Basher Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy tanker Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Very interesting.Thanks for posting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 So it supposedly can hit targets 5,000m away but the targets it does shoot at are what 20m away? I'm not overly surprised that it hit them. No chance of any mobile practice footage I guess? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 I thought it was odd that it shot at a target in some kind of trap system from a close range. So this thing will use an autoloader since all three crew members sit in the hull...I wonder if they are using the ammo storage in a the circular configuration like T-72M1 or T-80. And if so, have they fixed the slow loading of rounds that are indexed in the basket.To quote the Esim manual:The carousel rotation is limited to 1 direction only. in normal operation, the cassette loader takes 6 seconds to load a round. However, it can take up to 15 seconds to load a round if the round desired is a 355 degree turn of the carousel away.That would feel like a lifetime!If I find any more footage in my internet travels...I will post it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major duck Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I noted that the ergonomics of getting in and out of that thing is not easy even the outside seats plus they appear to have direct contact with the tank (The seats) which is not a good thing if you get hit by a Mine or IED can you confirm this.If it get hit and/or catches fire i wouldn't want to be the middle guy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy tanker Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The quality of the video is not great but there's some good footage of the fire control of the Kurganets-25.I find it interesting the designers abandoned the 100m cannon fitted to the BMP-3.I have read a 120mm SPG version is on the cardshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fIeTFbYekA&feature=player_embedded 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpow66m Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 https://www.rt.com/news/340142-super-tank-armata-robot/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian90 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 It was claimed recently that T-14 might be shown during dynamic display at next Russian Arms Expo in Nizhny Tagil. As for internal design of T-14, here some 3d models made based on known internal and external photos and videos. You can also see, how more or less front armor is placed and how thick it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 The Russians will be talking up the T-14 capability for years to come Still I think its an interesting design. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian90 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Well they already ordered around 100 T-14's for further military evaluation. Truth to be told I like their concept of unified platforms. Not modular in sense you can reconfigure them in any variant by swapping mission modules. But have common components that are modular and based on same chassis for each specific family of vehicles, heavy tracked, medium tracked, medium wheeled. Actually if you think about there is more platforms, like light wheeled (Tigr 4x4), and light tracked (BMD-4M and it's derivatives like BTR-MDM and 2S25M). In NATO we should follow the same pattern. Heck US or Germany could quickly develop similiar families of vehicles using already existing technology as answer to Russians. But of course as always, there are problems with politicians and their will to fund such project, and also with military that in these days have problems to create relatively simple, non gold plated requirements for new platforms. And as NATO we need answer now, so we won't repeat the same situation from the 1960's and 1970's when for two decades NATO had nothing comparable with T-64, T-72 and T-80 series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jartsev Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 59 minutes ago, Damian90 said: And as NATO we need answer now, so we won't repeat the same situation from the 1960's and 1970's when for two decades NATO had nothing comparable with T-64, T-72 and T-80 series. Damian, any direct armed conflict between modern Russia and major NATO members most likely will be nuclear, and wasting of funds on to new conventional armaments for the ground forces is quite pointless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian90 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I doubt anyone would move in to that direction, because nobody wins such conflict, so what's the point. Besides, I doubt there will be any confrontation. Let's face it, we have a beggining of a new Cold War... or perhaps Cold War never ended? And seriously, I would rather spend money on conventional arms, and improving defenses and armed forces capabilities, than count on WMD's to detter any threat, and there is more various threats out there than only Russia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Damian90 said: Well they already ordered around 100 T-14's for further military evaluation. Truth to be told I like their concept of unified platforms. Not modular in sense you can reconfigure them in any variant by swapping mission modules. But have common components that are modular and based on same chassis for each specific family of vehicles, heavy tracked, medium tracked, medium wheeled. Actually if you think about there is more platforms, like light wheeled (Tigr 4x4), and light tracked (BMD-4M and it's derivatives like BTR-MDM and 2S25M). In NATO we should follow the same pattern. Heck US or Germany could quickly develop similiar families of vehicles using already existing technology as answer to Russians. But of course as always, there are problems with politicians and their will to fund such project, and also with military that in these days have problems to create relatively simple, non gold plated requirements for new platforms. And as NATO we need answer now, so we won't repeat the same situation from the 1960's and 1970's when for two decades NATO had nothing comparable with T-64, T-72 and T-80 series. You could argue that was always the case. I very much believe had the cold war went hot it would have inevitably went nuclear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian90 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 That's why I am strongly against WMD's, from military point of view, their existence have no sense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpow66m Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 except when you a few hundred thousand troops and tanks rolling across the battlrfield in your direction. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian90 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 (edited) Videos about "Armata", "Koalitsia-SV" and "Kurganets". Of course there is around 99,99% of propaganda, but videos are interesting for video material, good stuff for intelligence to figure more about these vehicles. Indeed, when Russians gloat, they tend to reveal a lot of stuff they would want to keep secret. Edited April 29, 2016 by Damian90 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 3 hours ago, Damian90 said: Videos about "Armata", "Koalitsia-SV" and "Kurganets". Of course there is around 99,99% of propaganda, but videos are interesting for video material, good stuff for intelligence to figure more about these vehicles. Indeed, when Russians gloat, they tend to reveal a lot of stuff they would want to keep secret. Good find 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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