Hi,
I've been looking into the Royal Ordnance 'RO2004' light tank design that was built in the late 80s/early 90s; and am now looking for more information regarding its armament.
The tank was armed with a 105mm L7 derivative, called the Improved Weapon System (IWS).
Supposedly it had:
- A...
G'day folks, I am trying to find good reference material on the following gun systems.
RO QF 17 pounder
RO QF 20 pounder
Rarde EXP 7 to 28 110mm
I have a sort of project to convert a Centurion tank (Card/Paper) to various types/marks and possibly produce a Chieftain with the 110mms as an...
140mm
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1989
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alvis
cold war
fighting vehicles establishment
great britain
mbt-95
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
project 7308
rarde
royalordnance
tank
tank design
the armoured archives
vickers plc
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(Image below is from tanks-encyclopedia.com, original credit jedsite [now JED])
Royal Ordinace private venture to develop a modern chieftain 1981, significant improvements in armour - chobham, firepower 120mm L11AR gun and improved targeting, and Rolls Royce Condor 900E developing 900bhp.
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