Redken
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1 hour ago, c3k said:
Yeah...the bomb vs. the sabot velocities are clearly a mismatch.
As of yet, as far as I'm aware, no fielded or planned APS can intercept a sabot due to the incoming velocity. (I am not wedded to this statement. It hinges on the phrase "as far as I'm aware". I'm happy to be corrected.)
Tow2 have a flat approach, just a bit higher than the turret. The ability to launch APS munitions to intercept TOW2B rounds is merely a matter of gaining height.
Airborne munitions would seem to be much more problematic, attacking from the top hemisphere of the tank.
APS create a "donut" of protection. That hole in the middle is vulnerable from above. For now.
Feel free to correct any of the above.
Here is a good overview article on hardkill APS and the capability to defeat APFSDS:
http://below-the-turret-ring.blogspot.de/2017/01/hardkill-aps-overview.html
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John, my bad, Luhansk is obviously in Ukraine, so those soldiers, equipment and emplacements must belong to Ukrainian National Forces.
I mistakenly said Russia. Still the camo is outrageously out of place.
... its a training vid from the separatists
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Panzergrenadier Training film at 2:10 min disembarking over the side:
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Tiger "gun camera" footage at 5:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cu7LA5LQEg
Here at 2:50 - 3:10 a Panzer IV F2 firing on targets:
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Here a german/english documentation
Real PIATs in action at 06:15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKW0nmM_9-s&feature=player_embedded
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Am Wochenende ist meine Steelbox angekommen, mit rund ca.10€ Zoll Nachzahlung.
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Correct about it being a very bad thing to tailor the game's behavior towards an "outlier" situation vs. standard practice. I can't think of any 1st hand accounts of a TC using his SMG at close range. Turret mounted MG? You bet.
If a TC was close enough to hit something with a SMG that he couldn't hit with one of his MGs... panic maneuver would be a much more useful thing to do most of the time.
In fact, SMG/pistol ports were pretty standard on most German tank models early on, but not in later models. Why? Because they found them to be of more theoretical use than actual use.
Steve
Major General Maurice Rose was shot by a German TC / MP-40
Norway ditching Javelin...
in Combat Mission Black Sea
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Rafael developed an new Spike LR II with a high impact angle and a Artificial Intelligence for target tracking to Counter APS / Countermeasures:
http://defense-update.com/20170529_spike_lr_2.html
""To handle such a wide range of targets RAFAEL offers the missile with a choice of two warheads – an anti-tank missile optimized with an enhanced tandem warhead that increases armor penetration by 30 percent over the previous generation. Another advantage of the new missile is its ability to strike at higher impact angles – Spike LR II will be able to hit targets at up to 70 degrees, delivering more lethal top attack profile. According to RAFAEL, the SPIKE LR II is the only missiles known to have an inherent Counter-APS (CAPS) capability.""
""Those software-based AI functions enable the seeker to maintain target lock even in situations that auto trackers generally fail – target disappearing behind obstacles, or against a low-contrast background, where third generation (fire and forget) missiles would fail, and fourth generation missiles would need operator assistance. The new Spike LR II can overcome such challenges and track its target automatically. Moreover, as a software defined feature those seeker functions can be changed and upgraded, enabling designers to implement innovative techniques against new enemy counter-countermeasures.""