Hello,
I have been researching the BMP-3 recently, and in my research came across mention of an "Object 699", apparently this prototype vehicle was planned to be able to accommodate various (notably Western, for export) weapons systems. After some cursory searching on the internet, I have come...
I was watching a video about the M1 Component Advanced Technology Testbed (CATTB), and found mention of a Multisensor Target Acquisition System (MTAS) using Millimeter Wave Radar, Infrared and other sensors to detect targets in a Battlefield obscured by smoke or other detection inhabiting...
1970s
1980s
armée de terre
bundeswehr
cold war
fasip
federal republic of germany
france
french fifth republic
panzer fahrsimulator
panzerfahrsimulator
panzerfahrsimulator pz 68
post-cold war
simulators
swiss army
swiss confederation
switzerland
tanks
training simulation
west germany
There is information that in the 80s the Garrett GT601 gas turbine was tested on the AMX 30 tank.
Does anyone have any more information about this vehicle or any pictures?
1980s
amx-30
armée de terre
british army
bundeswehr
cold war
france
french fifth republic
garrett turbine company
gas turbine
great britain
tank design
tanks
united states
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
tank
tank design
tanks
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.
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