Instead of buying them brand new, we should buy them used and upgrade them. Switzerland is offering for sale 150 leo 2A4s (enough to equip 4 regiments) and upgrading the rest of their fleet like that:
-A state-of-the-art command and control system integrated
-The electrical turret drive
- By...
rate of 9 rounds per minute (archer) From Bofors Defence
The firing rate of the PzH 2000 was 12 rounds in 59.74 seconds, and 20 rounds in 1 minute 47 seconds, during firing tests in October 1997 with an improved autoloader. From Army Technology
The PzH 2000 carries 60 rounds so it does not...
Archer and G6 have a max range of 60 km and a max rate of fire of 8/9 rounds p. min.
PzH 2000 has a max range of 50 km and a max rate of fire of 12 rds p. min.
In the first gulf war, the USA army could detect incoming enemy shells and give their arty batteries orders to fire back EVEN BEFORE...
Even if we would have strategic airlifters. The US found out that moving large forces with airplanes was not the way to go. You are proposing that we purchase some mbts and some big ships to move them, then why not purchase some good tracked SPs and move them with the mbts?
There are many options availeble. From Germany:
L51 105mm smooth-bore = 1700 m/s with new specificaly designed KE ammo
L44 = 1670 m/s with DM 53
L47 = 1690 m/s with DM 53
L55 = 1750 m/s with DM 53
From Belgium:
CV 53 caliber 105mm rifled = 1620 m/s with specificaly designed KE ammo
From...
USMC LAVs are baked-up by Abrams, US Army Strykers have cage armor (this cage armor saved a lot of lifes in Irak, but also ruins the aleredy poor mobility of the vehicule).
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