Oh no another M113 Gavin Variant...
Pause the Abrams... We're going to have to reopen the M113 Production Lines. Sparks has won the debate. Gavin Brigade Combat Teams here we come.
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Oh no another M113 Gavin Variant...
Pause the Abrams... We're going to have to reopen the M113 Production Lines. Sparks has won the debate. Gavin Brigade Combat Teams here we come.
Carrot of Truth
War is Peace
When I saw that Abrams X I knew something about it was familiar.
Introducing the CATTB
Introducing the CATTB
BF110C4
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Jokes aside the M113 is mechanically simple and reliable, easy to fabricate and without the kind of specialized tooling that other more modern and complex vehicles need so reactivating a factory for it would be easier than doing the same for Bradleys, in particular since the aluminum is basically a commercial aviation version and therefore is immediately available at economically viable prices. And the same goes for local repair, reconstruction and adapting, even if the production lines are currently offline, there are enough spare parts, availability of M113's armor and conversion kits that keeping them in action is factible even with the current pressure Ucranian industry is suffering.
Plus everyone and their little sister have M113s from Israel to India, all of them with useful variants that would only require a reasonable amount of training to use in the field, so easier to standardize while Ucraine is receiving support from so many other countries.
Carrot of Truth
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South Korea also has their own M113 knockoffs, That simplistic design that makes mass production easy is where most modern equipment comes up short. Its not really a problem for large countries like the US, China and India but for European nations it has to be a major issue.
Lot of sexy new war machines were featured in the AUSA. The aforementioned Abrams X.
Iron Fist Active Defense System
SABRE BLADE Humvees... you know it's deadly because they spelled Saber differently. Equipped with a HORNET Air Guard Remote Weapon Station and capable of deploying SWITCHBLADE 300 and 600 Drones.
AMPV or Armored Multipurpose Vehicle meant to replace the venerable M113 Gavin.
The US already acquired 130 AMPV's and is expected to purchase almost three thousand of them in the coming years.
www.thedrive.com
And the most tasteful corporate military vehicle marketing porn... the M917A3 Heavy Duty Truck
Iron Fist Active Defense System
SABRE BLADE Humvees... you know it's deadly because they spelled Saber differently. Equipped with a HORNET Air Guard Remote Weapon Station and capable of deploying SWITCHBLADE 300 and 600 Drones.
AMPV or Armored Multipurpose Vehicle meant to replace the venerable M113 Gavin.
The US already acquired 130 AMPV's and is expected to purchase almost three thousand of them in the coming years.
U.S. Army Eyes Buying More New APCs After M113 Transfers To Ukraine
The Army has sent some 200 Cold War-era M113s to Ukraine, creating unanticipated demand for replacement Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles.
www.thedrive.com
And the most tasteful corporate military vehicle marketing porn... the M917A3 Heavy Duty Truck
Carrot of Truth
War is Peace
Sort of wonder why GD didn't just design a new hull for the "Abrams X"
Is supposed to be a in-between until a new tank is made in the future
Given that AbramsX is ten tons lighter and moves the entire crew from the turret into the hull, I imagine the hull *is* substantially redesigned. It's just that an "upgraded Abrams" is a lot easier to sell than a "new MBT".
And,when they would get railgun? next generation of american tanks supposed to get them! And i want that now,becouse it is cool!
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Sabre is British (and possible Australian, New Zealand and Canadian spelling).
And please, the M113 was NEVER known as Gavin except in Mike Sparks deranged mind.
Only by Mike sparks.
Husky lijes to joke about it
paulobrito
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Batrix2070
RON/PLC was a wonderful country.
Ironically, if we hadn't wrecked our own arms industry after 89, we wouldn't have to buy so much of it on the spur of the moment.
But no, we only take what we need to plug the holes and we can't make it ourselves. We've been run over by cooperation with the Germans to such an extent that when they recently wanted to refurbish howitzers they wanted to do it on Polish territory, on the premises of a plant that just happens to be working at full capacity for our needs, they wanted us to hand over the buildings and equipment so that they could comfortably refurbish the equipment there, and what's even better they wanted us to cover the maintenance costs.
And this is the latest thing from this "cooperation" of ours.
So we started looking for someone who is willing to sell us equipment on short notice at a reasonable price and at the same time hand over the technology so that we can produce it ourselves.
That's how we ended up in Korea.
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All of those technology transfers will be helpful to the Polish domestic arms industry in the long term as well.
That is how United germany always saw "cooperation" with Poland.Sad thing - if Tusk win,we would come back to that.
Task and Purpose came out with a new video on the Abrams X. Seems this thing might be a beneficiary of the future Combat systems. Even after it had been scrapped, apparently the technology of that program is only now reaching maturation and implantation.
Ten years after the fact, but better late than never.
Ten years after the fact, but better late than never.
Andy Ngo is being trained on Hungarian Tanks and will bring his military training and experience back to America to Fight the Anti-Fascists with Both Pen and Sword.
Their T-72 tanks could be going to Ukraine and replaced by Nazi Leopards but now they will be accompanying Andy Ngo back to Portland for a Special Mostly Peaceful Operation.
Their T-72 tanks could be going to Ukraine and replaced by Nazi Leopards but now they will be accompanying Andy Ngo back to Portland for a Special Mostly Peaceful Operation.
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That's no T-72... The anti-fascists might notice that this tank was in fact made in Germany!
