General AFV Thread

[LoooSeR]

It looks like model 215, if it is, that i did not forgot Best tank of Best Korean Best Tank army.

[LoooSeR]

Jesus, i just understood, that i am interested in North Korean tanks... I am pervert, usual tanks are so uninteresting that now North Korean are only thing that spark interest... 

[LoooSeR]

[Tied]

Jesus, i just understood, that i am interested in North Korean tanks... I am pervert, usual tanks are so uninteresting that now North Korean are only thing that spark interest... 

 

same here man

 

That and T-62s are damn sexy

[Khand-e]

 

On one hand, it's not *quite* as ugly as the Oshkosh and actually looks pretty useful.

 

....On the other hand, did Northrop Grumman *really* just start out a product demo video with "EXTREME!"?!

 

What the fuck?

[Belesarius]

Marketing team was prolly high.

[Collimatrix]

 

Ch'ŏnma 216 looks like almost the same vehicle, only with more ATGMs and MANPADS

 

 

 

 

MANPADS on a tank?  I think that's a first.

[Khand-e]

MANPADS on a tank?  I think that's a first.

 

 

[Belesarius]

MANPADS on a tank?  I think that's a first.

I'm not sure why more people don't do it.  It seems sensible to me.

[Tied]

becuase China, Russia and Europe have better SORAD than the Norks, America believes anti air is for pussys or something and everyone else lacks the surplus strela's for it 

[CrashbotUS]

I'm not sure why more people don't do it.  It seems sensible to me.

You typically have organic ADA sections attached to you. 

[Walter_Sobchak]

On one hand, it's not *quite* as ugly as the Oshkosh and actually looks pretty useful.

 

....On the other hand, did Northrop Grumman *really* just start out a product demo video with "EXTREME!"?!

 

What the fuck?

I'm pretty sure that the term "squad centric design" is just wanker-speak for "seats six."

[Scolopax]

 

Hmmm...

[LoooSeR]

....

 

Hmmm...

We covered this vehicle in Tank layout thread. Wasn't this design program canceled?

[LoooSeR]

T-72M4CZ with something terrible attached to its rear.

[LoooSeR]

[Tied]

You typically have organic ADA sections attached to you.

I was going to say that but North Korea is confirmed of having tracked strela carriers and their Shilka moddifications

[LoooSeR]

Nippon STRNG Type-10

[Scolopax]

We covered this vehicle in Tank layout thread. Wasn't this design program canceled?

Yes, although it seems to have been put forth again for exhibition.  Was also poking at that 70 ton weight.

[Collimatrix]

We covered this vehicle in Tank layout thread. Wasn't this design program canceled?

 

"Cancelled" is a relative term for a big company like GDLS.

 

GDLS has enormous political pull, and aside from BAE Systems they're just about the only players in the heavyweight AFV game in the US.  And BAE isn't even entirely USian.

 

Sure, Textron has a division that makes M1117s and stuff, but a bunch of welded aluminum or steel plate on a wheeled chassis is a far cry from an MBT or IFV.

 

So, basically, GDLS can sit and wait and pull strings, and maybe their stupid MausAPC gets uncanceled at some point in the future.

[LoooSeR]

If APC is like 70 tons, how will MBT looks like, if designers will get brain damage and try to copy Merkava?

[Mohamed A]

If APC is like 70 tons, how will MBT looks like, if designers will get brain damage and try to copy Merkava?

 

188 tons.

 

140mm primary cannon.

 

5000m long

 

6699m wide

 

"SAFEST AND BEST TANK IN THE WORLD"

[LoooSeR]

Yeah. But they can try to play with separated and protected hull ammorack, maybe even with autoloader.

Funny thing - their APC can have same sized frontal and rear doors for dismounting infantry, can be useful in urban combat when space for movements is small.

[LoooSeR]

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