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Modern Main Battle Tanks
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:24 am
by chrisswim
I looked though the 20 pages for a thread that may apply for the video...it did not, so. New thread for Modern Main Battle Tanks. Nice video just under 10 minutes.
Leopard 2, Abrams, LeClerc. Nice video, smoker launchers, stablization systems, speed & firepower.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLkqvd-Gevo
Hope you enjoy it. Chris
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:40 am
by av8rmongo
Man I just love watching those big cats move! Thanks Chris.
Paul
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:10 am
by shawno
Speaking of big cats...your leos et al are in the mail
cheers
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:04 pm
by chrisswim
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:04 am
by chrisswim
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:07 pm
by BattlerBritain
I like the Challenger 2 ones
Having worked on it I know it's a good tank, one I'd go to war in.
Battler
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:23 pm
by BattlerBritain
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:10 pm
by chrisswim
Interesting Tank vs. Safe.
here is one Challenger 2 video I missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGs4o1sT ... re=related
The Challenger 2s now use 120 smoothbore, so ammo is common throughout NATO. Now more HESH rounds.
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:29 am
by av8rmongo
Does anyone else think the gun barrel on China's Type 99 moves around an awful lot while the tank is moving? It seems that their stabilization system lags behind all the others.
And the Japanese Type 90 doesn't seem to be able to fire on the move. Maybe its just doctrine but they seem to hit the brakes hard before trying to fire. Anyone have any insight?
Paul
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:31 am
by paul
Av8
Give them a couple of years and by then they will have stolen much better technology.
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:05 am
by Pitfall
av8rmongo wrote:
And the Japanese Type 90 doesn't seem to be able to fire on the move. Maybe its just doctrine but they seem to hit the brakes hard before trying to fire. Anyone have any insight?
Paul
They probably subscribe the the WWII "Jim Clark" school of wargaming.
Where's the love for the Merkava? A county that 99% of its neighbors want it not to exist anymore has developed a pretty good tank as well.
Some Video's of the Merkava Tank
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:11 am
by dkolojek
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:47 am
by retired_to_ft_living_room
Found this interesting video on the T-80U. Check out how this thing fires in mid-air, about 45 seconds into the vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIE068AOP2Q
