any noise from tracks. I heard only the deafening roar of the engine. I have zero real life experience with this with western AFVs, so how are they compare?
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    Upgrades to the base model, or something new, like the earlier Dragun? I think whole K25 should be ditched. It has zero real advantages compared to BMP-3 Dragun, but far more expensive. Total waste of money.
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    Sadly I do not remember where did I read about the improved accuracy of BMP-3, it was long ago. Of course, this info may be wrong, but it made sense to me. 2A72 barrel flexes quite a lot when firing, thats why I thought a guide rail or sleeve can improve accuracy.
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    Good recipe for barrel explosions They are lucky that they already finished with main gun firing range. But seriously... why do organizers let these teams compete at all? All these african teams were just miserable, pain to watch. Quite pathetic that they are supposed to be "professional" soldiers. In 2019, russian girls, who have never seen a tank from inside before, finished a training in a rush, produced incomparably better results...
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    Looks like BTR-82 still cant hit anything... What is the point of this stupid weapon system? Is it so hard to weld a damned guide rail to the 2A72 gun? Ukrainians already recognized this, looooong ago. And as I heard, the same weapon from the BMP-3 is also far more accurate...
  18. heretic88
    I'd suggest watching this. Dozers are one of the roughest running machines. Vibration is massive, you can see it very well that it shakes constantly, especially when running unloaded. Operating the blade also causes big shocks. The engine of the Lynx is probably the same that powers the PR776 dozer, so a much softer running military vehicle cannot be that punishing for it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9cxaCyc31M
  19. heretic88
    Wholly disagree. You forget one thing. Construction machines DO NOT have suspension systems! Shock and vibration is definitely far higher than in any military tracked vehicle. I tell it from experience. (I drove BMP-1 and MT-55 too for example, and its nothing compared to the wheel loader I use in my job.) As for slopes... just watch this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POmYyY3sIs4
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    Well, I work in the construction industry, and here Liebherr means quality. Top quality. Generally, construction machines need to work reliably in harsh conditions, under heavy loads, sometimes without stopping for even a minute in a work shift (mining especially), and sometimes without proper maintenance. Military engines, even the MTU are completely unsuitable in such environments. Liebherr has lots of experience designing engines that are able to work reliably for thousands of hours in such applications. They have engines ranging from 300 to 6000hp. The engine for the Lynx will be probably the D9512 model, used by not cranes, but by the ~70 ton PR776 dozer, and the ~140 ton R 9150 mining excavator for example.
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    While our relations with Germany arent the best in terms of ideological questions, (primarily because we reject migration and western liberalism) in terms of economic questions, there are almost zero problems. But actually, this decision to buy the Lynx is quite surprising. It was already certain that we'll buy an IFV from Germany. But most people were certain that it will be the Puma. A smaller minority voted for the Boxer.
  22. heretic88
    Yes of course. The T-54 was a quite advanced tank for its time. It was neither low quality or poorly equipped. It was also upgraded continously, soviets always found something to add or improve. Quite sad that the people at the tank museum didnt realize this, and just repeating old BS...
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    Basically, this: West: Lets build few high quality tanks, and continuously upgrade them Soviet: Lets build lots of low quality trash, and be satisfied with them + lots of errors about T-54/55, how to differentiate them, etc.
  24. heretic88
    This is pretty low from the tank museum. Sooo many BS, myths and misconceptions... Why do they keep repeating these over and over and over?
  25. heretic88
    I have some questions about the TShS and TShSM gunsights of modernized T-55/62 tanks. 1, TShS, what I do not understand, is how lead was calculated in this sight, since it does not have any ammo input. As far as I know, after lasing the target, the gunner needs to push a button, and should NOT track the target. A signal light turns on, and goes off after some time, based on the range. The gunner then notices what aiming mark the target was at when the light turned off, and applies lead based on this. How did the sight calculate the flight time of the shell if there is no ballistic computer? What about different kinds of ammo, BR-412, APDS, HEAT? Or was this feature used only for a single type, lets say, APDS? 2, In the later TShSM sights, with the connected BV55/62 ballistic computer, what kind of HEAT shell was used for calculations? Old 3BK4/5, or the newer 3BK15/17? The two has very different ballistic properties, yet there is only a "BK" setting on the ammo selection switch on both TShSM-32PV and TShSM-41U. (strangely, there are two types of HE-FRAG shells supported by TShSM-41U)
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