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  1. C

    M60 Main Battle Tank Evaluated and Tested by West Germany, circa 1964

    The following was originally posted on the War Thunder Forums by DMYEugen on June 26, 2022 ( https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/557699-m60-an-alternate-future/ ): After its entrance into NATO, West Germany was allowed to rearm itself and build up a tank force. This tank force...
  2. M

    Any one here have information about FV4009 medium tank?

    I found this tank serial number but i cant find FV4009 blueprint or information ,if someone have this tank information or blueprint can you give me Please ?
  3. Avimimus

    The Late 21st century AFV? Successors to the MBT?

    Hello, I agree with the arguments put forward as to why claims about the 'death of the tank' are, once again, unreasonable. However, life is clearly getting harder for tanks: - The overall PHit/Pk of anti-tank missile systems have increased dramatically, flight times have reduced, and they...
  4. Hood

    1987 Netherlands LST

    In 1987 the Royal Netherlands Navy began studying an 8,000 ton LST for the 1993-97 construction programme which would have the capacity to carry 600 Marines. This pre-dates the LSD effort which began in 1990 which resulted in the Rotterdam-class. These have a capacity for 600 troops but offer...
  5. Grey Havoc

    Most underrated Soviet Tank @The Tank Museum (Military History Visualized)

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnUvur4Wtu4
  6. E

    Mitsubishi ZF and ZG military engines

    Hi everyone, I have uncovered a few documents on the development of the Mtsubishi ZF and ZG series engines. The 10ZF was used on the Type 74 tank, the 6ZF on the Type 75 SPH and the 4ZF on Type 73 APC and derivatives. The 8ZG mentionned in the related document is a predecessor to the 10ZG...
  7. shin_getter

    Next Generation Chinese MBT Project:

    NORINCO where photographic evidence is provided View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-948QapG9qU https://thedeaddistrict.blogspot.com/2020/10/chinese-next-gen-mbt-that-is-currently.html 2 Men crew layout is the most interesting part. Some additional info https://arca.live/b/gaijin/39247626...
  8. Andrei_bt

    Т-64A and object 287, object 775 ERA, 1968 design

    The story of how in 1968 the universal dynamic protection for the Object 775 and T-64A tanks was developed and tested, surpassing all subsequent developments of the Research Institute of Steel - "Contact" and "Contact-5". This page of the history of tank building is not mentioned anywhere...
  9. Grey Havoc

    Royal Tank Museum, Jordan

    View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/y519tx/royal_tank_museum_in_jordan_built_to_look_like_a/ (The title of the reddit post is a bit tongue in cheek, the design is actually a futuristic take on desert forts of old.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Tank_Museum http://www.rtm.jo/
  10. C

    Turret Ring Diameters of Chinese Second & Third Generation Main Battle Tanks

    Does anyone have information on the turret ring diameters of Chinese second and third generation main battle tanks such as the Type 85-IIM, Type 90-II, Type 96, and Type 99? Type 85-IIM Type 90-II Type 96 Type 99
  11. Michel Van

    British STT Vulcan

    very strange and odd Tank Design from 1950s special this ammo autoloader View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0dw32rPUu8
  12. ArmchairSamurai

    Panzer II w/ 37mm

    Hello all. I am not sure if this post really belongs here or not, but I just found the photo below and I find the theoretical implications fascinating. It sure looks like a Panzer II turret with a 37mm gun. Sure enough, it is. This turret was used on the Atlantik Wall as a static defensive...
  13. C

    T-72 Hull with Leopard 2 Turret?

    A Swedish modeler named Björn Bäcklund ( https://baecklund.eu/scalemodels/ex72/modern.html ) created this 1:72 scale model of a hybrid Polish main battle tank combining the hull of a T-72 with the turret of a Leopard 2. Bäcklund created the model back when Poland had recently joined NATO in...
  14. Brett Davidson

    OGRE

    For those interested, the Angry Planet (formerly War College) podcast has an extensive interview with Steve Jackson about his legendary Ogre game. https://play.acast.com/s/warcollege/sponsored-the-mega-tank-of-the-future Today’s episode is brought to you by Auroch Digital, makers of many fine...
  15. shin_getter

    Replacement for the T-72?

    The recent war really invalidated the design of the T-72, put future supportability in question and show cased unimpressive performance in general The demonstrated Performance rhetoric (actual performance is fixed, the discussion surround it changes): 1. Graphic videos of losses is available to...
  16. Michel Van

    Overthrow MBT

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUBih8GFtfc
  17. C

    German-French MBT-90

    So I have been looking at various late cold war tank projects (abrams block 3, Panzerkampfwagen 2000 ect) and one thing that keeps popping up but which i can not find any information about is the mbt-90 program, aperintly Germany figured 3ed times a charm (after mbt-70 with the US and mbt-80...
  18. C

    T-74 instead of the T-80

    Who would it effect western tank design? Now for those that don't know heres a thread that tanks about the T-74 https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/project-101-t-74-and-rival-70s-soviet-tank-projects-object-450-480-225-226-780.8240/ But he TLDR is that the T-74 was one of the contestants...
  19. monochromelody

    Defector's Battle: Cromwell tanks in IDF

    After the end of the Second World War, the surviving Jews in the Nazi concentration camps set off a new wave of return to their hometowns and settle down in Palestine. Seeing that the time was right, Zionism began to raise up, calling on Jews living in different parts of the world to return to...
  20. P

    Panther with a radial engine

    According to Spielberger, the Panther was tested with a BMW 132 radial engine. Tests were promising, but the book has no details. Anyone with further information?
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