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Subject:
Merger of tank and IFV?
westwords2020
8/15/2006 9:51:53 AM
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| One design for a tank in Armour magazine I found on the Web favoured the Israeli concept of carrying three infantrymen in the rear, a railgun turret with laser and solar electric charging system for all electric tank.
That was far term idea.
But should the MBT and IFV be merged in a vehicle having say six man squad in rear, engine in front with crew shielded by it's mass, hybrid propulsion, three man crew and turret firing multipurpose ammo in the center.
Ammo would be antitank, HE, and guided AA rounds from autoloader feed by magazine in the form of concentric rings of a carosel in the hull. Say 60 rounds. Gun calibre would be 120mm to 140mm.
If I had space, the vehicle would have some missiles vertically launched like Net Fires Non LOS system but that raises tank hull height. |
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