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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...- blockhaj
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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
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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... -
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...- blockhaj
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- 20pdr 84 mm 84mm a34 comet finland finnish panssarintorjuntavaunu ps. 252 pstv
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- Forum: Secret Army Projects
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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- Grey Havoc
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- 2021 bbc finland golf course
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An alternative to Soylent Green?
;) https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51019798- Grey Havoc
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- 1960s 2020 21st century finland food additive protein flour solar foods solein space race synthetic foods
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- Forum: The Bar