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The point I am making is about the importance of roads in context of armour deployment.
What the PRC is doing is also contingent on the LOC that they have.
Absent good and secure LOC they don't really have the ability to do much.
Similarly if we have to bring tanks by air with our assets. Then the ability of the tanks to form a sufficient mass will always be in question.
But if road connectivity existed it would be relatively easy to reinforce the forces and also generate mass for any possible offensive action if we decided to do it.
Second and a more contentious point that I will make would be of tactical flexibility for the Indian army and if we start thinking in terms of not conceding a single inch of territory due to specific local conditions. What effect will it have on the ability of the forces to conduct efficient operations.
What the PRC is doing is also contingent on the LOC that they have.
Absent good and secure LOC they don't really have the ability to do much.
Similarly if we have to bring tanks by air with our assets. Then the ability of the tanks to form a sufficient mass will always be in question.
But if road connectivity existed it would be relatively easy to reinforce the forces and also generate mass for any possible offensive action if we decided to do it.
Second and a more contentious point that I will make would be of tactical flexibility for the Indian army and if we start thinking in terms of not conceding a single inch of territory due to specific local conditions. What effect will it have on the ability of the forces to conduct efficient operations.
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You should be selected to head Armored Coros Center for such a fabulous idea.fanne wrote:I don't think we have the means to transport Arjun on the LAC, or do we? if we can, then some 100 of Arjuns in Depsang plane will conclusively and decisively close any option for China.
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If you want to blast the PLA tanks then deploy K9 chassis based Tank Destroyers.
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We can also use Reaper drones.
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Deploy damn flying tank LCH in far fewer numbers and a small number of whatever tanks to support the foot soldiers to hold on to the captured land.
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Lot of creative ideas thrown here in last couple of posts.
Even P8Is that overflew Ladakh were capable of dropping Mk54 torpedos. That thing could sink a tank by momentum alone.
Even P8Is that overflew Ladakh were capable of dropping Mk54 torpedos. That thing could sink a tank by momentum alone.
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Or use an already available solution waiting for orders - NAMICA.ramana wrote:If you want to blast the PLA tanks then deploy K9 chassis based Tank Destroyers.
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Yes, 114 Namicas will be ordered after GoI approves import of 1000 Armatas.
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eerily similar to italian design concept during 60ies Rinoceronte 60 to 70ies many countries began designing crewless turret tanks but selved mostly due to current engering and manufacturing conatraintsrai wrote:For lighter MBT go with crew-less turrets. There will be a gradual move towards unmanned fighting vehicles with few manned command ones.
DRDO FMBT/NGMBT concepts
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no need to airlift Arjuns to Ladhak we have all weather tunnels and roads now usual transportation onree nothing fancy
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Saw the report on Aurjun Mark 1A. Looks like the Army put every possible feature they could think of into GSQRs. Usually such "to moon & back" requirements are given it is expected that the supplier will fail to produce the unobtainium demanded. CVRDE has ended up producing the behemoth will all the things asked, and of course it now weighs 58 tons or whatever. Not sure we should be laughing or crying on this achievement.
The Govt has called IA's bluff by ordering 118 of them. Has IA evolved combat doctrine and tactics for fight with such a heavy BT? If not, it will be forced to do so now.
Time for RM to add Heavy/Main/Medium/Light battle tanks and Tracked Infantry Combat Vehicles in the "no import list" along with Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) which is already on the list. If we can produce Arjun Mk 1A, there is enough expertise and maturity to produce all other stuff IA needs.
The Govt has called IA's bluff by ordering 118 of them. Has IA evolved combat doctrine and tactics for fight with such a heavy BT? If not, it will be forced to do so now.
Time for RM to add Heavy/Main/Medium/Light battle tanks and Tracked Infantry Combat Vehicles in the "no import list" along with Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) which is already on the list. If we can produce Arjun Mk 1A, there is enough expertise and maturity to produce all other stuff IA needs.
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ramana wrote:If you want to blast the PLA tanks then deploy K9 chassis based Tank Destroyers.
This has been in news recently. DRDO and L&T have proposed a light tank based on the K9 chassis. this will take a long time to develop and test.
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Mk1A weighs 67 tons.Cyrano wrote:...and of course it now weighs 58 tons or whatever...
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., torpedo a tankarvin wrote:Lot of creative ideas thrown here in last couple of posts.
Even P8Is that overflew Ladakh were capable of dropping Mk54 torpedos. That thing could sink a tank by momentum alone.
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Even if enemy drops torpedos, Arjun Mark 1A will resist. The chassis is actually carved out of single block of hard monolith granite like Khajuraho temples. The torpedo will just bounce off Arjun like Gabbar & Co bounced off Sholay hill in Ramanagara.
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More than T90 or Arjun, I wish we concentrate on a improvement in the gun and sabot rounds. Despite having the capability to built both of these, we are still stuck with Mango rounds.
It doesn't require major investment to design a new gun and round. But alas.. what a sad affair.
It doesn't require major investment to design a new gun and round. But alas.. what a sad affair.
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I would rather have armoured troop carriers that would follow a mass of attack helos blasting away chinese tanks instead of having our own tanks to duke it out with their tanks ? The army chief did recently say the age of tanks is over, looking at the carnage in the Armenia-Azeri war
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Frustrating thing is that even massa is going the way of vehicle mounted long ranged anti-tank missiles for their versatility and transportability.srin wrote:Yes, 114 Namicas will be ordered after GoI approves import of 1000 Armatas.
We already have a solution in Namica!
Someone should export massa stuff to Pakistan, Namica will be ordered in double time
https://www.popularmechanics.com/milita ... k-weapons/
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I do not think problem is about flying in there. Problem is to think creatively and create a logistic chain that can be easily serviced. If Natashas serving wine are freely available, any army will have a unobtanium GSQR.Vivek K wrote:Weight - ground pressure of Arjun is less than the tin can. In the hills Arjun would be fine once flown there and beat the cr$p of the Chinese equipment.
Leh to Chusul is ~5 Hr, ~250 km drive.
Can Leh be served as a base to churn out Arjun tanks? That is take Completely Knock down Kits or Semi Knock down Kits to Leh. Set up a shop there that continuously services at least 3 armoured regiments (say ~150 tanks). That base can as well service K9 Vajras and any other combination thereof.
Point is, if CheenCans show up with their measly T-15 tin cans which can hardly put a dent in the Arjun while the tin cans can be blown literally out of water by Arjun Mk 1As, then why deploy a light tank to counter a cheeni light tank! Deploy heavy armour since you have it, instead of shopping around to do a copy of CheenCan and counter their light tank with our own imported light tanks! If the CheenCans show up with 1000s of tin cans as some ppl think, then they do become sitting ducks for the LCH Rudra. Or the Namicas. Or the Helinas. The options are there if one looks beyond Natashas.
Ability to drive a vision and execute on it is not there.Note in peace time, the Leh Base can actually offer its services for manufacturing and maintaining heavy vehicles that is loaned to the Ladakh civil govenment to keep the roads open and facilitate governance.
Added later: In my original post the 2nd para from above was incomplete.
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They also have t-99 which may (operative word may) outgun our t-90. Arjun outguns Chico’s t-99 by a mile. Two things for Arjun needs to be sorted out- weight related issue, transportation, what terrain it can fight in etc. and how much it’s engine get derated, what Is its effective speed etc.
In the current visual where Indian and Chinese tanks are but few 100 meters apart on a very tankable terrain, I would rather be in Arjun than in T-90.
In the current visual where Indian and Chinese tanks are but few 100 meters apart on a very tankable terrain, I would rather be in Arjun than in T-90.
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Atmavik wrote:ramana wrote:If you want to blast the PLA tanks then deploy K9 chassis based Tank Destroyers.
This has been in news recently. DRDO and L&T have proposed a light tank based on the K9 chassis. this will take a long time to develop and test.
Please keep track of this program periodically here.
Thanks, ramana
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<<Offensive content Edited by admin>>fanne wrote:In the current visual where Indian and Chinese tanks are but few 100 meters apart on a very tankable terrain, I would rather be in Arjun than in T-90.
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Let's face it,Arjun is simply too large to transport into Himalayan regions where there is also limited terrain for MBT action.We havf noplans to capture Tibet or Xinjiang! Our strategy is to blunt any Chin attempt to gobble up any more of our Himalayan territory, with some degree of offensive action into enemy territory as counterstrikes to keep him off balance.
A light tank is needed,spoke of this a few years ago,long before Galwan and right now on an emergency basis the Sprut is the best bet.The LT on a K-9 chassis will take a few years to develop.
Let it happen.We do need amphib . anks like erstwhile PT-76s which performed brilliantly in '71, for our amphibops in the future too. Right now the IA is best equipped to operate T-72s and T-90s.I asked a Q about A-2 production rate,when the 114 A-2s would be delivered.It's not good enough to simply develop " tech. demonstrators", the forces need combat ready milware in large nimbers.
A light tank is needed,spoke of this a few years ago,long before Galwan and right now on an emergency basis the Sprut is the best bet.The LT on a K-9 chassis will take a few years to develop.
Let it happen.We do need amphib . anks like erstwhile PT-76s which performed brilliantly in '71, for our amphibops in the future too. Right now the IA is best equipped to operate T-72s and T-90s.I asked a Q about A-2 production rate,when the 114 A-2s would be delivered.It's not good enough to simply develop " tech. demonstrators", the forces need combat ready milware in large nimbers.
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Was going to post this in the Indian Army history thread, but better suited here...
https://twitter.com/IndiaHistorypic/sta ... 37603?s=20 ---> 1964: Production of first indigenous Vijayanta tanks at Avadi, Tamil Nadu.
https://twitter.com/IndiaHistorypic/sta ... 37603?s=20 ---> 1964: Production of first indigenous Vijayanta tanks at Avadi, Tamil Nadu.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/india ... t-7193282/
Deployment of tanks at Rezing La turned the tables as per the General.
Does this mean Army think-tank has come around with their planning for future scenarios meaning there is a place for small/medium tanks portable enough for deployment in Ladakh
Will this lead to a mad rush for Russi-maal or 'Atmanirbharh'
What ever it is Army should come out with requirements and get things going
Deployment of tanks at Rezing La turned the tables as per the General.
Does this mean Army think-tank has come around with their planning for future scenarios meaning there is a place for small/medium tanks portable enough for deployment in Ladakh
Will this lead to a mad rush for Russi-maal or 'Atmanirbharh'
What ever it is Army should come out with requirements and get things going
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Whatever tank the IA chooses, we need to make sure it has a rear-view mirror. Our jernails are very good at looking back at what someone else is doing & adopting it as our doctrine.
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The army has always toyed with this. However infra and other operational necessities has meant that this was not that important. We had a squadron of t72 in Sikkim in 1987. Bloody hangar queens. It is not enough to have equipment. You have to plan how it will be used.Rsatchi wrote:https://indianexpress.com/article/india ... t-7193282/
Deployment of tanks at Rezing La turned the tables as per the General.
Does this mean Army think-tank has come around with their planning for future scenarios meaning there is a place for small/medium tanks portable enough for deployment in Ladakh
Will this lead to a mad rush for Russi-maal or 'Atmanirbharh'
What ever it is Army should come out with requirements and get things going
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Keeping in view the challenges represented by the northern front where it may not be possible for armour to be deployed due to logistical constraints. We could design a new vehicle to deal with the challenge.
What I am thinking off, is an evolutionary development from DRDO Krestal, using the vehicle as a base and incorporating lessons learnt from it.
With the following main attributes.
1) 120 mm main gun.
2) auto loader with 20 + rounds.
3) Total ammunition supply 40 + rounds.
4) Low profile unmanned turret for the main gun. Total vehicle hight under 6 ft.
5) Protection against landmines, hits from 30 mm AP, API, HE. Against 155 mm airburst.
6) Active protection system, capable of dealing with APFSD, HEAT, ATGM, & RPG.
If such a vehicle is possible to be built then the light logistical footprint for the vehicle will make it easy to deploy to the inhospitable mountain regions where it may be possible for the PRC to use armour.
What I am thinking off, is an evolutionary development from DRDO Krestal, using the vehicle as a base and incorporating lessons learnt from it.
With the following main attributes.
1) 120 mm main gun.
2) auto loader with 20 + rounds.
3) Total ammunition supply 40 + rounds.
4) Low profile unmanned turret for the main gun. Total vehicle hight under 6 ft.
5) Protection against landmines, hits from 30 mm AP, API, HE. Against 155 mm airburst.
6) Active protection system, capable of dealing with APFSD, HEAT, ATGM, & RPG.
If such a vehicle is possible to be built then the light logistical footprint for the vehicle will make it easy to deploy to the inhospitable mountain regions where it may be possible for the PRC to use armour.
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20 odd years of CI ops has created a strategic vaccumPratyush wrote:Keeping in view the challenges represented by the northern front where it may not be possible for armour to be deployed due to logistical constraints. We could design a new vehicle to deal with the challenge.
What I am thinking off, is an evolutionary development from DRDO Krestal, using the vehicle as a base and incorporating lessons learnt from it.
With the following main attributes.
1) 120 mm main gun.
2) auto loader with 20 + rounds.
3) Total ammunition supply 40 + rounds.
4) Low profile unmanned turret for the main gun. Total vehicle hight under 6 ft.
5) Protection against landmines, hits from 30 mm AP, API, HE. Against 155 mm airburst.
6) Active protection system, capable of dealing with APFSD, HEAT, ATGM, & RPG.
If such a vehicle is possible to be built then the light logistical footprint for the vehicle will make it easy to deploy to the inhospitable mountain regions where it may be possible for the PRC to use armour.
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As evidenced in a video report few pages earlier in this thread, the Avadi factory heritage structure has been preserved in a manner that would make ASI proud !Rakesh wrote: https://twitter.com/IndiaHistorypic/sta ... 37603?s=20 ---> 1964: Production of first indigenous Vijayanta tanks at Avadi, Tamil Nadu.
Hope they use the 118 MK1A order to bring production facilities, tooling, processes & methods and QC into 21st century. Else this ultra feature rich tank will be crippled by production problems.
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Sachinjiks_sachin wrote:20 odd years of CI ops has created a strategic vaccumPratyush wrote:Keeping
Part of this or most of blame should be apportioned to the Strategic thinkers/Baboos/Politicos
Insurgency was fomented and supported by the others probably for these reasons!
But we seem to have these action-reaction theme's going for few decades now with no forward planning
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True! This CI-focus, tying down of a lot of troops, obsession with Pukistan, economic hollowing out of J&K have all been a victory for Pak/China, at a minimal cost to themselves.ks_sachin wrote: 20 odd years of CI ops has created a strategic vaccum
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Indian Army deploys K-9 Vajra howitzers in Ladakh for high altitude operations, more orders possible.
The K-9 VAJRA is the indigenised version of the basic K9 Thunder from South Korea. The self-propelled guns have a range of 38 kilometres and are manufactured by Mumbai-based rm Larsen & Toubro in partnership with a South Korean firm.
As Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane inducted the last of the 100 K-9 Vajra guns ordered, three of these howitzers have been deployed for trials in high altitude mountainous area of Ladakh.
Three guns arrived in Leh yesterday and are being transported to a high altitude base to be tested if they can be used in high altitude areas against the enemy, top government sources told ANI on Thursday.
Based on the performance of the guns, the Indian Army would consider placing orders for two to three additional regiments of the self-propelled howitzers for mountain operations, sources said.
The Army chief has been monitoring the induction and operations of the howitzers produced in the Larsen and Toubro facility in Hazira near Surat in Gujarat.
The Indian Army placed orders for 100 of these guns from a South Korean firm and has been inducting them for the last two years in different regiments of the force. The K-9 VAJRA is the indigenised version of the basic K9 Thunder from South Korea. The self-propelled guns have a range of 38 kilometres and are manufactured by Mumbai-based firm Larsen & Toubro in partnership with a South Korean firm.
The Indian Army had not inducted any new heavy artillery since 1986 after the Bofors scandal rocked the nation.
With the induction of the K9 Vajras, Dhanush and M777 ultra-light Howitzers, the army is obtaining new inductions in its inventory. The next made in India howitzer is likely to be inducted in large numbers would be the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) system.
The K-9 VAJRA is the indigenised version of the basic K9 Thunder from South Korea. The self-propelled guns have a range of 38 kilometres and are manufactured by Mumbai-based rm Larsen & Toubro in partnership with a South Korean firm.
As Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane inducted the last of the 100 K-9 Vajra guns ordered, three of these howitzers have been deployed for trials in high altitude mountainous area of Ladakh.
Three guns arrived in Leh yesterday and are being transported to a high altitude base to be tested if they can be used in high altitude areas against the enemy, top government sources told ANI on Thursday.
Based on the performance of the guns, the Indian Army would consider placing orders for two to three additional regiments of the self-propelled howitzers for mountain operations, sources said.
The Army chief has been monitoring the induction and operations of the howitzers produced in the Larsen and Toubro facility in Hazira near Surat in Gujarat.
The Indian Army placed orders for 100 of these guns from a South Korean firm and has been inducting them for the last two years in different regiments of the force. The K-9 VAJRA is the indigenised version of the basic K9 Thunder from South Korea. The self-propelled guns have a range of 38 kilometres and are manufactured by Mumbai-based firm Larsen & Toubro in partnership with a South Korean firm.
The Indian Army had not inducted any new heavy artillery since 1986 after the Bofors scandal rocked the nation.
With the induction of the K9 Vajras, Dhanush and M777 ultra-light Howitzers, the army is obtaining new inductions in its inventory. The next made in India howitzer is likely to be inducted in large numbers would be the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) system.
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ASICyrano wrote: As evidenced in a video report few pages earlier in this thread, the Avadi factory heritage structure has been preserved in a manner that would make ASI proud !
That is a good one.
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apart from crewless turret and active protection Arjun has all the properties and what is the weight?Pratyush wrote:Keeping in view the challenges represented by the northern front where it may not be possible for armour to be deployed due to logistical constraints. We could design a new vehicle to deal with the challenge.
What I am thinking off, is an evolutionary development from DRDO Krestal, using the vehicle as a base and incorporating lessons learnt from it.
With the following main attributes.
1) 120 mm main gun.
2) auto loader with 20 + rounds.
3) Total ammunition supply 40 + rounds.
4) Low profile unmanned turret for the main gun. Total vehicle hight under 6 ft.
5) Protection against landmines, hits from 30 mm AP, API, HE. Against 155 mm airburst.
6) Active protection system, capable of dealing with APFSD, HEAT, ATGM, & RPG.
If such a vehicle is possible to be built then the light logistical footprint for the vehicle will make it easy to deploy to the inhospitable mountain regions where it may be possible for the PRC to use armour.
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People are claiming that K9 Vajra can be converted in to a light tank just by replacing 155mm gun with something smaller. Unfortunately, things are not so simple.
Weights:
K9: 50t
T-90 medium tank: 46-48t
T-15 light tank: 33-36t
Company says a smaller gun will decrease weight by 10t. Then it'll need autoloader, targeting system and reasonable armour which will increase weight by 6-10t. If they demand same features that Arjun has, then it'll be 55t+. In no case it's going to go below 40t. Light tank should be around 32-35t. So K9 chassis as a light tank is wishful thinking at the moment. A 105 or 120mm gun on Kestrel like US Stryker or Chinese ZBL is a much better, cheaper and faster option. If I have my way, then DRDO should go for a smaller 3 crewed Arjun with autoloader & 105mm gun
Weights:
K9: 50t
T-90 medium tank: 46-48t
T-15 light tank: 33-36t
Company says a smaller gun will decrease weight by 10t. Then it'll need autoloader, targeting system and reasonable armour which will increase weight by 6-10t. If they demand same features that Arjun has, then it'll be 55t+. In no case it's going to go below 40t. Light tank should be around 32-35t. So K9 chassis as a light tank is wishful thinking at the moment. A 105 or 120mm gun on Kestrel like US Stryker or Chinese ZBL is a much better, cheaper and faster option. If I have my way, then DRDO should go for a smaller 3 crewed Arjun with autoloader & 105mm gun
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Niran,
The objective weight should be under 25 tons.
The objective weight should be under 25 tons.
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why do people say auto loaders will be lighter? how much a human loader weighs fully uniformed? no more than 80kg(including un passed urine and feces) auto loaders comes in 3 varieties mainly
1. ruski and Swedish type where relaoding starts after a round is discharged and gunner flips reload switch/lever
the lightest system till date was in Swedish STRV it weighed 170kg and best reload time was 40 seconds.
2. french variety with clip system similar to pistal and rifle clips lightest was in AMX 105 6round clip weighed at 210kg although shell loading interval was 10 seconds clip relaod was atrocious 2 to 3 minutes
3. revolver kind first developed by wyetalians here loading started as soon as empty chamber rotated away from breech average relaod time 10 seconds weighed a massive 250kg plus.
few points
1. human loader is quicker average 4 seconds for a normal trained loader
2. human weight is more than 2 times lighter than lightest auto loader.
3. auto loaders are mechanical system and all mechanical system will fail then manula reloading will take an awful long time it would be better to just leave the tank and run away to safety.
human loader if incapacitated then other healthy crew member can take over (usually gunner) fire rate remains 7naffected.
above 3 reasons and some more like inability to change round type inbetween reload IMVHO auto sucks
always remember the one pumping in most lead will win
1. ruski and Swedish type where relaoding starts after a round is discharged and gunner flips reload switch/lever
the lightest system till date was in Swedish STRV it weighed 170kg and best reload time was 40 seconds.
2. french variety with clip system similar to pistal and rifle clips lightest was in AMX 105 6round clip weighed at 210kg although shell loading interval was 10 seconds clip relaod was atrocious 2 to 3 minutes
3. revolver kind first developed by wyetalians here loading started as soon as empty chamber rotated away from breech average relaod time 10 seconds weighed a massive 250kg plus.
few points
1. human loader is quicker average 4 seconds for a normal trained loader
2. human weight is more than 2 times lighter than lightest auto loader.
3. auto loaders are mechanical system and all mechanical system will fail then manula reloading will take an awful long time it would be better to just leave the tank and run away to safety.
human loader if incapacitated then other healthy crew member can take over (usually gunner) fire rate remains 7naffected.
above 3 reasons and some more like inability to change round type inbetween reload IMVHO auto sucks
always remember the one pumping in most lead will win
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saar ability to withstand 155 airburst alone will need 50 to 60 tons of all round Armor.including of at least 200mm top side armour.Pratyush wrote:Niran,
The objective weight should be under 25 tons.
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4 man crew usually needs more space than 3 crew + autoloader. Willing to be corrected if wrong.