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  1. blockhaj

    Finnish T-54 with Bofors 100 mm L/68

    Apparently this was a thing. A discord summation: "The new cannon achieved around a 15% increase in firepower with the domestic APDS shell. At best it achieved a velocity of over 1400m/s and a penetration of 200mm at a 45° angle. Even though the trials proved that the new cannon did achieve an...
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    • bofors cold war finland finnish finnish army finnish defence forces t-54 tank gun
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  2. blockhaj

    TA2000 (Taisteluajoneuvo 2000): Finnish BMP-1 replacement project

    Thought we could start a thread on this project by the finns to replace the BMP-1 in the late 90s and early 2000s, known as the TA2000 (Taisteluajoneuvo 2000, "Combat Vehicle 2000"). They produced some prototypes on different chassis, mainly fitted with Delco-25 (Bushmaster I) or Delco-30...
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    • bmp-25 early 2000s finland finnish finnish army finnish defence forces ifv late 1990s maavoimat patrica tc-500 post-cold war puolustusvoimat republic of finland ta2000 taisteluajoneuvo 2000 war on terror xa-185-25 xa-185-30
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. Moose

    ICE Pact

    The US, Canada, and Finland have announced a new Icebreaker Collaboration Effort pact to pool their combined technical and industrial capabilities on Icebreaker design and construction. View: https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1811407613160010099?t=74SAS5inq6qeuz7W9MranQ&s=19 Bollinger, which is...
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    • 2020s arctic canada cold war ii finland icebreaker icebreaker collaboration effort united states
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    • Forum: Military
  4. blockhaj

    Finnish 84 mm Comet tank destroyer project (panssarintorjuntavaunu Comet 84 mm tykillä)

    During the early 1960s the Finnish army had a project for retrofitting their A34 Comet I tanks (finnish armor number: Ps. 252) with 84 mm 20pdr guns from their Charioteers (Ps. 251), turning them into tank destroyers (finnish: panssarintorjuntavaunu, short pstv). The idea seems to have started...
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    • 20pdr 84 mm 84mm a34 comet finland finnish panssarintorjuntavaunu ps. 252 pstv
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  5. Grey Havoc

    Espoo snow art

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56024213 Some background on the city for those who are curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espoo
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    • 2021 bbc finland golf course
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    • Forum: The Bar
  6. Grey Havoc

    An alternative to Soylent Green?

    ;) https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51019798
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    • 1960s 2020 21st century finland food additive protein flour solar foods solein space race synthetic foods
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Bar
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