Polish Armoured Vehicles And Their Modernizations.

[Damian]

Thank you very much!

[TTK Ciar]

I can't find reference to what the K9's wheels are made of .. steel or aluminum?

[M48A5K]

Thank you very much!

 

No problem

[Damian]

 

I think new AHS Krab being combination of K9 chassis and AS90 turret will look very good.

 

Yep it's still photoshoped.

Edited July 28, 2015 by Damian

[Damian]

 

One of the first test firing from AHS Kryl.

[Simon Tan]

Needs to have a loading step to allow loading at all registers. Having the elevate to a loading register is stupid.

 

Also needs outriggers. The rear spade ramp is not really adequate.

[Damian]

It's a prototype, lot of stuff will change after more tests. Right now they just tested if they can really fire that howitzer when it's based on such truck chassis, so there is still more work ahead.

Edited July 29, 2015 by Damian

[Simon Tan]

The gun does not look like the one on the Krab.

[Damian]

Nope, it's not the same, it's Israeli ATMOS 2000. It seems Krab howitzer might be too heavy and perhaps even too large for a truck.

[Simon Tan]

Is that a Polish truck of some sort? I would have thought a nice Tatra would be rather good.

[Damian]

Yeah, it's Polish Jelcz, Jelcz makes very good trucks, tough they do not have the same recognition as Tatra I think.

 

http://www.jelcz.com.pl/index.php?id=85

 

That's their site, also avaiable in english. Jelcz is right now owned by HSW which is the manufacturer of Krab, Kryl and other artillery systems.

[Damian]

Hello everyone, 15th August we have Armed Forces Day, so in Warsaw will be organized largest for last 20-25 years parade.

 

What we will see? Around 700 soldiers, 160 vehicles and 60 aircrafts.

 

Ground Forces will present:

 

1) MBT's - A company of Leopard 2A5's, company of Leopard 2A4's, company of PT-91's. So 42 tanks in total.

2) ARV's - BPz-2 and WZT-3M. 4 in total.

3) AFV's - Wheeled APC/IFV Rosomak and BMP-1's IFV's. 30 in total.

4) Artillery - WR-40 Langusta MLRS's, 152mm Dana SPH's, 155mm Krab SPH's, and also for the first time, the Naval Strike Missile battery used by the coastal missile battalion. 20 in total.

5) AA - PRWB Osa, Hibernyt armored trucks with ZU-23-2 and Grom MANPADS. 10 in total.

6) Other - HMMWV's of the regular and special forces units, M-ATV's, some specops vehicles based on civilian models like Toyota Hilux, Scorpion-3 light armored patrol cars, G-wagens, Łowcza command posts, mobile mine layers Kroton, remotely controlled mine clearing vehicles Bozena.

Air Forces will present:

 

1) Helicopters - Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-24 and W-3.

2) Fighter jets - F-16, MiG-29, Su-22.

3) Cargo planes - C-130, C-295M and M-28.

 

During parade, as a guests, will participate Canadian and US Soldiers, US Army will also present Stryker APC's.

 

Of course the list might not be complete, and there will be more vehicles presented. Also there will be static display near National Stadium, where besides vehicles participating in parade, we will be able to see SPH 2S1, NUR-15 radar, modernized BRDM-2 Żbik, self propelled bridge Daglezja, and of course more.

 

Also at this day all museums are open free for everyone, so i might also visit some of them besides making photos of the parade and static display.

 

As a side note, right now we have in Poland 00:21 hrs, so currently army is preparing main rehersal of the parade, perhaps there will be video of it avaiable soon, I will of course share it here on the forums.

Edited August 11, 2015 by Damian

[zaarin7]

Do please take lots of pics and post them here for those of us who can't be there.

[Damian]

Will do, especially that thanks to last year experiences I know where I need to take good spot early on before parade starts, last year there were huge masses of people watching parade.

 

In general I strongly advise anyone to visit Warsaw at that day, it's worth to do so.

 

This year is also special because it's 95 anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw 1920, when Polish Army stopped Bolsheviks, and forced them to retreat.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Warsaw_%281920%29

Edited August 11, 2015 by Damian

[Damian]

Ok guys, some photos from the rehersal.

 

Edited August 12, 2015 by Damian

[Damian]

And guess what, there is also video.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ebP5oET2BQ

 

And some more photos.

 

Edited August 12, 2015 by Damian

[Damian]

[Damian]

http://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/tak-wygladala-proba-generalna-przed-defilada-wojskowa-w,3477629,artgal,t,id,tm.html

 

Another video can be seen here.

[Simon Tan]

Did Poland not get BMP-2?

[urbanoid]

Yes, 62, sold to Angola in 1994.

[JasonJ]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing!

[Damian]

BMP-1's in many tasks are replaced by Rosomak/AMV which in it's basic and most widespread variant is just an wheeled IFV. However the army also wants to have tracked IFV's so BMP-1's are kept till their replacement, Borsuk, won't be ready. I showed early 3d graphics of Borsuk, they might had disappear, so again, this is how HSW see BMP-1 replacement they are developing.

 

[M48A5K]

Poland stronk.

[Damian]

 

Another video, this time better quality.

[C-M]

@Damian, is Poland interested in Medium Altitude Air Defense Missile ? Just saw this, Aselsan posted it on their twitter account.. On the side it appears to write "Candidate -unlegible- Narew" ?

 

https://twitter.com/aselsan/status/632180278371426304

 

MSPO exhibition, pictured is a HISAR-O missile system mounted on a Mercedes-Benz Zetros