The PT-76 has an ideal design for amphibious capability, but both has a number of limitations as a fighting vehicle. It's amphibious design with a boat-like hull and limitations in weight allowed less armor protection. Tank's thin hull is vulnerable to 12.7-mm machine guns and artillery fragments. Later production vehicle were fitted with an automatic fire suppression and NBC protection systems.

It is armed with a 76.2-mm gun. It has a maximum effective range of fire in 1.5 km and rate of fire of 7 rounds per minute. By modern standards this gun is considered light, but is still capable of penetrating APCs and other light armored vehicles. A total of 40 rounds are carried for the main gun.

Secondary armament consists of coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun. Some tanks were fitted with a 12.7-mm anti-aircraft machine gun on top of the roof.

Vehicle has a crew of three, including commander, loader and driver.

The PT-76 is powered by a V-6B diesel engine, developing 240 horsepower. Vehicle is fully amphibious without additional preparati ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

It is protected with advanced modular armor. It's armor is a combination of steel, ceramics and Kevlar. Damaged modules are easily replaceable. Furthermore they can be easily upgraded with more advanced armor modules. Turret and hull roof was designed to withstand top-attack munitions. Chassis of the tank is covered with wide side skirts. The main electrical systems were duplicated to improve survivability.

The Leclerc main battle tank is armed with a CN 120-26 120-mm smoothbore gun, 52 caliber long. This gun is fitted with a bustle-mounted autoloader, holding 22 rounds. Remaining 18 rounds are stored in a carousel-type storage area in front of the hull. Autoloader provides a maximum rate of fire in 12 rounds per minute. It is claimed that Leclerc MBT can engage 6 targets, located 1.5 - 2 km away, in one minute with a hit probability in 95%. Gun can be loaded manually both from the inside or outside the MBT. ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

The Osorio tank is fitted with composite armor at the front of the hull and turret. This armor is broadly similar to the British Chobham. It includes steel, aluminum, carbon fibers and ceramics. Vehicle has automatic fire supression and NBC protection systems. It is considered that protection of this tank was inferior to most western MBTs of that time.

The EE-T1 Osorio MBT, intended for Brazilian Army, was armed with a British L7A3 105-mm rifled gun. The EE-T2 was intended for export customers and was armed with a French GIAT 120-mm smoothbore gun. Both of these guns are fully-stabilized and manually loaded. The EE-T1 carries 45 rounds, while the EE-T2 - 38 rounds. The EE-T2 main battle tank has a hit probability of ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

The SH3 is armed with a variant of the Type 96 122-mm / L32 howitzer, which in turn is a copy of the Soviet D-30 towed howitzer. It is a proven design, used on a number of indigenous SPHs. The SH3 is fitted with a semi-automatic loader. Vehicle is compatible with Chinese and Russian 122-mm ammunition. It fires standard 122-mm D-30 separate loading ammunition. NORINCO also developed a new family of 122-mm ammunition. Maximum range of fire is 18 km with standard HE projectile, 22 km with extended-range and 27 km with rocket assisted projectile.

Secondary armament consists of a roof mounted 12.7-mm machine gun. The SH3 is fitted with improved fire control system.

Armor of the SH3 provides protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters. NBC protection and automatic suppression systems are fitted as standard.

The SH3 uses modified chassis of the Type 97 infantry fighting vehicle. This new chassis offers greater mobility. Vehicle is power ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

Protection was improved by installation of add-on passive and explosive reactive armor. The T-64BM Bulat is fitted with new Nozh modular ERA armor. Composite armor is used at the front of the hull and turret. Vehicle is fitted with NBC protection and automatic fire suppression systems.

This main battle tank is armed with a fully-stabilized 125-mm smoothbore gun, fitted with automatic loader. Maximum effective range of fire is 2 500 m at daytime and up to 1 500 m at night.

The Bulat is compatible with the 9K119 (NATO designation AT-11 Sniper) anti-tank guided missiles. These are handled and fired in the same manner as ordinary munitions. Guided missile has 80% hit probability at a maximum range of 5 000 m. It's control system is based on a laser beam, while the missile automatically keeps to the center of the beam.

Secondary armament consists of coaxial ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

The Saxon wheeled APC was developed by GNK Defence to provide a relatively low cost APC based on a revised Bedford 4 x 4 truck chassis and other commercially available components such as the engine and transmission. Developed from the earlier and less protected AT104, the base model was the AT105 which later became the Saxon before being ordered by the British Army in 1983 to provide United Kingdom-based infantry battalions to travel to North-West Europe in an emergency and still retain a measure of operational protection and mobility once arrived.

The Saxon is thus basically an armored truck with limited cross country mobility but still capable of operating in forward areas.

The hull is welded steel with V-shaped under-chassis plate to deflect mine detonations, Seating is provided in the rear for up to ten troops, although eight is a more comfortable load if all their equipment is included - there is an equipment stowage area on the hull roof. Two doors are provided, one each side, plus another at the rear. The commander has a fixed cupola over which a 7.62-mm MG can be mounted on an unprotected pintle, although some Saxons operating in the former Yugoslavia were modified by the Army to accommodate small one-mall MG turrets taken from old FV432 APCs.

British Army Saxon variants include a recovery vehicle with a side-mounted winch, and a command vehicle , some of which ar ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »

The Rheinmetall Yak is based on two fixed components, chassis with the cab and interchangeable modular shelter. It can be quickly modified to suit wide variety of missions.

Vehicle has a payload capacity of 5 500 kg. It is used to transport troops, cargo or materials. Depending on the configuration, it can carry up to 12 soldiers.

Vehicle can be fitted with a roof-mounted remotely controlled weapon station, armed with7.62--machine gun or 40-mm automatic grenade launcher.

The Rheinmetall Yak has a modular protection concept. Protection level of cabin and shelter can be adapted using add-on armor to suit specific mission requirements. Baseline protection is against 7.62-mm rounds and artillery shell splinters. Vehicle can withstand 6 kg anti-tank mine blast under any wheel. The Yak is fitted with NBC protection system.

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The 'stealthy' airframe was designed for a crew of two (pilot and systems operator) and minimum drag, and was therefore evolved with a very slender fuselage and thin wings of delta planform blended into the fuselage by large chines that generated additional lift, prevented the pitching down of the nose at higher speeds, and provided additional volume for sensors and fuel.

The airframe was built largely of titanium and stainless steel to deal with the high temperatures created by air friction at the SR-71's Mach 3+ cruising speed at heights over 21 336 m. Power was provided by the two special continuous-bleed turbojets which at high speed provided only a small part of the motive power in the form of direct jet thrust from the nozzles (18%), the greater part of the power being prov ... კითხვის გაგრძელება »