GUDI 6109: Merkava MK.4M Tank (Israeli Main Battle Tank) Preview

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QUAN GUAN 100069: Jedi Tank Panzerkampfwagen IV Brick Vehicle with Minifigures Preview

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Comparing Vietnam T-90 and Singapore Leopard 2 MBT

02 Januari 2020

Vietnam T-90S/SK tank (photo : KienThuc)

T-90S/SK of Vietnam and Leopard 2 SG owned by Singapore are now considered as two of the most modern main tanks in Southeast Asia. The two types of tanks themselves have a few more points than each other in terms of features and combat efficiency.

First, in terms of price, the T-90 tank version is said to average around $ 4 to $ 4.5 million each. While the price of a Leopard 2 version of 2A4 is about $ 6 million, other versions can be twice as expensive.

In terms of fuel consumption, the T-90 main tank won completely when it cost only about 2.9 liters of fuel per kilometers to move while with Leopard 2 it was 3.75 liters/km. The consumption of more fuel will put more burden on the logistics system when fighting on a large scale.

In addition to consuming more fuel, Leopard 2 will also have a shorter journey when only traveling 400 km (on flat roads) before depleting the fuel tank. Meanwhile, this number of T-90 will be 550 km.

One of the problems that makes Leopard 2 consume more fuel than the T-90 is because it has a large engine, up to nearly 1500 horsepower. Whereas the T-90 uses only 840 horsepower versions or 1130 horsepower maximum.

The reason why only a lower-capacity engine is needed is because the T-90 is much "lighter" than Leopard 2. Specifically, while Leopard 2 weighs 68.7 tons, the T-90 weighs only 53 tons.

Singapore Leopard 2 SG (photo : Reddit)

In terms of secondary fire, the T-90 also completely overwhelmed with a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and a 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun on the roof of the tank. Meanwhile, both Leopard 2 similar machine guns are only 7.62mm in size.

The main gun of the T-90 is 125mm caliber with a reserve of 43 bullets. While it is not understood why, Leopard 2's main cannon used only 120mm ammunition, but only brought 42 storage.

In terms of armored capabilities, Leopard 2 tanks are armored 1500 mm thick (converted) at every position on the vehicle. Whereas with the T-90, this number ranges from 1150 to 1550 mm.

The T-90's cannon is slightly more penetrating when it penetrates uniformly 600mm rolled steel at a distance of 2000 meters, whereas with Leopard tanks, the same firing distance penetrates only 560mm of rolled steel copper.

Thus, we can see that the Leopard 2 tanks of Singapore and T-90 that Vietnam is using are equal in overall. When going into details, the T-90 tanks are more capable in field operations, while Leopard 2 has more uniform body armor.

(KienThuc)

M41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank of the Vietnam People's Army

31 Desember 2019

M41 Walker Bulldog 1950s production in excellent technical condition at one of the storage bases of armored vehicles of the Vietnam People’s Army (all photos : KienThuc)

At present, Vietnam People's Army in addition to T-54/55 and T-62 tanks, we still maintain a very small number of US-made M41 tanks.

During the Vietnam War, the M41 tank served as the main tank of the RVN, hundreds of M41 tanks were launched into the Vietnam battlefield. It was once considered one of the best light tanks in the world.

The M41 Walker Bulldog was a US-made light tank in 1953. It was originally nicknamed Bulldog but was named after the American general who died in Korea Walton Walker.

The vehicle weighs 23.5 tons; body length 5,819 m; 3.2 m wide; 2.71 m high; crew of 4 people. M41's armament consists of a 76 mm M32 main gun with a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun mounted on the roof of the turret.

Continental AOS 895-3 6-cylinder petrol engine with a capacity of 373 kW for a maximum speed of 72 km / h, this is quite high speed for the type of increase when they were born. However, the range is quite short, only about 150km.

During the Vietnam War, the M41 was the main tank of the RVN, used in many Lam Son 719, Tan Canh campaigns, before the US supplied M48 Patton medium tank.

By 1973, there were more than 200 M41 Walker Bulldog in service of the ARVN Armor. After 1975, M41 was confiscated as a spoil by the Vietnam People's Army and deployed in the Southwestern Border War of 1979 along with M48 and M113 armored vehicles.


However, after a period of effective service on duty, they were gradually put into long-term storage, suffering the same fate with other American weapons due to the lack of spare parts. Only a few still serve in a training role.

Although not directly involved with the frontline units in the army, the M41 tanks are used effectively for training.

Although in a closed state, but due to the good maintenance, these vehicles can fully operate again. However, upgrading to a higher standard is unlikely because this car is relatively backward in modern warfare.

Perhaps the most suitable role at the moment is to do combat training as it is. However, there is an opinion that Vietnam should sell these tanks to accumulate money to buy more advanced armored vehicles. These tanks are being bought by collectors for nearly $ 300,000, while used BTR-80 armored vehicles cost only $ 200,000.

(KienThuc)

A Series of Modern Weapons are Displayed by Vietnam MoD

23 Desember 2019

Modern weapos of the Vietnamese Army (photos : Dantri)

In the morning of December 20, in Thai Nguyen, the Viet Bac Exhibition-Fair 2019 was officially opened, many new and modern equipment and weapons of the Vietnam People's Army were also displayed at the exhibition.

BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles of the Tank Army - Armor (photo: Tra Khanh)

This year's Viet Bac Exhibition-Fair was organized by the Ministry of Defense in collaboration with the People's Committee of Thai Nguyen Province and the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Thai Nguyen City - "Resistance capital" the cradle of revolution, the center of Viet Bac battlefield in the past.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery ZSU-23-4 (photo: Tra Khanh)

Viet Bac Exhibition-Fair 2019 is part of activities to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the National Defense Day (December 22, 1989 - December 22, 2019 ), 75 years of the Vietnam People's Army's Establishment Day (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2019) organized by the Ministry of National Defense and concerned ministries and branches.

BM-21 Grad series launcher (photo: Tra Khanh)

The highlight of this year's Viet Bac Exhibition-Fair is the exhibition area and fairground area of ​​more than 10,000m2, with about 3,000m2 for indoor and outdoor exhibitions; Fair area of ​​about 6,000m2.

BRDM-2 ([hoto : Dantri)

Exhibitions and fairs attracted 160 units, businesses inside and outside the military to participate, with nearly 300 standard stalls. In particular, 75 units, military enterprises along with 13 provinces and cities and nearly 80 enterprises of all economic sectors.

S-125-2TM "Pechora-2TM" (C12-2TM) is a radio-guided air defense missile system (photo : Dantri)

Based on a number of images on the exhibition floor of Viet Bac Fair 2019, quite a lot of new and modern equipment and equipment of the Vietnam People's Army will be displayed at the exhibition.

Unmanned aircraft VUA-SC-3G manufactured by Vietnam National Defense Industry (photo: Tra Khanh)

These include some names such as T-90S/SK tanks, BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery complex, S-125-2TM air defense complex, RV-02, radar station, VUA-SC-3G unmanned aircraft are also equipped with many other modern equipment.

VUA-QL1 unmanned reconnaissance aircraft developed by Vietnam National Defense Industry (photo: Tra Khanh)

According to Major General Tran Dinh Thang - Director of Economic Department (Ministry of Defense), the images and exhibits on display in Thai Nguyen this time reflect and summarize the typical milestones of the Vietnam People's Army in each historical period; in training, combat readiness, logistic and technical assurance, labor participation in production, construction and national economic development, combined with consolidation of national defense and security.

RV-02 radar station against stealth targets made by Vietnam (photo: Tra Khanh)

At the Viet Bac Exhibition-Fair 2019, there will be displays of agencies and units of the General Staff Department, the General Department of Politics, the General Department of Logistics, the General Department of Defense Industry, the General Department of Engineering, military units: Air Force, Air Force, Navy; Border Guard, Coast Guard, Rescue-Rescue Department, Foreign Affairs Department.

Field radar P-18M (photo : Tra Khanh)

VRS-2DM radar station was developed by Vietnam National Defense Industry (photo: Tra Khanh)

Besides, there are also exhibition areas for military regions, legions, Hanoi Capital Command, and Command 86; units of arms: Communications, Artillery, Engineers, Tank Armor, Chemistry, Commandos; Military Medical Academy, Military Science and Technology Institute, Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center. 

(Soha)

A Series of Vietnamese T-54 Tanks will be Modified by the Fire Control System

17 Desember 2019

TIFCS-3BU Fire Control System (photo : Indra)

Through the contract to supply the TIFCS-3BU fire control system for T-54 tanks, the total number of vehicles undergoing upgrades can be determined.

At present, Z153 Factory - General Department of Defense Industry is actively implementing the program of upgrading the main battle tanks of T-54B of Vietnam People's Army to T-54M standard with superior technical features. dominant.

It is known that the prototype of the T-54M tank is a modified version of the T-54M3 that the Israeli side offers to Vietnam, in addition to keeping the D-10T2S main cannon of 100 mm instead of the 105 mm M68 cannon. The configuration of the two MBTs is almost no different.

The issue of current interest is how many T-54/55 tanks and both the Type 59 will be upgraded according to the configuration above, before many foreign military sites from Israel have launched. expected number is 850, but the reality is likely to be less.

The information on this issue has recently been revealed, when the Spanish company Indra, the Israeli subcontractor - the unit responsible for providing the fire control system (FCS) for tanks T -54 Upgrades announced the order number for the product.

T-54M tank (photo : VTV1)

Specifically, the contract for the supply of FCS named TIFCS-3BU to the Vietnamese side consists of a total of 105 sets, of which 2 sets are for installation on vehicles as prototype, while the remaining 3 sets are for vehicles. pre-production.

Therefore, it can be seen that the remaining 100 sets of TIFCS-3BU equipment are used for mass upgrading, this is likely only the first phase only, after the actual evaluation process, it is not excluded. There will likely be new contracts.

According to the introduction from the manufacturer Indra, the FCS TIFCS-3BU complex includes a digitized ballistic computer with meteorological sensors, capable of automatically retrieving the cannon element when measuring a distance similar to 1A45 type mounted on main battle tank T-90.

The TSGS-54BU viewfinder of the TIFCS-3BU fire control system is the most notable detail, as it incorporates both day and night thermal imaging channels and both laser distance measurement and two-axis stabilization.

This device was developed specifically for the Russian "T" armored vehicles, including the T-54, so the compatibility is very high, can be mounted on the vehicle instead of the original TPN-1 night glass. without much modification.

(KienThuc)