[SinisterNm]

[WonderMomma]

Man, good video Sinister. That cover of "lovely" by billie eilish at the end got me.

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by SinisterNm ↗

Inspiring Vid !

Hey Putin "GO FUCK YOURSELF"

[WonderMomma]

1. A profile on a Czech foreign fighter that went to Ukraine and teamed up with a Belarusian group (Kastus Kalinouski Regiment) fighting against Russia.

"Let's dilute the super news with an interview of our fighter with the callsign Czech. He has been in the war from the very beginning and talks about his battles"


2. "Russians drank tile cleaner in now liberated Kharkiv Oblast."

[Rfneimad]

krokodil chasers

[WonderMomma]

"This is how the aggressor state RU carries out air-to-surface & surface-to-surface missile attacks on UA territory. Situation as of 10:20-11:00.
Enemy used air-,sea- & land based missiles; ballistic missiles; surface-to-air missiles; reconnaissance & attack UAVs of Shahed-136 type"

[duntez]

New US tank AbramsX is pretty sexy too.
This is more of a concept vehicle, and as such there is little information available on it, and what there is has no guarantee of seeing use on a service vehicle. But with that said, here are some of the things that GDLS are saying about the Abrams X and some of what can be inferred.
It will have reduced weight for improved mobility and transportability, delivering the same tactical range as the M1A2 Abrams but with 50% less fuel consumption. That is significant as one of the long-standing complaints about the Abrams has been its huge fuel usage.
In fact, the Abrams X seems to be dumping the famous gas turbine that has always powered the type for a new hybrid power pack. This will almost certainly combine the US Army’s new diesel Cummins Advanced Combat Engine with some form of electric drive. This would allow for the APU to be dispensed with as assumedly the battery systems on the new drive train will power the tank when the diesel engine is shut off
The Cummins ACE is an intriguing system that offers flexible layout options which means the engine can be configured with 3, 4 or 6 cylinder arrangements to deliver power ranges from 750 to 1,500 horsepower. It is also expressly designed for integration into hybrid drive systems.
The concept art also indicates the Abrams X fitted with the XM360 gun. This weighs about half the weight of the current M256 120-mm cannon and produces considerably less recoil. It is capable, according to the blurb, of firing all existing munitions for the 120mm gun, plus has scope for improved ammunition types in the future.
But it also appears that the -X will have an unmanned turret and an autoloader, having all three crew presumably located in the hull for maximum protection. This probably explains the large electro/optical viewers depicted either side of the turret, which would be necessary for the crew to maintain situational awareness.
While the idea of cutting a crewman has some downsides in terms of manpower for conducting field maintenance, in fact it is possible that the Abrams X will copy the idea from the Rheinmetall Panther that was recently demonstrated and retain the fourth crewman for using items such as reconnaissance or attack UAVs that may be integrated into the vehicle. Plus if GDLS integrate “see-through-armour” viewing technology like that being fitted to the Israeli’s new Carmel IFV, then that also prove a huge boon for combat effectiveness.
In terms of its armour layout, the concept art is hardly clear, but it also appears that the Abram X’s will be of differing design and composition than the existing service models. It also looks like an active protection system such as TROPHY will be integrated, which would be logical.
The artwork also shows what appears to be a large Remote Weapon Station fitted to the top of the turret. This appears to combine a cannon – likely 30mm, though that is a guess on my part – with a standard GPMG. Given the US Army’s history of fighting in built up areas over the last couple of decades, such a feature would prove very useful and adds the possibility of integrating counter-UAV tracking and engagement technology to help redress that issue – one that is of mounting concern.
But as said, this is all largely speculation with my trying to put together the pieces available, and the Abrams-X is, after all, a concept, and there is no guarantee that any of these vehicles will ever be built. But with armoured warfare back on the agenda because of the war in Ukraine, don’t be surprised if we see a radically new and improved model of the venerable M1 utilizing these concepts coming into service in the near future.



And another sexy piece of machinery German Leopard - 3 to compare

[WonderMomma]

"The British artillery reconnaissance radar system MAMBA ARTHUR is in service with the 15th separate artillery reconnaissance brigade"

[WonderMomma]

"# RussianArmy conducted 61 missile strikes, 32 airstrikes 92 shelling MLRS, # KyivUnderAttack # ivanofrankivsk Frankivsk, Pryluky # Lviv Konotop, # Kharkiv # Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, # Odesa. Ukrainian air defense shot down 73 targets, 46 missiles 27 drones.# StopPutinTerror"

[Faust]

How hard is it to replace the entire crew? Make it remote piloted or something.