About the Ukraine's tank factory, as I already reported that got
blown up around the
2nd of March.
https://morozov.com.ua/en/bronetanko...i-vooruzhenie/
(I used this extensively when I stated on the OPLOT-M and other tank related purposes. So, if anyone gets through, please let me know been trying since 2 weeks into the war to connect.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidax...h=1072a3a65d31
https://www.fpri.org/article/2022/09...of-a-long-war/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/a-steel...nomy-1.6330432
(Sounds like the Germans in WWII.)
This again is why those
Russian captured tanks have been so important as it pertains to the above.
I saw that about that concerning the
T-34/85 might as well bring back their
SU-100 tanks they apparently have a large supply of also.
Russia has about a
4:1 manpower advantage over the Ukraine. In ignoring the above but allowing for the
T-54/T-55 and T-62 it won't be an advantage that'll be long lived.
I have other news:
Czech Republic- Are wrapping up accelerated Operational testing of the about
4 LEOPARD 2A4 tanks they have to date. Based on delivery dates currently and with
Operational Unit training yet to come they should reach
FOC by late this year or I would think no later than
JAN 2024.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe..._adoption.html
Turkey -How long have I been tracking this next tank, I'm thinking
almost as long as the
ARJUN with one big difference the
ARJUN got fielded. In the submission just posted yesterday I talked about the delays with the
South Korean K2 and
K2 PIP (Which doesn't look good either.) in this case it's what accelerated the production of the
K1A2 by 3 years (Completed Production by DEC 2023) .
The first 2 above as per the write up, occurred twice in
2014 and
2018 with
engine and transmission failures.
They shared the same fate that has plagued the
ALTAY first with the loss of the
German/Austrian Powerpack (Engine and Transmission etc.) with a period of stagnation as they had to
design from scratch their own Powerpack and
I'm on record as saying they wouldn't succeed in getting there with a
1500hp System and they didn't.
South Korea having fixed their issues and with an ever more hostile Russia, Turkey turned to the South Korea to supply the Powerpack, I know I posted this, and I believe the contracts got signed this
past DEC. That's the
Basic Background story.
So, here's the current situation...
For the second or third time Turkey has
just received the first 2 tanks to start
Operational Tests.
"the first Turkish-made
New Altay Main Battle Tanks (MBTs)
will be delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces on
April 23, 2023. "
"Between
April and December 2022, tests were carried out with the power group supplied from
Korea and
found to be successful."
"The Turkish army
aims to complete the tests by
2024."
"Following the
completion of the tests in 2025, mass-produced tanks with the Korean power group are
expected to enter the Turkish armed force's military inventory."
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...eld_tests.html
(Will have to make some changes to it in at least FCS and maybe minor Armor adjustments as well.)
And I got my answer from this article, I've been tracking this tank for
15 years and it looks like I have a few more years to go.
Oh, lucky me!!!! 
UK/Ukraine - MOD reporting the
Ukrainian CHALLENGER 2 crews have
completed training on the tanks, further those crews just very recently got back home.
Our tank is ready to go (
CHALLENGER 2 EXPORT) but the UK is still prepping them and we all know why now-hopefully.
If they conduct
combined operations like they did with the
T-55S it might be mid-Summer before their assigned unit becomes operational based on
what we know of the
T-55S unit training cycle of
LATE NOV 2022 - MAR 2023.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...ing_in_uk.html
Our "
NOW" is
unfortunately is not the Ukraine's "
NOW".
Regards,
Pat
