To: sukhoi-30mki
Looks like a tank with a real big gun on it.
3 posted on
11/18/2016 5:50:47 AM PST by
refermech
To: refermech
Nothing says, “Get off my lawn...”
6 posted on
11/18/2016 5:54:03 AM PST by
Noumenon
(We owe them nothing: not respect, not loyalty, not obedience.)
To: refermech
It’s a self-propelled artillery piece, a more advanced counterpart to our Paladin system.
8 posted on
11/18/2016 5:56:00 AM PST by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: refermech
From Wikipedia:
“Initial reports describe the main armament as a 2A88[7] 152 mm gun with a range of up to 70 kilometers using precision-guided rounds and up to 40 km with standard rounds that are currently used on Msta-S.[4][6] The claimed average rate of fire is around 16 rounds per minute,[8](15+)[9] with a maximum rate of 20 rounds per minute”
12 posted on
11/18/2016 6:08:55 AM PST by
MCF
(If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
To: refermech
Looks like a tank with a real big gun on it. There's a good reason for that. It IS a tank chassis with a real big gun on it.
To save costs, they are using a common chassis for the T-14 tank, and various other combat vehicles.
16 posted on
11/18/2016 6:43:55 AM PST by
PapaBear3625
(Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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