the A3 program is on the go??
some say gas drinker turbine engine will be replaced with a conventional diesel but now oil is cheap


not a priority

thought the A3 was gonna be a hybrid like some homo prius?price of oil not important to military,the fleet of tankers needed to keep these things moving are

crew comfort is like number 28 on the list of priorities,just below brasso supply audit

Imagine you live in a country that is about negative 20 degree centigrade. air con is the last thing u need.

even cars in US/europe cars dun have air conditioner

wut?

from a gas drinker to hybrids?

Just asking Vietnamese about their crampy and hot cabin of their T-55/54 fleets.

Basic model of M113 is too doesn't have Air Con

malaysia and Indo Su-30 have aircond or not ?

Russia tank factory Uralvagonzavod

new tank design look into APS

This post has been edited by thpace: Feb 19 2015, 02:15 AM

Yes our pt-91m have aircon inside, just not a really strong one as the coolest it can get is 26-27c

The only thing I worry about the tank is co2 ventilation system, after firings main/mg guns the inside reported to have unsafe levels of co2 accumulation

This post has been edited by KYPMbangi: Feb 19 2015, 04:22 AM

lol kesian that rc tank..

So, potentially can be installed on 18 ships, if the test is successful

At least can see how russia autoloader work and the spent shell ejectors

Plus, now russian tanks look quite clean inside and outsides

But k2 is still my favorite tanks

Russian manufacturers sukhoi & mikoyan already have the compatibility pack ready. Old mig21 also already have such mods in late 70's that it could carry r550 magic missiles. You don't have to customise anything, when you place order, they will offer you for which package and additional add on std.

Iranian F-14, F-4E, F-5E are now carrying chinese and russian armaments, no problem. Engines probably russians too.

Irbis E is more expensive and heavier, only suitable for larger fighter such as su35 and t50.

Correction on mig35, it uses AESA radar. Fyi, Russian AESA radar was developed out of russian research on us stealth aircrafts over serbia too. What makes you think the Russians failed to design good radar? French never had BVR kills but Russians do mostly from SAMs shooting down F16c, f15e, f/a-18c, f117, mirage 2000 in 90's.

Mig35 vs rafale, the r77 or r27ae would probably splash rafale.

Tank manufacturers aren't air cond specialist and they don't have specific AC vendor. They'll tell you to buy from Denso. US & Nato tanks operating in us desert, iraq and afghanistan all have fitted aircond fitted by outside vendors. Cheaper this way, don't have to worry about getting 2nd markup by manufacturer.

This T90 has separate crew compartment and ammo storage like western tanks? If not, this upgraded T90 is not a good tank. T90 is just remake t72b with cramped interior and deadly autoloader known of ripping off tank crew's hand. No thanks.

Russia should come up with new mbt. T90 is no match against insurgents rpg29 and IED. M1a2sep, challenger2, leopard 2a6, leclerc would destroy t90 easily.

Indonesian Army just receive two new tugboats and two Landing Craft utility



KASAD TERIMA 2 KAPAL LCU DAN 2 TUG BOAT HASIL KARYA ANAK BANGSA


Kepala Staf TNI Angkatan Darat Jenderal TNI Gatot Nurmantyo menerima penyerahan alutsista baru berupa dua buah Kapal pendarat serbaguna 1000 Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) yaitu KM ADRI XLVIII dan ADRI XLIX, dan dua buah Tug Boat yaitu AD1 dan AD2, serta suku cadang dari PT. Putrindo Adiyasa Perkasa di Galangan II PT. Dok Kodja Bahari Tanjung Priok, Rabu (18/2).

Usai penyerahan dan penandatangan naskah serah terima kapal, maka kapal-kapal serta suku cadang yang merupakan pengadaan dari Kementerian Pertahanan RI ini, resmi diserahkan kepada TNI AD untuk memperkuat Direktorat Perbekalan dan Angkutan Angkatan Darat (Ditbekangad) sebagai kekuatan alat angkut air di jajaran TNI AD.

Dalam sambutannya, Kasad menyatakan bahwa kapal-kapal ini merupakan hasil karya dan kerjasama anak negeri yaitu personel Ditbekangad dengan para tenaga ahli dan pelaksana pembangunan dari PT. Putrindo Adiyasa Perkasa, PT. Tesco Indomaritim, PT. Dok Kodja Bahari dan PT Pindad. Penyerahan kapal ini juga menjadi bukti dukungan dan komitmen TNI AD dalam mendukung industri nasional dalam pengadaan berbagai peralatan pertahanan dan alutsista.

Dikatakan Kasad bahwa kebutuhan kapal sebagai alat angkut air sangatlah krusial dalam pelaksanaan tugas TNI AD, baik untuk sarana transportasi/mobilisasi (pergeseran pasukan) maupun sebagai sarana untuk mengangkut logistik ke seluruh pelosok tanah air. Hal ini mengingat kondisi geografis Indonesia yang merupakan negara kepulauan yang dikelilingi oleh perairan. Itulah mengapa penambahan dua unit kapal ini sangat berarti bagi TNI AD, khususnya Ditbekangad, dalam meningkatkan kinerjanya untuk mendukung pelaksanaan tugas pokok TNI AD.

Kasad juga berharap ke depannya, pengadaan alat angkut air seperti ini harus ditingkatkan jumlahnya sesuai kebutuhan, namun dengan tetap memperhatikan kualitasnya, sesuai dengan tuntutan modernisasi yang tengah digalakkan di lingkungan TNI AD.

Sebelum mengakhiri sambutannya, Kasad menyampaikan rasa terima kasihnya kepada Menteri Pertahanan RI yang telah mendukung program pengadaan dua unit kapal pendarat serbaguna 1.000 DWT, Tug Boat dan suku cadang ini. Selain itu Kasad juga mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Dirbekangad dan segenap Direksi PT pendukung yaitu PT. Putrindo Adiyasa Perkasa, PT. Tesco Indomaritim, PT. Dok Kodja Bahari dan PT Pindad, seraya berharap kerjasama yang telah terjalin baik ini dapat terus dilanjutkan, bahkan lebih ditingkatkan lagi di masa yang akan datang.

Khusus kepada Dirbekangad dan jajarannya, Kasad berpesan agar memelihara dan mengoperasionalkan armada kapal ADRI XLVIII dan ADRI XLIX ini dengan sebaik-baiknya dan sesuai aturan dan ketentuan yang berlaku, sehingga dapat memperpanjang usia pakai kapal dan terutama guna memastikan tidak terjadi permasalahan selama dalam pelayaran.

Sementara itu, Dirbekangad Brigadir Jenderal TNI Pasenga Talilah menyampaikan bahwa kedua kapal ini akan menjadi armada andalan Yonbekang-4/Air, dimana pengoperasionalan kapal ini akan berada di bawah satuan tersebut. Dirbekangad juga berharap dengan tambahan kapal ini, satuan Bekang akan semakin profesional dan dapat meningkatkan kinerja satuannya.

Adapun spesifikasi kapal KM ADRI XLVIII dan ADRI XLIX yaitu memiliki panjang 68 meter, lebar 13,50 meter, tinggi geladak 5,70 meter, sarat air 2,75 meter. Kapal ini dilengkapi dengan mesin penggerak dengan ukuran 2 x 720 HP, kecepatan maksimal yang bisa dicapai yaitu 20 Knot, dengan tanki bahan bakar berkapasitas 250 ton, dan tanki air tawar berkapasitas hingga 432 ton, serta ruang palkah bervolume 1.450 m3.

Untuk muatan yang bisa diangkut oleh kapal pendarat serbaguna ini yaitu 300 orang pasukan dan perlengkapannya, 22 unit kendaraan truk seberat masing-masing 5 ton, 12 unit kendaraan tempur roda ban/rantai, atau bekal/materiil seberat 500 ton. Sementara jarak jelajah kapal ini bisa mencapai 3.000 mil laut.

Spesifikasi untuk Tug Boat AD1 dan AD2 yaitu, memiliki panjang seluruhnya (LOA) 15,20 meter, panjang antar garis (LPP) 13.80 meter, lebar luar (Mld) 5,15 meter, sara air atau design sepanjang 1,50 meter, dan kecepatan mencapai 6 knot. (Dispenad)

TNI AD

Mind you. T-90 was equipped with kontakt 5 ERA tiles



There's claim that during a tank battle in Iraq, many of the US tank shots was glanced away by the armor of the Iraqi T-72/Ababil. And Iraqi T-72 doesn't even have ERA tiles. The allies is lucky that Iraqi KE round are so inferior, that it shattered on impact with Allies tank armor, even when fired at point blank range.

This post has been edited by MrUbikeledek: Feb 19 2015, 11:26 AM

Can transport Leopard 2 across a river?

This post has been edited by Frozen_Sun: Feb 19 2015, 11:22 AM

surely

You need to understand military doctrine is different in each and every country, that's why russian is sticking to their design and western sticking to theirs, and israel made their own tanks from their own experience

Autoloader exist and will stay on russian tank cuz it is actually faster to load the 2-part russian tank ammunition (propellant & projectile) automatically using machines than using an actual crew, by comparison to western tank the difference is almost negligible to compare machine vs crew in loading their 1-part western tank ammunition

Russian dun have to design a western style tanks to be on the same level, sure arguments like active protection vs passive protection would continue till kingdom come but there's a an actual reason why certain things is the way they are rather than trying to copy others which in the end might be incompatible with their doctrine