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Re: Armored Fighting Vehicles version M4 - are we going with that? Sure, man.
« Reply #1410 on: 10 September 2019, 05:35:47 »
Pretty much limited to Spike and Javelin in practice, the French MMP will does also include a secondary trajectory mode for that. Tradeoff is higher susceptibility to active countermeasures.
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« Reply #1411 on: 10 September 2019, 06:45:57 »
Pretty much limited to Spike and Javelin in practice, the French MMP will does also include a secondary trajectory mode for that. Tradeoff is higher susceptibility to active countermeasures.

Wasn't there also a flavor of TOW that did top attack?

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« Reply #1412 on: 10 September 2019, 07:39:31 »
There are a lot of ATGMs that have top-attack capabilities, I think you might refer to the BGM-71F TOW-2B. Other models e. g. are the Swedish BILLs, the South Korean Raybolt or the German PARS 3 LR. The thing is, not many models are in widespread use. And then there is the destinction between hand-held, tripod-mounted and vehicle-borne ATGMs. Of the latter, there seem to be more, but of the first kind, there are only few, as kato mentioned.
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« Reply #1413 on: 10 September 2019, 08:01:23 »
Rbs 56 BILL is dedicated top arrack as well.
Not through lofted trajectory though - it's simply a downward-firing EFP that overflies its target, same as e.g. TOW 2B.

Top-attack through lofted/arcing trajectory in those missiles that do use it also are used for their main effect: Giving the missile a considerably higher range compared to flat trajectories. That's realistically the main reason the Spike missile family for example uses it.

As for types - it's not like there are that many ATGM types remaining anyway. Just look at Europe. Almost everyone uses Spike, and those that don't do use Javelin (France excluded as usual - they're replacing their adhoc Javelin buy with MMP).

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« Reply #1414 on: 10 September 2019, 09:43:27 »
In trials for Ecuador in 1989 it performed way ahead of its competitors - the Textron Stingray, Steyr SK-105 and upgraded AMX-13-105.

And yet they went with the upgraded AMX-13...

I've noticed that Ecuador took delivery of a bunch of Leopard 1A5s, IIRC ex-Dutch vehicles. My GF is from Ecuador, was thinking of building a model of one -- if I could find some decent pictures.

Apparently they have a bunch of T-55s sitting around somewhere too.

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« Reply #1415 on: 10 September 2019, 16:08:51 »
Not through lofted trajectory though - it's simply a downward-firing EFP that overflies its target, same as e.g. TOW 2B.

Top-attack through lofted/arcing trajectory in those missiles that do use it also are used for their main effect: Giving the missile a considerably higher range compared to flat trajectories. That's realistically the main reason the Spike missile family for example uses it.

As for types - it's not like there are that many ATGM types remaining anyway. Just look at Europe. Almost everyone uses Spike, and those that don't do use Javelin (France excluded as usual - they're replacing their adhoc Javelin buy with MMP).

OK, I didn't realize you were making a distinction between a lofted flight profile and one that just overflies the target.

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« Reply #1416 on: 12 September 2019, 13:08:10 »
More armour, that's what this thread needs! Some unusual BMP modifications seen in Syria ..







And a very unusual mod found in a Pakistani armour museum:



No-one's quite sure if it's a 17-lbr, or 76mm, or what, but I want some for my next militia unit ... looks very BT.

And talking of looking very BT ... the South Korean K2 Black Panther. I'm using a 3D model because it shows the very non-box turret to best effect:



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« Reply #1417 on: 12 September 2019, 14:48:49 »
And a very unusual mod found in a Pakistani armour museum:



No-one's quite sure if it's a 17-lbr, or 76mm, or what, but I want some for my next militia unit ... looks very BT.

Looks like an M3 Lee/Grant with a really long gun, and no 37mm turret. Interesting SPG or testing setup.
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« Reply #1418 on: 12 September 2019, 14:52:12 »
That's a Lee with a Long Tom Cannon upgrade!

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« Reply #1419 on: 12 September 2019, 15:50:15 »
What a odd upgrade to that tank.
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« Reply #1420 on: 12 September 2019, 16:39:17 »
It's identified as a 17pdr elsewhere, and...also as a CDL variant of some kind.  Muzzle break is very similar to the 17pdr the Brits made, but it doesn't have the lip at the back of it and just tapers into the smooth barrel.  There's a claim on one site that it's a carelessly done "restoration" rather than a real prototype.  In all honesty I can't imagine a recoil system that big would fit at all in the Lee's sponson.

Still a tempting thought, as it is...oh, and it's at the Army Museum in Lahore, Pakistan.
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« Reply #1421 on: 12 September 2019, 17:34:50 »
In all honesty I can't imagine a recoil system that big would fit at all in the Lee's sponson.

There's lots of room in a Lee/Grant; was up close & personal earlier this year at Puckapunyl.



And in the early 70s, was inside that beast (the museum at the time being a paddock, and access was untrammelled.) So if you can fit a 17-lbr in a Sherman turret (the bustle on the back is stuffed with wireless, IIRC), and four 6' plus late teens into a Lee, you can fit a 17-lbr into a Lee sponson ;)

The muzzle brake - can't help but wonder if it's an improvised field repair, after that tank dug the barrel into a ditch.

And given I have a friend who will 3D print for me, I see several variant Hetzers carrying UAC-10s in my future.
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« Reply #1422 on: 12 September 2019, 19:54:32 »
Roomier than it looks, that's for darn sure.  Well...I guess 'maybe' but it's probably like the 76mm-armed Matilda II.  Yeah, it works, but there's better options that were built for the vastly better gun.
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« Reply #1423 on: 13 September 2019, 21:13:25 »
Yeah; looks like they did their best with something leftover in a scrap yard from the tail end of the Burma campaign.
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« Reply #1424 on: 15 September 2019, 01:07:58 »
So for those of you tankies, of any nation, a writing project that probably won't go anywhere prompts me to ask.  What kind of responsibilities, duties, and day-in-the-life shenanigans does a newly commissioned 2nd lieutenant have in an armor BN?  Specifically something peacetime, playing around with ideas mostly.

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« Reply #1425 on: 15 September 2019, 01:30:13 »
Not a tankie, but in my Bn depending on which company you'd have been either the errant boy for the "real officers" in the staff with the usual intern duties - or you'd get the "grateful" task of overseeing half a company's enlisted while they do maintenance and the NCOs will look at you with contempt as you're "just standing around".

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« Reply #1426 on: 15 September 2019, 02:40:21 »
I suppose you're expected to keep your hands OFF anything and not try to make things worse by helping your troops out.

Also, anybody got funny stories of the armor days?
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« Reply #1427 on: 16 September 2019, 08:30:49 »
Australia has selected Korean and German industries for Next Gen IFV/APC evaluation.



Australia has shortlisted two contenders to replace their M-113s: The Rheinmetall Lynx KF-41 and the Hanwha Defense System AS21 Redback.
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« Reply #1428 on: 16 September 2019, 09:52:55 »
Australia has selected Korean and German industries for Next Gen IFV/APC evaluation.



Australia has shortlisted two contenders to replace their M-113s: The Rheinmetall Lynx KF-41 and the Hanwha Defense System AS21 Redback.
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« Reply #1429 on: 16 September 2019, 12:54:36 »
Let's do it this way then.

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« Reply #1430 on: 16 September 2019, 13:33:25 »
There's lots of room in a Lee/Grant; was up close & personal earlier this year at Puckapunyl.



And in the early 70s, was inside that beast (the museum at the time being a paddock, and access was untrammelled.) So if you can fit a 17-lbr in a Sherman turret (the bustle on the back is stuffed with wireless, IIRC), and four 6' plus late teens into a Lee, you can fit a 17-lbr into a Lee sponson ;)

The muzzle brake - can't help but wonder if it's an improvised field repair, after that tank dug the barrel into a ditch.

And given I have a friend who will 3D print for me, I see several variant Hetzers carrying UAC-10s in my future.

Now THAT would be interesting indeed! :thumbsup:

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« Reply #1431 on: 16 September 2019, 14:45:12 »
I got to crawl around in an M3 Grant a few years ago, & I'm not sure I agree with the "a lot of room" comment. Still, with the turret removed mounting a 17pder shouldn't be impossible. It might work well as a fully armored SP anti-tank gun system...

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« Reply #1432 on: 16 September 2019, 16:51:30 »
Compared to a T-54, M13-40, or similar ... a lot of room. As mentioned, four 6'+ teens had no problems with the Lee. Of course, our circumference was smaller in the 70s ...

Centurion was moderately roomy IIRC. Wish they'd had the T-72 back then, but ... Not allowed to climb in them.

Room in a BMP-1 is ridiculously small.



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« Reply #1433 on: 16 September 2019, 18:09:09 »
And then there's the MTLB, a meter shorter than the Bimp...

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« Reply #1434 on: 16 September 2019, 19:15:26 »
Now fit two platoons in there, and you have a BT Heavy APC ...
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« Reply #1435 on: 16 September 2019, 19:23:22 »
Those things are 20 tons?!  ???

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« Reply #1436 on: 16 September 2019, 19:57:26 »
Yup.
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« Reply #1437 on: 16 September 2019, 19:59:17 »
Wow... that really drives home the material advances of the BTU...  :o

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« Reply #1438 on: 16 September 2019, 20:04:32 »
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« Reply #1439 on: 16 September 2019, 20:26:15 »
nah
 the BT  writers started with Traveller, a ton is based on water,
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