It is always amusing to look at old ideas about the future. This film contains images that I can not believe are serious proposals for weapons. Only schoolboys or African dictators will be impressed. A pity that we are living in a time when major weapons systems seems to have reached a plato, the M1 or Challenger will be around for a while, same Typhoon, F35, M16. Good luck to anyone who can predict what the next westen MBT will look like. Can you imagine living in the 1950s-a new supersonic fighter every week! Anyway, I wonder what our military (UK-I'm a Marine) will look like in 2050? Anyone?
I'm not very optimistic in seeing anything comparable to the XX century in terms of technological development. At least in Europe. Europe is in decadence. In 2050, UK Marines would't be really different from 2012 in their hardware.
Yes the XM204 105mm howitzer was a very interesting and innovative design!!
Here is a video, which clearly depicts its low-recoil capability - hence its conceived use aboard the CH-47C aerial artillery study
Thanks a lot for the Link Sir,
I have never seen the newer concept of ACH-47... i only happened to see the rocket launcher version (link below), and the proposal version having howitzer on it. Would you please Explain more about this one (attached photo),?? ;D
Were the Rocket launcher pods retractable? , or were they same in size as the 2.75 mm ?
Would you please Explain more about this one (attached photo),?? ;D
Were the Rocket launcher pods retractable? , or were they same in size as the 2.75 mm?
The forward unguided rocket system was called WASP, but that is all I know. I'll contact my friend Rotorwash, as he was the first to share that particular picture with me straight from the USAAM archives.
Soft recoil was old, the French had a mountain gun with it before WWI.
The U.S. engineers arrogantly rejected the well-known problems of soft recoil in artillery pieces, thought they're better and good enough - and failed miserably.
Would you please Explain more about this one (attached photo),?? ;D
Were the Rocket launcher pods retractable? , or were they same in size as the 2.75 mm?
The forward unguided rocket system was called WASP, but that is all I know. I'll contact my friend Rotorwash, as he was the first to share that particular picture with me straight from the USAAM archives.
Would you please Explain more about this one (attached photo),?? ;D
Were the Rocket launcher pods retractable? , or were they same in size as the 2.75 mm?
The forward unguided rocket system was called WASP, but that is all I know. I'll contact my friend Rotorwash, as he was the first to share that particular picture with me straight from the USAAM archives.
Wasp was an unguided rocket system from the 60s with nothing to do with the 70s, 80s MMW guided Wasp missile. Its is pretty obscure but this forum found it out:
The "Future MBT" from the video.
http://armor.kiev.ua/Tanks/Modern/FromTo/
"Biological" Tank
http://shushpanzer-ru.livejournal.com/1239394.html
Many greetings
Screenshots from "1970s Future Weapons"
Main battle tank, Advanced air mobile artillery, Howitzer armed helicopter etc.
http://bunkermeister.blogspot.de/2013/07/the-big-picture.html
More episodes with unknown "future" weapons.
The Big Picture
Title: Tank History: Role of Armor
Minute: 00:38
"Double-barreled future tank model"
The Big Picture
Title: U.S. Army Combat Development Experimentation Center
Minute: 01:00
"Hovertank"
The Big Picture
Title: Army Vehicle Research: Science Moves the Army
Minute: 01:08
"Armored car 6x6, heavy tank, double-barreled four-track tank"
The Big Picture
Title: Arms for Tomorrow
Minute: 26:00
"Self-propelled artillery model, four-track tank model
Проекты из США начала 60-х с ФБ Rock Island Arsenal Museum. Проекты от отделения RE WECOM (US Army Weapons Command). Концепция танка вполне в духе полета фантазии атомного века Идея позаимствована у червяка или глиста. Аэромобильная летающая САУ (M102), Сержант Билко бы одобрил -…
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CONCEPT ART...
- FUTURE MBT
- AIR CUSHION VEHICLE WITH 105MM
- WEAPONS FIRING PLATFORM
- ARMY IFV
- AERIAL ARTILLERY SYSTEM
- .......
ORDNANCE ODDITIES 1950s
-STREAMLINED FUTURE TANK DOUBLE BARRELED / Aberdeen Proving Ground ("The Big Picture"
Title: Tank History: Role of Armor
Minute: 00:38
"Double-barreled future tank model")
Рисунки проектов танков 60-х из США. Наряду с достаточно известными проектами типа MBT-70 и М60А2 есть парочка любопытных изделий, идентифицировать которые пока не удалось. Предположительно проект танка с атомной силовой установкой, возможно развитие известного проекта танка 50-х представленного в…
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DETROIT ARSENAL LIGHT INFANTRY VEHICLE ONE-MAN TANK 1954
ARMY
MAY - JUNE 1960
VOLUME 69, No.3
PAGE: 53
"A TANK OF THE FUTURE?"
TANK OF THE FUTURE CONCEPT WAS MADE BY HUMAN ENGINEERING LABORATORIES ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND
- FRONT VIEW "STREAMLINED TANK"
In its January and February issues of 1958, ARMY INFORMATION DIGEST presented the views of the Army staff on what the Army of 1962 would be like. Developments in the inter. vening years have amply justified the projections of those issues in realms of Army organization, strategy, tactics, weaponry, mobility, logistics, research.
Today, in similar vein, the projections of the current Army staff are designed to portray the patterns and goals of the U. S. Army of the 1970 era. In just one example demonstrating how today's planning speedily becomes tomorrow's realities. Major General James B. Lampert, Director of Military Construction Office of the Chief of Engineers mentions the possibility of a barge-mounted nuclear power plant. Between the time of writing and the time this issue went to press, the Army had announced award of a $15 million contract for construction of such a plant.
DESIGNED to enhance mobility of STRAC forces, the 10,000 KW plant will be installed in the hull of a modified World War II Liberty ship by the Martin-Marietta Corporation,Baltimore, Maryland. Termed MH-1A, the floating plant is designed to operate at dockside or at anchor, supplying power to shore units through overhead or submarine cables. It would provide a waterborne source of reliable electric power for transient military operations, without dependence upon a continuous fuel supply. The MH-1A will be manned by a military crew trainedand certified in the Army Nuclear Power Program facilities at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
WHILE not all of the ideas and concepts discussed in this issue will be realized so swiftly, the announcement exemplifies the succession of day-to-day developments by which the Army of today is steadily being transformed into the Army of 1970.
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