1970s
1980s
1990s
2000 ad
armoured family of vehicles
close air support
cold war
late 20th century
north atlantic treaty organisation
nuclear battlefield
tactical air command
tank
tradoc
u.s. army
u.s. army training and doctrine command
united states
united states air force
united states army
west germany
1950s
ballistic research laboratory
cold war
heavy tank
rheem government products division
rheem manufacturing company
tanktank design
u.s. army
u.s. army aberdeen proving ground
united states
united states army
Source:
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What's behind the Saudi arms build-up? A counter to Iran? To put down potential internal opposition...
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...
An interesting Chrysler Corporation P.R publication from the immediate Post-WWII period:
http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1945/46Tanks/Cover.htm
H/t to Ordie over at MilitaryPhotos.net who found this first.
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...
1970s
british army
cold war
fighting vehicles establishment
fvrde
great britain
mbt
military vehicles and engineering establishment
nuclear battlefield
tanktank design
tanks
While searching patents for French tanks, found this German tank design put forth by Wegmann. I've attached the tank image from the patent as well as the patent itself.
Did Wegmann ever build it or did it remain a patent design only?
Excerpt from "Irish Army Vehicles: Transport and Armour since 1922" by Karl Martin (2002 edition)[with some minor editing]:
The Rolls-Royce Merlin powered Churchill
On the 14th of February 1955, Capt. Collier of the Cavalry Workshops suggested replacing the existing Bedford engine in a...
cavalry corps (irish army)
cold war
defence forces (ireland)
éire
irish air corps
irish army
late 1950s
óglaigh na héireann
republic of ireland
rolls-royce
tank
during 1980s the Red Army look in new weaponsystem to beat NATO at war
1k17 Tank is one of those system
with a 66-pound synthetic ruby rods Laser, it was not cut true US tanks
but blind pilots and dazzling optical and electronic mechanisms of enemy weapons systems
even in bad weather condition...
The Jaguar was a joint Chinese/US project between Cadillac Gage and the China National Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Corporation with the intent of modernizing the Type 59 tank and its variants in the mid-1980s. The political fallout of the Tiananmen Square Massacre forced the US and...
Here are a few pictures of the British Army development of the Chieftan tank. The first was the original concept for the Leyland FV4201 medium tank to replace the Centurion when Conqueror production was due to end in 1957. Then there is the '40 ton Centurion' FV4202 to prove the reclined...
T-74
Designed in 1971 as the successor to the T-64 by Kharkov, however resistance from the army, the retirement of Morozov and the replacement of Andrei Gretchko as Minister of Defence by Dimitry Ustinov (who favoured the gas turbine powered T-80) ended this project. Kharkov continued to...
The "hovertank" is a staple of science fiction novels and board games, yet in the real world fans and skirts never seem to have supplanted wheels or tracks. Does anyone have any projects or prototypes to share on proposed land-based hovercraft?
Cheers,
Matthew
21st century
cold war
great britain
hover tank
hovertank
late 20th century
nato
north atlantic treaty organisation
post-cold war
soviet union
tanktank design
united kingdom
united states
usmc
warsaw pact
The FV-215 looks like a very heavy gun tank version of the FV-200 family. The British planned to build a range of AFVs with a common chassis, suspension and drive train as the FV-200 series "universal tank". However in the end only the 120mm gun armed FV-214 Conqueror and FV-222 ARV were built.
Hi everybody
Here a very unknown Tiger II Project
Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B "Klein Tiger" - “Small Tiger”
http://www.achtungpanzer.com/panzerkampfwagen-vi-tiger-ii-ausf-b-konigstiger-kingroyaltiger-tiger-ii-sd-kfz-182.htm
Maybe someone have a drawing of this tank ?
Many greetings and...
Scanned this in from an old Army Magazine; this has the clearest, most detailed layout of the specs of the Army's AMS program, which included Crusader, Block III Tank, FIFV, etc.
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ARMY May 1991
Armor's Future: From One, Many
By Eric C, Ludvigsen
Associate Editor
Convinced of the...
1980s
1990s
armored systems modernization
armoured family of vehicles
cold war
future infantry fighting vehicle
gas turbine
heavy force modernization program
post-cold war
self-propelled artillery
tacom
tanktank design
u.s. army
u.s. army tank-automotive and armaments command
united states
united states army
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...
1980s
1990s
2020s
armored systems modernization
cold war
cold war ii
early 21st century
late 20th century
mbt
post-cold war
tacom
tanktank design
united states army
united states marine corps
Reported in JDW March 1994 was a concept model of the Gorilla, a prototype which was to be completed by 1998. PZl developed a 1000kW engine and it was armed with a 125mm gun with hull; based on T-72. See attached
Later in 2002 Poland also developed a concept MBT Obrum PT-2001, which sought to...
The Vickers Valiant turret was redesigned to incorporate the L11 120mm tank gun. This design came to being in 1982. Weights did change, i have no information on the weight of this tank.
In 1985, in an effort to sell tanks to Eygpt the german leopard-2 chasis was matched with the...
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