mr.T

T72B3 , with cope cage ,slat armor , Jammer and thermal camo
 
 

 

The DRDO Light Tank will weigh about 25 tons and have a crew of three. The tank is planned to sport a 105mm rifled bore gun. This will be capable of firing FSAPDS rounds with 500mm of penetration, HEAT, HESH and ATGMs among others. The planned gun elevation is between -10° and +42° controlled by an electrically powered gun control system. An autoloader will be provided for the main gun.
Secondary armament includes a 7.62mm coaxial gun and a 12.7mm RCWS. Surveillance drones will be integrated with the tank. A diesel engine would be provided which DRDO claims would provide up to 32hp/ton at sea level. The amphibious tank can ford depths of 1.5m. The tank can attain a maximum speed of over 65kmph and will use rubber tracks. 
 

The DRDO Light Tank will weigh about 25 tons and have a crew of three. The tank is planned to sport a 105mm rifled bore gun. This will be capable of firing FSAPDS rounds with 500mm of penetration, HEAT, HESH and ATGMs among others. The planned gun elevation is between -10° and +42° controlled by an electrically powered gun control system. An autoloader will be provided for the main gun.
Secondary armament includes a 7.62mm coaxial gun and a 12.7mm RCWS. Surveillance drones will be integrated with the tank. A diesel engine would be provided which DRDO claims would provide up to 32hp/ton at sea level. The amphibious tank can ford depths of 1.5m. The tank can attain a maximum speed of over 65kmph and will use rubber tracks. 
 

Greek ERA package for Leopard 1 , includes a cope cage
 

 
 
 

 

Looks like demilitarised BRDM got remilitarized by Jaysh Al-Bandera 
 

Putin Akbar design bureau S60 on T54 chassis

 

Maxim machine guns  1940 model on the roof of one of the residential high-rises in Kiev. Meant for defense against Shaheds 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

Maxim machine guns  1940 model on the roof of one of the residential high-rises in Kiev. Meant for defense against Shaheds 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

No surprise there we had Accuracy issues with Elbit 30mm turrets for AMPV , couldnt hit a broad side of a barn.  Latvia is also having issues with Israeli turrets on Boxer.
 

Not particularly well armored  , STANAG 2 is AK47 AP round , and level 4  is  14.5x114  , and its kinda unusual in using a 105mm gun and atgm  externally mounted.
 
''The tank would feature all round STANAG Level 2 protection with add-on armour taking it to STANAG Level 4 in the front.''
 

 

 

Not particularly well armored  , STANAG 2 is AK47 AP round , and level 4  is  14.5x114  , and its kinda unusual in using a 105mm gun and atgm  externally mounted.
 
''The tank would feature all round STANAG Level 2 protection with add-on armour taking it to STANAG Level 4 in the front.''
 

 

 

'Small' chinese man for scale
 

More Dakka
 

 
Not sure how they meant to operate these tail guns 

More Dakka
 

 
Not sure how they meant to operate these tail guns 

Javelin decoy somewhere  in Belarus!!? 
 

Javelin decoy somewhere  in Belarus!!? 
 

Dabling in alternate reality seems to be the feature of the Ukrainian side these days with politicians medding in the military planing.
 

Old Kremel Vip nuclear bug out mobil Ladoga built on T80 chassis , actualy served in Chernobil as a nuclear recce
 
 
 
 

 

Old Kremel Vip nuclear bug out mobil Ladoga built on T80 chassis , actualy served in Chernobil as a nuclear recce
 
 
 
 

 

Given mass and one man less , you would be hard pressed to claim advantage at armor protection. Multi  fuel engine is basically any diesel engine its more of a marketing fad than practical application . I wouldn't be surprised if K2 would utterly outclass the Leopard2 at firing on the move due to hydropneumatic suspension. And Koreans are probably willing to offer more manufacturing and tech cooperation to sells theirs while Germans can barely built a leopard without sourcing mayor parts around Europe

Given mass and one man less , you would be hard pressed to claim advantage at armor protection. Multi  fuel engine is basically any diesel engine its more of a marketing fad than practical application . I wouldn't be surprised if K2 would utterly outclass the Leopard2 at firing on the move due to hydropneumatic suspension. And Koreans are probably willing to offer more manufacturing and tech cooperation to sells theirs while Germans can barely built a leopard without sourcing mayor parts around Europe

Lots of frendly fire for RuAF lately 2 planes in two days shot down by own SAMs
 
First a Su-34 now it seems Su-35
 
https://t.me/RVvoenkor/20282

You have to take these reports with grain of salt , as long as Iran is somewhat unsanctioned by EU its not going to jeopardise that .
While i am certain there is some shearing of experience ,and tactical implementation with the Iranians i would be sceptical of any large scale drone purchase .
 
This is most likely story launched to provide some cover for Biden when he is on his knees s*cking MBS beging for more oil.

You do realize how artillery shrapnel works , typical 155 or 152mm grenade fragment can pierce an armored SPG armor at 50+ meters , stanag 4569 level 1 armoring which is kinda common on SPG is actually rated to protect against 20g artillery fragment only at 100m imagine unprotected artillery with lightweight titanium frame .
 
When it comes to STANAG 4569 protection levels only once you reach IV vehicle is protected from a HE 155mm shell at 30m , and level V at 25m from the impact of HE shell.
No SPG  supplied to ukraine has level 4 protection and level 5 is basically frontal armor of a modern IFV again way beyond protection levels of any SPG
Original Bradley survivability requirement was 1 x 152 mm airburst at 18 meter and zero crew compartment penetration. Bradley has a least level V all roudn and level 5 frontal armor.
 
Folks expect destroyed artillery means its blows up in flames , which is not really the case ,typical shrapnel does enough damage with close enough misses to render things inoperable or at least unsafe (note that barrel steel is very ductile but quite soft to handle the pressure , in comparison to armor stell shrapnel goes trough barrel steel like knife trough butter ) that is why Artillery shells make such great IED base very few armored vehicles can survive being hit by shapnel from one at any practical distance. 
 
152mm shell fragments
http://fotki29.ru/war_in_the_donbass/photo/ukraine_1417474109_.jpg
 
 
''The commander of the logistics service of the ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Brigadier General Volodymyr Karpenko, specifically mentioned M777 Howitzers. 
Karpenko addressed his grievance to the United States regarding the M777 howitzers they are supplying to Ukraine. As per Karpenko, the situation is extremely difficult, as these howitzers “constantly break down and require repair.” 
 
In an interview with National Defense on June 15, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Sharapov said after each “artillery duel”, on average, two of the six M777 howitzers have to be repaired because the components of these guns are damaged by Russian shells.''
 
In a strike like this naive folk think that because there are not 3 fireballs  howitzers survived , in reality that is highly unlikely  even if some can be moved or even driven away likely hood of any of them remaining operational is very small. And then you have an Issue where you get spare parts and things repaired which is particularly an issue with foreign gear supplied in low numbers 
 
 
An example on how artilery fire damages armor....
 
In 1988 US Artillery command performed a series of tests to determine the effect of non-guided conventional HE shells, fired indirectly on targets, with the aim of modelling a potential engagement with soviet artillery. The ammunition used were 155mm HE shells.
First test was performed by a battery of 155mm M109 howitzers utilizing soviet fire control protocols and ammunition consumption norms of the time. Targets were mannequins, army trucks, M113 APCs, M577 command vehicles and M48 tanks. Three fire missions were executed on targets, 56 HE shells each with contact and non-contact detonators (50/50). Effect on the infantry and the trucks was very close to prior US calculations. However, effect on the armored vehicles far surpassed expected levels, reaching as high as 67% of vehicles disabled.
Although zero direct hits were achieved, fragments of the 155mm shells delivered serious damage to the armored vehicles - they penetrated armor, destroyed tracks, optical and targeting equipment and even caused fire in one of the APCs. This test has definitely confirmed the efficiency of indirect fire against armored vehicles.
This command vehicle was successfully penetrated by HE shells fragments.
This APC has suffered damage of the gun and external equipment.
Next stage of tests lasted for seven months and was meant to research the effects of direct hits of 155mm shells on the armored vehicles. The outcome was that maximum effect was achieved by air detonation shells with non-contact detonators. The shrapnel successfully damaged gun barrels, external equipment, sights, engine radiators and chassis elements.
The third stage of testing was the most spectacular - a full stationary fortified position was created with trenches and all. A full motorised platoon was deployed on the fortified position (with mannequins instead of men, of course). APCs, tanks, weapons and mannequins were all properly positioned and entrenched.
To achieve 50% targets disabled the 24-gun 155mm artillery battery used 2600 HE shells. Even when properly dug in, 50% of APCs and tanks were rendered inoperable (mission kill). It was also noted that the testing did not take into the account such additional adverse effects as smoke, dust, scopes alignment displacement, physiological and psychological effect of HE blasts of people.
  General outcome of the testing was formulated as follows:
A direct hit from a 152/155mm HE shell from above is guaranteed to achieve a mission kill on any armored vehicle. A hit within 30m from the vehicle is potentially able to damage the vehicle sufficiently to achieve a mission kill. APCs are exceptionally vulnerable to indirect artillery fire and high irrecoverable losses are to be expected in case of incoming 152/155mm artillery fire both of vehicles and of carried personnel.

GTA Ukraine edition ,atempted snatching of an abandoned BMP under fire
 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiNsr2t92NU