Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Aviation Porn. F-15E high G turn...
Note. The F-15 Squadron at Djibouti is about to get into action in the 3rd installment of my little military fiction story later today. Saw this pic and had to put it up. Those boys and girls are about to give and get some! Come back later today to read about the latest in a small fight that's turning big!
Canadian Army India Company, Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia @ Exercise SABER STRIKE 2018 (Pics)
Note: The Canadian Army has been rather clever in their upgrade path with the LAV III. Almost cheeky! They snuck in the LAV 6.0 which has the same form factor as their previous steed but with a bigger payload capability. In essence they're riding around in upgraded Strikers without having to push mods on existing vehicles and got new ones that are not only better but have a much clearer upgrade path. They can plug and play a new turret with bigger gun on the LAV 6.0 without trouble. In short? They're one of the better motorized infantry forces in NATO.
Monday, June 18, 2018
Armor Porn. New Turret from Way Industries...
via Janes.
Slovakia’s Way Industries has privately developed and tested a new one-person turret called OMT designed for new build tracked or wheeled armoured fighting vehicles or back-fitted to existing vehicles for increased firepower.
The OMT turret is constructed from all-welded steel armour with appliqué passive armour providing protection to STANAG 4569 Level 3, but a higher level of ballistic protection can be fitted if desired.
It weighs 1,750 kg without the gunner and ammunition.
Armament comprises a fully stabilised Russian 30 mm 2A42 dual-feed cannon with 250 rounds of ready-use ammunition. It is also armed with a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun with 1,200 rounds of ready-use ammunition.
A two-cell launcher containing the Russian Konkurs anti-tank guided weapon is mounted externally on the left side of the turret and moves in elevation with the main gun.
The missiles have a maximum range of 4,000 m and with the latest models equipped with a tandem high-explosive anti-tank warhead to penetrate armour protected by explosive reactive armour.
Banks of 902 V 81 mm electrically-operated grenade launchers can be fitted in several configurations, including a pod of six mounted on the turret, on the roof, or on either side of the turret. Other grenade types could be fitted such as the widely-deployed Wegmann 76 mm system.
Turret traverse is all-electric through 360° at a rate of up to 32°/s and all-electric elevation is from -10° to +50° at a rate of up to 33°/s.
A stabilised sighting system holds the daylight camera, thermal imager, and laser rangefinder plus the missile optics, while a computerised fire-control system is fitted to improve firing accuracy.
The British Royal Navy's six Type 45 £1 billion destroyers barely ever leave their docks
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| Source : www.dailymail.co.uk The British Royal Navy's six Type 45 £1 billion destroyers barely ever leave their docks HMS Dauntless and HMS Defender, spent no time at sea during 2017 despite it being 'year of the navy' The Type 45 destroyers all have engines fitted in 2008 that cut out in warm seas In December Britain didn't have a single ship on overseas operations anywhere Britain's six Type 45 destroyers, described as the backbone of the Royal Navy, spent 80 per cent of last year in dock. The ships, costing £1billion each, need a multi-million pound refit after repeatedly breaking down in the Persian Gulf. But the work is not due to start until 2020. Two of the cutting-edge warships, HMS Dauntless and HMS Defender, did not go to sea at all during 2017 – which had been hailed by officials and ministers as 'the year of the Navy'. All six warships, which entered service from 2008, were made with an engine system which cuts out in warm seas, leaving sailors stranded for hours in total darkness. This led to fears that these key vessels – designed to shield the rest of the fleet from air or missile attacks – had become 'sitting ducks'. HMS Dragon spent 309 days in Portsmouth last year, followed by HMS Daring with 232 days and HMS Diamond with 203. HMS Duncan spent the most time at sea, but was still in dock for 197 days. From January to March this year, HMS Daring, HMS Dauntless and HMS Defender have not left port. Shockingly, engine-makers Rolls-Royce claim the Ministry of Defence did not tell them the 8,000-ton vessels would spend long periods in warm waters so they were not designed to operate in the heat. The absence of any of the Navy's 19 frigates and destroyers overseas was described as a 'strategic embarrassment for the country'. |
Sunday, June 17, 2018
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