View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/185cohm/the_panzer_87100/
https://fighting-vehicles.com/tanks/pz-87-leopard-2/
Note: The KWS (Kampfwertsteigerung) III program, also referred to as KWS Stage III, was formally cancelled in 1995. Somehow I wouldn't be surprised if both the...
bundeswehr
cold war
early 1990s
eidgenössische konstruktionswerkstätte
federalmilitarydepartment (switzerland)
federal republic of germany
heavy tank
late 1980s
mbt
panzer 87 program
post-cold war
schweizer armee
swiss army
swiss army federal construction works
swiss confederation
switzerland
tank design
west germany
A very nice compilation showing conteporary pictures and interviews with people who were involved in the development of these projects.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2wtURpvV2U
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Hello all. I have been reading up on Swiss MBT programs and concepts in the last few days and I noticed that Secret Projects does not yet have a thread dedicated to the Panzer 74 proposal. I am aware of the Tank Encyclopedia article on this matter but I thought I'd ask this forum.
The C-35 and the C-36 are well known, actually built, aircraft of "Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte" in Thun. The planned C-37 is rather less known. Last year I had the chance to re-work an 1978-article of "Cockpit" and I was lucky to get to see a painting of Roland Eichenberger -...
Mit Genehmigung des Autors des ursprünglichen Artikels und dank der Gemälde von Roland Eichenberger konnte ich einen projektierten Hochleistungsjäger der Eidg. Flugzeugwerke Emmen etwas detaillierter darstellen:
The mysterious and enigmatic Direx assault rifle 1956 "In the early 1950's, there existed a firm known as Rexim S.A., with offices in Geneva. While CETME, of Spain, was developing the unfinished German Sturmgewehr 45 (M) the Rexim company began an parallel development of another assault rifle...
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Projects of the "Institut für AerodynamiK"
Does anybody knows more ?
http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Dia_240-276_29408.html
http://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv/ETHBIB.Bildarchiv_Dia_240-191_30044.html...
Hi
until very recently I had no idea the Swiss undertook the design of jet fighters in the 50's.
I believe that two designs were produced i.e. FFA P-16 and the N20.
Appatrently they were poor, mainly due to being underpowered (?).
I wonder if anyone has any more details, refs or 3 view pics...
1980s
cold war
contraves
early 1980s
eidgenössische konstruktionswerkstätte
federalmilitarydepartment (switzerland)
late 1970s
mbt
neuer kampfpanzer
schweizer armee
spaag
swiss army
swiss army federal construction works
swiss confederation
tank
tank design
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