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  1. Grey Havoc

    PZ 87-140

    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...
  2. axlzed3301

    American experimental tank

    T34 Heavy Tank Developed in 1945 as a modernization of the T30 heavy tank. The vehicle was equipped with the 120 mm T53 gun and the new Continental AV-1790 engine. Because of the decline in heavy tank development after the end of World War II, the T34 never entered service. The prototypes were...
  3. axlzed3301

    Postwar Soviet Experimental Tanks

    On 20.5.1952, Ministry of Defense industry of USSR organized a meeting with tank constructors and with the marshal of tank forces, I.S.Bogdanov, to discuss the future of armored forces development. The result of this meeting was a set of tank requirements from 18.6.1952. The resulting tank was...
  4. Sineva

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  5. M

    M1E3 design?

    This is really M1E3 concept?
  6. P

    Nemesis MBT development

    I can't find any thread on here regarding the Nemesis MBT, a British project with some US/Commonwealth contributions. https://tankhistoria.com/experimental/nemesis-mbt/?utm_content=cmp-true This article makes mention of a variety of considered versions in both the mounting of the gun...
  7. B

    South Korea XK3 MBT project

    Latest concept design for K3 came out and I felt it is good time to post general summary on the development of the tank. Shown in the background, visual image suggest it will use 130mm gun, and has cockpit module similar to Russian T-14 Armata. History The goal of the XK3 project is to...
  8. 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...
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    What Military Aviation Fiction & Non-Fiction Or That Features IFV (MBTs,APCs & CO)Would You Recommend To Someone Totally Ignorant On The Subject ?

    In the story I am planning, I would love to feature planes' fights and infantry fighting vehicles' fights. I tried to look for myself but the research result were somewhat small or didn't correspond to what I was looking for. Since I am not an aviation or aereospace engineer, military or...
  10. Grey Havoc

    Future Ready Combat Vehicle / Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles programs (India)

    https://militaryleak.com/2021/06/05/indian-army-issues-request-for-information-for-1770-medium-weight-tanks/ https://militaryleak.com/2021/06/28/indian-army-issues-tender-for-1750-new-infantry-combat-vehicles/
  11. uk 75

    NATO Standard Tank for the 60s and 70s: Which would you choose?

    As we know the Russians managed to standardise their tanks forces in the 60s and 70s on two designs: The T55 and later the T72. What tank should NATO have chosen if politics had been no object?
  12. M

    European MGCS ( Main Ground Combat System)

    RM released this late last year. MGCS=Main ground combat system= the supposed Leo III MBT.
  13. Triton

    Saudi Arabia wants 600-800 Leopard 2 tanks?

    Source: http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:2ce437ed-afc9-41be-83b6-a91c5c69887d What's behind the Saudi arms build-up? A counter to Iran? To put down potential internal opposition...
  14. uk 75

    Challenger 2 Replacement

    At present it looks unlikely if the Army will need a Challenger 2 replacement for the foreseeable future. I got into hot water for suggesting that when and if we ever did, we should take a leaf out of the Australian or Canadian book and buy off the shelf. What options are out there? What would...
  15. overscan (PaulMM)

    Ancestors of the Challenger Tank (Chieftain 5/2, FV4211, FV4030)

    The Challenger tank was arguably born in about 1970 when the UK, impressed by the performance of their BURLINGTON (Chobham) armour, but concerned that a wholly new MBT would not be in service before about 1985, proposed the development of a near-term improved tank using some existing components...
  16. Pyrrhic victory

    M60 tank upgrades (Super M60, M60-2000 etc)

    1st three: Teledyne Continental uparmor/powertrain effort from the late 1970s - early 1980s, M1 Abrams supplement. 2nd three: GDLS upgrade for Turkish M60 upgrade tender won by the Sabra II using M1A1 turret, new suspension and powerpack.
  17. A

    new japanese tank - type 10

    the Japanese have unveiled their new 44 ton tank View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnjfYKhcU4
  18. R

    M1 Abrams MBT Replacement

    My first post, I think. Bear with me... I've tried several times now to find more info on this Abrams CATTB (Component Advanced Technology TestBed), but Google and co lead me to VERY limited information. Text in the pic tell you all I know. Does Anyone know if Jane's International Defence...
  19. JAZZ

    MBT-80 British German

    There is little detail about the MBT-80 a British and german effort to find a replacement MBT, evetually they went their own ways. Any better photos than this out there?
  20. P

    US Army XM1 MBT Comp

    I am looking for the competing design of General Motors Corporation that ran against, and lost to the Chrysler Corporation's Main Battle Tank design of 1973, that would become the now famous 'M1 Abrams MBT' Pictures, drawings and technical data please if you have it Regards Pioneer
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