A modern day version of the Sturmgeschütz serving the infantry support role. Several countries use wheeled version of this class of vehicle; the Italian Centauro and the Japanese Type 16.
1 posted on
12/19/2018 6:33:53 AM PST by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Here's a start:
2 posted on
12/19/2018 6:39:03 AM PST by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: C19fan
These are not light tanks. They are Infantry Fighting Vehicles.
3 posted on
12/19/2018 6:41:05 AM PST by
DarthVader
(Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of today be decided but by Blood & Iron)
To: C19fan
Hmmm, mounting a 120 mm on an under-30-ton chassis? What could go wrong?
4 posted on
12/19/2018 6:42:01 AM PST by
Psalm 73
("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
To: C19fan
A modern day version of the Sturmgeschütz... The Sturm didn't have a turret, so it was more of an assault gun.
5 posted on
12/19/2018 6:42:42 AM PST by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: C19fan
Regardless of selection, both variants will be magnets for ATGMs.
7 posted on
12/19/2018 6:47:12 AM PST by
donozark
(There are no flamingos in Venezuela.)
To: C19fan
From the title, I was hoping this was going to be competition in mechwarrior style. Let’s really have a battle of the tanks!
To: C19fan
Is “BattleBots” still on cable?
10 posted on
12/19/2018 6:57:28 AM PST by
Stosh
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17 posted on
12/19/2018 7:32:54 AM PST by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: C19fan
A modern light tank design by the US might be wheeled, have advanced sensors and displays for unparalleled situational awareness, with rocket and laser defense systems, modular weapons packages that permit customization according to mission requirements, be capable of autonomous operation, and have a diesel-electric hybrid drive with enough battery capacity for miles of near silent operation. Budget stringencies will limit what can be done in the first iteration, but look for such advances to eventually appear in the US armored vehicle inventory.
To: C19fan
Missiles and shoulder fired stuff coming at you like a hive of bees.
Why doesn’t the Bradley fill this role?
21 posted on
12/19/2018 8:15:53 AM PST by
lurk
To: C19fan
The goal...
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22 posted on
12/19/2018 8:35:14 AM PST by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: C19fan
One big problem with big tanks like the Abrams, is they are too heavy for most Third World bridges, and too wide for slot of roads. They are great for Europe and the deserts of the Middle East, though.
24 posted on
12/19/2018 11:50:57 AM PST by
SauronOfMordor
(Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
To: C19fan
Been there, had that. The T-92. The Army got the Sheridan instead.
AMX-13 - French
Brit - Scorpion light tank. I get the needs, but there are a host of other things, IMO< more important than another pork-barrel Beltway Bandit fund-fest.
25 posted on
12/19/2018 5:30:07 PM PST by
ASOC
(Having humility really means one is rarely humiliated)
To: C19fan
everything old is new again,the Stingray...
26 posted on
12/19/2018 5:38:04 PM PST by
Chode
( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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