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Posted: 12/25/2020 10:13:33 PM EDT
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406mm 2A3 Kondensator 2P nuclear howitzer (left) and 420mm 2B1 Oka nuclear mortar (right). Counter to the US Atomic Annie, first appeared in a 1957 parade, only a handful built. Firing the guns quickly destroyed drive sprockets and transmission. Just driving the guns around doesn't appear to have been easy on the running gear either.
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Posted: 12/25/2020 11:51:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mal_means_bad: 406mm 2A3 Kondensator 2P nuclear howitzer (left) and 420mm 2B1 Oka nuclear mortar (right). Counter to the US Atomic Annie, first appeared in a 1957 parade, only a handful built. Firing the guns quickly destroyed drive sprockets and transmission. Just driving the guns around doesn't appear to have been easy on the running gear either.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/172926/01gl7nnlug661_jpg-1748577.JPG Definitely looks to be built more for "show" than for "go." |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 12:02:45 PM EDT
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Big cat time!
 Leopard 2 Prototype - Turret T11  Leopard 2 Prototype - Turret T19 - 140mm main gun in the mid 1980s  Leopard 2 Autoloader Prototype - Turret T19 - 1983, Leopard 1 Hull  Surviving Leopard 2 Prototype, mid 2010s  Another crazy German idea: Leopard 2 turret on M48 Hull, it worked, but was too expensive  Leopard 2AV - 105mm main gun  Leopard 2 Fahrschulpanzer - Driver training tank  Leopard 2A4 - Riot Control Vehicle - Bundesheer - Austrian Army  Leopard 2(A0), the first production batch. From A0 to A4 there were only small improvements.  Leopard 2A4 Bundeswehr - the first version with three color camo. |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 12:12:08 PM EDT
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 Leopard 2A4 CAN - Canada  Leopard 2A6 CAN - Canada  Leopard 2A5 DK - Denmark  Leopard 2A7 DK - Denmark  Leopard 2A5 PRT - Portugal  Leopard 2A7Q - Qatar version, but owned by the Netherlands  Leopard 2A7Q - Qatar  Leopard 2A4 - ISIS   EMBT - European MBT - Leopard 2 Hull with Leclerc Turret  Leopard 2KVT - Prototype of the Leopard 2A5 |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 12:33:17 PM EDT
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 Leopard 2MLU - mid life upgrade from RUAG  Leopard 2SG - Singapore  Leopard 2A4 - Austria  Leopard 2A7+  Leopard 2A6HEL - Greece  Leopard 2A7V  Leopard 2A4HUN - Hungary  Leopard 2 Revolution MBT  Leopard 2 PL - Poland  Leopard 2 Revolution - Indonesia  Leopard 2E - Spain  Panzer 87 (Swiss Leopard 2A4)  Panzer 87 (Swiss Leopard 2A4WE)  Leopard 2A4CHL - Chile  Leopard 2A4 - Finland  STRV 121 - Sweden  STRV 122 - Sweden |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 12:37:32 PM EDT
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Not a Leopard 2, but some parts were used:
 Arjun - India  Tank EX - T72 with Arjun Parts and Turret |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 1:01:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lafmedic1: A few local to me. I cant remember what they are but know they are unusual https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/213498/5700E7D6-320B-4AC4-9D43-B7C9F06A5068_jpe-1715857.JPGhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/213498/BA903E89-7390-463B-A822-E71DD8AA7CEF_jpe-1715858.JPG Are those at Camp Beauregard? LC |
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Posted: 12/27/2020 2:56:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: swede1986]
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On the subject of the Leo II:
 And a couple of Archers from the same exercise: 
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Posted: 12/30/2020 6:51:40 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
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  Oerlikon GDF-D03 Escorter SPAAG 
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Posted: 12/30/2020 8:01:14 PM EDT
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  Porcupine or Centauro 155/39 LW Prototype 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) |
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Posted: 12/30/2020 8:15:32 PM EDT
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 German Tank Catapult, if you need to throw a MBT over a minefield or fortifications.   Arty Silencer, for silent attacks nobody should hear. 
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Posted: 12/31/2020 3:28:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/RPow4MY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BA8bXCI.jpg Oerlikon GDF-D03 Escorter SPAAG https://i.imgur.com/8vn6sY5.jpg That Chassis looks like something "borrowed" from the Colonial Space Marines... |
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Posted: 12/31/2020 3:31:25 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Bigger_Hammer]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Forest: Does anyone have gone memories of the CUCV? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Forest: Originally Posted By lafmedic1: And 5 pages without a CUCV? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/213498/E6B80B57-D1B6-406E-AC5A-C1E2999D1075_jpe-1715862.JPG Does anyone have gone memories of the CUCV? The Mighty Mongo II 1993 GMC former NAVY CUCV Diesel K2500 5/4 Ton 4x4 Single Cab, Vinyl Bench, Rubber Floormat, roll up windows & manual door lock. None of that Sissy Luxury Stuff like A/C!     What a GREAT Truck! BIGGER_HAMMER 
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Posted: 12/31/2020 11:06:05 AM EDT
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 Terrier - Bundeswehr Hey guys, what next? Israel or China? |
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Posted: 12/31/2020 11:18:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/n0hv4tK.jpg Terrier - Bundeswehr Hey guys, what next? Israel or China? An evolved BA-64... |
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Posted: 12/31/2020 11:23:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By armoredman: An evolved BA-64... Evolved Sdkfz 221... |
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Posted: 12/31/2020 11:30:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: The Mighty Mongo II 1993 GMC former NAVY CUCV Diesel K2500 5/4 Ton 4x4 Single Cab, Vinyl Bench, Rubber Floormat, roll up windows & manual door lock. None of that Sissy Luxury Stuff like A/C! https://i.imgur.com/7vBbZ41.jpg https://i.imgur.com/r7mEnNa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/CMkaZIG.jpg https://i.imgur.com/1m4Y5cF.jpg What a GREAT Truck! BIGGER_HAMMER I don't see the "marbles in a jar" under the hood that give those their distinctive sound. 
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Posted: 1/1/2021 12:45:22 PM EDT
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 South Korean T-80U and US M1A2 SEPv2 main battle tanks  Dardo Command Post  B1 Centauro Tank Destroyer  Centauro ARV  Nahkampfkanone 2 - Swiss TD  Taifun - Swiss TD |
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Posted: 1/1/2021 1:56:36 PM EDT
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 Wiesel (Weasel) prototype  Wiesel with 20mm MK  Wiesel with TOW  Wiesel - Driver training "tank"  Ozelot - air defence weapon carrier with camouflage in firing position  Wiesel 2 ambulance  Wiesel 2 lightweight armoured mortar of the advanced mortar system  Wiesel 2 Command & Control  Wiesel 2 Light Air Defence System Reconnaissance and Fire Control Vehicle (RFCV)  Wiesel Argus - Recon vehicle - mock up  Ozelot early version  Wiesel 1 Recon  Wiesel with BTM 208 turret, armed with M2 Browning and MG3  Wiesel with 30mm MK |
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Posted: 1/2/2021 6:09:07 PM EDT
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 Modified armored Jeep. US 17th Infantry Rgt, Korea 1952 |
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Posted: 1/2/2021 6:52:04 PM EDT
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I just had my 67' M715 and M725 out yesterday for a winter warm up and trip around the block.
     And from warmer weather, a pic of my military vehicle motorpool. 53' M38a1, 53 M37, 67 M35a2, 67' M725 and 67' M715. I've done the restorations on all of these vehicles and take them to a lot of parades and shows.  |
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Posted: 1/2/2021 9:33:17 PM EDT
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 Amazing! Good job on the restauration. |
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Posted: 1/2/2021 10:29:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Wiesel (Weasel) prototype Wiesel with 20mm MK ETC Circa 2000 my company was sent to Fort Benning to field evaluate a bunch of new "toys". We spent a lot of time in and around the McKenna MOUT site. I recall a Wiesel there in US markings that the civilian staff to McKenna were running around in. They said it was their "toy" that the Army had evaluated. Anybody in the know have any insider info on that? |
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Posted: 1/3/2021 8:37:12 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
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The US Army bought 7 Wiesel for robotic trials.
 Denel T5-52 truck-mounted 155mm howitzer  I want one.  2015, Raytheon CIWS mounted on Oshkosh 8 wheeler. T54E2  Serbian armored car from the Balkan war in the 1990s  'Krajina Ekspres' Armored Train, 1991-1995 - with Hellcat turret  A 2008 Venezuelan military parade showcasing their historic armored vehicles, reminding everyone that they created South America's shittiest armored car: the "Tortuga Tank."  USMC M142 HIMARS during a training exercise at Ie Shima, Japan. |
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Posted: 1/3/2021 8:42:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By outofbattery: Evolved Sdkfz 221... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By outofbattery: Evolved Sdkfz 221... Originally Posted By armoredman: An evolved BA-64... Armored version of this little thing:  Bundeswehr Faun KraKa with 20mm MK |
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Posted: 1/4/2021 1:00:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/4/2021 1:13:17 PM EDT
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 M1A1 refueling with one time use bladders. The tank literally runs over the bladder and squeezes fuel out like toothpaste. O.I.F./O.E.F. 2003/U.S.M.C CCO. |
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Posted: 1/4/2021 1:53:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Banshee35: I really want a Volvo Sugga https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/164962/27A39B36-9587-4C19-BDBA-91CE3D6F7E80_jpe-1739705.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/164962/52E49C89-5CE3-4DE9-9FD0-A08082BDBBAA_jpe-1739706.JPG It’s like if a mobster had military/monster truck It looks like a VW "bug" that went to prison as a puny little guy, had to join the Aryan Brotherhood, took steroids, lifted weights, and got out a shredded beast. |
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Posted: 1/4/2021 5:25:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JTF-B: It looks like a VW "bug" that went to prison as a puny little guy, had to join the Aryan Brotherhood, took steroids, lifted weights, and got out a shredded beast.   |
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Posted: 1/5/2021 2:41:53 PM EDT
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   Republic of Korea Marine Corps SPIKE NLOS launch vehicle (Plasan SandCat)   China, no known designation  IDF Merkava from the 460th ”Sons of Light” Armor Brigade (the training formation for Israel's Armored Forces), 196th "Shahak" Tank Commanders Training Battalion. |
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Posted: 1/5/2021 3:00:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mike_nds: I always thought the M715 was badass. https://www.easternsurplus.net/Documents/Pictures/d40bc4d4-e2ff-45c5-9701-6cf783fbf526-01262018-cropped-2540-00-917-5904%20Green%20Canvas%20Cab%20Top%20for%20M715%20Jeep%20NOS%20(2).jpg My favorite military truck. I want one!
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Posted: 1/5/2021 9:01:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/6/2021 12:49:30 PM EDT
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 155 mm SPG ZUZANA 2 firing  Skeet submunition firing an EFP through the engine deck of an M26A1 range target  A North Vietnamese t-34 with a mine clearance device, the device used high frequency shockwave causing vibrations in an area of several hundred square meters causing all types of anti infantry mines to detonate. However, this type of vehicle could not detonate anti-tank mines  Daewoo Novus 6x4 K4DEF dump truck with 57mm S-60 gun |
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Posted: 1/6/2021 3:16:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/uDSyvdh.jpg Daewoo Novus 6x4 K4DEF dump truck with 57mm S-60 gun That is pretty damn ingenious. Hull down dump truck gun. Neat! |
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Posted: 1/6/2021 4:52:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: A North Vietnamese t-34 with a mine clearance device, the device used high frequency shockwave causing vibrations in an area of several hundred square meters causing all types of anti infantry mines to detonate. However, this type of vehicle could not detonate anti-tank mines I'll bet it could detonate at least on anti-tank mine. That is really cool. Didn't know such a thing existed.  T-34's grandkid |
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Posted: 1/6/2021 5:21:04 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: I'll bet it could detonate at least on anti-tank mine. That is really cool. Didn't know such a thing existed.   Oto Melara Palmaria - 155mm SPG  Oto Melara OF-40 - The Italians built around 1000 Leopard 1, but were not allowed to export the tanks, so they modified it to the OF-40.   Ariete MBT  Rapier SAM Launcher, UK |
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Posted: 1/6/2021 7:28:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cyclic240B: That is pretty damn ingenious. Hull down dump truck gun. Neat! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cyclic240B: Originally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/uDSyvdh.jpg Daewoo Novus 6x4 K4DEF dump truck with 57mm S-60 gun That is pretty damn ingenious. Hull down dump truck gun. Neat! I was going to say the same thing! While crude in construction, that is actually pretty effective and good way to stay in defilade. |
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Posted: 1/6/2021 7:31:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI see a strange resemblance to the Victor bomber for some reason. 
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Posted: 1/6/2021 7:38:19 PM EDT
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I think it funny they decided to use an M113 based vehicle rather than build an FV432 version for Rapier. Until they bought those Spike carriers from Israel,I think,but could be wrong,that those were the only M113 series the Brits used?
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Posted: 1/6/2021 9:48:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Banshee35]
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Up armored M151 “gun truck” in Vietnam
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Posted: 1/7/2021 7:11:07 AM EDT
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Changed the subject of the thread, I'm finding too much post-worthy non vehicle stuff while digging around.
 One of the first prototypes of the Swedish S-Tanks. |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 9:45:56 AM EDT
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East German Kinderpanzer - basically Boy Scouts for future tank crew in miniature tanks powered by Trabant motors. These were not toys, they were robustly built, detailed training vehicles scaled down for 9 year olds.
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Posted: 1/7/2021 7:37:26 PM EDT
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Oh
My God! I so want a kraut mini tank now. |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 8:12:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Banshee35: Oh My God! I so want a kraut mini tank now. 
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Posted: 1/7/2021 8:30:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: https://i1.wp.com/candysdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TakeMyMoney.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By birdbarian: Originally Posted By Banshee35: Oh My God! I so want a kraut mini tank now. https://i1.wp.com/candysdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TakeMyMoney.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 What they said. Will make the electric mini-bike the neighbor kid got for Christmas look like a training target
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Posted: 1/7/2021 9:30:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By towerofpower94: What they said. Will make the electric mini-bike the neighbor kid got for Christmas look like a training target 
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Posted: 1/7/2021 9:35:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By byron2112: sweet thread... that first picture is awesome... I had no idea they heat treat an entire hull assembly.. I was reading some U.S. technical reports about German and Russian tank armor during WWII on dtic.mil the other day. Conventional procedure was to weld together plates and castings that were already heat-treated. Some of the Russian armor plates were found to have been slack-quenched - they were not quenched rapidly enough to form a fully martensitic microstructure, resulting in very inferior impact toughness. I was amazed seeing that photo of the entire Panzer 68 hull being heat-treated - holy shit! Was that considered to be an excellent tank for its time? |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 9:49:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brownbomber: I was reading some U.S. technical reports about German and Russian tank armor during WWII on dtic.mil the other day. Conventional procedure was to weld together plates and castings that were already heat-treated. Some of the Russian armor plates were found to have been slack-quenched - they were not quenched rapidly enough to form a fully martensitic microstructure, resulting in very inferior impact toughness. I was amazed seeing that photo of the entire Panzer 68 hull being heat-treated - holy shit! Was that considered to be an excellent tank for its time? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By brownbomber: Originally Posted By byron2112: sweet thread... that first picture is awesome... I had no idea they heat treat an entire hull assembly.. I was reading some U.S. technical reports about German and Russian tank armor during WWII on dtic.mil the other day. Conventional procedure was to weld together plates and castings that were already heat-treated. Some of the Russian armor plates were found to have been slack-quenched - they were not quenched rapidly enough to form a fully martensitic microstructure, resulting in very inferior impact toughness. I was amazed seeing that photo of the entire Panzer 68 hull being heat-treated - holy shit! Was that considered to be an excellent tank for its time? Earlier ones had a 'few' problems..... During the summer of 1979, the Weltwoche, a highly regarded Swiss weekly, published an article regarding the shortcomings of the Panzer 68 that led to a scandal and, allegedly, to the resignation of the minister of defence, Rudolf Gnägi. In this article, the then chief of armoured forces of the Swiss Army came to the conclusion that the Panzer 68 was "not fit for combat". A group of experts that was commissioned to produce a report on the matter listed dozens of technical problems. Among others, the nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) protection was found to be insufficient, forcing the crews to wear protective masks inside their tanks, thus greatly reducing the crews' performance. The experts also found that the gearbox did not allow for shifting into reverse while the vehicle was moving, forcing the crew to stop the tank before reversing. To make things even worse, the radios used in the tank tended to interfere with the turret control system, resulting in uncontrolled turret movements whenever the radios were used at full power. A year before the Weltwoche article, another very dangerous fault was found. Switching on the heating system could lead to the main gun firing the round in the gun. This problem was caused by the fact that some systems shared the same electrical circuits. This problem never led to any accidents. In a sarcastic headline, Swiss tabloid Blick commented: "The Panzer 68 is much more dangerous than it seems!"[2] Most of the problems were resolved with the upgrade to the 68/88 model. |
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Posted: 1/8/2021 7:19:41 AM EDT
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 AMX-30 Stealth Demonstrator  Tank Technology Demonstrator, South Africa  Vickers VFM Mk 5  FV4202  Vickers Mk 4  Vickers Mk 3 M  Vickers Mk 3 I  Vickers Mk 3  Vickers Mk 1  Royal Thai Army T-84 BM Oplot-T |
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Posted: 1/8/2021 1:15:45 PM EDT
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  Vickers Mk 11  |
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