Scolopax Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 11 hours ago, Ramlaen said: So turret commonality with the 30mm Strykers that they'll be producing seems to be a point of note for them in the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clan_Ghost_Bear Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/07/27/2269516/0/en/United-States-Army-Contracting-Command-Detroit-Arsenal-has-awarded-Point-Blank-Enterprises-Inc-Contract-for-Concept-Design-for-the-U-S-Army-s-Optionally-Manned-Fighting-Vehicle-OMF.html Looks remarkably similar to the Israeli Carmel project. Jackvony, Ramlaen and Lord_James 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_James Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 18 hours ago, Jackvony said: Many images: Reveal hidden contents Frontal armor: Side skirt: Dat booty: Turret serial number: Gunner and Commander seats: Loader's new display aka Abrams IPad (its removable): Back deck opened up: King of the world: Periscope: Django, love that movie: Some photos on the road: What’s that rod /tube thing on the last 2 photo’s? Laviduce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, Lord_James said: What’s that rod /tube thing on the last 2 photo’s? http://j-tecassociates.com/military-tank-crosswind-sensor/ Jackvony, Clan_Ghost_Bear and Lord_James 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Upgraded Kuwaiti M1A2K fitted with Meggitt Defense Auxiliary Cooling & Power System. https://meggittdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ACPS.pdf Ramlaen and Clan_Ghost_Bear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 Stimpy75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.T Posted August 2, 2021 Report Share Posted August 2, 2021 Cummins ACE -> Junkers fathered Ukrainian 6DT redone with enough $ to get traction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Laser Shark and Beer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Ramlaen said: TBH it looks like one of the design requirements was as high center of gravity as possible. Serge and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Beer said: TBH it looks like one of the design requirements was as high center of gravity as possible. Doesn't look like KamAZ... so Russia wins in this contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/08/10/us-army-orders-more-strykers-with-30mm-cannons-from-oshkosh/ https://oshkoshdefense.com/u-s-army-calls-on-oshkosh-defense-to-upgrade-an-additional-sbct-with-30-mm-medium-caliber-weapon-system-mcws/ Another SBCT's worth of the new setup making the third SBCT with 30mm guns. Edited August 12, 2021 by Ramlaen Lord_James and Cleb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackvony Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 M1A2 SEPv3 being used to test a new German railcar to support increased weights. However, interesting to note is that this particular tank came from the prepositioned stocks in Mannheim, Germany. Therefore it seems that at least some portion of US prepositioned armor in Europe is made up of SEPv3 tanks (in a gorgeous three-tone paint job). https://www.army.mil/article/249293 Ramlaen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Why not to test the heaviest possible configuration? I mean Trophy or TUSK equipped vehicles are heavier than this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alzoc Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Beer said: Why not to test the heaviest possible configuration? I mean Trophy or TUSK equipped vehicles are heavier than this one. I guess that since TUSK (and maybe Trophy) can be removed for transport so it may not be relevant. It is also possible that the Abrams with TUSK mounted may exceed the maximum width on European railways. Beer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Yes. It will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 https://www.army.mil/article-amp/249239/army_advances_first_laser_weapon_through_combat_shoot_off Clan_Ghost_Bear, LoooSeR and Beer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Clan_Ghost_Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted August 28, 2021 Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 XM1 Chrysler Spoiler Ramlaen, SH_MM, Clan_Ghost_Bear and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 Evolution of the Lynx & Lance for OMFV. Ramlaen, Clan_Ghost_Bear, David Moyes and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarshipDirect Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 7 hours ago, 2805662 said: Evolution of the Lynx & Lance for OMFV. One thing I don’t like about this turret is the placement of the CITV. They should wrap the RWS around the CITV and put it towards the back of the turret. Seems kind of dumb to put both sights right next to each other and directly in the way of the RWS. I like Raytheon’s battle guard design. The turret appears to have high gun elevation and room for the larger 50mm ammo. Missile launcher on the right side with both a javelin and tow launcher that flips upwards. I wonder what APS this turret can handle besides iron fist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) The vehicles (Griffin ATLAS and M1A1 FEP) at COMMEX 2. exercise under Project Convergence 21. The vehicles are fitted with new gyro-stabilized Thermal Sighting Unit (TSU). Edited September 3, 2021 by Scout Ramlaen, Stimpy75, Beer and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 Abrams on display with Trophy mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 The Trophy is fake, btw. This is an Abrams tank borrowed from an US Army unit, the Trophy APS is a plastic mock-up, hence its odd mounting (attached to the storage racks) and the lack of a counter-weight at the turret front. The same tank a few hours before the photo with "Trophy" was taken: Rico 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 3 hours ago, SH_MM said: The Trophy is fake, btw. This is an Abrams tank borrowed from an US Army unit, the Trophy APS is a plastic mock-up, hence its odd mounting (attached to the storage racks) and the lack of a counter-weight at the turret front. The same tank a few hours before the photo with "Trophy" was taken: They fixed the mountings, dummy or not, and finished assembly. Attachment of the live units uses mounting blocks on the stowage racks, similar to TUSK2. Here’s the display-ready one: Clan_Ghost_Bear, Laviduce and Beer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout Posted September 7, 2021 Report Share Posted September 7, 2021 This is the hull of an American M48 or M48A1 under construction. The whole thing has been formed from one single casting. Due to the nature of the process cast components were very rarely completely identical. https://twitter.com/TankMuseum/status/1434958273552207874 Beer, Lord_James, Clan_Ghost_Bear and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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