Posted on 04/18/2016 6:23:18 AM PDT by C19fan
The Iranian Ground Forces revealed new vehicles on 13 April including the Tiam tank, which appears to be a fusion of US and Chinese tanks.
The Tiam's hull is that of a M47M, a variant of the US M47 that uses the engine from the M60A1 tank. The M47M was produced in Iran from the early 1970s and Iran unveiled a modified version called the Sabalan in April 2014. The Sabalan was armed with what looked like a 105 mm L7-type rifled gun instead of the original 90 mm.
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And in the left rear what looks like a version of the old Soviet ZSU-57mm anti-aircraft gun turret on a Soviet truck chassis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZSU-57-2
Now all the Persians need is air superiority.
Otherwise, call the scrap yard.
5.56mm
Looks like a nice, flat target on both sides.
Also looks very tall.
Hard to miss with a DU sabot.
Iraqis and Syrians still have a lot of T0-54/55’s in service.
LOL!!! Sure looks like it! Popping one of those with those two turkeys standing there sure would make their lives interesting -- for a few milliseconds... '-)
Can you say, "Power hatch closer"?
I do like the FLAK truck. May have to kibash something similar.
Just beggin’ for a sabot round (or a spray from GAU-8) just below the turret.
Trumpet Models has produced a kit for the URAL truck apparently used by the Iranians
http://www.amazon.com/Trumpeter-Russian-URAL-4320-Truck-Model/dp/B00CS3NCBQ
Apparently there was a ZSU-57-2 kit produced in 2007: http://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=246223
You got chocolate in my peanut butter! It’s good enough for suppression of dissenters, though why it needs reactive armor for that, I don’t know. At most they plan to use it for mop up against neighboring T-60’s and the like.
yep. have 2 in the stash as well as 2 KXKT-537L 8x8s. all sorts of possibilities. given i have a spare MRL launcher assembly from a BM-21.
Never underestimate your enemy...
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