History of Soviet tanks

[Stefan Kotsch]

In the orange field there are controls for the use of the AL while TC is firing.

In the red circle, the control panel for fill up and remove ammunition and emergency operation is in the event of failures (manual operation in partial steps).

[Stefan Kotsch]

Everything is a little more detailed here:

 

@By the way, this panel has further switches under a protective flap:

Edited March 2 by Stefan Kotsch

[Harkonnen]

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[Bichri001]

@Stefan Kotsch thank you very much for such a detailed answer.

[Bichri001]

T-72B3Ms now seem to be equipped with Relikt ERA plates on the UFP.

[Harkonnen]

 

 

 

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[old_goat]

8 hours ago, Harkonnen said:

 

 

 

BTW, were there any plans to redesign the 490A with conventional ammunition? Or was it even possible? 

[sunday]

30 minutes ago, Harkonnen said:

 

 

Very innovative. Thanks for sharing.

[Harkonnen]

15 hours ago, old_goat said:

BTW, were there any plans to redesign the 490A with conventional ammunition? Or was it even possible? 

It resulted in completely different design.

[Harkonnen]

https://btvt.info/7english/490_2gun_eng.htm

 

Edited March 12 by Harkonnen

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[Stuart Galbraith]

I saw a strange model the other day of what looked like a gun over hull SPG proposal based on a T72 chassis (I guess a contender for what became 2S19). Does this ring a bell with anyone?

[alejandro_]

53 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

I saw a strange model the other day of what looked like a gun over hull SPG proposal based on a T72 chassis (I guess a contender for what became 2S19). Does this ring a bell with anyone?

When first developed 2S19 used a T-72 chassis, but due to a number of shortcoming elements from the T-80 were integrated. Perhaps you are referring to an early prototype? Other SPGs based on T-72 chassis have been proposed, but not in Russia (France, Slovakia and Poland amongst others)

[Stuart Galbraith]

Yes, it was some strange prototype concept design, no idea if it actually got built or not.

Ill see if I can find the model later on twitter, it would better illustrate things. Most notable for me was the reduced number of roadwheels, a large circular turret ring, a gun over hull, and, IIRC, a large box at the rear to take the rounds.

Just wondered if it rang a distant chord at all.

[Peter3110]

I saw this on an Indian news site this morning. Don't know if it's a serious project or not.

[bojan]

1st April joke.

[Bichri001]

14 hours ago, Peter3110 said:

I saw this on an Indian news site this morning. Don't know if it's a serious project or not.

 

I mean just look at it and at the tehnology used. I didn't realized it was April 1st, but I was 90% sure the tank is fake.

• Why would the use the older ARENA array with the exposed large Doppler radar, when Arena-M with multiple smaller sensors exists and is in active production on the T-90Ms?
• as far as I can see, there are no actual Arena casette launchers visible on tank.
• Why would they use the older sperate barrel mounted KPD-1/2 laser rangefinder when all the sights for the 125mm in prosduction have an integrated LR.
• Being based on the T-90 it's safe to assume it has an autoloader.  So in my opinion, it doesn't really make sense to put a manually operated HMG on the gunner's hatch(left)-
• Gunners also doesn't seem to have any ision blocks at all.

It also doesn't exactly make sense to strain your already limited tank production with a new model when more T-90Ms could be made.

[Harkonnen]