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Hi folks,
A thread for your Soviet/Russian Tank and derivatives Ideas and Inspiration.
To start with, I have always liked the look of the T-72 Moderna modification.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/T-72M1Moderna.jpg)
Speaking of which, does anyone know of a conversion in 1/35?
Regards,
Greg
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I thought Panzershop may have had one, but a look into their site suggests not, which is a great pity as it's a great looking piece of hardware.
I'd also like to see a BMP-T conversion too as that too is a wild looking ride.
Regards,
John
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I did not illustrate the presence of an aft ramp, but how about a proper counterpart to Merkava by reversing the chassis?
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/Parallel%20World%20and%20What-if/BTMP-72.jpg)
Does anyone know what other land-based AFVs also use the Oerlikon KAA?
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I did not illustrate the presence of an aft ramp, but how about a proper counterpart to Merkava by reversing the chassis?
([url]http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/Parallel%20World%20and%20What-if/BTMP-72.jpg[/url])
Does anyone know what other land-based AFVs also use the Oerlikon KAA?
Whoa! What did you do to make that exactly? :-*
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I've always liked the funky Grotte TG-1.
(http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/213/f/1/t_22_tank_grotte_tg_by_nicksikh-d42f7t3.jpg)
(http://media.moddb.com/images/groups/1/3/2074/TG_5.jpg)
Some drawings here:
http://www.smcars.net/forums/tanks/9926-tg-experimental-heavy-tank.html (http://www.smcars.net/forums/tanks/9926-tg-experimental-heavy-tank.html)
The Soviets had loads of weirdness during the between the Wars period.
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And who said vodka was bad...
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Su-14 family of experimental super-heavy SPGs:
http://bronetehnika.narod.ru/su14/su14.html (http://bronetehnika.narod.ru/su14/su14.html)
(http://bronetehnika.narod.ru/su14/su14_4.jpg)
SU-14-BR-2, 203mm gun, T-35 chassis.
This monster is in the Kubinka Museum:
(http://bronetehnika.narod.ru/su14/su14_21.jpg)
Translated page: http://tinyurl.com/6vzj4jj (http://tinyurl.com/6vzj4jj)
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Is big..is Russian...is good! Da?!
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The whole site from whence the SU-14 stuff originated is simply wonderful:
http://www.bronetehnika.narod.ru/ (http://www.bronetehnika.narod.ru/)
:icon_fsm:
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Whoa! What did you do to make that exactly? :-*
I just reversed the wheels and tracks as well as the relative position of the turret from the T-72-120 line drawing (leaving the sand shields be though) and then drew the hull top outlines using the Merkava for reference.
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I wonder if KV-1S is big enough to take a KV-5 turret:
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/Parallel%20World%20and%20What-if/KV5S.jpg)
And then given my fascination with tanks having MG-armed sub-turrets and all:
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/t28_With_KV_Suspension.jpg)
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/t28_with_95mm_gun.jpg)
...... wouldn't a T-28 equipped with KV suspension AND a 95mm main gun just kick-a*s (although its armour would be equivalent to early-Pz.IV at best)?
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I'm surprised that no one has mentioned this one yet - Object 279:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4a2HGKlRHIg/Tn9NAPG178I/AAAAAAAABFE/crjQYl_5FwI/s1600/Soviet+swamp+tank+2.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iVTofrQiI4o/Tn9NAdsw0SI/AAAAAAAABFI/MD2cIQ_xBB8/s1600/Soviet+swamp+tank.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JJ1VvkQgxfE/Tn9NEMLCuxI/AAAAAAAABFM/aHb7ag_rsDI/s1600/4+track+Soviet+tank.jpg)
(http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Tanks/Object_279-1.jpg)
(http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Tanks/Object_279-2.jpg)
(http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Tanks/Object_279-4.jpg)
(http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Tanks/Object_279-5.jpg)
Regards,
Greg
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Although arguably a hybrid of T-55 and M60 (as in Patton, provided by the US that believed the Sino-Soviet Split to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship) tanks by this point, there is the ZTZ-88/-88A/-88B from the PRC.
And then I did see fit to cook up a breakthrough tank version packing a 122mm gun, in the same vein as the Obyekt 430U.
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/Parallel%20World%20and%20What-if/ht88.jpg)
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This is shaping up to be a terrific thread-I've been wanting a good set of plan views for the TG-1 for years. Thanks, JCF!
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I'd also like to see a BMP-T conversion too as that too is a wild looking ride.
S.P. Designs do a conversion - purchase his stuff at the Sargeant at Arms website. I heard that SP Design's newer stuff is almost as good as AA and he does many of the odd modern Soviet vehicles.
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Couple of real world proposals/developments:
120mm Main Gun T-72:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/Artic/T72120pics.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/Artic/T72120.jpg)
T-72 IFV (ala Merkava)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/Artic/T72IFVpics.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/Artic/T72IFVspec.jpg)
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Here's a firekiller built on an old T-50 MBT chassis. I think the conversion is done by a Slovak outfit:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/NATO%20Day%202008/2008_0920natoday080054.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/NATO%20Day%202008/2008_0920natoday080053.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/NATO%20Day%202008/2008_0920natoday080056.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/NATO%20Day%202008/2008_0920natoday080055.jpg)
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Here's some views of the current Czech army MBT, the T-72 M4CZ:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/NATO%20Day%202008/2008_0920natoday080068.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/NATO%20Day%202008/2008_0920natoday080067.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/NATO%20Day%202008/2008_0920natoday080076.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/NATO%20Day%202008/2008_0920natoday080074.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/Nato%20Day%202010/2010_0918ostrava20100013.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/Nato%20Day%202010/2010_0918ostrava20100012.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/Nato%20Day%202010/2010_0918ostrava20100011.jpg)
and a recovery vehicle built on the T-72 chassis:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/IDET%202009/DSCF2646.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/IDET%202009/DSCF2649.jpg)
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Came across this somewhere on the web, Nice idea.
(http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj399/abtex/TankRu--tankXXIcentury1.jpg)
(http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj399/abtex/TankRu--tankXXIcentury2.jpg)
1 - First Section
2 - the second section,
3 - docking station,
4 - tower SAM operator,
5 - onboard radar system,
6 - motor,
7 - Information block 50,
8 - armored compartment (cab)
9 - unit source electric power,
10 - electric transmission,
11 - compartment,
12 - sensors information
13 - the armored cap,
14 - gun.
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Here are a fist full of different ones:
Not implemented projects tanks and other armored vehicles of the USSR. (123)
http://www.alternathistory.org.ua/taxonomy/term/167 (http://www.alternathistory.org.ua/taxonomy/term/167)
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Thats a terrific resource, Abtex, Thank-you! Look around in there, colleagues-everything from wheeled landships to tiny assault guns, to the 'rocket-torpedo' armed BT-5 ( available as a kit from UM. )
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No Shermans GB,
interesting.....what if as some kind of lend-lease payback the Soviets gave the Americans the plans/rights to T34?...maybe improved the design for western use?
Or maybe the Americans would entertain the idea of either building British designs in their factory or produce tanks with British influence?
Hum...... widened and/or lengthened Cavalier/Cromwell hull with T23 turret......?
The above suggestion was made in Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=49.0) discussion that the Russian T-34 be produced by the allies instead of the Sherman.
So how about a T-34/85 armed with the 17pounder from the Sherman Firefly? Add on the various features found on the Sherman and paint it up in the country of your choice.
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Perhaps in a "not-invented-here" vein similar to the German attitude that produced the Panther, the Allied designers would insist on "improving" the T-34. The thing you SHOULDN'T mess with is it's mobility, so the wide tracks, Christie suspension and 500bhp engine would stay. For an allied version to be available in time to be useful, it would have to be supplied pretty early, so the exemplar vehicle would likely be a T-34/76, whose 2-man turret wouldn't be popular. You might therefore see the Western T-34 having straighter hull sides and a bigger 3-man turret along the lines of the Sherman.
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Russian experimental tanks.
russian experimental tanks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrNkV6kVPos#)
There was an ISU 152/1. It was an ISU 152,but with a much longer barrel. PST makes/made it in braille scale. I would love to model a T44,and have it armed with a 100mm. I have a DML IS-2. That will be armed with a 100mm.
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Accurate Armour do a 1/35 T-44 kit - see here (http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct.cfm?manufacturer=0&category=3&subcategory=9&product=160)
I have one that I want to do as part of a diorama. The idea is for WWIII in the late'40s/early '50s (maybe even as an outgrowth of Korea) with the tank displayed in a Berlin setting against some sort of allied tank ( any suggestions?)
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Accurate Armour do a 1/35 T-44 kit - see here ([url]http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct.cfm?manufacturer=0&category=3&subcategory=9&product=160[/url])
I have one that I want to do as part of a diorama. The idea is for WWIII in the late'40s/early '50s (maybe even as an outgrowth of Korea) with the tank displayed in a Berlin setting against some sort of allied tank ( any suggestions?)
Thanks for the T-44 info. :)
Maybe have it face off an M46? Or a Centurion?
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They were options but I was tending towards something more exotic/odder...just don't know what yet. Maybe an updated E-100 or Conqueror tank (bit early I know) or Tortoise Superheavy Tank or Caernarvon tank...
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Czech T-55 with an interesting camouflage scheme inspired by the video/computer game "Modern Warfare 3" built by Ted Wells (http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1340554646/MW3+Camo+Inspired+Czech+T55)
Click on html or image to view additional images.
(http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1340554577.JPG) (http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1340554646/MW3+Camo+Inspired+Czech+T55)
(Source: Missing-Lynx (http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1340554646/MW3+Camo+Inspired+Czech+T55)/Ted Wells)
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I have a question: how would stand Object 279 fuselage as a mine/IED-proof vehicle in modern, Afghanistan-like environment? For me it looks pretty thought for withstanding explosion underneath it and saving crew. Only issue may be complex tracks system.
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I have a question: how would stand Object 279 fuselage as a mine/IED-proof vehicle in modern, Afghanistan-like environment? For me it looks pretty thought for withstanding explosion underneath it and saving crew. Only issue may be complex tracks system.
A copper shaped charge would probably penetrate into the tank if it used 1950s steel; modern metals and ceramics would be an improvement. The hull shape could deflect much of a blast from directly below or from the side. The tracks may help by absorbing some of the blast (and hurt by producing lots of steel shrapnel) but the tank would probably be immobilized.
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I have one that I want to do as part of a diorama. The idea is for WWIII in the late'40s/early '50s (maybe even as an outgrowth of Korea) with the tank displayed in a Berlin setting against some sort of allied tank ( any suggestions?)
I’ve had some ideas before about something similar along the lines of the “Unthinkable War” breaking out between the western Allies with de-Nazified Germany and the Soviet Union allied with Japan in mid 1945. Personally I think the Soviets would be pounded but it would take a few years. But for a diorama:
British Tank: Prototype Centurion with the 20mm Polsten would look good also an upgraded Comet tank with plates of sloped armour welded to the hull front and mantlet? Plus of course the Tortise and Conqueror. To make the later look more in place for the 1940s you could replace the 120mm with the 20 Pounder and the commander’s mini turret with the cupola from a Centurion.
British Infantry: British WWII infantry armed with EM-2 7mm rifles or if you want to be super 1948ish accurate some kind of magazine feed wooden stock rifle (can’t remember what it was called), the EM-1 Korsac (7.92mm) or if they are allied with the Germans one of their 7.92x33mm assault rifles. You could even jazz them up with some kind of ex German camouflage smocks.
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British Tank: Prototype Centurion with the 20mm Polsten would look good also an upgraded Comet tank with plates of sloped armour welded to the hull front and mantlet?
British Infantry: British WWII infantry armed with EM-2 7mm rifles or if you want to be super 1948ish accurate some kind of magazine feed wooden stock rifle (can’t remember what it was called), the EM-1 Korsac (7.92mm) or if they are allied with the Germans one of their 7.92x33mm assault rifles. You could even jazz them up with some kind of ex German camouflage smocks.
I'm liking your thinking. :)
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I believe it's called Object 115.
Looks like a modernised T-28 idea....... again needs a 85mm or 95mm gun IMO. >:D
And it could use more of a slope for the glacis armour......
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New
Soviet Russian Tank ;): Article (http://defense-update.com/20120810_russia-plans-to-field-the-t-99-a-radically-new-main-battle-tank-by-2015.html)
(http://defense-update.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/armata_uzv_590.jpg)
(http://defense-update.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Armata_mbt590.jpg)
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ooooohhhhh, that is sweet lookin!
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Tank-EX, Indian development by combining Arjun turret with T-72 hull.
I still kinda feel that it was a pretty good idea for India, but oh well......
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A few interesting soviet thingies from my collection .....
The "Koalitcia-SV" 2S19 152x2 SPG
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii548/Queeg2/152x2e_zpsd7df3e97.jpg)
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii548/Queeg2/152_2e_zpsf065f412.jpg)
WZT-SU Armoured Recovery Vehicle
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii548/Queeg2/4545u45u4_zps355dd3bf.jpg)
ZSU23 "Junker"
(http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii548/Queeg2/AMPS2007059_zps49f1de0b.jpg)
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Tank-EX, Indian development by combining Arjun turret with T-72 hull.
I still kinda feel that it was a pretty good idea for India, but oh well......
It looks top-heavy with that massive turret. Now I'm thinking of some samosas and pakoras and a cold Kingfisher for lunch...
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I have long liked the look of the TOS-1:
(http://www.military-today.com/artillery/tos1.jpg)
(http://en.rian.ru/images/16531/71/165317102.jpg)
TOS-1- Buratino : ( Heavy Flamethrower System ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ane4jB35Hs#)
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Random idea:
I seem to recall that in the early days of their existence, there was a chance that Israel would be backed by the USSR rather then the west. Therefore, what if this happened and every kibbutz had their own T-34?
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Random idea:
I seem to recall that in the early days of their existence, there was a chance that Israel would be backed by the USSR rather then the west. Therefore, what if this happened and every kibbutz had their own T-34?
thanks to Egypt & Syria, they pretty much do now ;)
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A T34-85 in this scheme would look cool:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/photo-64.jpg)
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Random idea: The Achzarit APC is an Israeli heavily armored armored personnel carrier based upon captured T-54/T-55 hulls.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Achzarit.jpg/800px-Achzarit.jpg)
What if the Soviets had developed this themselves though? Imagine the disconcertion in the west to see a bunch of these rumbling along during a May day parade in their parade best:
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff425/Tankist87/FAR%20y%20PNR/cu-t62a_002.jpg)
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What if the Soviets had developed this themselves though? Imagine the disconcertion in the west to see a bunch of these rumbling along during a May day parade
They have designed one but due to finances only a small batch has been produced.
What was originally the BTR-T (T-62 chassis), is now called the BMP-T (T-72 chassis).
BTR-T is now the Russian "Achzarit" type vehicle. The BMO-T is a similar vehicle with a different front layout - both are on T-72 chassis.
The Russian BMR-3M (T-72 chassis) is similar to the IDF's Nakpadon/Puma -- all "BMR"s are engineer vehicles.
Models below made by Steve Zaloga .... there are very few photos of the real vehicles :(
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I'm actually tempted to do a Temsah conversion on a T-54. Much more sensible than the Achzarit IMHO.
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Some images available of the BMO-T and BTR-T at this link: ------> JED Site - T-72 Family of Vehicles (http://www.jedsite.info/tanks-tango/tango-numbers-su/t72_series/t72-series.html)
Caveat Emptor!: Access to the JED Site (http://www.jedsite.info/content/jed1.html) is hit or miss. Lately it has been no problem accessing the pages but previous experience with this site has shown that what is available today may not be there tomorrow.
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They have designed one but due to finances only a small batch has been produced.
Sorry, I should have been clearer. I meant what if the Soviets produced this back in the '50s/'60s?
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There's also the Ladoga (T-80-based) -- to transport 3 people in comfort for 72hrs in any enviroment (chemical, nuclear or gas). Only a few were built for Polit Bureau members to get them to shelter in the event of a nuclear war. The prototype was used for recon of the Chernobyl accident site.
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RV on tracks!
Excellent!
Perfect for running down the pesky bunny huggers and tree worshipers that you may encounter during your excursions into the wilderness in search of that last spot on earth that has not been soiled by humans :)
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(http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/042/5/4/bt_6r_main_battle_tank_by_voughtvindicator-d4pegif.png)
(http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/187/d/a/t_48m_rhino_by_tugodoomer-d566sxp.jpg)
(http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs28/f/2008/115/b/6/T_99_Black_Eagle_MBT_by_PaintFan08.png)
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Low-rider tanks, what'll they think of next? ;D
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Well Merkava began as a Centurion with reversed chassis......
What if a similar tank began as a T-54/55 with reversed chassis?
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Well Merkava began as a Centurion with reversed chassis......
What if a similar tank began as a T-54/55 with reversed chassis?
I'm pretty sure that the Russians did that at one point in the 1950's-60s. Can't find the reference at the moment but IIRC there is on prototype at Kubinka.
I suspect that it was failure 'cause their stabilisers might not have been able to cope with a rear-turreted position.
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([url]http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2012/042/5/4/bt_6r_main_battle_tank_by_voughtvindicator-d4pegif.png[/url])
([url]http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/187/d/a/t_48m_rhino_by_tugodoomer-d566sxp.jpg[/url])
What are these?
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Sorry, I should have been clearer. I meant what if the Soviets produced this back in the '50s/'60s?
In place of the BMP a T-55 APC but with the BMP’s 73mm gun turret of course.
A favourite Soviet what if of mine is the Su-101. The Su-101 was a tank destroyer based on the T-44 with what the Soviets called the “Federniand” configuration of rear fighting compartment. These in mass production as the post war Soviet tank destroyer would be pretty cool. Also what would be the following generation? Like a forward engine T-55 with a 130mm gun or something…
(http://bronetehnika.narod.ru/su101/su101_22.jpg)
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(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/WRK/2zzsxab.jpg)
What is this??
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A blow dryer. It actually is! Used to put out oil field fires by starving the burning well head of oxygen.
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dangit! iwas hopeing it was nascars new track dryer! ;D
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In Soviet Russia they a serious when it comes to leaf blowers...
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Need more gun....
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2j0d1xy.jpg)
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I wonder how one would go using the Achzarit APC (itself based one the T-55) as the basis for a Sturmgeschütz style vehicle?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Achzarit.jpg)
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They built such vehicles in real life - the SU-122-54 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/55_operators_and_variants#Self-propelled_gun), a 122mm gun in a casement on the T-54 hull. Very rare, not many produced and until the fall of the Berlin Wall no pictures were ever seen except for an ARV based on the hull (the Soviets used to often recycle tank destroyers with the gun removed as recovery vehicles).
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/%D0%9C%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9E%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%2C_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80_%2861%29.jpg/800px-%D0%9C%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9E%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%2C_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80_%2861%29.jpg)
They also made the IT-130 on the T-62 hull with a 130mm gun:
(http://www.jedsite.info/tanks-tango/tango-numbers-su/t62_series/it-130/it130_001.jpg)
Both were a hang over from WWII thinking where a large, fixed gun was often mounted on tank hulls as both insurance against the failure of the turreted version and to act as mobile AT guns to be used for long-range over-watch, over standard tank units. However, with the advent of the MBT concept, of a large calibre gun mounted on a medium tank chassis, the need for them was reduced and so few were produced.
There are some who think the IT-130 is a fake or mixed up with the IT-122-54. The main source for it is Victor Suvorov who has become in more recent years rather discredited.
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Actually I was thinking of something closer in concept to the original Sturmgeschütz concept - that of an Assault gun providing close fire support to destroy bunkers, pillboxes and other entrenched positions for the infantry rather then the tank destroyer role they later grew into. Therefore something with a useful, though low velocity main gun such as on the Sturmgeschütz pictured below:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/ЦМ_ВОВ._Штурмовое_орудие_StuG_III_%28Германия%29.jpg)
Maybe even something such as the 165 mm demolition gun from the Centurion Mk5 AVRE:
(http://www.britmodeller.com/reviews/richellis/tank/Duxford%20Alfas%20and%20suffolk%20273.JPG)
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Them perhaps you're looking at something like the original SU-122:
(http://www.wwiivehicles.com/ussr/self-propelled-guns/su-122/su-122-self-propelled-gun-07.png)
Or the ISU series with their 122mm and 152mm guns:
(http://www.wwiivehicles.com/ussr/self-propelled-guns/isu-122/isu-122-self-propelled-gun-05.png)
(http://www.battletanks.com/images/ISU-152_Finningley_WEB.jpg)
or even the monster KV-II
(http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/galleries/ruscaptured/KV-2/kv_2_01.jpg)
Even the ISUs ended up being used as "animal killers" by the Red Army at the end of the war (more because they lacked anything in sufficient numbers that could take on the Panther/Tiger II at longer ranges, than anything else). The ISU-122 is perhaps the closest equivalent to the StuG series but the Red Army found it's usefulness limited so replaced them with SU-85s and SU-100s. The KV II was even more of an oddity and never really followed up (although the Germans were fascinated with it, despite all its limitations).
Post-war, Assault Guns and Tank Destroyers fell fairly rapidly out of favour with most Armies as the MBT concept came in.
The nearest equivalent to the AVRE and CEV (US Army version of the AVRE) in the Red Army was the IMR, based on a T-55 chassis but which lacks a demolition gun. They were replaced by the IMR-2 on the T-72 chassis:
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/images/stories/east_europe/russia/main_battle_tank/imr-2/IMR-2_engineer_obstacle_clearing_tracked_armoured_vehicle_Russia_Russian_army_defence_industry_military_technology_640.jpg)
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Found this (http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/127387-europe-tech-tree-planned-medium-tanks-from-russian-forum/page__st__60__pid__2905124#entry2905124) during a random browsing session.
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(http://i.imgur.com/TLaL4PI.jpg)
I heard that it, originally said to not figure any composite armour of any sort, was upgraded with laminated/spaced armours.
I couldn't help to wonder how strong that upgrade is compared to the addon armours of the T-55 Enigma:
(http://i.imgur.com/P96QxHv.jpg)
Asad Babil Enigma...... hum......
The armoured commander's cupola could be an interesting addition, too:
(http://i.imgur.com/4Ht1tTx.jpg)
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TR-125, Romanian interpretation of the T-72 (interpretation because, while modeled after the T-72, it leveraged a lot of technologies gained from their TR-85 project, including a lengthened chassis with seven roadwheels to accommodate a Leopard-1-inspired engine):
(http://i.imgur.com/ODl8OIU.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/fb38Z7A.jpg)
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A T-72-compatible upgrade for an even more interesting what-if, the Leclerc-inspired, French-Slovak T21 turret:
(http://i.imgur.com/Tq9FnDO.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/FsBu5BH.jpg)
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Something amusing: T-34 vs T-90
http://youtu.be/VgJFzcvOIQE (http://youtu.be/VgJFzcvOIQE)
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I was so sure that someone here mentioned it, but couldn't find the entry.......
This blog (http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/04/bovington-t-34-and-kv-1-impressions.html) claims that the British were at one point actually in discussion on producing an improved T-34 and KV-1 in their factories.
(http://i.imgur.com/kOt9cXh.jpg)
Top: T-34 with 17-pounder gun
Bottom: KV-1 with a 6-inch howitzer
I'd like to believe the top one, but after hearing about the trouble they went through to put a 17-pounder on any other tank...... perhaps T-34-85 type with 77mm HV would have been more workable?
The bottom one is what caught my attention. According to the blog post, the British would have introduced a variety of remedies to the KV-1's established weaknesses, such as transmission, but perhaps the most-visible change is the gun. Wikipedia listed the M-10 howitzer, a derivative of which is used by the KV-2, as having a rate of fire of three to four rounds per minute. The howitzer in the drawing looks like a BL 26 cwt howitzer, with a listed maximum rate of fire of two rounds per minute...... not to mention in this case it would have been a turreted setup, and KV-2 crew at least had a bigger turret to work within. Am I missing something here, or is the notion that British had an indirect-firing capability in mind such that a low-rate of fire wouldn't have been a problem?
How was the utilization of HEAT ammunitions in the Western Allies? The setup would be a bit like the Finnish BT-42 against tanks, and the BT-42 was let down by the fuse used in their HEAT projectiles; would the British have done better (I'm still inclined to see the 114mm howitzer as a better candidate for tank gun modification, provided that they could come up with a better-working HEAT round)?
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A 17 Pdr in a T34/76 turret? That would have also been rather cramped. I've never heard the claim that the British were considering production of either vehicle before and it sounds like rather wishful thinking to me. Fletcher doesn't mention it in any of his books and as he is the expert on British tanks, I'll believe him before a Russian report like this. I am aware that the British were impressed by the quality and hardness of the steel used in the examples they received of the T34 and the KVI. That is mentioned in the old profile book on the KVI. However, that isn't surprising when one considers that the best steel in the UK was reserved for the RN's battleships and the Soviets placed a higher priority on tank production. The fact that fighting in Italy is mentioned makes me think that this dates from 1943, rather than 1942 and by 1943 they already had Centaur/Cromwell coming out of the factories and were starting to remanufacture Churchills and had adopted the Sherman in numbers.
If the British had produced either vehicle they definitely would have had to replace the gearbox and transmission in them 'cause they were notoriously weak points in the Soviet vehicles. Improved ventilation and petrol tank placements would have been necessary. External stowage bins on the turrets would be likely.
You are aware that Guderian proposed that the Germans copy the T34? Compared the the Mk.III and early Mk.IVs it was clearly superior. Compared to the British tanks in 1942 it was as well designed but a lot of it's design wouldn't have "fit" with either nation's philosophies on tank design. I cannot imagine why they wanted to put a 6 inch How. in the KVI. If they were willing to put a put a 17 Pdr. into the T34 why not do the same or put a 75mm into the KVI which would have been used I suspect as a Churchill replacement as an Infantry Tank.
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Whether the story is true or not, it certainly could make for some interesting whiffs! ;)
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If they were willing to put a put a 17 Pdr. into the T34 why not do the same or put a 75mm into the KVI which would have been used I suspect as a Churchill replacement as an Infantry Tank.
If they'd come up with their analog of KV-85......
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Whether the story is true or not, it certainly could make for some interesting whiffs! ;)
I still find that 6 inch howitzer a bit of a stretch......
The Soviets also tested their own howitzer-armed KV-1 in the form of KV-9, and unlike seemingly everyone else, they actually had a tank howitzer of the right size and versatility.
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Curiosity: can HEAT projetiles designed for the D-30 howitzer be fired out of a M-30 howitzer? I know they are both 122mm, and Wikipedia claims that HE projectiles designed for M-30 are still in use by modern 122mm howitzers...... I don't know if that means there is compatibility in reverse though......
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I admittedly kinda want to see a British-made KV-1 in Israeli colours. All we had to do is to assume that the British came up with their analog of KV-85......
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What might not be a stretch would be a 122mm howitzer replacing the 100mm gun. With a 122mm howitzer in place of the 100mm gun you would have a nice mobile fire support vehicle that could be a replacement for the 120mm mortar battery that is integral to the subordinate battalions of most tank and motorized rifle regiments.
Another alternative for a fire support tank might be to use the 82mm Vasilek auto-loading mortar in place of the 100mm gun. This would certainly provide more room for ammunition under armor protection.
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Curiosity: can HEAT projetiles designed for the D-30 howitzer be fired out of a M-30 howitzer? I know they are both 122mm, and Wikipedia claims that HE projectiles designed for M-30 are still in use by modern 122mm howitzers...... I don't know if that means there is compatibility in reverse though......
Yes. All you need is to put the appropriate case and charge behind it. Might need a new driving band but I suspect not.
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What might not be a stretch would be a 122mm howitzer replacing the 100mm gun. With a 122mm howitzer in place of the 100mm gun you would have a nice mobile fire support vehicle that could be a replacement for the 120mm mortar battery that is integral to the subordinate battalions of most tank and motorized rifle regiments.
You get a higher ROF and range out of a mortar than you do a howitzer mounted in a tank turret. Both are a big advantage.
Another alternative for a fire support tank might be to use the 82mm Vasilek auto-loading mortar in place of the 100mm gun. This would certainly provide more room for ammunition under armor protection.
Same problem as above. You'd need to mount it in a high angle mounting to get any real advantage out of such an arrangement. The Vasilek is rather an odd beast, neither fish nor fowl and even the Russians haven't made all that much use of it's supposed advantages over a standard mortar or howitzer outside of airborne units.
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Does anyone know the turret ring size of the KV-1?
I'm wondering what other tank could use a tank gun adaptation of the M-30 howitzer (à la U-11)......
(I was at first thinking of the Churchill...... until I found its turret ring size to be smaller than even that of the T-34-76.)
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I recently posted some quick & dirty tank concepts on my profiles thread (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=144.msg73307#msg73307), but in case anyone didn't see them there, I thought I'd post the relevant profiles here, as well. The following images are only mockup concepts, not finished profiles. I made them for my own reference and hadn't intended to post them anywhere, but I know there's a number of tank buffs on the forum and I thought they might be interested in the concepts.
There isn't a real backstory to these. I have a few Excel files that I update pretty regularly where I have outlined my "ideal" Table of Organization & Equipment (TOE) if I had my pick of WWII equipment. It's just a little exercise that I use to help me evaluate the relative merits and disadvantages of equipment in WWII. It also helps to understand the problem of things such as "why did Germany use so many different types of trucks?"
Anyway, to permit the interoperation of different types of equipment, I do allow myself a limited amount of equipment swapping for comparable armament, engines, radios, etc. So, here are some examples of the designs I've gone with.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/loganov/Profiles/OD-IS-122.png)
The first is an IS-2 variant. It's actually pretty standard. I've extended the turret rear somewhat to give more room for ammunition and operation of the radio. I've also eliminated the machine gun at the turret rear, replaced the cupola, and added an M2 .50cal machine gun for the commander. I'd keep the original main gun, suspension, engine, etc. I'm really of the opinion that the IS-2 was one of the best tank designs of WWII. The more I study it in comparison to its contemporaries, the more I like it. Armed with the 122mm D-25T howitzer, a single battalion of this variant would serve as an integral part of late war infantry divisions.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/loganov/Profiles/OD-IS-88.png)
The second is a more drastic modification. This involves the replacement of the 122mm gun with the German 88mm KwK 43 from the King Tiger. This would give the tank greater armor penetration, greater accuracy, greater rate of fire, and a greater ammunition load. This would be at the cost of barrel life and much worse high explosive content. This variant would essentially be a late-war medium/heavy tank making up nearly half the tanks in a 1945 tank division. Why bother with this variant rather than a standard IS-2? Well, a couple reasons. First is that it's more likely to engage in tank vs. tank combat compared to an infantry support tank. The second reason is that a tank division operates cut off from supplies for up to days at a time. As a result, 28 rounds is really insufficient for the deep penetration mission. Swapping out the gun for the 8.8cm KwK 43 should alleviate some of this without a reduction in anti-tank firepower.
Cheers,
Logan
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This page (http://spioenkop.blogspot.ca/2014/01/north-korea-and-her-fighting-vehicles.html) has some pictures purported to be those of tanks in North Korean services.
Amongst those there are a couple of T-34-76 pics.
Which reminds me of an intellectual exercise I used to do about outfitting T-34-76s with a remote sensor station for the tank commander so as to both improve the situational awareness and maybe allow the T-34 to function as a reconnaissance vehicle......
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I wonder how one would go giving a T-34 something like a Kliver Remote Weapon Station?
(http://www.army-guide.com/images/kliver0000weos0dfs0d11.jpg)
(http://www.oocities.org/area51/rampart/1966/kliver.jpg)
Maybe also some reactive armour and an uprated engine...
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Soviet-designed tanks prior to T-55 do not have rotating turret floor (which is, IIRC, Soviet counter part to turret baskets in Western tanks), a factor said to detract from crew comfort and therefore crew efficiency.
If it is such an important problem, had there been any attempt to modify those tanks and approach Western standard of ergonomics ?
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A whole new range coming soon: http://www.janes.com/article/50896/new-russian-heavy-armour-breaks-cover?utm_campaign=%5bPMP%5d_PC5308_J360%2023.4.15%20_KV_Deployment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua (http://www.janes.com/article/50896/new-russian-heavy-armour-breaks-cover?utm_campaign=%5bPMP%5d_PC5308_J360%2023.4.15%20_KV_Deployment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua)
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So, are the covers coming off today for the big parade? ;)
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One would expect so
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It's a bit like the bad ol' days of the Cold War but with better media coverage! ;)
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Series of photos of the BMPT-72:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/14114023448_71cafec20b_o_zpsll05rzug.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/14300105814_85e16287da_b_zpsszleb68x.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/bmpt_72_l4_zpsrnc9lleh.jpg)
I really like this came scheme.
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^^ that is pretty sharp looking. :)
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Impressive and lethal looking.
Color scheme borrowed from aircraft ?
Maybe for display vehicles, not operational use ?
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Or urban combat...which is what the vehicle is designed for
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Bring on the models!!!
T14/15: http://defense-update.com/20150509_t14-t15_analysis.html#.VWtcSlzlf8t (http://defense-update.com/20150509_t14-t15_analysis.html#.VWtcSlzlf8t)
Kurganets-25: http://defense-update.com/20150424_kurganets-25.html#.VWtcbFzlf8s (http://defense-update.com/20150424_kurganets-25.html#.VWtcbFzlf8s)
Boomerang: http://defense-update.com/20150510_boomerang-2.html#.VWtculzlf8t (http://defense-update.com/20150510_boomerang-2.html#.VWtculzlf8t)
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Inside a T-72 in operation. Note the autoloader in action.
https://youtu.be/uTGM1n8CYyQ
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Bring on the models!!!
T14/15: [url]http://defense-update.com/20150509_t14-t15_analysis.html#.VWtcSlzlf8t[/url] ([url]http://defense-update.com/20150509_t14-t15_analysis.html#.VWtcSlzlf8t[/url])
Kurganets-25: [url]http://defense-update.com/20150424_kurganets-25.html#.VWtcbFzlf8s[/url] ([url]http://defense-update.com/20150424_kurganets-25.html#.VWtcbFzlf8s[/url])
Boomerang: [url]http://defense-update.com/20150510_boomerang-2.html#.VWtculzlf8t[/url] ([url]http://defense-update.com/20150510_boomerang-2.html#.VWtculzlf8t[/url])
Well, the T-14 is on the way:
(https://s1.scalemates.com/products/img/1/3/4/951134-14383-28.jpg)
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Someone has done a much better illustration of the Franco-Slovak T21 "Leclerc Junior" turret mounted on a T-72 hull.
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/t-72_t21Turret.png~original)
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Spurred by a discussion in another thread, what if the T-55 "Enigma" (see below) was a western development:
(http://www.military-today.com/tanks/t55_enigma.jpg)
(http://www.military-today.com/tanks/t55_enigma_l4.jpg)
the armour added by the Iraqis comprised of armor plates, welded into boxes, to create a sort of spaced armor. Add-on armor weights a total of 4.6 t, so the add-on armor plates at the turret rear are used as a counterweight.
What if a 'Western' version used "Chobham armour" added on instead. Maybe also add Western sensors and main gun (up to 120mm)?
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Further to the above, here are some real world upgrades:
Slovenian M-55S: The original 100 mm tank gun was replaced by the 105 mm one with a thermal sleeve. The armour protection of the tank was improved considerably by attaching Rafael ERA blocks to the hull and the turret. A digital ballistic computer was installed in order to improve the fire control system (FCS). Modernization of the V-12 diesel engine resulted in an increase in power from 520 hp to 600 hp.
(http://www.thaifighterclub.org/images/question2013/Q031780613052720013.jpg)
Ukrainian T-55AGM: The tank is fitted with a 5TDFM, two-stroke liquid-cooled multi-fuel supercharged diesel engine with boxing pistons which develops 850 hp (634 kW). It has built-in explosive reactive armour, countermeasures system and two main armament options: 125 mm KBM1 smoothbore gun or 120 mm KBM2 smoothbore gun (120mm version shown below):
(http://www.thaifighterclub.org/images/answer2013/A0115329113052880138.jpg)
Cadillac Gage Textron Jaguar: It had a newly designed turret. The hull top was new. The engine compartment and fuel tanks on the shelves over the tracks were armour-protected. The Soviet-made 100 mm gun was replaced with the American M68 105 mm rifled gun fitted with a thermal sleeve and a Marconi fire control system which was originally developed for the American light tank Stingray was fitted.
(http://www.thaifighterclub.org/images/question2013/Q051780613052720013.jpg)
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Like the looks of the Slovenian M-55S and the Cadillac Gage Textron Jaguar. May have to look for a deal on a T-55 some day...
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Post cold war Sweden bought a stack of ex DDR MTLBs, how about they acquired T54/55 or even T72 as well as an interim supplement / replacement for their Centurions. I wonder what sort of cool things the Swedes would do to update soviet era tanks?
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eliminate the turrets, converting them into more-modern S-Tanks ?
Really all they'd need to do is paint them in the splinter cam scheme - that's about as cool as you need :)
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BTR-T based upon T-55:
(http://www.otvaga2.narod.ru/otvaga2/bmp_all/btr-t__05.jpg)
(http://www.otvaga2.narod.ru/otvaga2/bmp_all/btr-t__06.jpg)
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Who said tanks can't float?
(http://i58.fastpic.ru/big/2013/1029/a5/4ddb3f10b56ad3bf8279e52c7927d5a5.jpg)
(http://i59.fastpic.ru/big/2013/1029/02/b78d6b8c2bab5e9c49502b391ca17002.jpg)
(http://i59.fastpic.ru/big/2013/1029/8d/71288914bde9de2e85bc28e42524858d.jpg)
More details and images (http://survincity.com/2011/03/kazakhs-want-to-get-amphibious-tanks/)
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(http://orig00.deviantart.net/0e48/f/2011/230/c/5/rustic_seals_by_wolfenkrieger-d472j2o.jpg)
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Captain Ivansky knew he had been screw ice he saw the ss110.
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(http://www.thaifighterclub.org/images/answer2013/A0115329113052880138.jpg)
I'm in love :-* Always liked the enigma too
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The T-54 originally entered service in 1946. What if in a different sort of extended WWII into 1946, some were captured by the Germans and used, just like earlier T-34s etc were.
(http://morozovkmdb.com/images/p88-2l.jpg)
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I think that the T-44 might have been more likely as it was just entering service in 1945...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/Daimyo/T-44/a8c3ac3a.jpg)
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I think that the T-44 might have been more likely as it was just entering service in 1945...
Maybe more likely but that isn't the point.
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Captured T-34-85 and T-44 upgunned with variant of KwK 43 originally intended for Schmalturm.
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Further to the above, here are some real world upgrades:
Slovenian M-55S: The original 100 mm tank gun was replaced by the 105 mm one with a thermal sleeve. The armour protection of the tank was improved considerably by attaching Rafael ERA blocks to the hull and the turret. A digital ballistic computer was installed in order to improve the fire control system (FCS). Modernization of the V-12 diesel engine resulted in an increase in power from 520 hp to 600 hp.
([url]http://www.thaifighterclub.org/images/question2013/Q031780613052720013.jpg[/url])
I think that this upgrade might be one of the best looking ones out there for the T-55. Now put a NATO compatible 120 mm smooth bore on it and it would be great. I figure if the Ukrainians can do it then the Israelis certainly can as well. Of course I am not sure how useful it would be fighting from a good hull down position as most Soviet era tanks have dismal gum depression.
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A couple more M-55S photos:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/m-55-image01_zpsxhfiioml.jpg)(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/m55s1-2_zpsqwbdbzj5.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/Slovenia%20M55S%20MBT_04_zpsnpw2u6xd.jpg)
You can get a 1/35 conversion kit for it:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/KT-31_zpszegafcgm.jpg)
Though it is rare as Hen's teeth and I haven't seen too many positive comments about the quality.
It is a pity someone such as Legend haven't done one since they already do the T-55AMB2 conversion:
(http://images.dragonhobby.com/Legend/LF1223-1.jpg)
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^ Can't be too long now till Trumpeter realizes the sales potential of a new family of T-54/55 kits - and will then give us a dozen different boxings.
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^ Can't be too long now till Trumpeter realizes the sales potential of a new family of T-54/55 kits - and will then give us a dozen different boxings.
One can but hope! There are just so many variants (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/55_operators_and_variants#Self-propelled_gun) especially if one starts including the Chinese Type 59 derivatives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_59).
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Speaking of T-55s, I really like the look of the Peruvian T-55M1 (Leon):
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/Halcon_24/Blindados%20y%20transportes%20FFAA/T-55M1Leon1.jpg)(http://thumbnail.egloos.net/600x0/http://pds10.egloos.com/pds/200904/27/63/e0055563_49f5c375396aa.jpg)
(http://img.bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/files/BEMIL085/upload/2006/03/Peru%20T55R_01.jpg)
(http://img.bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/files/BEMIL085/upload/2006/03/Peru%20T55R_04.jpg)
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Thank you for the additional pictures. I just think that of all of the conversions adding armour the M-55S just looks the most like it came straight from the factory instead of just adding armour on. I did not know about the A.E.F. conversion kit. I will be keeping my eyes out for one. It would be great if Trumpeter came out with a version of it. Tamiya makes the Enigma after all.
The Peruvian version is also interesting with the ATGMs on it. I'd be worried about them getting hit by either shrapnel or auto-cannon rounds and detonating though. Though the jet from the shaped charge is aimed away from the carrier tank at least.
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Is there anything that Peru hasn't put Saggers on? I'm waiting with baited breath to see their Sagger-armed bicycles..... ;)
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Which of Peru's neighbors could Peru prevail over, militarily? Brazil and even Columbia are out of the question. Chile is better armed (weapon system-wise). That only leaves internal threats (Shining Path revival?) and their old standby enemy, Ecuador. I doubt a Sagger would be effective against anything/anyone with post 1970s weaponry or training. Maybe they just like video games?
Still, cool camo on basically unmodified T-55s!
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Peruvian Tifon-2A:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Tifon2-SCQ.jpg/800px-Tifon2-SCQ.jpg)
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tifon_2a
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Tamiya makes the Enigma after all.
The Peruvian version is also interesting with the ATGMs on it. I'd be worried about them getting hit by either shrapnel or auto-cannon rounds and detonating though. Though the jet from the shaped charge is aimed away from the carrier tank at least.
I'm kind of thinking......
Malyutka is said to be one of the cheapest ATGMs around.
I wonder if it'd still be true for Malyutka M2T, which has the warhead taken from MILAN 2T......
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/Maliutka-M2T.jpg)
I can't think of a backstory for it, but how would a T-55 Leon 1 re-armed with Malyutka M2T on ATGM rails and upgraded with Enigma armours have sounded?
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I think that this upgrade might be one of the best looking ones out there for the T-55. Now put a NATO compatible 120 mm smooth bore on it and it would be great. I figure if the Ukrainians can do it then the Israelis certainly can as well. Of course I am not sure how useful it would be fighting from a good hull down position as most Soviet era tanks have dismal gum depression.
PRC came up with one such 120mm gun.
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/type-59-120mm-gun.jpg)
The caption says:
"59-120 is a modification built on a basic Type 59. The fire control system was not correspondingly upgraded. This is a proof of concept vehicle intended to demonstrate that it is possible to fit a 120mm or larger gun to a Type 59 without major modifications to the turret."
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Apparently Israel didn't leave T-72 alone, either.
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/T-72KZ_04.jpg)
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That Israeli T-72 looks to be the IMI Upgraded one. Specs are here (http://www.imi-israel.com/home/doc.aspx?mCatID=68578)
and another image:
(https://i1.wp.com/2010.uploaded.fresh.co.il/2010/06/11/92484468.jpg?zoom=2)
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Speaking of T-72 upgrades, does anyone know if this was real?
(http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/39/1411842484-t72-t21.jpg)
Supposedly shows model of Romanian T-72 with French GIAT T 21 turret
(http://pre00.deviantart.net/8d37/th/pre/f/2015/096/b/e/t_72_t_21_shilden_leclerc_by_stealthflanker-d8op6km.jpg)
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And another: the Croatian M-95 Degman is a modernisation of the Yugoslav M-84 tank, which is, in turn, a variant of the Soviet T-72:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Degman_041.jpg)
(http://www.ddsv.hr/pictures/Degman_03_v.jpg)
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and back to modelling news:
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/t31.0-8/s960x960/11942094_386306524911236_3021920022956047472_o.jpg)
Supposedly due October!
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that Armata does look very cool - unfortunately the turret is a fake to hide the real shape etc so the actual version will probably be quite boring.
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And if the stock T-54/55 or Type 59/69 turret is for any reason not desirable enough, one can always fit the entire turret from PTZ-89 to put a 120mm gun onto the old tank chassis.
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Some mods for Finnish BMP 2: camo panels + reduced IR signature, new sensors...
(http://static.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/19291355_uu.jpg)
http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2015030319292768_uu.shtml (http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2015030319292768_uu.shtml)
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unfortunately the turret is a fake to hide the real shape etc
Reference for this claim?
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An oft overlooked one: the T-62. Here is an upgraded one:
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/t62upgraded_01.JPG)
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/t62upgraded_02.JPG)
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/t62upgraded_03.JPG)
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Back to T-55s:
T-55M5:
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/t55m5_02.jpg)
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/t55m5_03.jpg)
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/t55m5_04.jpg)
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/t55m5_05.jpg)
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/t55m5_06.jpg)
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Something a little different - the 2S25 Sprut-SD tank destroyer which is based upon the BMD-3:
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/2s25_01.jpg)
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/2s25_02.jpg)
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/2s25_04.jpg)
(http://www.armyrecognition.com/customer/thierry/russia/2s25_03.jpg)
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(http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/539/538749/Battlefield_2_01.13.2014_-_01.35.16.03.mp4_snapshot_06.15_2014.01.13_01.55.58.jpg)
Oh I recognize that one. Battlefield
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Not being an "armor/tank" guy, what is the purpose of having "tank destroyer " over over just having a tank? Seems like all those tds are just really lite skinned vehicles ready to be knocked out just like tanks.
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Tanks are meant to be able to slog it out with other tanks, in open warfare. Tank Destroyers attack tanks from ambush and avoid an open fight, as much as possible. TD's tend to be used defensively, whereas tanks tend to be used both offensively and defensively.
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^ And in case of the 2S25 Sprut-SD, you have a specialized vehicle for Russia's VDV airborne troops. It can be landed by parachute, is fully amphibious and can go places an MBT can't (lower weight and ground pressure). Of course it won't survive a hit from another MBT's main gun, but with its own "full-size" gun, it can take on other MBTs with a far better chance of success than the other VDV's vehicles, such as the BMD-4 (whose 100mm rifled gun uses only HE shells or ATGMs) or any of the vehicles equipped with the 2A72 30mm autocannon. All their genuine anti-tank capability so far was provided by various types of ATGMs only.
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Updated T-64 this time - the T-64E. Note the twin 23mm cannon:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/t64e_l7_zpsse7xbyws.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/t64e_l3_zpsnted2srx.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/t64e_l6_zpsh1gfcuwl.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/t64e_l8_zpscq5peg17.jpg)
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It would also have reduced the ammo capacity: Chally's carry 52 rounds which is ten more than most 120mm-armed tanks, mostly due to the fact that 104 short fat cylinders jigsaw into a limited space better than 52 long thin tubes.
Hum...... I am under the impression that separate-piece ammunition results in lower rate of fire than a fixed round would. But what is more important for extended, long-duration operations? Ammo count or rate of fire?
The ROF difference is at worse marginal. With a well trained crew, the ROF is comparable to a weapon using fixed ammunition. With split ammunition you gain greater safety (at the time of it's introduction) and a lighter weight turret (not requiring as much protection) which can be better shaped to meet the enemy's fire.
Because I don't know the handling characteristics of Russian 125mm guns, this exchange makes me wonder if the use of a Human loader can be practical with the 125mm gun in the same way as the British 120mm rifled gun.
Is the Russian 125mm ammunition separated in the same way as the British 120mm?
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Updated T-64 this time - the T-64E. Note the twin 23mm cannon:
Is it actually two 23mm cannons or the GSh-23 twin-barrelled revolver cannon? Either way, ouch.
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It would also have reduced the ammo capacity: Chally's carry 52 rounds which is ten more than most 120mm-armed tanks, mostly due to the fact that 104 short fat cylinders jigsaw into a limited space better than 52 long thin tubes.
Hum...... I am under the impression that separate-piece ammunition results in lower rate of fire than a fixed round would. But what is more important for extended, long-duration operations? Ammo count or rate of fire?
The ROF difference is at worse marginal. With a well trained crew, the ROF is comparable to a weapon using fixed ammunition. With split ammunition you gain greater safety (at the time of it's introduction) and a lighter weight turret (not requiring as much protection) which can be better shaped to meet the enemy's fire.
Because I don't know the handling characteristics of Russian 125mm guns, this exchange makes me wonder if the use of a Human loader can be practical with the 125mm gun in the same way as the British 120mm rifled gun.
Is the Russian 125mm ammunition separated in the same way as the British 120mm?
The Russian ammo is separate: In the T-72 and T-90, each propellant charge sits above it's projectile in a cradle which is elevated to the ramming position. The shell is rammed, then the cradle drops down a level and the charge is rammed. In the T-80, the two components are gathered up by a cradle and them rammed in one action.
I think you very probably could use a human loader with the 125mm.
Good little animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NIaoOabF_0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NIaoOabF_0)
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It would also have reduced the ammo capacity: Chally's carry 52 rounds which is ten more than most 120mm-armed tanks, mostly due to the fact that 104 short fat cylinders jigsaw into a limited space better than 52 long thin tubes.
Hum...... I am under the impression that separate-piece ammunition results in lower rate of fire than a fixed round would. But what is more important for extended, long-duration operations? Ammo count or rate of fire?
The ROF difference is at worse marginal. With a well trained crew, the ROF is comparable to a weapon using fixed ammunition. With split ammunition you gain greater safety (at the time of it's introduction) and a lighter weight turret (not requiring as much protection) which can be better shaped to meet the enemy's fire.
Because I don't know the handling characteristics of Russian 125mm guns, this exchange makes me wonder if the use of a Human loader can be practical with the 125mm gun in the same way as the British 120mm rifled gun.
Is the Russian 125mm ammunition separated in the same way as the British 120mm?
Nope. British 120mm gun uses bagged charges which are stored separately from the projectile, below the turret line in pressurised water jacketed lockers which automatically flood the locker if the vehicle is penetrated. The Soviet 120mm has a split round but uses IIRC a combustible case. The projectile and case are stored in separate lockers of the autoloader, one above the other in the autoloader. In theory, if a human loader was used instead of the autoloader, he would be faster than the loader in the Chieftain/Challenger because he would be handling a cased propellant charge, rather than a bagged one but I suspect the difference would be marginal and largely negated because he'd have to be a midget or kneeling/crouched to fit into the turret basket, whereas he stands/sits in the British tank. Loading a tank gun is just as much about crew comfort as it is about what the loader is handling. Human loaders will invariably outperform an autoloader on the first engagement but that will slow as the battle continues and the loader tires whereas the autoloader doesn't.
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In theory, if a human loader was used instead of the autoloader, he would be faster than the loader in the Chieftain/Challenger because he would be handling a cased propellant charge, rather than a bagged one but I suspect the difference would be marginal and largely negated because he'd have to be a midget or kneeling/crouched to fit into the turret basket, whereas he stands/sits in the British tank. Loading a tank gun is just as much about crew comfort as it is about what the loader is handling. Human loaders will invariably outperform an autoloader on the first engagement but that will slow as the battle continues and the loader tires whereas the autoloader doesn't.
Well, the only reason why I asked the question here is that the gun originated from Soviet-bloc......
Using a Human loader is probably to the benefit of re-gunned Chieftain/Mobarez and EE-T2 Osorio......
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What if the Soviets had developed this themselves though? Imagine the disconcertion in the west to see a bunch of these rumbling along during a May day parade in their parade best:
([url]http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff425/Tankist87/FAR%20y%20PNR/cu-t62a_002.jpg[/url])
Yeah good and valid point Greg!!
I'd imagine it would have scared and spurred on the West, just as had happened when Western intelligence discovery, interpreted the BMP-1, which had derived the Marder, AMX-10, Bradley MICV's and doctrine. Would have been very very expensive all round for everyone!
Question, if I may?
Does anyone recall the early U.S. militaries designation for the BMP-1? It was undoubtedly a 'M' designation ! For example the MT-LB was designated 'M-1970', the 2S1 Gvozdika - 'M-1974', the 2S3 Akatsiya - 'M-1973',....... So seeing the BMP-1s were first seen by the West on 7 November 1967, does this mean it would have been designated 'M-1967'? I can't remember :(
M.A.D
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Something a little different - the 2S25 Sprut-SD tank destroyer which is based upon the BMD-3:
I've always been impressed by Soviet's/Russian appreciation for commonality in its weapons platforms - be it armour of missiles!!
M.A.D
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Cadillac Gage Textron Jaguar: It had a newly designed turret. The hull top was new. The engine compartment and fuel tanks on the shelves over the tracks were armour-protected. The Soviet-made 100 mm gun was replaced with the American M68 105 mm rifled gun fitted with a thermal sleeve and a Marconi fire control system which was originally developed for the American light tank Stingray was fitted.
I guess this would be the Chinese-designed, commercially successful spiritual successor to the Jaguar......
I'm not quite sure if the main gun is a 125mm gun or just a long-barreled 105mm though.
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Apparently, Ukraine isn't the only country that attempted to make a 120mm NATO derivative of Eastern-bloc tank gun (http://www.zavod9.com/en/?pid=19).
(PRC doesn't count, since their 120mm gun is a derivative of the Rheinmetall L/44.)
I've only been able to find pictures for the manually-loaded M-393 designed for T-62, but what interests me is the M-395 that's designed for T-72. I wonder if the gun still uses a carousel autoloader......
The story also reminds me something I heard online about Russian once attempted to compete for British MBT programme with a version of T-90......
(Actually, Rickshaw, is that you whom I heard it from? Do you have further information on it?)
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Oh and Merry Christmas for everyone who celebrates Christmas, and Happy Winter Solstice for everyone who doesn't.
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A while back Trumpeter released this kit:
(http://g01.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB11UeWKFXXXXcuXpXXq6xXFXXXv/Trumpeter-model-05541-1-35-Soviet-IT-1-Missile-tank-model-kit-Assembled-model.jpg)
Well, here are some videos of the IT-1 in action:
https://fat.gfycat.com/BareSlipperyArrowana.mp4 (https://fat.gfycat.com/BareSlipperyArrowana.mp4)
https://youtu.be/dbU5jQZDLaE (https://youtu.be/dbU5jQZDLaE)
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Apparently, Ukraine isn't the only country that attempted to make a 120mm NATO derivative of Eastern-bloc tank gun ([url]http://www.zavod9.com/en/?pid=19[/url]).
(PRC doesn't count, since their 120mm gun is a derivative of the Rheinmetall L/44.)
I've only been able to find pictures for the manually-loaded M-393 designed for T-62, but what interests me is the M-395 that's designed for T-72. I wonder if the gun still uses a carousel autoloader......
The story also reminds me something I heard online about Russian once attempted to compete for British MBT programme with a version of T-90......
(Actually, Rickshaw, is that you whom I heard it from? Do you have further information on it?)
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Oh and Merry Christmas for everyone who celebrates Christmas, and Happy Winter Solstice for everyone who doesn't.
It was mentioned in passing in a Jane's book which was published in the early 1990s IIRC. I read it a long time ago. Just before the collapse of the fUSSR, when the British Army was looking to have a competition for a replacement for Challenger I (after it's dismal showing in NATO competitions) they received an unsolicited bid from the Soviets for an all ceramic version of their T90 MBT. It was unique in being all ceramic and also for being considerably harder to penetrate than standard steel armour. The British were intrigued but allowed the bid to lapse when the fUSSR collapsed and they chose instead the Challenger II. What it showed was how advanced armour design was at the end of the fUSSR - no Western nation was even contemplating ceramic AFVs at that time.
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Just before the collapse of the fUSSR, when the British Army was looking to have a competition for a replacement for Challenger I (after it's dismal showing in NATO competitions) they received an unsolicited bid from the Soviets for an all ceramic version of their T90 MBT. It was unique in being all ceramic and also for being considerably harder to penetrate than standard steel armour.
Would the ceramic armour have worked in smaller panels (in a manner like most ERAs) or larger blocks (in a manner like, say, Enigma or even Sabra addon armour modules)?
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Just before the collapse of the fUSSR, when the British Army was looking to have a competition for a replacement for Challenger I (after it's dismal showing in NATO competitions) they received an unsolicited bid from the Soviets for an all ceramic version of their T90 MBT. It was unique in being all ceramic and also for being considerably harder to penetrate than standard steel armour.
Would the ceramic armour have worked in smaller panels (in a manner like most ERAs) or larger blocks (in a manner like, say, Enigma or even Sabra addon armour modules)?
Ceramic armour could work in that way. In this case though, the entire vehicle hull was to be AIUI manufactured out of ceramic armour and then glued together to create the vehicle. At the time, there was talk of such a vehicle in the West but little real research had been done. The way forward for AFVs was purported to be composite armour, molded as a single piece. The Russians, OTOH had decided to use ceramic, which could be manufactured to a higher hardness than steel. I had doubts about it but apparently they were working on how to do it at that time.
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In this case though, the entire vehicle hull was to be AIUI manufactured out of ceramic armour and then glued together to create the vehicle.
Would round shapes (à la T-72 turret) present significant difficulties in terms of structural strength in this scenario?
As one might suspect, I'm attempting to create a mental picture here- T-72 (T-90 was T-72BU, IIRC, before the collapse of the USSR) with a thicker-looking hull, M-395 gun re-engineered with a rifled barrel and redesigned autoloader (to fire HESH and other British projectiles)...... and for some reason, I was reminded of the turret shape of some Chonma-Ho tank variant when I think of Soviet-stype flat-faced turrets:
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/chonma-Ho-5-turret-details.jpg~original)
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Strange things for Soviet and Russian Ideas:
On the Alternative History site -- http://alternathistory.com/ (http://alternathistory.com/)
List different subjects on right side.
Alternative tank building -- http://alternathistory.com/taxonomy/alternativnoe-tankostroenie-0 (http://alternathistory.com/taxonomy/alternativnoe-tankostroenie-0)
Some that are not (have always like them)
T-35 Tank -- http://alternathistory.com/taxonomy/term/418 (http://alternathistory.com/taxonomy/term/418)
T-28 Tank -- http://alternathistory.com/taxonomy/term/75 (http://alternathistory.com/taxonomy/term/75)
Need an APC? Based on T-35
(http://s56.radikal.ru/i152/0903/00/aee106b0a5ee.jpg)
Here is some ones take on a T-28 APC:
(http://s39.radikal.ru/i085/0904/ea/6bec16714cae.gif)
T-28, T-27, T-26
(http://alternathistory.com/files/resize/users/user3143/5081512-650x885.jpg)
May help someone or not. But they are here.
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(Do not really know where to post this, please move as need)
There is also "T-35 as the progenitor of American tanks" -- http://alternathistory.com/t-35-kak-praroditel-amerikanskikh-tankov (http://alternathistory.com/t-35-kak-praroditel-amerikanskikh-tankov)
(http://alternathistory.com/files/resize/210609_T-35-700x346.gif)
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These are awesome abtex thank you!! :-*
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In this case though, the entire vehicle hull was to be AIUI manufactured out of ceramic armour and then glued together to create the vehicle.
Would round shapes (à la T-72 turret) present significant difficulties in terms of structural strength in this scenario?
Not really. The shape, as you note might, though. I'd expect the turret to be composed of (at least initially) flat plates. Once they'd worked out how to cast a curved shape, it would look similar to a standard frypan shaped turret. It maybe composed of individual plates, welded together though, rather than one larger piece.
As one might suspect, I'm attempting to create a mental picture here- T-72 (T-90 was T-72BU, IIRC, before the collapse of the USSR) with a thicker-looking hull, M-395 gun re-engineered with a rifled barrel and redesigned autoloader (to fire HESH and other British projectiles)...... and for some reason, I was reminded of the turret shape of some Chonma-Ho tank variant when I think of Soviet-stype flat-faced turrets:
([url]http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/chonma-Ho-5-turret-details.jpg~original[/url])
That would be a good approximation, I suspect.
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That would be a good approximation, I suspect.
Has there been any T-72 upgrade proposal that involves MTU engine (or any Western-European engine, for that matter)?
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None that I am aware of.
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A quick Google search suggests that T-72M4 CZ seems to be powered by a de-rated version (1000 hp from 1200 hp) of the engine used by Challenger 2......
No idea on why a de-rated version.
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Perkins Condor CV12 1000 TCA
http://mainbattletanks.czweb.org/Tanky/subsys/cv121000.htm (http://mainbattletanks.czweb.org/Tanky/subsys/cv121000.htm)
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This blog ([url]http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/04/bovington-t-34-and-kv-1-impressions.html[/url]) claims that the British were at one point actually in discussion on producing an improved T-34 and KV-1 in their factories.
Whether the story is true or not, it certainly could make for some interesting whiffs! ;)
Hello there~ (speech tone of a car salesman)
So~ what can I do to put you (FV 4004 Conway turret) on this ride (British-produced KV-5)?
(http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab22/dy031101/Parallel%20World%20and%20What-if/KV5_183mm.png~original)
(I couldn't find any good line drawing for the Stage 1 turret even though I think that the 120mm gun is good enough; the 183mm-gun Stage 2 turret seems even bigger than the stock KV-5 turret......)
Or should I maybe just be content with a gun swap in the original turret (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=116.msg102260#msg102260)?
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http://thedesertfox1991.deviantart.com/art/Weapons-in-cinema-rare-model-T-72-converted-under-493894525 (http://thedesertfox1991.deviantart.com/art/Weapons-in-cinema-rare-model-T-72-converted-under-493894525)
Looks nice IMO!!!
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Quick mod for BMD-1 : on wheels and Gatling :)
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IT-130 is a less known and curious project.
http://ftr-wot.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/it-122-and-it-130-tank-destroyers.html (http://ftr-wot.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/it-122-and-it-130-tank-destroyers.html)
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The T72 converted to a movie Pz III or IV is an awesome idea! I'm filing that away as inspiration for my alt-WW II not-Germany setting.
Love the wheeled BMD too!
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Soviet armour '46: the IS tank family
Some proposals:
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/IS-X.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/IS-X.jpg.html)
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Tank proposals are all shooting bullseyes. 8)
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Below The Turret Ring: New T-64 version with unmanned turret in the making? (http://below-the-turret-ring.blogspot.com/2016/04/according-to-ukrainian-newspaper.html)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S2Pomwon3K8/Vw0aa1pnhPI/AAAAAAABQjE/jbOwjh0MKXEamSL41rVwto9wk_RDvD_iACLcB/s1600/12971031_856962934431533_8418420294943809725_o.jpg) (http://below-the-turret-ring.blogspot.com/2016/04/according-to-ukrainian-newspaper.html)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I6_D3xz9yng/Vw0acHf30RI/AAAAAAABQjI/RUQiZzek0A01we3GGbx8b5JzgrqLbo1rACLcB/s1600/12967357_856962964431530_809462644151131274_o.jpg) (http://below-the-turret-ring.blogspot.com/2016/04/according-to-ukrainian-newspaper.html)
Is it just me or does that look like a 21st century Conqueror turret?
(https://www.1999.co.jp/itbig29/10299800b2.jpg)
(http://www.nationalcoldwarexhibition.org/images/collections/vehicles/Conqueror_l.jpg)
Cheers,
Logan
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Meanwhile in North Korea, Songun-ho MBT (see attachment).
Believed to still be based on Ch'ŏnma-ho (and by extension T-62) but moving ever closer to a T-72-like configuration. This one is apparently armed with a 125mm gun that is actually a variant of the 2A46 (previous 125mm gun used by late-model Ch'ŏnma-ho and P'okp'ung-ho tanks are apparently a 2A20 clone bored out and modified to accept two-piece 125mm ammunitions).
The specimen shown in the second picture is armed with a twin missile launcher for North Korean copy of 9M133 ATGM.
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An idea in light of this (http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/04/bovington-t-34-and-kv-1-impressions.html).
(http://i.imgur.com/4vEF4Hi.png)
The Conway turret looks kind of "self-contained"...... is it, though?
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The so-called "T-72 Khorramshahr", which is said to be an Iranian development combining an Ukrainian-designed T-80UD/T-84 turret with a T-72 hull.
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New one (I think):
Tiran (T-55) with DF30 122mm howitzer:
(https://milinme.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/tir4984.jpg)
(https://milinme.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/tir4981.jpg)
More photos here (https://milinme.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/vehicle-walk-around-the-tiran-d-30-at-smes-2015/).
I have previously heard of (and indeed, have a kit of) the T-34 with DF30 (see below) but this is the first time I have seen a T-55 derivative that is similar.
(http://forum.valka.cz/files/173278036spoclb_ph_107.jpg)
(http://forum.valka.cz/files/syr-122d30t34_348.jpg)
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Just when I was desperately trying to put a 120mm gun on an Anglocized KV-5, I found these KV-4 proposals (http://ftr.wot-news.com/2013/09/26/kv-4-design-proposals/) (yes, I see even less possibility of the KV-4 getting Anglocized (http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/04/bovington-t-34-and-kv-1-impressions.html) than the KV-5, but hey, 45mm gun compared to 7.62/7.92mm MG- Rule of Cute according to me ;) ......):
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Something you don't see too often: South Korean T-80U:
(http://blogs.modelsworld.ru/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/00002678.jpg)
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(http://armorama.kitmaker.net/photos/feature/4625/86.jpg) (http://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=4625)
http://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=4625 (http://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=4625)
Cheers,
Logan
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Something you don't see too often: South Korean T-80U:
([url]http://blogs.modelsworld.ru/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/00002678.jpg[/url])
Would be interesting to hear how the South Korean's rate the T-80U!
M.A.D
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https://media.giphy.com/media/NLXXDb2llw74Y/200w.gif
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Longer version showing that and multiple other interesting ideas here:
https://youtu.be/q3UQDPwV5gE
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The tank they shot with the missile near the middle of that clip looks, to me, to be an early-to-mid-production Pzkfw.III/IV but, although I love armour, I'm no expert.
Anyone able to provide better identification?
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It sure looks like a PzKpfw III Ausf. J to me. Long barrel 5cm KwK 42, but I don't see the spaced armor on the mantlet that you'd see on the Ausf. L & M. I wish the footage was a little higher resolution, but I feel pretty good about the ID, nonetheless.
Cheers,
Logan
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Thanks, Logan! :)
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Agree re id of target tank. I guess they would have had access to a few. Would be interesting to know if they used any Panthers or Tigers as targets too.
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(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/ED9A1325-6D58-40A4-9530-0317F4442AF3_zps023qbewp.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/arkonkill/media/ED9A1325-6D58-40A4-9530-0317F4442AF3_zps023qbewp.jpg.html)
Syrian t-62(?) found on Facebook
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T-72s, I think.
Cheers,
Logan
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Indeed - see below:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ury_a4zuWVw/VMoAs-PyuzI/AAAAAAAACvY/IbvC_latnH8/s1600/1900236_1488631034740191_1565676346207914823_o.jpg)
More details here (http://spioenkop.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/the-republican-guards-armour-upgrades.html)
Note also that similar has done to other vehicles as well:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2BEi0gf1Y_Y/VMoA8OZqXuI/AAAAAAAACvg/D9fCXptRths/s1600/065.png)
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I'm sure it's well worth it, but that solution has to have deleterious effects on the vehicle suspension and drivetrain.
Cheers,
Logan
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It depends, though bar armour was originally steel it was determined that aluminium actually worked just as well against most threats so it may not be as heavy as it looks.
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What exactly is it? a lightish outer barrier that makes the warhead go off further away from the hull?
One photo looks as if there's concrete blocks inside the cage.
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The blog article that I linked to only said "consists of spaced and slat armour".
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Speaking of T-72s in Syria, get a load of these:
This one looks to have wood on the turret:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vPUl4gSXRYY/VIcHRknthcI/AAAAAAAACNk/fEBbIWklMCc/s1600/090.png)
What about some rocks/rubble:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U9Oc6ouNvY0/VIxTNzz9q4I/AAAAAAAACUA/VtyLlCJ3fnY/s1600/86gs.png)
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How about a couple of interesting paint schemes:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-goqByxzxSmU/VzjAizTJ4RI/AAAAAAAAF-0/z_EEUSsk3BUpJv6VHQ_Vw4V-nzNHk_WqQCLcB/s1600/8768.png)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-llWLiMnG2Xc/VzjF4eSJ2GI/AAAAAAAAF_U/zR7ZdbY1iNQ1DXbwvoMCmb9jvbimJG2zACLcB/s640/9898.png)
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Modified T-55s:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ugxPzyAvYF8/VzoPI_qAg_I/AAAAAAAAF_8/2_MC6c75siwPkgFR0QtThdNt78ptFVL4ACLcB/s640/87999.png)
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-abZoJZ6T_IU/VzoO5GsdV2I/AAAAAAAAF_0/pFChtOE1y4k-L7_phcBg-23ypnoD7-RnACLcB/s640/8788.png)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I_6uuTG2npo/VzoaMuDn5NI/AAAAAAAAGAM/AcSSgirSWsIDf33e5HXQa0zB5LKaqoe4gCLcB/s640/8795.png)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-67N_6QHq6ps/VzoaaRbpl6I/AAAAAAAAGAU/uu5iK_Kkf5ckRTEyQ-omsxfTjmhiw1dWgCLcB/s640/8796.png)
And yet another modified T-72:
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pwAja9aEEdY/VzsyxqBgDeI/AAAAAAAAGBA/W_nRKBK-e1c2m3aR2UM1Su1ThwPD-IyagCLcB/s1600/5RFnrff.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZYv5FVUQ9k/Vzyxx6fm8NI/AAAAAAAAGCA/PH1CWPJULVsHZyjxVHyd-vxyYuPfinMOACLcB/s1600/9700.png)
Supposedly, this last one has an entire female crew.
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For some reason the last one as well as Reply #176 give off a "faux Leopard 2" vibe to me...... ;D
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I would like to to bring to your attention this again:
http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/04/bovington-t-34-and-kv-1-impressions.html (http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/04/bovington-t-34-and-kv-1-impressions.html)
As I go about my GB project, I have this question- the KV-1 has its driver located along the centreline, but the T-34 has its driver offset to the left. If the T-34 was to be licence-built in Britiain, would the driver's seat have been mirrored to the right like most British tanks of the era as far as I am aware of, or would such an exercise have been deemed an unnecessary hassle?
Thanks in advance.
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I would like to to bring to your attention this again:
[url]http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/04/bovington-t-34-and-kv-1-impressions.html[/url] ([url]http://tankarchives.blogspot.ca/2013/04/bovington-t-34-and-kv-1-impressions.html[/url])
As I go about my GB project, I have this question- the KV-1 has its driver located along the centreline, but the T-34 has its driver offset to the left. If the T-34 was to be licence-built in Britiain, would the driver's seat have been mirrored to the right like most British tanks of the era as far as I am aware of, or would such an exercise have been deemed an unnecessary hassle?
Thanks in advance.
The British accepted left-hand drivers in their American vehicles. If they were to produce the tanks themselves, they may decide to change the design to right-hand drivers but I doubt it, because of the delay in doing so.
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When the Germans upgraded the Czech Panzer 38(t) to make the Jagdpanzer 38 (Hetzer) they moved the driver from the right side (38(t) to the left, to accommodate the gun. If you look at the 38(t) it doesn't seem like a big change - just flip the controls.
In the T-34, the swap also looks simple, except that the driver's right arm and leg would be crammed right next to the suspension springs. A British T-34 would have probably left the driver position as is.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2692/4478198072_30c10cd5b7_b.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4477582769_c199e20f3e_b.jpg)
OTOH, it could use the same driver controls as the A-34 Comet, which was a Christie suspension tank and also had a RHD. The driver compartment was pretty cramped, though:
(http://svsm.org/albums/Comet/IMGP5449.jpg)
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Hum......
(http://i.imgur.com/9VWGos9.jpg)
In addition to the question of mirroring the driver, now that I come to think about it...... who controls that mini-turret on top of the main gun turret?
If that mini-turret is the loader's position, then I'll have to find another place for that rangefinder ......
...... if I can......
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How about a couple of interesting paint schemes:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-goqByxzxSmU/VzjAizTJ4RI/AAAAAAAAF-0/z_EEUSsk3BUpJv6VHQ_Vw4V-nzNHk_WqQCLcB/s1600/8768.png)
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-llWLiMnG2Xc/VzjF4eSJ2GI/AAAAAAAAF_U/zR7ZdbY1iNQ1DXbwvoMCmb9jvbimJG2zACLcB/s640/9898.png)
... and the look of those guys :o
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... and the look of those guys :o
These guys are part of the Syrian revival of "The Three Stooges". The guy in the front is Moe (as in "Mohamed"). So is the guy in the driver's seat. No one wants to be Larry or Curly and it's a problem.
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;D
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North Korean Pokpung-ho IV(?) derivative of T-72:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tk_HKRO8xxo/WPJcRrBwpNI/AAAAAAABZcI/me0P7kjeFmwPYZ9NfMjh6teXleS2ZkDGwCLcB/s1600/C9cblxjXgAAZMld.jpg)
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North Korean Pokpung-ho IV(?) derivative of T-72:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tk_HKRO8xxo/WPJcRrBwpNI/AAAAAAABZcI/me0P7kjeFmwPYZ9NfMjh6teXleS2ZkDGwCLcB/s1600/C9cblxjXgAAZMld.jpg)
Little Fat Kim sez, my tanks need "MOAR MISSILES, MOAR GUNS". :-\ :icon_zombie:
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North Korean Pokpung-ho IV(?) derivative of T-72......
Pokpung-Ho still seems to me like it is based on a stretched T-62 chassis. T-72 would seem somewhat even lower.
The mounting for the sensor on that MANPADS post seems fragile but appears to be the best position for a commander's camera, given what else's on the turret.
Pokpung-Ho IV is said to be an upgrade programme for the 115mm-gun-armed Pokpung-Ho I. It seems that only tanks armed with 2A20 and derivative (one rechambered to 125mm is said to have existed) are equipped with ATGM launchers. Songun-Ho, which is almost certainly armed with a more-refined 125mm gun (could even be a 2A46 copy), is only seen additionally armed with a MANPADS pintle post.
(The museum display Songun-Ho also has the ATGM launchers. (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=420.msg107536#msg107536) I can't tell from the picture if this particular specimen carries the rechambered 2A20 or the 2A46 look-alike, however.)
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Lot of interesting details on that tank O0
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This weekend, Brno is being visited by the pink IS-2 that usually calls the Military Technical Musem at Lešany home:
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/IMG_0404_zpsnsanx0oe.jpg) (http://s37.photobucket.com/user/cancze/media/IMG_0404_zpsnsanx0oe.jpg.html)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e59/cancze/IMG_0403_zps02iozfta.jpg) (http://s37.photobucket.com/user/cancze/media/IMG_0403_zps02iozfta.jpg.html)
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They need to touch up the bit of rust on the left-hand side under the flowers. ;)
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They need to touch up the bit of rust on the left-hand side under the flowers. ;)
Indeed. I can't believe it thought it could go out in public looking like that. Bad enough it didn't have the sense of style to splash a bit of mud on first, but to leave a spot of rust like that...tsk, tsk. ;D
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North Korean Pokpung-ho IV(?) derivative of T-72:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tk_HKRO8xxo/WPJcRrBwpNI/AAAAAAABZcI/me0P7kjeFmwPYZ9NfMjh6teXleS2ZkDGwCLcB/s1600/C9cblxjXgAAZMld.jpg)
Little Fat Kim sez, my tanks need "MOAR MISSILES, MOAR GUNS". :-\ :icon_zombie:
Without doubt, one of the most heavily armed MBT I've seen!
M.A.D
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Something different:
(https://pix.avaxnews.com/avaxnews/59/76/00047659.jpeg)
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Found on Facebook T-72 Ajeya .
Though it could go in the interesting/weird camouflage thread also.
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Some more of the same:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6765039015_b9a49b6bd1_b.jpg)
(http://www.deagel.com/library1/medium/2012/m02012012300005.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/T-72_FWMP.jpg)
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Ah the new TLI scheme!
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No, I think it's Tl v 😊
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Right! Indian! T-V scheme. :-\
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No, I think it's Tl v 😊
Depends if you prefer Harleys of Ducatis
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Not a tank I know but still interesting and hopefully inspiring:
(https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/64699447a515759875e680a58b5917d2a40baf79aefe89daabb01b90b509c4c0.jpg)
(https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3f44db87e28c403692d95cc135811aa12a2bc0e0ee663586b2ae390f2cad3c58.png)
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^^^^^
Just beautiful!!! Thanks for posting. :smiley: ;)
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(http://bastion-karpenko.ru/VVT/787-gadyuka_171117_02.jpg)
(http://bastion-karpenko.ru/VVT/787-gadyuka_171117_03.jpg)
(http://bastion-karpenko.ru/VVT/787-gadyuka_171117_01.jpg)
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Something cool I never knew about the T-54: To replace the barrel, it is necessary to lift the turret off the turret ring and pull the entire cannon assembly out the back. The turret is designed to tilt forward and stay propped open to make this easier to do in the field:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OZVDWtMk7jo/V2zO1zTLi7I/AAAAAAAAG04/G9w99nhtGhw0w5PO6b-IgwR5su2mfMWTQCLcB/s1600/8.jpg)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lfnb_OIF9Z4/WE5GwIYoV5I/AAAAAAAAH0k/We-hKsOhn68zjJ0qw9rSKSzYRfdY-HqvgCLcB/s640/t-54%2Bgun%2Breplacement.png)
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(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lfnb_OIF9Z4/WE5GwIYoV5I/AAAAAAAAH0k/We-hKsOhn68zjJ0qw9rSKSzYRfdY-HqvgCLcB/s640/t-54%2Bgun%2Breplacement.png)
Now, that would be a cool diorama! :D
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([url]http://bastion-karpenko.ru/VVT/787-gadyuka_171117_02.jpg[/url])
Need to do that on an Abrams :-* "Super Shredder"
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Now, that would be a cool diorama! :D
One could probably do it using one of the new Miniart kits too given the level of detail they include:
(http://modeland.com.ua/images/detailed/38/miniart-37007-t-54-3-1951-10.jpg)
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T-34 and Su-100 still in use in Yemen:
(https://i.imgur.com/mfW5fli.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/XcWbTKh.jpg)
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Just an odd thought, how about an IS-3 modified to serve as a TEL for an early Soviet derivative of the V-2? Possibly with an engineering vehicle towing the fuel tanks to remote pre-located launch sites.
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Just an odd thought, how about an IS-3 modified to serve as a TEL for an early Soviet derivative of the V-2? Possibly with an engineering vehicle towing the fuel tanks to remote pre-located launch sites.
Basically, that was what the SCUD system was. The missile was an improve A-4(V-2), the TEL was a modified T-10 (JS-3).
(https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1w7wYRFXXXXcRXXXXq6xXFXXXn/RealTS-Trumpeter-01024-1-35-Ex-Soviet-2P19-Launcher-w-R-17-Missile-SS-1C-SCUD.jpg_640x640.jpg)
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According to the recent book, the T-10 shared some common background with the IS-3, but was a much different design Still, I do agree that the SCUD TEL comes close to what I was thinking of, I was considering something similar but for the late 1940's, possibly even using captured V-2 components to a large extent.
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Tiran 72. Two approaches
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/drawTanks/Tiran-72_1.jpg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/drawTanks/Tiran-72_1.jpg.html)
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Two questions:
1.) I've heard that autoloaders for the T-72B3 and T-90 have been modified to accommodate armour-piercing rounds with longer penetrators. Is it safe to assume that these are the only T-72 variants that are equipped with such an autoloader (thus meaning that Central and Eastern European T-72s do not have it)?
2.) What is the maximum projectile length that older T-72 autoloaders can accommodate?
Thanks in advance.
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Urban warfare mod for T-54/55 or Type 59/69 loader.
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The Tarmour heavy armored personnel carrier is a recent Indian development. It is a conversion of ageing Soviet T-55 medium tanks. India operates around 900 T-55 tanks, that are in process of being phased out. This heavy APC shows some Israel's influence in its design.
Protection of the Tarmour heavy APC is similar to MBTs. It uses Kanchan heavy composite armor, which is broadly similar to the British Chobham. Explosive reactive armor blocks can be added for improved protection. It is claimed that Tarmour's armor provides all-round protection against RPG-7 rockets. Vehicle is fitted with NBC protection and automatic fire suppression systems.
The Tarmour is armed with a remotely controlled 12.7-mm machine gun. This weapon station is operated by vehicle's commander.
Vehicle has a crew of two and provides accommodation for 9 troops. Troops enter and leave the vehicle through the rear door.
The Tarmour heavy APC is based on a Soviet T-55 medium tank chassis, but has a raised superstructure. It is worth mentioning that India operates a number of ageing Soviet T-55 medium tanks, that pose little threat to modern main battle tanks. Original engine of the T-55 was replaced with more powerful Detroit Diesel 8V92TA diesel, developing 850 hp.
Vehicle can be tailored to suit specific operational requirements. It can be also used as ambulance, combat engineering vehicle, armored earth mover or mine plough.
[Source (http://www.military-today.com/apc/tarmour.htm)]
(http://www.military-today.com/apc/tarmour.jpg)
(http://www.military-today.com/apc/tarmour_l1.jpg)
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Quick guide to identifying the Russian tanks Part 1: main platforms and T-72 variants:
http://blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2019/01/quick-guide-to-identifying-russian.html (http://blog.vantagepointnorth.net/2019/01/quick-guide-to-identifying-russian.html)
This was just posted on one site or another that I frequent.
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T-34 still in use in Yemen:
Does anyone else think this looks like WW2 German tank camouflage?
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It does a bit.
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Ob'yekt 430
(https://i.imgur.com/wIXn6Cr.jpg)
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Fidel's SU-100 from the Bay of Pigs (now on display in Havanna), which he/they claim to have damaged one of the invaders' ships.
(https://i.imgur.com/JFkPGUh.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/VsNxtZl.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/1nchFMz.jpg?1)
Only thing not found in the Tamiya kit is that box on the right rear casement (see third photo, above)
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-89791-su-100--186427 (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/tamiya-89791-su-100--186427)
Actual memorial at Bay of Pigs
(https://i.imgur.com/YDxUuZd.jpg?1)
http://ftr.wot-news.com/2013/09/13/a-su-100-that-shot-an-american-ship/ (http://ftr.wot-news.com/2013/09/13/a-su-100-that-shot-an-american-ship/)
https://www.businessinsider.com/fidel-castros-tank-in-havana-cuba-2015-6 (https://www.businessinsider.com/fidel-castros-tank-in-havana-cuba-2015-6)
Additional readings.
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/bayofpigs/ (https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/bayofpigs/)
http://www.fidelcastro.cu/en/noticia/bay-pigs-and-anti-cuba-campaign (http://www.fidelcastro.cu/en/noticia/bay-pigs-and-anti-cuba-campaign)
https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/su-100-krasnodar/ (https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/su-100-krasnodar/)
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Chinese TYPE 59 (and such) tracks with rubber track pads (US M48/60 style)
https://imgur.com/a/JVv5Oq7?fbclid=IwAR05I9n8HiZqYDL34euVpCtFOqjKHjTame_JwnWK1gVgU6-95mo3Y31k0yc
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SU-44-120, one-off prototype.
(https://i.imgur.com/NK66Lj7.jpg?1)
For a "no wrong answers build" I'd suggest an SU-85 or 122 casement, T-54/55 hull, T-34 roadwheels and cylindrical external fuel tanks, plus a donor 120mm main gun with muzzle brake.
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Soviet "Crab" diving tank
(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/91742000_2904441386298102_9019689599458344960_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=07e735&_nc_ohc=2Pr1an8sTO8AX_snly5&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=cd855b257dcd08bbafa00232cddadf6d&oe=5EADA2EC)
(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/91895599_2904441869631387_4011915958917529600_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=07e735&_nc_ohc=E6njkPkJryYAX8_BBqB&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=cabca24bdcfadc28b66f27da4572bb70&oe=5EADFA1A)
(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/91682047_10219699851539698_682667412268515328_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=1480c5&_nc_ohc=ghq5Yo5QpaMAX-vcbS5&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&_nc_tp=7&oh=2c9502d4cc583c7641810b912ad41076&oe=5EB04ACF)
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@Story - was there any mention of the intended purpose for this vehicle?
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@Story - was there any mention of the intended purpose for this vehicle?
None that I could find. I think someone was watching too much SPACE 1999 on 3CP1 TV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjaAu1GTZU).
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It appears to be a variant of a BTS-4 ARV. Speculation online is that particular snorkel attachment was for use in recovering wrecks in harbors. Just drive up to whatever you want to bring to the surface and pump it full of air from a surface auxiliary air tank and try to dislodge it from the seabed, either floating it to the surface where a recovery boat would be waiting or attaching lines to drag it out of the water.
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One stop shopping for notes on Soviet Missile Tanks https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Tanks/Russian_Missile_Tanks.htm (https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Tanks/Russian_Missile_Tanks.htm)
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:smiley:
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Kevlar-E prototype: 2S1 chassis rebuilt as an IFV, from Ukraine. Three crew + six passengers.
Source in Ukrainian (https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/z-yavylos-foto-prototypu-bmp-kevlar-e/)
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Question for the experts: how, in your estimation, would the image from the commander's sight be transmitted to the commander's display (the commander sits in the front of the hull, outside of the turret)?
Can it only done wirelessly, or is there a wired solution to this requirement?
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I would guess it's a wireless solution because the flexible interface for a wiring/fibre-optic loom for a 360o-traversing turret would, I'd think, be rather complex for transmitting that level of data.
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Not wireless - slip rings: example (https://www.moog.com/content/dam/moog/literature/MCG/Vehicular_Slip_Ring_Data_Sheet.pdf?wcmmode=disabled)
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Oops! My brain was in the "slip ring around the turret ring" mode, I completely forgot about enclosed turret baskets (or even floored turrets)! :o :o :o
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Wireless could be subject to EW interference. A cabled solution solves one more level of security that a wireless system lacks.
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'Looks like there will be a kit for the Moderna 1 (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/amusing-hobby-35a039-t-72m2-moderna-slovak-mbt--1340898).
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Hi ADMINS, I have not founs a thread devote to this subject. If there is already one, please move my post. Thanks.
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What if Morocco in MLU proces for their ageing T-72, decides to modify M60s -equally ageing- turrets in order to accept 125 mm gun?
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/MoroccoT72_MLU.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/ysi_maniac/a/e58f1c54-aee2-42c9-bc15-f72ec22af374/p/7c8a8ada-c8f0-4a49-ac4c-7685828fffce)
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Some interesting info here:
https://thesovietarmourblog.blogspot.com/p/home.html
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T-90 and Merkava crossing
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/merkava_t90_x.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/ysi_maniac/a/e58f1c54-aee2-42c9-bc15-f72ec22af374/p/b67be61c-11c0-46ef-aca5-b6de3bd40073)
Israel could do a new Tiran option aimed for export. I would buy the bottom one.
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Found this all-encompasing page of Soviet Armor from the Cold War era, with a bunch of diverse color schemes.
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/ussr/coldwar_soviet_tanks
Ukrainian summer olive-sand? Who knew?
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I could see a T-35 (with some turrets replaced by radio stations) being used as a command tank for three or four Teletanks.
Teletanks were a series of wireless remotely controlled unmanned tanks produced in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and early 1940s so as to reduce combat risk to soldiers.[1] They saw their first combat use in the Winter War, at the start of World War II. A teletank is controlled by radio from a control tank at a distance of 500–1,500 metres, the two constituting a telemechanical group. Teletanks were used by the Soviet Red Army in the Winter War, fielding at least two teletank battalions at the beginning of the Eastern Front campaign in the Second World War.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletank)
https://survincity.com/2012/05/teletanks-soviet-second-world/ (https://survincity.com/2012/05/teletanks-soviet-second-world/)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fpwA1dnkY9g/TLw4NIL8ahI/AAAAAAAAACw/Q-BY035Jb94/s1600/tt26pic1ii2.jpg)
While the XT-133 was a flame tank, apparently some of the T-26 teletanks looked really similar (stub gun tube).
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bd/49/42/bd4942f43a5597ecd5d3e3296975b7bb.jpg)
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That's a cool idea. I love the Vickers 6-ton derivatives. Why waste a perfectly good tank gun when you can use a flame-thrower, machine gun or explosives?
The teletank doesn't seem to have helped the Russians much against the Finns.
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The teletank doesn't seem to have helped the Russians much against the Finns.
I doubt anything on God's Green Earth could have helped the Reds against the Finns. That was a forlorn hope of Tolkien proportions from the Get-Go.
(http://www.wardrawings.be/WW2/Images/1-Vehicles(bis)/USSR/4-HeavyTanks/T-35(mod35)/p6.jpg)
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So I just found out there's a modern Russian Desert Camo pattern.
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nZkdSv0uEwY/maxresdefault.jpg)
More Russian patterns
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c3/09/15/c309152dd92ad2165ba32782fee0e01f.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ef/92/c7/ef92c7273ec982a28f98332c7cedea7f.jpg
Mirror image?
https://i.pinimg.com/474x/24/39/b4/2439b4081368ea6ff11fc422f5b146c9.jpg
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Double-posted, for obvious reasons.
For our purposes, this 14.5mm cupola setup looks ripe to transplant.
(https://i.imgur.com/wTmM7D9.jpeg)
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The Hope for Peace (Espoir de Paix) Monument monument in Yarze, Lebanon.
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/08/hope-for-peace-monument-in-yarze-lebanon.html (https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/08/hope-for-peace-monument-in-yarze-lebanon.html)
Broken models from your spares box + packing styrofoam + weathering?
(https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.a6cda40b1a8e85f38fed7373e622cbc9?rik=coRfJKmC60Xcgw&riu=http%3a%2f%2f3.bp.blogspot.com%2f-76HHxdoM64M%2fUpoWJ70H0WI%2fAAAAAAABsoo%2fqPYa56va_9c%2fs1600%2fanti%2beverything%2bdefense_9218b7_4907383.jpg&ehk=7egc252ppyb08gDJMi9u9N4pLIuxNKeVINsOCmDkxqA%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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:icon_surprised: Gads didn't know there was such a thing. An art form ?
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So, it looks like a Charioteer & T-55 on the bottom, a M113 & a M4 Sherman variant above them, a BTR-152 & a Saladin next up, with 2 more Saladins above them, followed by a Ferret & a Soviet truck of some kind, then a Jeep & yet another Saladin, with 2 more Ferrets topping the pile.
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So, it looks like a Charioteer & T-55 on the bottom, a M113 & a M4 Sherman variant above them, a BTR-152 & a Saladin next up, with 2 more Saladins above them, followed by a Ferret & a Soviet truck of some kind, then a Jeep & yet another Saladin, with 2 more Ferrets topping the pile.
Exactly - use whatever's in the box.
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If the tanks were still functional and the turrets could traverse, this would be like a 1930s Popular Mechanics design: "Tower of tanks defends city from attackers!"
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If the tanks were still functional and the turrets could traverse, this would be like a 1930s Popular Mechanics design: "Tower of tanks defends city from attackers!"
Coming soon to World of Tanks!
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If the tanks were still functional and the turrets could traverse, this would be like a 1930s Popular Mechanics design: "Tower of tanks defends city from attackers!"
Build it as a cosmopolitan Paris section of the Maginot Line - is it an armored battalion's motorpool?
a small footprint parking garage? https://charlesro-com.3dcartstores.com/store_b35003.html
a verticle fortress?
Yes!
(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c5/f3/6c/c5f36c55149630ff00eda278c637496c.jpg)
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Don't worry if those ERA tiles don't sit quite straight on your model... ;)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglG8Rm8r0Rr4fk5Mfyvk151vgMGCamGA5TEg27rIawKb6tvZtpmB7a4d6T402dYuH-Y63R87eFweoakEVXWlF38xwP5P77bnBlFw5lBjL0wu9rFs_htnCsQFoI-uRB8BW2Q9K0YXv8XD9Br83S6VnOjePvw-CQTyE1mED6v4P1Rhto4z7gtF-ctuGCrg=s16000)
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It's a piece of junk!
(https://i.imgur.com/UfazIIz.jpeg)
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Soon to be a P.E. set from someone or another.
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/688xn/p0bp63hy.jpg)
Russian anti-drone armor, as seen in the Ukraine.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43273/russian-t-80-tank-with-improvised-anti-drone-armor-reportedly-appears-in-crimea (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43273/russian-t-80-tank-with-improvised-anti-drone-armor-reportedly-appears-in-crimea)
Seven all around photos here
https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/r6unmo/russian_t72_t80_and_t90_tanks_in_crimea_with/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/r6unmo/russian_t72_t80_and_t90_tanks_in_crimea_with/)
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Well it started out with a request for a pergola to be added... ;)
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not very effective - I'm sure a good pilot could get an explosive laden drone between the turret & the pergola. Still most of those pergolas make good extra storage for bedrolls etc & sun-shades.
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I bet there are munitions with vision processing that can ID the muzzle opening and jam themselves in the barrel. Maybe with some expanding foam. No need for explosives if the damage to the barrel interior is severe enough. Firing a round with a jammed barrel would help, too.
Or just a swarm of drones. First guys blast a hole in the shield, next ones just swarm in.
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*Giggle*
Images of a mysterious main battle tank with a 152-mm LP-83 cannon, made in the form of a mock-up, caused an active discussion on social networks.
According to the project "RG: Russian weapons", experts and lovers of domestic tank building noticed in it clear similarities with the Kharkov Object 477 "Hammer" and the Leningrad Object 292 created in the 80s.
The presented sample is made on the basis of the T-80. It has a new upper hull front and a welded turret shape.
There are laser radiation sensors of the Shtora optical-electronic suppression complex. The commander received a panoramic sight similar to that tested on the Molot.
Unfortunately, there is no exact data on which company created this powerful combat vehicle.
(https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/s600x600/274583354_2993085087583007_5349201438021164616_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=klgtaZsp4RcAX-zN8K3&tn=a4_FOSH0CEU_kS9F&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=00_AT_Mg4Rl1O__qXvrPQuvspUP9T2t0D5tGamf1w-y9bwTOg&oe=621B449E)
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"Saddle Bag" armor as seen in the Ukraine, with 'egg carton' style inserts.
RUMINT has it that the explosive inserts were swiped by locals so they could be used for explosive fishing.
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/573313288000110594/948232646268420136/IMG_8047.jpg)
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/573313288000110594/948234261335539794/IMG_8048.jpg)
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/573313288000110594/948256851781353492/chUjVhg.jpg?width=624&height=889)
Mounted saddle bag armor
(https://i.redd.it/hprwrxy1s5m81.jpg)
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Azov Battalion T64B1M/T-64BM1M Tank Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRUdse4bvvw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRUdse4bvvw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m26xCF1GrKQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m26xCF1GrKQ)
https://www.vice.com/en/article/539ndx/a-tour-of-ukraines-mad-max-tank-factory (https://www.vice.com/en/article/539ndx/a-tour-of-ukraines-mad-max-tank-factory)
Azov battalion T-64BM1M in Donbass, circa 2015
(https://preview.redd.it/vxmztbbc22v11.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5411ba74859d96e5bc420682d2f0e0129caa2fc5)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COTkKpIWIAEQBaP?format=png&name=small)
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The teletank doesn't seem to have helped the Russians much against the Finns.
I doubt anything on God's Green Earth could have helped the Reds against the Finns. That was a forlorn hope of Tolkien proportions from the Get-Go.
([url]http://www.wardrawings.be/WW2/Images/1-Vehicles(bis)/USSR/4-HeavyTanks/T-35(mod35)/p6.jpg[/url])
Maybe with the exception of Stalin not conducting his Purge, the competency and experience of his officer corp would have been very different.🤔
MAD
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Ooops.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FM3B_T8XIAUE_-e.jpg)
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Soft shoulder. A common problem for tanks. Very prone.
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Soft shoulder. A common problem for tanks. Very prone.
A Lada 1200 might not quite qualify as a tank but.... One spring day, many moons ago, I was driving my late father's Lada. I was on a narrow access road to get to a lakeside. The surface was quite innocent looking sand, until the driver's (left) side tyres sunk through the sand and into a layer of soft mud.
That was only only time, so far, that I've needed a tow truck.
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Having spent many years as tank crew, then tank commander (PLT Leader), I can point out that proper situational awareness training of the driver and TC would have prevented stupid situations like this. It's a training issue for every army that fields tanks.
Crossing a bridge, supposed to send out a scout section or (at worst case) dismount one guy to evaluate it first - if the bridge weight classification is iffy or if the shoulders are weak, the tank's centerline is supposed to go over the middle of the bridge (no matter how many lanes it is) and crossing speed is 8mph (or less) withOUT shifting gears.
Otherwise, you wind up losing the tank
https://old.reddit.com/r/DestroyedTanks/comments/qms5e5/separatist_foot_patrol_uses_an_abandoned_tank_as/
or drowning like this
https://old.reddit.com/r/DestroyedTanks/comments/t524qt/ukrainian_villagers_woke_up_in_the_morning_and/
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"So is this tiny white thing a pebble or all that's left of the crew?"
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNNLuP4XsAgMbYe?format=jpg)
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Not sure what you are referring to?
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I don't think much would have been left of the crew after a missile hit and a cook off that catapulted the turret 10+ meters.
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Ah ok. I thought you were referring to a particular "white pebble" in the image
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Ever see what's left of a human body after it's been through the crematorium? Think that's where Frank's going with that.
And yeah, Soviet design tanks are notorious for shedding their turrets when penetrated. Catastrophic K-Kills can leave those turrets buried with their gun tubes in the ground leaving them looking like frying pans.
(https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachments/unnamed-gif.171248/)
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Between the initial over pressure and heat of the destroying missile and the cook off of warheads and propellants, you may get some fat stains on less cooked parts of the tank and a few pieces of bone.
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Nice, thorough blog page on Soviet never-weres.
https://warspot.net/14-the-last-soviet-heavy-tank-destroyers
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Nice, thorough blog page on Soviet never-weres.
https://warspot.net/14-the-last-soviet-heavy-tank-destroyers
I like the Object 282s. :smiley:
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the Object 730 & Object 268 plans look suspiciously like the Elephant !
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Object 279 on the move in Kubinka (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQPICSpA0Ng)
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Not bad! The engine seems to be running surprisingly clean for an old diesel. :smiley:
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Is Pooty Poot raiding Kublinka for working tanks? To quote his biggest catamite: "Very low energy. Sad"
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Death's Head
(https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aZrjBjX_700bwp.webp)
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Seen it on Twitter. Someone has already noted this photo should be awarded a Pulitzer prize for feature photography. .
https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/217 (https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/217)
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:smiley:
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Death's Head
(...)
I saw it suggested, that one on each side of the road at border crossings would be pretty cool.
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Death's Head
(...)
I saw it suggested, that one on each side of the road at border crossings would be pretty cool.
(https://i.imgur.com/uJMySAo.jpg?1)
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Russia sends one of their top of the line T-90M tanks into Ukraine. It went about as well as could be expected...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FR7blazagAAKM7v?format=jpg&name=small)
Russian popcorn walkaround video (doesn't seem to be the same tank, but it is a T-90):
https://twitter.com/i/status/1520890715760480256
Another T-90 kill :
https://twitter.com/triantafyllidi2/status/1522180978336309248
It lasted 2 weeks or less after arriving in-country.
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Another post said that are maybe only 40 T-90Ms is service.
So the smoking wreckage in the background is 2.5% of their T-90M inventory.
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Maybe they'll send some T-14 Armatas to see if they'll last a week.
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Another post said that are maybe only 40 T-90Ms is service.
Nope. There's a ton of them that've been manufactured. Some are probably mothballed.
Much as Wiki is faulty, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-90
It's the best of the best of the best (whatever the string of suffix letters and numbers are) that are few in number.
This be the model -
(https://i.imgur.com/222oVO1.png) (https://i.imgur.com/vLUZQO6.png)
At the end of the day, it boils down to stopping them however you can. A good shot with a hunting rifle can turn a TC/Platoon Leader/ Company Commander's head into pink mist at 500-600 yard.
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^ Yup, 50 cal sniper rifle has an anti-materiel role (SEAD in particular) where a shot to an optical window or radar dish has the same immediate effect as a complete kill.
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^ Yup, 50 cal sniper rifle has an anti-materiel role (SEAD in particular) where a shot to an optical window or radar dish has the same immediate effect as a complete kill.
Thread drift - back in the mid-80s, the USMC Force Recon teams wanted to blow up Soviet fighter nose cones with Raufouss exploding rounds (one shot = one INOP fighter).
The original Barret (M85?) wasn't feeding those rounds correctly, and the Marines wanted a test weapon as a baseline. My boss converted some BOYS .55 ATRs to .50 with new barrels. 10" groups at 1,000 yards.
Back to eliminating TCs, a .30 / 7.62 DMR would do the job just fine.
Putting this in modeling relevancy, you see a lot of scale TCs riding too high. They should be in what was called "name plate defilade" or if we're talking Frank-level modeling insanity, mounted on a little battery powered elevator so they look like this when displayed
(https://c.tenor.com/wBdvPoor0HQAAAAC/peek-george-clooney.gif)
The residual benefit of being that edgy is the great thigh muscle workout.
T90 footnotes
https://sofrep.com/news/russian-tank-manufacturer-uralvagonzavod-halts-production-due-to-low-supply-of-parts/
https://sofrep.com/news/mobile-coffins-russias-most-modern-t-90m-tank-gets-obliterated-in-ukraine/
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Swedish 6.5mm M96 will do the job at 914m (1,000yds), at least, stock standard. ;)
Proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StQ_AcgCnag (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StQ_AcgCnag)
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Maybe they'll send some T-14 Armatas to see if they'll last a week.
No they won't. After several delays they are not expected to begin production until later this year. I guess their military industrial complex is as into "fake it until you make it" as ours is. I will guess that there will be further delays. I am sure the russians will analyze the Ukrainian War results and incorporate various changes and improvements. I would guess an in service date of around 2025.
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In the past Russia had a few variants of each tank - they kept the fully-equipped ones at home, gave the lower standard to friendly countries & crude basic version to friendly countries that weren't trusted. So is Russia sending their best equipment to Ukraine ?
I've seen a number of T-64s fried in Ukraine I guess these are Russian Army not Ukrainian ?
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In the past Russia had a few variants of each tank - they kept the fully-equipped ones at home, gave the lower standard to friendly countries & crude basic version to friendly countries that weren't trusted. So is Russia sending their best equipment to Ukraine ?
Of course - the Russians invaded, so their units with the best equipment would take those tanks if they were part of the invasion (in this case, the 4th Guards Tank Division IIRC). The Wiki link I posted back on the previous page should make things clearer.
I've seen a number of T-64s fried in Ukraine I guess these are Russian Army not Ukrainian ?
Nope - the Ukrainians got all the T64s during the divorce since that's where the T64 plant was located.
PS - note how this article is translated so that the object (T90MS) seems like a singular object. From photographic evidence, we know there's a plurality of T90M(S) types in the Ukraine.
Neat photo, tho.
https://www.businessinsider.nl/russias-most-advanced-tank-in-service-was-obliterated-by-ukraine-just-days-after-it-was-deployed-according-to-reports/ (https://www.businessinsider.nl/russias-most-advanced-tank-in-service-was-obliterated-by-ukraine-just-days-after-it-was-deployed-according-to-reports/)
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Perhaps they will avoid giving the T-14s to the farmers...
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https://preview.redd.it/d614i6zbped51.gif?format=mp4&s=07521644b505bcdd8468d51c801bb3725d9386c9
The two styles of Soviet autoloaders, animated graphic
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I’ll wager the Ukraine army has several different types in service lately.
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https://preview.redd.it/d614i6zbped51.gif?format=mp4&s=07521644b505bcdd8468d51c801bb3725d9386c9
The two styles of Soviet autoloaders, animated graphic
:smiley:
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360 drone flyaround with snarky narrative of a smoking Russian tank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLFbwH_SgJk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLFbwH_SgJk)
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Lots and lots of cages on a T-series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTpHfwX-E_8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTpHfwX-E_8)
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There'll probably be a video soon showing how ineffective that is against Kamikaze drones or even a Javalin. Great way to make sure the driver cooks well, too.
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Someone here had offered me junked Soviet bits that'd make ideal fodder for these bits of inspiration
https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/in-fields-and-backyards-along-rivers-and-idUSRTS9SZGR (https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/in-fields-and-backyards-along-rivers-and-idUSRTS9SZGR)
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^ link is broken
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^ link is broken
I get this:
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^ link is broken
you must have broken it. Bad Frank. No cabbages for you.
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^ link is broken
I get this:
yup yup yup - those of you who don't Frank the connection, do use the sideways scrollers. There's many pics of potential diorama material.
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Now I see them. Man, you can fry more orks in a BMD than you can in a T-72, but the turrets don't fly as far.
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I've noticed that more & more T-72 kits are coming with full interiors (especially from Amusing Hobby);
(https://www.bnamodelworld.com/image/cache2/1000x1000_contain/catalog/amusinghobby/AH-35A038.webp?v=53) (https://www.bnamodelworld.com/image/cache2/1000x1000_contain/catalog/amusinghobby/AH-35A041.webp?v=53)
And I think we all know why;
(https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/c_fill,g_auto,w_1200,h_675,ar_16:9/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.cnn.com%2Fcnnnext%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F220420210714-04-destroyed-russian-tank-file-restricted-041522.jpg) (https://taskandpurpose.com/uploads/2022/03/24/Russian-Tank-Destroyed.jpg?auto=webp)
(https://i.imgur.com/9tQrsSH.jpg) (https://taskandpurpose.com/uploads/2022/04/13/Turret-2-1024x589.jpg?auto=webp)
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i still think this is one of 2022's most powerful images. I can see it as a wall-hanging inside of a small frame.
Golly, if someone with a pile of Soviet scrap actually got into their conex... 8)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQfZ8quXsAo7i-F.jpg:large)
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Maybe they'll send some T-14 Armatas to see if they'll last a week.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-tank-armata-t-14-1814899 (https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-tank-armata-t-14-1814899)
Is fine Russian ARMATA tank stalling during Moscow parade.
Kremlin meant to do that, so they could demonstrate excellent recovery skills before mass audience.
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ReasonableFlamboyantHeron-size_restricted.gif)
(See how the ARV is *spinning track*? Either the Armata's driver dumped it into park, or it's transmission/final drives froze)
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Either the Armata's driver dumped it into park, or it's transmission/final drives froze
AFAIK the story is that the driver accidentally put the handbrake on & couldn't figure out how to release it ;D
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Either the Armata's driver dumped it into park, or it's transmission/final drives froze
AFAIK the story is that the driver accidentally put the handbrake on & couldn't figure out how to release it ;D
Highly trained Russian specialists! :smiley: ;D
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Latest Russian idea for a full-track drone-protected APC ?
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A sabot round would still go right through it. Dumbest looking thing I’ve seen in a long time.
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The Mole People are sharing their technology with Russia?
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A Ukrainian FPV drone pilot straight out of training could probably deliver a shaped charge that would spray some molten metal from front to back.
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A sabot round would still go right through it. Dumbest looking thing I’ve seen in a long time.
Unless the ZSU gunners were laughing so hard at this thing that they couldn't aim straight ... ;)
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That’s probably the only thing that would save the crew!
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Posted on Twitter/X/Xhitter (LINK! (https://twitter.com/ModernMicroArmy/status/1716519455713268045)):
BMPT hull with Stryker MGS turret. 8) 3D-printed in 1/285.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F9JexvCXoAAXk13.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F9JVuUFWkAAktS0.jpg)
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Russian Marines Are Bolting Leftover Anti-Submarine Rocket-Launchers To Old Tank Chassis (https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/01/22/russian-marines-are-bolting-leftover-anti-submarine-rocket-launchers-to-old-tank-chassis/?ss=aerospace-defense&sh=3b752f023cd5)
(https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/65aeea8f846bbfb5e4cdad38/T-80-hulls-with-RBU-6000-launchers-/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&crop=1674,784,x37,y0,safe&width=1440)
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Proof yet again that *ANYTHING* can be mounted on an MTLB
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'Modern' Russian tank in use in Ukraine:
(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/beta-t-pxijg3pubtbisc8tnodwjez7t1fjbvsjewc23c1dhoq-jpg.761108/)
(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/beta-t-qp5oybxukj7ovl0nsvkdvt2itboys0m_ho5obbwxvdk-jpg.761109/)
(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/beta-t-uhd54krqckrjylqhxu3az8w7-_tvame0dir9a_tj-ps-jpg.761110/)
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T-55 from the museum to the battlefield to a crumpled heap of steel in a week or less. That cope cage isn't going to help much.
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T-55 from the museum to the battlefield to a crumpled heap of steel in a week or less. That cope cage isn't going to help much.
In all due respect, to the combat soldier in the front line, a tank is a tank, whether it was made in the 1950/1960's or made yesterday.
The fact that the vast majority of both Ukrainian and Russian tanks are employed in the direct and indirect fire-support role makes the 100mm or 115mm of the T-55 or T-62 deadly.
As for the 'cope cage', didn't everyone enjoy taking the piss out of the Russians...well, at least until the Ukrainians and Israelis started fitting them on their frontline MBT, SPG, etc...
MAD
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Apparently inspired by recent events.
(https://i.imgur.com/NT0vKjF.png)
Edit - original link borked.
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;D ;D
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I’m waiting for a T-34 to come rolling along!
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(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/435162767_440901208314410_4242908345215133316_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=HxHGx476TFkAb6XBp1r&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=00_AfDWwBU9uhImHmT9vimwf4Zz7DY3hyqz4xqRt8fxOFJtHw&oe=6613BD1D)
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What the...? Looks like a T-55 in there somewhere...
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Similar/same?
(https://i0.wp.com/defence-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/56128186374293_y.jpg?w=1332&ssl=1)
Russian tanks upgrade to counter Ukrainian FPV drones (https://defence-blog.com/russian-tanks-upgrade-to-counter-ukrainian-fpv-drones/)
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Of course it may not work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljo_Bv8eDXY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljo_Bv8eDXY)
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What the...? Looks like a T-55 in there somewhere...
T-55's unloved sprog, the T-62M (or T-62MV?).
Of course it may not work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljo_Bv8eDXY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljo_Bv8eDXY)
And it was a rimshot :smiley:
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It isn't summer yet in Ukraine - winter woolies still needed ;D
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Nicely bounced off the driver's vision periscope housing! :smiley:
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T-55's unloved sprog, the T-62M (or T-62MV?).
Always look at the road wheel spacing - if the front three pairs are close, T62.
US Army AFVID flash cards.
T55
(https://armyrecognition.com/images/stories/east_europe/russia/main_battle_tank/t-55/T-55_main_battle_tank_Russian_Russia_army_defence_industry_military_technology_line_drawing_blueprint_001.jpg)
T62
(https://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/tank/T-62/T-62.gif)
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So the COPE cage is not a new idea
(https://i.imgur.com/FV3iLMk.jpg)
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:smiley:
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So the COPE cage is not a new idea
(https://i.imgur.com/FV3iLMk.jpg)
That's a really nice find Story, thanks for sharing.
Did you have any further supporting info with the drawings?
M.A D
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That's a really nice find Story, thanks for sharing.
Did you have any further supporting info with the drawings?
M.A D
Thanks - nope but the style of illustration matches cold war type Soviet publication artwork so I'll wager it's genuine. Might be from an article?
Been trying to remember what this reminded me - when I was small, my mom had a mesh dessert cover (with little bees and bugs on it) as part of her kitchen arsensal. So what's the standard length and height of a 1/35th scale T54/55?
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Can Leonardo Da Vinci hit them up for copyright ;D
(https://www.historyhit.com/app/uploads/2022/04/Leonardos-Tank.jpg?x15493)
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I do like odd-bods - 1950's Yugoslav Type A tank. In an effort to boost local jobs, they designed a better ballistic T-34 -new upper hull, turret & a modified gun for better range. Unfortunately it wasn't better enough to make it worth while - only 6 built.
I have a limited edition 1/35th plastic & resin kit.