shep854 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Field trials are a whole 'nother event: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKTanker Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 7 hours ago, DB said: If you want to determine whether a tank can make it up a particular gradient, you will want that gradient to stay the same angle for repeatability, especially if you're comparing competing prototypes. Even though I'm sure you could rebuild a dirt slope every time you ran a tank up it, it's not exactly practical. Not to mention having to not only repair the slope every time it rains, but ensuring the soil has the same moisture content day to day and test to test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Turret restoration Fight with a cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 From other forum, 1st (front) and 2nd (rear) M-84 modernization demonstrators: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Hello Bojan, do you know if the contract to upgrade fleet is going to be signed any time soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 No one knows. There are a lot of bombastic claims, like zero-series (one company?) until the spring of 2021, but it is a part of the local political dog and pony show, so it might actually get upgraded or it might go nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Not p*rn, horror. Soviet ball bearings seems to be on par with contemporary Swedish ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Jones Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 6:12 AM, Interlinked said: Honestly I'd be more concerned about mud regularly obscuring the headlights than whatever they do to the armour. Headlights are mostly used for administrative moves, you don't do tactical stuff with headlights on. Since most admin moves are made on paved or surfaced roads mud isn't much of an issue. I'd be more worried about how to effectively cover those very bright and shiny lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Finally, respect for an unsung warrior... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 If it had a diesel from a get go it would have been really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, bojan said: If it had a diesel from a get go it would have been really great. The M48 had quite a few teething problems; in fact, the M47 was a stopgap until they were ironed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 It took a long to introduce decent HEAT for 90mm also. I remember that Old Tanker noted that they had only 2 x HEAT rounds issued per tank when Cuban crisis was going on. But overall tank was pretty decent but for some reason it is semi-forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKTanker Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 5 hours ago, bojan said: It took a long to introduce decent HEAT for 90mm also. I remember that Old Tanker noted that they had only 2 x HEAT rounds issued per tank when Cuban crisis was going on. But overall tank was pretty decent but for some reason it is semi-forgotten. Semi-forgotten perhaps because the M60 came out just as the M48A2C with the diesel engine started to appear. Still, for those that follow such things the M48 performed yeoman service in Vietnam and of course made up a significant portion of the IDF armored force during the 1967 and 1973 wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssnake Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 The Bundeswehr kept the M48A5 until the early 1980s, they're still in service in Greece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Falcon Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 56 minutes ago, Ssnake said: The Bundeswehr kept the M48A5 until the early 1980s, they're still in service in Greece. And with Turkey as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warford Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 More good stuff going on at Fort Benning GA: the T-28 Super Heavy Tank being moved into its new home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, shep854 said: At 1:36 you see a 20pdr mixed in with the 17 pdr armed tanks and at 3:00 a bizarre LMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldsteel Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Leopards make a rather stylish entrance at around the 7 minute mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendist Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 11 hours ago, Colin said: At 1:36 you see a 20pdr mixed in with the 17 pdr armed tanks and at 3:00 a bizarre LMG I've watched the movie and knows it shows British soldiers but that first picture looks awfully Swedish. For a moment I got my hopes up but it was not to be.😊 Still think they picked a Swedish picture, probably without bothering to check it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 "LMG" looks like gas-firing imitator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) Quote From other forum, 1st (front) and 2nd (rear) M-84 modernization demonstrators: Serbia also has received the first 2 T-72MS "White Eagle" acquired in Russia. This version has been acquired by Nicaragua and Laos. It keeps Kontakt-1 armour but incorporates Sosna-U with panoramic sight PKP-72 "Falcon Eye" for commander. There are also other improvements in communication/navigation equipment, RWS and a new stabilization system. https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4173318.html?view=comments#comments Edited November 1, 2020 by alejandro_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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