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    I didn't mean that as a counter to your argument, it's meant to highlight one of the few times connectivity appears in discussion. As for connectivty being a part of firepower, I could name a dozen functions not fires related that connectivity greatly enhances
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    For coordinating fires, both direct and indirect, I would agree connectivity contributes to lethality. However, the endless list of other uses for communication not directly related to fires is so large that I think it ought to have its own consideration. A good example of connectivity being awkwardly left outside the triad of armor, mobility and firepower is the explanation of German armored vehicle radio usage as a major factor explaining how they defeated the French/British/Soviet armies in early WWII. The benefits of superior connectivity are so abstract, especially to the uninitiated, that it often isn't considered outside of those occasional episodes of history.
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    I agree 100% that it isn’t relevant when balancing the 3 competing compromises you have to make with design. However, the 3 factors method of analysis is still what most discussions focus on in comparing the merits of a particular tank to another. In that respect, I think this way has good value to remind us to focus on more than what the wiki infobox tells us
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    Somehow managed it with only a few losses after about 7 min of planning. The speed of the attack and obscuring smoke complicate things in a way that really tests your plan. The only thing I really don't like is not getting to execute the follow on mission! Regardless, a good, tough and quick SP mission.
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    We've all heard that the big 3 factors of tank design are lethality, survivability, and mobilty (or some other combination of nouns). Given the how tanks rarely operate alone, and the value of their ability to communicate with eachother and the other combat arms, do you think its worthwhile to add communications considerations (lets call it Connectivity for sake of consistency) to those factors for casual discussion? For example, we could compare the US M1A2 SEP v2 with the RU T-72B mod. 1989 on their connectivity. The capabilities of the US PRC-119 ASIP and the T-72's R-173 transceiver are broadly similar, with the exception of the ASIP having a higher transmitter power and being capable of frequency hopping, and thus being largely jamming resistant. But the SEP's FBCB2 system obviously has no counterpart in this T-72 model, thus giving the SEP a big lead in connectivity.
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    Looking at the new XM5 carbine the US Army is planning to replace the M4 with, there's a feature missing that few people are talking about; there's no bayonet lug. The XM5 The M4, for comparison To my knowledge, this is will be the first US service rifle to lack a method of mounting a bayonet. To be fair, the bayonet has been falling out of use for the past few decades, even Obama commented on it. I don't even think the Infantry School at Fort Benning has trained anyone on it since the early 2010's at the latest. The current Combatives Training Circular still has material regarding it's use, but it's not like anyone has looked at that section for anything other than entertainment in years. Personally I was never trained on it and only saw a bayonet once, during a change of command layout. A very motivated Rakkasan using a bayonet during a live fire at Fort Knox in 2022, probably the only time I've ever seen anyone use a bayonet nowadays. Do bayonets have any real use today in your view? If a veteran, were you trained on them?
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    A14 please. I'll probably have to leave about an hour or two in. I'll also be on a new computer so I apologize for any technical hiccups.
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    You can export money and hardware with ease. You can't export an entire military culture with the snap of a finger. That's the fundamental reason why this equipment won't be as effective in Ukrainian hands as it is in the US or a solid NATO Army, more so than the logistics of maintaining and supplying these weapons.
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    New video from the WSJ. Overall not too bad of a comparison for MSM. The only major issues I noticed were the vague implication that the Leopard 2 doesn't have composite armor, and pronouncing the BMP-2 as "bump-2" 🤦‍♂️
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    A13
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    A23 please
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    Destroyer 13 please
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    Just bought the 4.0 to 4.1 license from the esim website. Went to the link in the email sent to me and the license is hitting this error when I try to activate it. Any help?
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    I'll take I43
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    The 2018 annual Strong Europe Tank Challenge began on June 3rd, and will last until the 8th. This year is the most diverse SETC competition so far: Team Britain - Queens Royal Hussars Challenger 2 Team Germany - Panzerbataillon 393 Leopard 2A6M Team France - 1er RĂ©giment de Chasseurs Leclerc Team Sweden - Wartofta Tank Company, Skaraborg Regiment Stridsvagn 122 Team Poland - 34th Armoured Cavalry Brigade Leopard 2A5 Team Ukraine - 1st Tank Company, 14th Mechanized Brigade T-84 Team Austria - Panzerbataillon 14 Leopard 2A4 Team USA - 2-70th Armor, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division M1A2 SEP v2 I'll get some more posts in here with info and photos of each days events when I have time. If anyone could provide details on the platoons and their units, that would be appreciated. Please, feel free to post info, photos and videos.
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    SEP v2's of 2-70 Armor during the first day (June 5th) of live fire at the Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2018. They're sporting OD with white stars on the side skirts and front hull. The turret faces are adorned with the Big Red One's insignia. No doubt a throwback to the old days.
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    That was a common practice in Vietnam too, and I wouldn't be surprised if it happened in Korea.
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    I'm not sure about other nations, but American tanks were frequently used to deliver indirect fire in WWII, Korea and I believe Vietnam. It was most common in terrain where mobility was quite limited, like mountains or impassible mud. These necessities are why later tanks like the M60 received azimuth indicators and gunners quadrants to permit adjusting for indirect fire. Does anybody know if the M1A2 SEP can display the information necessary for indirect fire?
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    Where did you learn so much about terminal ballistics?
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    I just hop into the TC's position and double tap the Insert key to manually load sabot
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    I disagree. In the brief shot of the loader loading the 76mm Gun M1A1C/M1A2, you can see what appears to be M62 APC or M93 HVAP being rammed into the breech. Given how rare HVAP ammunition was, and the fact that the TC commands to load AP, it's more likely M62 APC. When the 76's hit the Tiger, they are firing at about 600m (according to the estimation given by the Tiger TC), and they are approaching the Tiger's front plate from about a 20-30 degree angle (based on the fire commands given by the Tiger commander and the wide shot of Fury and the 75 splitting up). Under these conditions, the 76mm M62 has about a 50% chance of penetrating 96mm of armor in good conditions, given how American penetration tests were based on a 50% successful perforation rate. That's just short of perforating approx. 102mm of RHA that is possibly face hardened. On a side note, the commander commanding the loader to load "AP" is technically incorrect, it was referred to as "Shot" at the time.
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    Any transmission changes?
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    Reminds me of the Panzer IV's turret side hatches compromising the ballistic integrity of the turret, it's surprising how that small ammunition hatch constitutes a threat to the turret ballistic protection.
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    What about the Lithuania map used in the recent Solemn Shield Kanium games?
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    Are they MEMS gyroscopes?
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