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Besides Nicholas Moran, there is an Australian chap who goes by the stage name of Perun who does logistic and supply side analysis that is very informative. *Ukraine has set up its own lines for basic artillery rounds and they and their allies have been sweeping the world for replacement WarPac era rounds (rumour has it that a variety of former WarPac states are also re-starting production), whilst Russia has its indigenous production and is supposed to be drawing additional stores from Belorus, China and similar. |
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03-15-2023, 04:57 AM | #23 |
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... and of those, whose ammunition is still fit for use. I hear a big chunk of a recent consignment purchased from Pakistan was significantly sub standard. Even the Germans had issues - you'll recall the early war when they tried to donate those ex-DDR SAMs (Strelas IIRC) only to find some of them were unsafe to move, let alone fire.
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03-15-2023, 09:31 AM | #25 | |
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Switching to the bit about the un-crewed turret the hull driver's compartment on an Abrahms (and probably an other modern tank) is almost fully recumbent and very uncomfortable. Another compartment like it in the hull for a commander and maybe a gunner adds bulk there and makes a bad place to think. Before you do this it might be time to look at making the hole tank un-crewed. Even if you can't make the wireless com links perfect a tank could trail wires behind itself much better than a small aerrial vehcile.
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03-15-2023, 10:15 AM | #26 |
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Survivability is a relative term; it doesn't mean "invulnerable" it means "less vulnerable than some other vehicle". Tanks are still considerable more durable than a truck or IFV chassis, which are the usual alternatives.
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You also don't compare tanks to trucks because tanks have little ability to carry cargo.
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03-15-2023, 10:33 AM | #28 | |
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I do imagine there is a big difference between "rifle-calibre rounds pinging off our tank" and "oh my god something hit us and went boom my ears are bleeding." You can learn to ignore one but not the other.
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Also in the matter of shells - British made ones tended to be lower HE yield than US ones as we were using lower grade steel and so had to create thicker casings. Last edited by The Colonel; 03-15-2023 at 10:54 AM. |
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03-15-2023, 11:56 AM | #30 |
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One modern MBT is the KF51 Panther, it has a 130mm main gun among else.
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