Xoon Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 The MG can be mounted externally above the main gun. You can see the belt for the ammunition in the second photo. Oh, so it has a MG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 The MG can be mounted externally above the main gun. You can see the belt for the ammunition in the second photo. It certainly does look like an ammunition feed system, but it looks like the coaxial MG isn't actually mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Yes, it is not mounted on the US Stryker prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Is that a bone stock M240 riding alongside the main cannon there? I think I can see the bipod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 It has no hunter/killer capability? The commander is the gunner. Think of it as a CROWS with a 30mm/7.62mm gun instead of a 12.7mm gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoon Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Quick question about the M1A2s AGT-1500 turbine engine and transmission: Can the turbine engine be set up in a tranverse setup? Or is it too long? Just thinking about how much more compact the tranverse setup is compared to a conventional one. And how the turbine always looks so long in the drawings. Mvh Xoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Quick question about the M1A2s AGT-1500 turbine engine and transmission: Can the turbine engine be set up in a tranverse setup? Or is it too long? Just thinking about how much more compact the tranverse setup is compared to a conventional one. And how the turbine always looks so long in the drawings. Mvh Xoon. Yes, there was a trial program to do so. If you were designing a new turbine from the ground up you could make it a lot smaller and more efficient for the same power than the AGT-1500 anyhow. But if you were using the very newest turbine technology the engine would be quite spendy, so you'd need to use it in oodles of other vehicles to get some sort of economy of scale. Ships (CODAG) and hovercraft seem like good candidates; as I understand it a turbine optimized for use in a tank would have crummy performance at higher altitudes, and so probably wouldn't be a great choice for aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoon Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Yes, there was a trial program to do so. If you were designing a new turbine from the ground up you could make it a lot smaller and more efficient for the same power than the AGT-1500 anyhow. But if you were using the very newest turbine technology the engine would be quite spendy, so you'd need to use it in oodles of other vehicles to get some sort of economy of scale. Ships (CODAG) and hovercraft seem like good candidates; as I understand it a turbine optimized for use in a tank would have crummy performance at higher altitudes, and so probably wouldn't be a great choice for aircraft. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogDodger Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Claimed to be Konkurs ATGM hit (no penetration) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 M2A3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 This appears to be a modified M1131 FSV with soft kill anti UAV systems added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Generation IV Abrams Ammunition Rack *36 Rounds in Turret/24 Tubes for HE Rounds*Extended protection for longer HE Rounds*Racks alone increase tank weight by 182 lbs*Titanium Blowoff Panels result in no tank weight change The Generation IV Abrams Ammunition Rack improves the ammunition handling safety aspects of the tank as well as increasing the high explosive round storage capacity by 50%. The Generation IV Abrams Ammunition Rack begins fielding in 2014. http://www.wegmannusa.com/mbt-ammo-racks/http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2012mcsc/Shrader.pdfhttps://marinecorpsconceptsandprograms.com/programs/ground-combat-tactical-vehicles/abrams-m1a1-main-battle-tank-mbt Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH_MM Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Stryker with Denel 105 mm mortar turret. LoooSeR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Claimed to be TTB Autoloader Collimatrix and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Claimed to be TTB Autoloader Correct, that is from Meggitt's promotional video (around 3:05). The autoloader that was being tested for the FCS seems to have been based on it. Belesarius, Collimatrix and LoooSeR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Collimatrix, Bronezhilet and Ramlaen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 "Fck Nippon" Donward and Walter_Sobchak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Came across this searching google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Came across this searching google. If we only had good cameras to pack around back when I was in. I remember coming across an M1A1 that had slid down into a ravine and bound up its tracks so bad it couldn't move. They brought in 2 M88s to try to pull it out and couldn't drag it because of how bad tracks bound up and the sheer weight of the vehicle sitting at the angle it was at. The mechanics ended up tying a cutting torch to a series of tent poles, taping it down to stay on, and cutting through the tracks to release the tension and allow the 88s to pull it out. I distinctly remember that "boom" when the track snapped and I swear that tank lurched forward several feet. Ramlaen, Jeeps_Guns_Tanks, Collimatrix and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 LoooSeR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 173rd Airborne training with Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Estonian, Czech, and Ukrainian troops. FO picture first because.. Collimatrix and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Walter_Sobchak and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 3-66 Armor 2AD Foward, West Germany, 1988. M981 FIST-V to left rear of the tank. It was next to impossible to keep up with the tanks in that thing. Especially in the mud. Collimatrix and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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