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Time to get some more Wiesels in here:

 

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Wiesel eDK2 prototype with new running gear and suspension.

Source: flickr

 

 

 

 

Lightweight composite roadwheels were trialed on the M60.  Somewhere there's a picture of a little kid holding one up to show how light they are.

Posted

Youtube... Youtube never changes

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=714JZZUMtY0

Selected YT comments

 

"Imagine if Maus entered serial production and worked without tehnical breakdowns, would allied tanks stand a chance?"

 

"Tiger tanks and crews, we salute you for your valiant bravery and efforts!"

 

"The Tiger actually saved on resources. This is what a lot of people don't understand..."

 

Fucking hell

Posted

If the tiger tanks had actually achieved the sorts of kills that were claimed, then yeah, maybe it was a decent cost/benefit.

 

But then again, if what was claimed in Berlin were actually true, then by early 1945 the Soviets were unable to make another offensive, fortifying the Eastern Front was a complete waste of time, and that both Porsche and Henschel tigers should be produced because the tiger (p) was better for the North African theater and the tiger (h) was better suited to Russia.

Posted

Are you saying German tanks don't belong in the trash?

 

Actually I meant the things like that 80 ton hunk of scrap steel in the front.

 

It's taking up so much space.

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Thickness of add-on plate on the turret front of the CV90. This is the plate that's to the left of the gun (to the right when looking at the front).

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Driver hatch thickness

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Upper glacis thickness

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Sorry no tape measure, didn't want to get kicked out immediately

 

 

Turret side armour thickness

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Driver hatch layout

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One of the gunner periscopes

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Gunner sight

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Gunner hatch thickness

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Commander hatch thickness

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Thumb for scale. Hatch is about 3-3.5 cm thick.

 

 

Leo 2:

 

Whatever this armour is called, the periscopes are the driver periscopes:

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Frontal Leopard 1V turret add-on armour thickness

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Side Leopard 1V turret add-on armour thickness:

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Leopard 1V driver hatch thickness:

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Leopard 2A4 driver hatch thickness:

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Leopard 2A4 side module thickness:

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Leopard 2A4 side module length:

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Forgot to measure the exact height.

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Leo 2A6 lower plate+weld

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Side add-on modules

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Glacis add-on armour

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The glacis add-on armour from the previous post is the bit where the driver periscopes are located on. The previous photo is the right front.

 

 

Random Leo 2A4 pictures
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Tubes on top of the gun are for training/demo blanks

 

 

Random Leo 1V pictures

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Random Leopard PRTL photo

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Camera crapped out when I wanted to take more photos. :(

 

 

 

Another random Leo 2A4 photo

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