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Nandai

Paul, havent Sweden developed a 120mm HE round for the new Leopard 2 tanks, I think I have read something about such a round in swedish army magazines. Would such a round be as good as a HESH round against a bunker, or some other fortified target.

Nandai

Paul, could you, without using to much math and technical terms explain the advantages and disadvantages of using a smoothbore gun versus a rifled gun. As most western countries, as well as the Soviets/Russians have gone for a smoothbore gun, there have to be some clear advantage is using them.

Nandai

Do we for a fact know that the Arjun is based on the Leopard 2, or is it just assumed as they look similar.

Nandai

1 more pic of the Al-Khalid, I havent seen this 1 before. <A HREF="http://host7.hrwebservices.net/~pakdef/forums/attachment.php?s=be918a26537288fb90426052b54960a8&postid=11313" TARGET=_blank>http://host7.hrwebservices.net/~pakdef/forums/attachment.php?s=be918a26537288fb90426052b549...

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Hegde, do you mean the 2 squares on the side of the turrets, those are ERA tiles, them other things which look like they are stuck to the side of the turret are smokegrenade launchers.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

Nandai

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vishak_kn: I remember reading in Janes about a variant of Hellfire either being developed or already developed, which uses GPS for guidance. This means 'fire & forget' capability!...

Nandai

Sumair, why did you go and bring in a technology demonstrator into your reasoning, thats all the S-37 is, and will continue to be.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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Prakash, what do you mean with "every nation has kinds of tanks"? Do you mean that they have two diffirent kinds of tanks or two or more generations of the same tank. And the Ukrainians still need russian parts for their tanks, like guns for example, atleast the last time I checked.-...

Nandai

They do a funny comparison about the size of a miniature Avatar - <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>A miniature Avatar, which is also being conceived, would be hardly bigger than a MiG-25 or an F-16. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>The thing is that these to f...

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David, Bagha, have you checked the archives for all the posts about deploying naval flankers onboard the Gorshkov, they are too big, they cannot be deployed onboard.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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The Mig-29Ks should have have the same capabilities as their bigger brothers the Su-33, except maybe for carrying the biggest russian ASMs.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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Probably not, as the ship will need as much space as possible for the aircraft´.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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Well, the fact is that the Gorshkov cannot carry any Su-30s, well, it can carry them, but cant get them into the hangars. The elevators cannot carry the Su-30, they are too heavy.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

Nandai

John, take a look at this, this is what the "MAV" project is all about. <A HREF="http://www.mowag.com/En/DiverseEn/PresseEn/Press_USArmy%20PIR%20III.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.mowag.com/En/DiverseEn/PresseEn/Press_USArmy%20PIR%20III.htm</A> ------------------ Nandai<...

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John, that FAS info havent been updated for almost 1 year, things have happened since then, the US army have decided which vehicle to go for, the LAV-III, and what configurations they will adopt, and as I posted earlier, the MGS will use its 105mm gun for infantry support, while AT missions will be ...

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John, the MAV, if you are reffering to the new LAV-III that are going to be used by the US army, where one of the types will feature a 105mm high pressure gun in a unmanned turret, those vehicles are NOT intended to take out tanks, but are to be used as infantry support. Although they can kil...

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Div, I remember hearing about that too, I think it was because the americans doesnt wanna pay for the Merkavas anymore, as they dont contain that much american goddies, but I think Clinton was still in charge when that news came out, now with Bush in office I think the israelis will get the money th...

Nandai

Does the IA use TOWs?------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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But what does the US army plan to use their light tanks for, to fight real MBTs, I dont think so, they are probably going to be used for low intensity conflicts, and as support units to light forces until the heavier units arrive, with the heavy M1A2s. I think light tanks is out of the question,...

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Did MTU deliver any engines at all for the Arjun, to be used for prototypes and such? If that is the case, couldnt the engine be reverse-engineered and then manufactured in India, sure it wouldnt be all that legal, and the germans might get p*ss*d, but atleast the Arjun will have a good engine.--...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by shailesh.garg: Bofors makes 155mm ammunition in Pakistan. Does that impact Pakistan's security. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Have you got any source to back this claim of yours?---------...

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Raj, Giat havent sold any Leclercs to Qatar, they have been tried, but no contract have been signed, the Leclerc have only been exported to Abu Dhabi which have ordered 436 tanks, but there seems to be some problem in the recent tanks being delivered.For info on Tatra trucks, go to <A HREF="...

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Isnt Arjuns gun based on a french gun?The Challenger 2 uses manual loading, and will probably continue to do so. For the Arjun mk.II I would change the rifled gun to a smoothbore gun.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

Nandai

Just a few simple little questions. What sort of tanktransports will the Arjun require? Does the tanktransport that are currently in service be able to handle the Arjun which is in the 60ton category, quite alot heavier than anything else in IA:s service. What sort of tanktransports does the ...

Nandai

The Swedish Leopard2S are powered by the standard Leopard2 engine, a 1500hp piece. I think the only tanks that have entered service with the "Europack engine(1500hp)" are the LeClercs in Abu Dhabi service. Here is a trivia fact for you, the MTU engine first intended for the Arjun is the...

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I read an article about MTU yesterday, and according to that article the Arjun uses the MB838 rated at 1030kW. The Ariete is powered by a Fiat engine developing 937kW. Could anyone briefly tell me what the problem with the engine is, is it the price, its performance or that it is german. C...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Esmile Merchant: LCA very closely resembles Draken. It is all the more pronounced if you look at the picture posted by Shaji. Any comments?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Are you talking about SA...

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Then Saurabh I hope you know better.

------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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Punnam, i think they mean that it might take 32 years from the time of conception to the time the fighter enters service.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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No, it hasnt flown yet.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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Okey, our guess was off by 500Kgs, but thats pretty good anyway, here is a link to a page where it says that the AL-31F has a thrust of 12500Kgs. <A HREF="http://www.armscontrol.ru/atmtc/Arms_systems/Avia/Russia/Sukhoi_Aircraft.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.armscontrol.ru/atmtc/Arms_sy...

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Ohh, bummer!Here is a link to the article at MilParade. <A HREF="http://www.milparade.com/2000/42/05_06.shtml" TARGET=_blank>http://www.milparade.com/2000/42/05_06.shtml</A> ------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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The russians have developed a new anti-torpedo system, known as the Udav-1 M jet system, there is suppose to be an article about in the last issue of Military Parade this year.Text of report in English by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 29 December: Russia has designed an Udav-1 M jet s...

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The GE F404-402 is 4030mm long, weighs 1035Kgs and has a BPR of 0.27.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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Rama, does that mean that the Kaveri might have similar dimensions to that of the M-88? Cause I got those if anybody needs them.Dimensions of the Snecma M88-2, 820mm x 3540mm.About the AL-31s airflow, the performance in the other parameters seem to be just above those of the GE F110-129/132, a...

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Arun, I got the stats for the AL-31, not the Kaveri though. Im not a techie, so I will just give you the figures in the latest MilTech, hope they will do http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ubb/smile.gif Thrust, dry - 83.4 kNThrust, a.b. - 142.2 kNThrust-to-weight ratio, dry/a.b. - 5.1/8.7Mass...

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Guru, which parts of the Gripen are, as you say, "off-the-shelf", most of the systems used were developed from scrath, as far as I know anyway, and also, in what way are the Eurofighter and the Rafale more complex, other than that they use 2 engines.------------------ NandaiSince ...

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Another page about torpedoes, the swedish ones. <A HREF="http://www.bofors.se/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.bofors.se/</A> ------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

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Prahri, nice Haiku, those japanese sure knows how to put it, simple, yet elegant.------------------ NandaiSince time began, the dead alone know peace. Life is like melting snow.

Nandai

We are just admiring the facts brought into the light by Paul. I have a question for him, might not be the easiest question in the world to answer, but hey, thats what he is here for. Which is the best tank in the world, regarding armour, firepower, manouverability and overall survivability, i...

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