Richard Young

Is the gunner'ssight only used to aim the turret? How is the AT-5 aimed at night?

In general, are BMP-2 IFVs fitted with a thermal sight?

quote name='Assessor' date='24 May 2011 - 0950 AM' timestamp='1306227015' post='863571'] I think someone postulated flying out of Iceland. As for all parties, what about the over the pole route? IIRC this was the expected threat axis for the CONUS during the Cold War. If Germany is holding (e.g.) Norway, northern Russia (Kola peninsula / Nova Zemyla), is this viable for them to strike at the US? Techniques for navigating over the pole had not been developed and proved yet. (1951) The P-51C "Excalibur III" in which this was eventually done is in the Smithsonian ...... [

The loss of the Langley and no escort carers yet really snafued aircraft shipments. In retrospect, perhaps Ranger should have been used for this....

Thanks everybody!

The early shermans with cast hulls - was the hull one pour/casting, or was it various bits welded together? Was it made the same way as the Lee/Grants, or different?

Balck Program started under Bill Clinton, so he could join the 90 Mile High club.....

This is true - but this was a decision made by the original orderer of the aircraft, and GB was stuck with that when they took over the order....

Even if you don;t use the exact same rounds and propellant, you can leverage off of the development of land-based 155mm rounds - especially the really expensive guided, sanse-and-destroy-armor, extended range, or other specialty rounds.

I didn't make any claim about year of introduction - just relative performance. The 125mm Vitiaz came out around 2000 - 2002, right? Still not much better, if any, than the M829A3 from a 5mm smaller bore.

So this info is wrong? "The following data pertains to WW II Russian 85mm and American 76mm HVAP rounds: Russian 85mm HVAP ================= Fired at 1040 m/s 0.65 kg tungsten core 27.94mm core diameter in American analysis, 27.77mm from Russian data. 100m, 1009 m/s, 165mm vertical target penetration 300m, 947 m/s, 150mm 500m, 887 m/s, 137mm 1000m, 744 m/s, 107mm 1500m, 614 m/s, 81mm American 76mm HVAP ================== Fired at 1037 m/s 1.765 kg tungsten core 38.1mm core diameter 100m, 1018 m/s, 240mm vertical target penetration 300m, 981 m/s, 226mm 500m, 939 m/s, 211mm 1000m, 848 m/s, 179mm 1500m, 756 m/s 149mm Comparing the two HVAP rounds the American 76mm ammunition holds a greater percentage of its muzzle velocity at range and also outpenetrates 85mm HVAP by a significant amount. The American HVAP tungsten core is larger and heavier than the Russian core." Is this info wrong? "US 90mm T119 (T41) APDS 236mm at 914m at 30 degrees from vertical Soviet 100mm HVAPDS 200mm at 1km (HEAT 300mm) US M-392A2 105mm APDS 260mm at 1km, 250mm at 1.5km, 225mm at 2km (early 1970s) (Rushed into service after M392 problems in 1973 Arab-Israeli war)" Seems to me the 100mm is sucking hind tit..... This info wrong? "US M829A3 120mm DU 765mm at 2km (2003) (Russian estimate 795mm) Ukraine 125mm Vitiaz round 760mm at 2km (2002) Russian 125mm BM-42M "Lekalo"? tungsten 600-650mm at 2km (200?) Russian 125mm BM-46 "Svinets" DU 650mm at 2km (1991) (22:1 L/D)" 120 and 125 look to be in a dead heat (no pun intended) with latest rounds. I am always happy to learn better info....

It would have reduced loses, but also cut the number of trips each hull could make, as they would be waiting to form convoys....

Thanks for all the replies...in the countries still using them, are they still the primary ATGM? Other than China, is there still ongoing production? The current ones no longer use the "joystick - fly it to the target" type of control, do they?

IS the AT-3 still fielded by anyone?

Many militaries are that way - the Luftwaffe in WWII manned the AA guns - Goering even had some ground combat units in his LW....