Concerning the ARMATA from the Main Forum (FYI: RIA NOVOSTI) new info at the bottom as indicated.
As noted elsewhere the best we can do is mark our calendars for 9 May and hopefully we'll get our first look, providing of course we "see it" at all. I don't know how many remember me posting the "first look" of the T-95 (In the MBT Thread) a few years back, what we saw was a covered tank on a transporter. My wish list for the ARMATA is to see a reliable interior cutaway for the purpose of seeing if the crew will have access to the gun area. As noted the ARMATA is to have a fully automated turret , so you would understand my concerns here though, it would make sense to me that the crew as necessary would have an interior access hatch to the interior to take manual control if required. Can't remember but doesn't the MERKAVA IV have an armored crew compartment as well? Anyway that's my real world/game world concerns.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/russi..._pictures.html
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/armata.htm
T-95
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/t95.htm
BLACK EAGLE (My first post in the MBT Thread I believe.)
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/t12_black_eagle.htm
My feeling in the ARMATA will be a hybrid of a new design with many attributes from the BLACK EAGLE. Even the T-95 was to have been a "lesser" tank then the BLACK EAGLE, the T-95 was designed to be a cheaper version of it. It is very important to remember the time frame of development of these two tanks as compared to the ARMATA, simply stated the economy has been much improved and Russia's ongoing commitment to modernize the military by 2020
To answer an earlier question, of curiosity the T-90AM is not listed in the variant section of ref. one. However as noted the T-90AM was Russian forces designated while the T-90MS was for export. However Russia has both as the T-90MS was an improved model over the T-90AM due to customer modifications. This is not the first time this has happened Mi-24 and T-50/PAF-FA also come to mind as posted else where. To these tanks the info will be in the Patch/or MBT Threads when I submitted them.
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/t90.htm
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/t90ms_tagil.htm
I will move this post into the MBT Thread at a later date.
Regards,
Pat
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New Info Starts here...
Russia now concerned about the ARMATA Rubles increases, we call it the F-35 here...
http://www.janes.com/article/45974/r...mata-mbt-costs
Russians claim to be arming the ARMATA with an ATGM unknown to the West, or as I've designated it "
The Super Whama Dime Thingy Magigy that goes ZOOM BANG PooOOP!!"
however, seriously they have already fielded the replacement to the I believe it was the IGLA MANPAD SAM so I give some credence to the claim. I'll post the other later during this house cleaning.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/decem...w_missile.html
Now for the headache
but something just isn't right about this so everyone "stand-down" for now. But those Germans...
http://www.janes.com/article/46904/g...eopard-2a7-mbt
Is there a difference between this and the LEOPARD 2A7
+? That's the issue. At worst a date change, I don't remember when we had it enter service when submitted a couple of years ago.
And finally about 2 or 3 pages back I posted on my MBT work list the following. Well an
early win again on this subject matter of tanks for Military-Today for getting the jump on everyone for the following that I can now submit as an
ADD for China. First the original data followed by the new info. What's important is I have a
baseline tank to build upon when submitted from the article.
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/...light_tank.htm
http://www.armyrecognition.com/janua...t_0201153.html
It looks like "
Thunder Birds Are A GO!"
Well I'm going to enjoy the rest of my weekend with the Granddaughter who'll hopefully scare the rest of this Flu out of system!!!
Regards,
Pat