The AbramsX is equipped with the parallel hybrid electric Powerpack, which is consist of Cummins Advanced Combat Engine (ACE) & SAPA Advanced Combat Transmission(ACT)
ACE have better⛽️efficiency than old type of engines, and it's a smaller engine overall, and generates more power
ACT is a family of high power density transmissions.
This new transmission design removes or replaces the most inefficient elements of a conventional transmission with highly efficient gears, improving transmission efficiency in even the worst situations to over 90%.
New gun for the AbramsX
In comparison with the M256, XM360 has same caliber and length (without muzzle brake) but it is almost half of M256 weight and have lower recoil.
Detailed comparison of XM360 with M256
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Can this be a type of Trophy APS radar and optical sensor?
There are clearly visible the LWR, Trophy radar with optic and folded launcher.
The weight of the AbramsX is 54 short tons (49 metric tons).
Weight reduced due to the new hybrid engine, lighter tracks, reduced fuel consumption and XM360 gun (which is 1.85 T lighter than M256), also reduced the turret internal volume.
Ultra-rugged, lightweight, and ultra-high-res. The MD9016 multi-function display unit offers outstanding real-time high-definition driver vision across a wide range of combat vehicle platforms.
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The 1st documented use of the M712 Copperhead 155mm shell by the ZSU.
- Unit - SOF
- Location - Kursk
- Target - communication tower (between the Pravda and Martinivka settlements)
- Aiming device - a Leonardo's Type 163 LTD.
- Distance to the target 2256 meter.
- Gun - M777. 1/
- The 1st round - direct hit to the target (most antennas were damaged or destroyed)
- The 2nd round - direct hit, the tower was partially leaning
- The 3rd round - missed its target, reason - seeker's malfunction
The M712 is a ShCh round, so it was unable to destroy the tower 2/
The M777 crew had only three M712 rounds, so after that SOF group returned back.
Conclusion:
- The Type 163 LTD must illuminate the target straight or from down to up, from up to down designation don't recommend - target can reflect laser beam and affect the round seeker 3/
According to our various sources, France will supply between twelve and twenty Mirage 2000-5Fs to war-torn Ukraine next year. The Minister of the Armed Forces has targeted the first quarter, i.e. between January 1 and March 30, 2025. 1/
By then, the French teams must ensure the operational transformation of pilots and the advanced training of mechanics and gunsmiths. It is currently unknown whether one or more Mirage 2000B two-seaters will be integrated into the batch of aircraft supplied. 2/
On the other hand, what is certain is that from pure fighters specialized in air policing within the Air and Space Force, the Mirage 2000-5Fs will become multi-role combat aircraft in the ranks of the Povitryani Syly Zbroynykh Syl Ukrayiny. 3/
K3 - South Korean Next Generation MBY.
K3 has traditional layout - a driver's compartment at the front, aturret in the center, and a rear-mounted powertrain.
Tank have 3 crew members - driver, commander, and gunner, all housed in an armored capsule located in front of the hull 1/
The unmanned turret is armed with a 130mm smoothbore cannon, capable of engaging targets up to 5km away. The tank is also equipped with multi-purpose ATGMs with a range of 8 km, including advanced modes for NLOS and BLOS engagements. 2/
In the "crew compartment" there is no division of seats by functions. You can control the tank, control the main gun and sights, wherever you are. 3/
The russian Army radio communication issue.
russian Army in AFVs uses three basic types of the radios:
- R-123 (Frequency range 27 - 51 MHz)
- R-173 (Frequency range 30 - 75,999 MHz)
- R-168 (Frequency range 30 - 107,975 MHz)
The first two can connected with the R-124 or R-174 tank internal phone. The third one is uses the R-184 AVSK (Аппаратура внутренней связи и коммутации - АВСК)
All these radios can't provide the good communication, first two are very old. The third one is the newest what the russian army has. It is digital and also has Frequency Hopping (FH) and this is the biggest problem of this radio - he can't use the FH to connected with the other old types of the russian army radios, for them it using open frequency, so it's the same shit with the old ones. In case the using the FH, it's also shit - is able to jump frequencies up to 100 hops per second. It's easily intercepted and jammed.
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For the last two years, the Russian army and volunteers have been trying to solve the problem with radio communications.
The army chose the R-187 Azart-BV radio (Frequency range 27 - 220 MHz; 220 - 520 MHz). As you can see on the image they trying to adapt these radio to the tank via these metallic construction and connection adapters for the headphones and antenna, but it's quite ineffective and army didn't get any result yet (radios aren't in service, or they are in very small numbers).
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The volunteers have choose the Chinese way. They have created the "Sotnik" and "Poltinnik" radios.
Actually these radios are the civilian Lira DM-1000, that is installed inside the metallic boxes and equipped with the adapters for the headphones and antennas and the tank power system.
P. S. the Lira DM-1000 is the Chinese Belfone BF-TM8500 (Frequency range 136-174 MHz; 350-390/400-480/450-520 MHz)
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