New scout vehicle now to be assembled in the UK.

[Belesarius]

Follow onpost about the 40mm CT ammo, one of the vehicles that will supposedly be using it is the new tracked scout SV vehicle.

 

http://www.janes.com/article/53167/scout-sv-to-be-assembled-in-uk

 

Now to be assembled in the UK as opposed to Spain.

 

Neat looking scout vehicle.

 

[Sturgeon]

It's an ASCOD with a 40mm CTA.

[Priory_of_Sion]

A 38-42 ton recon vehicle? Good job

[LostCosmonaut]

A 38-42 ton recon vehicle? Good job

The awfulpanther's time has come.

[LoooSeR]

Soviets had medium/main battle tanks in such weight category... 

[Sturgeon]

A 38-42 ton recon vehicle? Good job

 

Now we all understand why I do not like the IFV concept.

[LoooSeR]

Now we all understand why I do not like the IFV concept.

Why?

[Sturgeon]

Why?

 

Bean counters end up pulling shit like this. Note that the original choice for Scout-SV was the fucking CV-90.

[Mike E]

Even worse than the M3...  "Scout" vehicles are just an excuse for building an overweight IFV that doesn't have a clear purpose. 

[Priory_of_Sion]

I would have preferred a CVR(T) upgrade program for better engines, sensors, and maybe some reactive armor. I don't loathe the IFV concept, but I can see why people do.  

[Xlucine]

Bean counters end up pulling shit like this. Note that the original choice for Scout-SV was the fucking CV-90.

 

If it was down to bean counters then they'd have gone for a warrior hull, ascod has no commonality

 

I would have preferred a CVR(T) upgrade program for better engines, sensors, and maybe some reactive armor. I don't loathe the IFV concept, but I can see why people do.  

 

Scimitars did get new hulls under the scimitar 2 name, with improved mine protection - it's like a scimitar turret on a spartan hull, so everything's well away from the floor. Apparently it's not good enough. There was also a proposal from BAE around 2000 for a stretched cvrt to do everything cvrts do but with more internal volume, and AFAIK no-one gave a damn about it.

[Sturgeon]

If it was down to bean counters then they'd have gone for a warrior hull, ascod has no commonality

 

"Generals who fancy themselves frugal" perhaps.

[Tied]

 

[Sturgeon]

A fantastic film that is uncharacteristically insightful. Essential watching for anyone interested in military systems R&D and procurement.

Some of the details aren't as accurate as they could be, and some of the characters are perhaps not as kind to their real life counterparts as they could be, but the general thrust of the film hits home.