APC Development and related topics.

[blazejos]

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[MarkSheppard]

Re: PUMA

Been reading another forum and the basics are:

1.) The Bundeswehr no longer has integral maintenance units at Battalion level.

2.) The Pumas were apparently from the training pool which has no corporate unit "ownership" -- they were passed around.

3.) Turns out all but one of the 18 Puma AIFV that broke down during a training exercise could have been fixed by the army within 30 minutes if they had mechanics and the spare parts.

4.) Lots of petty failures -- screen breaks after accidentally being kicked; a blown fuze, screw loose on the ATGM launcher, one vehicle was perfectly fine, but the crew forgot that the auxiliary heating only works when the engine is turned on -- in one sample only two were really damaged -- they had deformed turret rings from hitting something (?)

5.) Slightly related -- about 20 years ago when the Swedish evaluated PzH 2000 and AS-90; they essentially said AS-90 was suitable for conscripts while PzH 2000 was more suitable for career soldiers due to more details to keep track of -- during the Swedish trials it seems you had to keep the floor of the PzH 2000 really clean as small gravel pebbles had a tendency to get into the moving parts there and cause issues otherwise.

[Mobhack]

Damaged turrets can happen due to quite small things. Way back in the 1970s one of the University OTC Saladins had the crew forget to travel secure the turret while going over to St Andrews, and on a downhill section of road the turret swung round and the barrel swiped and destroyed a concrete streetlamp.

Required a new 76mm gun barrel (even though it loked perfectly fine visually) and workshop inspection to check the turret race bearings ( IIRC, I was in the Territorials then as it paid much better than UOTC, but had a friend who was in the UOTC).

Interview "without coffee" for the officer cadet in charge

[DRG]

More things added. Just waiting to see if it's the 30mm or 40mm version

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced on Thursday his country would provide Ukraine with 50 CV90 vehicles and 12 Archer systems to boost Ukraine's defences against Russia’s invasion.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Looks like the 40mm m/70B as modified from the Bofors 40 mm L/70 automatic gun used primarily for AA purposes. If it's an export CV90 version from Sweden, then see the below NEXT PARA.
http://hhogman.se/combat-vehicles-1-swe.htm

"The Swedish version of the main infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is fitted with a turret from Bofors that is equipped with a 40 mm Bofors autocannon. Export versions are fitted with Hägglunds E-series turrets, armed with either a 30 mm Mk44 or a 35 mm Bushmaster autocannon."
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...o_ukraine.html

Regards,
Pat

[DRG]

OK, 40mm was my guess as that's the standard Swedish version

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

We now know which CV90 the Ukraine will get...
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...the_world.html

Regards,
Pat

[DRG]

Well that's good as it's the one I put in the OOB...

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

Well, I need a short break from the war and went looking for information concerning the AJAX which should've been in service about 8 years ago or so.

It seems "GD" around OCT 2022 had made adjustments to the AJAX to reduce the vibration and noise levels to an "acceptable" level.

I cannot not for sure say the Reliability Growth Trials have started this month as planned for AJAX.

ASSUMING they have as it currently stands from MOD, those trials WILL NOT be completed before JUN 2024 or JAN 2025. (They use the Normal Calendar year.) . The following are from NOV & DEC 26, 2022.

I'll be providing the "click on" links from the article as they appear in it.
https://www.army-technology.com/news...il%20Q1%202025.
https://www.army-technology.com/feat...ins-a-mystery/
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans...-11-30.99721.h
https://questions-statements.parliam...2-12-13/109427
https://assets.publishing.service.go...22_to_2032.pdf
(PAGE 29 IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. AS THE ARTICLE STATED THERE ARE NO SERVICE-CONNECTED DATES i.e., IOC/FOC FOR EITHER AJAX OR BOXER.)


I've been posting on this for OVER 14 years (2008) now (Indias ARJUN was ONLY 10 years by comparison.) back then it was the FRES-SV Program which was another disaster. For background purposes...
https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com...-report-04821/
https://www.army-technology.com/projects/fres/
https://www.deagel.com/news/n000006302
https://www.army-technology.com/proj...alist-vehicle/
https://www.defensedaily.com/general...international/
http://armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0131.html


That's enough damage for this OMG early morning.

I need this to happen so I know when to get to bed!?!

Well it's better than CINCLANTHOME doing that!?!

Regards,
Pat

[DRG]

The date I have in the V17 OOB is 1/125. What you see in yours was changed months ago.There's an even chance it will be later than that