Armored Personnel Carriers & Infantry Fighting Vehicles

[Lubov]

Short video about VPK-3927 "Volk". The only nice car among shitloads of crap that have recently been produced in Russia.

 

[Damian]

M2A3 IFV's in South Korea, I wonder if they have BRAT ERA kit's in storage there, would be usefull, especially considering North Koreans having a lot of RPG's, SPG's and such sort of weaponary over there.

 

[cobra commando]

Dare to Compare --- M1126 Stryker ICV versus BTR-60PB! - YouTube

 

[pmaitra]

Remotely controlled weapon module armed with anti tank missiles, anti air missiles and gatling system machine gun.

All designed in Poland.

This is a coincidence. The other day I was thinking of a Gatling type system on a remote controlled turret. Does Poland have manufacturing facilities for the YakB-12.7 mm gun?

 

[Damian]

This is a coincidence. The other day I was thinking of a Gatling type system on a remote controlled turret. Does Poland have manufacturing facilities for the YakB-12.7 mm gun?

No, we do not manufacture YakB as far as I know, however we have our own project of 12,7mm gatling system gun.

 

[Damian]

Dare to Compare --- M1126 Stryker ICV versus BTR-60PB! - YouTube

I strongly recommend to avoid these videos, they are created by person ill on mind, and in love with M113, his real name is Mike Sparks, in community of AFV enthusiasts known as "Sparky" among many of his alter ego's and pseudonims.

 

[Damian]

@pmaitra

Here somnething about our 12,7mm gatling gun among other things.

40-lecie OBRSM Tarnów - Altair Agencja Lotnicza
Wielolufowy, lotniczy wkm z OBR SM - Altair Agencja Lotnicza

 

[Damian]

Source MP.net.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

I strongly recommend to avoid these videos, they are created by person ill on mind, and in love with M113, his real name is Mike Sparks, in community of AFV enthusiasts known as "Sparky" among many of his alter ego's and pseudonims.

Avoid this site:

U.S. Army employs light tanks but doesn't admit it

 

[Damian]

Yeah, the airmobile "Sparky"!

 

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

South African Ratel 90

with 30mm cannon

90mm Gun

minus the body or upper structure of the vehicle the chassis design is similar to Ashok Leyland FAT 6x6 artillery tractor

the ratel 90 has 20mm amour i think with our desi renforced Chassy and a good engine with 35mm amour will be a decent IFV

 

[cobra commando]

BAE Systems & Iveco -
SuperAV 8X8 Marine
Personnel Carrier (MPC)
Coastal Testing


BAE Systems & Iveco - SuperAV 8X8 Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC) Coastal Testing [720p] - YouTube

 

[W.G.Ewald]

@pmaitra

Here somnething about our 12,7mm gatling gun among other things.

40-lecie OBRSM Tarnów - Altair Agencja Lotnicza
Wielolufowy, lotniczy wkm z OBR SM - Altair Agencja Lotnicza

 

[militarysta]

I don't remeber if I had posted here those photots.

Polish wheel infanty fighting vechicle "Rosomak" (based on patria AMV hull and Hitfist-30P turret), more then 90% parts of the IFV produce now in Poland:

Afgan version:

version whit RPG-net (circa 70% efectivenss against typical RPG-7 ganades)

Turret during production in factory:

 

[militarysta]

Afgan Rosomak after friendly-fire from 30mm:

(visible exit hole)
What is suprising - nobody died and nobody whas heavy wounded.

And made in Israel frontal armour module, and it's capability to windstand typical afgan RPG-7 granade and after that sevral 14,5mm shoots (!)

mock-up prototype:

now it's looks mucht better

And what is very important on modern abttielfield:
Multispectral cover "Berberys":

 

[militarysta]

Rosomak with ppk Spike

Spike control pannel inside turret.

 

[Saumyasupraik]

MOWAG TROJAN


Prototypes made for the SPz 2000 (IFV 2000) programe. Other contenders include the CV9030CH (upgraded CV9030), Warrior 2000 (improved Warrior with 30 mm MK44) and the Marder M12 (Marder 1A3 with MK 30-2). The CV9030CH won.

Hello Methos, could post a few pics of the elusive MOWAG Mistral if available.Also could you please ID this light tank next to the Pz 87-140.

 

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

Temsah (Crocodile) heavy armored personnel carrier

Variants

1- SWARM (Stabilized Weapon And Reconnaissance Mounting) overhead weapon station, fitted with 20-mm cannon, coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun

2- SWARM (Stabilized Weapon And Reconnaissance Mounting) overhead weapon station, fitted with 20-mm cannon, coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun and four Denel Ingwe anti-tank missiles

3- Mortar carrier, armed with 120-mm mortar.

 

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

The Temsah (Crocodile) heavy armored personnel carrier is a conversion of the Centurion main battle tanks. Temsah was developed by Jordanian King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) cooperating with South African and British companies. Vehicle was revealed in 2001.

The Centurion MBT has a rear power pack arrangement, what became an issue for the designers in attempt to make troop compartment in the rear part of the vehicle. Designers of the Temsah found a simple solution and swapped front end of the vehicle with the rear, so the vehicle is driving backwards comparing with the original Centurion. Thus the spacious front space of the Centurion was converted to the troop compartment.

The Temsah heavy armored personnel carrier has a low-profile welded hull with a significant inclination angles. Hull sides are covered with massive side skirts. It is claimed that frontal arc provides protection against 120-mm ammunition. Additional passive or explosive reactive armor packages might be fitted.

Prototype of the Temsah was armed with a French GIAT M621 20-mm cannon, however production models should have a British stabilized cannon of the same caliber. Additional armament consists of a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun. It is claimed that production models of the Temsah will have an anti-tank guided missile launcher.

The Temsah heavy APC has a crew of two and provides accommodation for ten troops. Troops enter and leave the vehicle via a rear ramp or five roof hatches. No firing ports are provided.


Crew: 2 men
Personnel: 10 men

Dimensions and weight:

Weight ~ 35 t
Length ~ 7.8 m
Width 3.4 m
Height ~ 2 m

Armament

Main gun 20-mm cannon
Machine guns 1 x 7.62-mm
four Denel Ingwe anti-tank missiles

81-mm mortar

Mobility

Engine AVDS-1790-V12
Engine power 750 hp
Maximum road speed ~ 50 km/h
Vertical step 0.9 m
Trench 3.35 m
Fording 1.45 m

 

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

The Jordanian Army upgraded its existing British Centurion Medium Battle Tanks to the Tariq during the 1980's. Jordan went on to receive the Khalid Shir, which was an upgraded Chieftain Main Battle Tank in 1979. As the Challenger 2 entered service in the British Army in the 1990's, Jordan purchased its former Challenger 1's under the designation Al Hussein.

As well as their M60A3's, the Jordanian Army has been upgrading them, making the Tariq obsolete. Most nations simply scrap surplus tanks, however there has been a recent trend, the Israelis being the first, to convert these surplus tank hulls, which offer greater armoured protection than purpose built APC's & IFV's into heavy personnel carriers.

The Jordanians are no exception to this rule and have been converting their Tariq's in to the Temsah Heavy Personnel Carrier.

The centurions engine, like 90% of tanks is located at the rear. On APC's/IFV's, the door for the embarked troops to exit is also at the rear, which left the Jordanians with a conundrum. So they flipped the vehicle around so that the rear of the vehicle with the engine was now the new front and the old front is now the rear with a door for the troops to exit from. They then built a higher roof for the superstructure which replaced the turret and where the troops are situated.

The Temsah heavy APC has a crew of two and provides accommodation for ten troops. Troops enter and leave the vehicle via a rear ramp or five roof hatches. No firing ports are provided