General AFV Thread

[Belesarius]

[ZloyKrolik]

[Walter_Sobchak]

In my youth, I jumped some snowmobiles in the air and upon landing had that gross feeling like your stomach just got shoved up your throat.  I suspect that's what it felt like for the guys in these flying tanks.  

[LoooSeR]

Lancia IZ, armored car produced in Italy by Ansaldo in 1916-18 and later, used in both world wars.

 

 

Production:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LoooSeR]

Citroën-Kégresse P28 in service with 7th Cuirassier Regiment of the French Army, 1938.

 

   Citroën-Kégresse P28 was developed by Citroën in 1931 as part of the competition for the reconnaissance AFV. Despite the fact that Citroën almost lost to competitors from Renault and Hotchkiss, in 1932 the French military decided that the P28 is still suitable for cavalry units and bought a batch of 50 units. The armored troops showed low combat efficiency, which in combination with the low reliability of machines led to a massive return rate of armored vehicles to the manufacturer. Thus, by the beginning of the Second World War, literally several P28s remained in the French army.

[LoooSeR]

Units 8th Cavalry (tank) regiment of the Spanish army during tactical exercises, 1960s

 

More of M3s APC and M47s

[ZloyKrolik]

Like a scene out of Patton.

[Walter_Sobchak]

Personally, I think the M47 looks pretty sexy with fishnet turret stockings.

[Collimatrix]

 

A char 2C.

 

Take a look at the commander's cupola.  What is this strange, smokestack looking thing?  How is the commander supposed to see out of that?

 

Turns out that the char 2C has a very unusual cupola design:

 

 

The cupola consisted of an inner glass dome, and an outer armored steel screen with very narrow perforations cut into it.  The outer layer would be spun by a motor, and from the commander's point of view the thin slits would sort of blur together, and they would be able to see (reasonably) clearly through it.

 

More information on stroboscopic cupolas can be found here.

[LoooSeR]

30 mm autocannon on a 4x4 armored car.

Screengrabs from recent video of Striker with 30 mm autocannon and new turret.

 

[LoooSeR]

Australian Department of Defence has selected BAE Systems and Rheinmetall to shortlisted for Land 400

 

 

  The Australian Department of Defence has selected BAE Systems Australia and Rheinmetall to participate in the next stage of evaluation for LAND 400 Phase 2, Army’s Mounted Combat Reconnaissance capability. That reproted by defenseworld.net.

 

   Deputy Secretary Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), Kim Gillis, said both BAE Systems and Rheinmetall have been assessed as offering competitive solutions with designs based on capabilities already in service with other nations, the Australian DoD said in a statement Thursday.

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[Belesarius]

 

"Silhouetted against the setting sun, the British crew of an American-made M3 Stuart Light tank - known as 'Honey' amongst their British users - take in the cool air as their commander surveys the horizon in the dying light. North Africa, 6th September 1942." - Colorized WWII Photos

[LoooSeR]

[LostCosmonaut]

[ApplesauceBandit]

That looks like something pulled straight out of a video game.

[LoooSeR]

Islamic State parades a captured Egyptian Army M60 tank

[LoooSeR]

Bolivia has received Chinese "Tiger" armored cars.

29.07.2016

 

 

[LostCosmonaut]

Blog post on Chrysler TV-1; http://atomic-skies.blogspot.com/2016/08/atomic-powered-tanks-part-1.html

[EnsignExpendable]

100% camo skill

 

[DogDodger]

But spelling skill, maybe 70%.

[Bronezhilet]

[LoooSeR]

UAE STRNG. Leclercs and BMP-3s.

[LoooSeR]

Partially remote controlled tank. Libya.

 

 

[LoooSeR]

Type 74... so Japanese.

[LoooSeR]

AMX-30B

 

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