Isis Group Hit by Saa Tank Shell on Gopro Funny Version
The Marder (Marten) II was added to the German forces in response to hardships in battle on the Eastern front in 1942.
Initially the Marder was built upon the chassis of a Panzer II, Ausf A, B, C and E, with a 75mm L/46 Pak 40 anti-tank gun. Then version two was built on a Panzer II Ausf D and E with a 75mm gun adapted from a captured Russian Model 36 76.2mm anti-tank gun.
The most well-known version of the Marder was number 3, also introduced 1942, that was engineered atop a chassis of a Czech Panzer 38T.
Subsequent models sported a 75mm L/46 Pak 40/3 anti-tank gun.
Also, somewhat strangely, the Marder I did not enter service until 1943 with its 74mm Pak 40/1 anti-tank gun mounted on the chassis of a French Lorraine armored personnel carrier.
The Marder I was largely used as a rear guard, back-up piece of equipment to the Marder II and III which served up front with infantry divisions until they were later replaces by heavier, more sophisticated equipment like the Ferdinand.
The Panzerjäger I was an unusual mobile anti-tank gun in that it was a 4.7mm Czech gun mounted atop a Panzer PzKpfw I Ausf B chassis and was the first German 'tank destroyer', AKA Panzerjäger, of Word War Two.
Its initial intended use was to destroy the French Char B1 tanks, which were more heavily armored than German tanks of the time and also invulnerable to the 3.7 cm PaK 36 anti-tank gun.
Over two hundred of the converted obsolete Panzer 1's were produced between 1940 and 1941 and were employed during the Battle of France, the North Africa Campaign and on the eastern Front against Russia.
As seen in the above image, the original Panzer 1 turret was removed and the 4.7mm gun installed with a shield erected to somewhat protect the crew from enemy fire.
When the Germans invaded Poland in 1939 the TK3 and TKS Tankettes, small tanks, made up much of the Polish Army's armor, which was still largely supported by old fashioned cavalry horses.
The TK3 itself was based on the British Carden-Loyd Mark VI tankette, which the Polish military had been impressed with and obtained a license to make their own version with a few minor modification, such as softer suspension to make the ride a little smother for the occupants. The early stage of this Polish tank was the TK1, a prototype developed between 1929 ans 1930, and then the TK2 soon after. Both versions had an open top and were armed with a 7.92 mm (0.3 in) Hotchkiss wz.25 or wz.30 machine gun.
They had sloped armor that was good enough to stop large caliber bullets, but not tank shells and other heavier rounds, being less than a a quarter inch thick in most places, ranging from 0.16-0.28 inches overall.
By the the mid 1931 the TK3 had passed many quality and field tests and was developed with the top closed in and the armor slightly thicker at .31 inches. They also had the added feature of towing wheeled trailers, with its own driver, for varying purposes: carrying ammo and/or troops and even able to carry the tankette itself. The trailer was towed by the tankette across country, but on roads the trailer carried the tankette and was powered along by the tank engine, saving precious track mileage.
 | TK3 Polish Tankette |
|---|---|
| Active: | 1930-39 |
| Crew: | 2 |
| Weight: | 2.4 tons (2,177 kg) |
| Length: | 8ft 6in (2.58m) |
| Height: | 4ft 4in (1.32m) |
| Width: | 5ft 10in (1.78m) |
| Weapons: | 7.92 mm km wz.25 (Hotchkiss) machine gun 2000 rounds |
| Armor | 0.16-0.24in (4-6mm) |
| Engine: | Ford Model A, 4-cyl, 40 hp |
| Speed: | 29mph (46kph) |
| Range: | 124 miles road – 62 miles off road/200 and 100 km |
The prototype XK-2 became the K2 Black Panther MBT of South Korea and began service in 2014, a few years later than originally scheduled.
The K2 has advanced sensor packages and fire control systems, as well as a built-in inter-tank network that allows for coordinated massive attacks and on-site control of auxiliary unmanned vehicles and drones, making good use of South Korea's renowned cutting edge IT capabilities.
The K2 also has a 120 mm L55 main gun, with enough power to defeat the frontal armor of most contemporary main battle tanks and is able to load and target quicker than the previous K1 tank using a laser guided system that automatically targets threats almost immediately.
In addition to the standard 120 mm smoothbore barrel, the K2 tank has a 12.7 mm K-6 heavy machine gun, and a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, and and can also be fitted with an optional 140 mm smoothbore barrel for increased fire support.
The K-2 inherits the same type of extensive suspension system that the K1 series has, and thus it is able to "sit", "stand", and "kneel". "Sitting" gives the tank lower profile and offer better handling over roads. "Standing" allows the tank to have better manoeuvrability over rough terrain. "Kneeling" increases the amount of angle that the tank's gun barrel can elevate and depress, which allows the tank to fire its main gun downhill–something that very few tanks, if there are any others at all, can do–and give it better ability to engage low-flying aircraft.
Defense against incoming missiles include both soft- and hard-kill anti-missile systems, equipped with an all-bearing LASER detection pod that indicates from which direction the enemy is illuminating the tank from, as well as LASER and RADAR warning receivers and jammers. Hard-kill AMS consists of two anti-missile grenade launchers located rear end of the turret that can track in and destroy incoming missiles automatically before the missile can hit the tank, providing protection effective against top-armor penetrating anti-tank missiles.
The K2 is also equipped with a RADAR system, combined with next-generation FCS, that allows it to track and engage low-flying aircraft with the main gun quickly and accurately.
The armor on the XK-2 will consist of two types; one being the improved second-generation Chobham or its derivative and the second being Active Defense System utilizing Explosive Reactive Armor blocks.
 | K2 Black Panther MBT |
|---|---|
| Active: | 2014 – Present |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Weight: | 55 tons (50,000kg) |
| Length: | 35 ft 5 in (10.8m), 31ft 8in (9.67m) with gun forwards |
| Height: | 7ft 4in (2.25m) to turret top |
| Width: | 11ft 10in (3.6m) |
| Weapons: | Main – 120 mm (4.72 in) 55 caliber smoothbore gun (40 rounds); Secondary – 1× 12.7×99mm (.50 BMG) K6 heavy machine gun (3,200 rounds) 1× 7.62×51mm NATO coaxial machine gun (12,000 rounds) |
| Armor | Classified type of composite armour with ERA and NERA modular add-on armour in addition to soft-kill and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems |
| Engine: | 4-cycle, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) |
| Speed: | 70 km/h (43 mph) road, 50 km/h (31 mph) off road. |
| Range: | 280 miles (450km) |
The Blacker Bombard was a relatively inexpensive World War Two anti-tank weapon devised by Lt-Col Blacker in the early years of the war.
It was originally designed for use in the battlefield, but was relegated to use by the Home Guard after being replaced by the more portable PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank).
Blacker was a private inventor who devised the idea of the Blacker Bombard based along the lines of a Spigot Discharger, a very old motor weapon design dating back centuries, which is how it got its official designation of 29 mm Spigot Mortar (Blacker Bombard).
The anti-tank weapon consists of a short, smooth metal barrel or muzzle that was long enough to keep the blast effect of the projectile ignition safely away from the operators. The round was loaded into the muzzle over the 'spigot' with the head of the round sticking out the top.
A sprung canister and rod inside the barrel pushed upwards and impacted against the propulsion charge that ignited at the base of the round to propel it out and away from the tube.
The primary use of the heavy bolt and rod was to dampen the recoil of the round. The recoil also acted to reset the spring, meaning that the weapon only had to be cocked for firing once, by pulling up on the tube while standing on a handle mounted at the rear.
The weapon was aimed by turning the Bombard in the direction of the enemy tank then tilting back the barrel until a pointer lined up with the appropriate range marked on the gunner's shield.
The anti-tank round was a 20 lb (9 kg) finned bomb full of high explosive. The propellant was black powder for economy. This was sufficient to give it a range of over 100 yards albeit with a curved trajectory.
At the time of the original concept near the beginning of the war, the weapon may have been effective against German tank designs and could have caused some damage, but would have been mostly ineffective against a Panzer VI Tiger, for example.
However, there was also an anti-personnel round that weighed "only" 14 lb (about 6 kg) which could be fired out to 500 yards.
At the time, after the evacuation of Dunkirk, the British feared a massive invasion by the German army, but this never came so this particular weapon never got any practical use beyond military training and Home Guard exercises.
Last updated on February 19th, 2019 at 11:02 pm
Russia's Uran-9 Robot Tank began development in 2016 after an announcement by Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) at the end of 2015 and first saw active combat during the War in Syria in 2018 and was officially adopted into the Russian Army in January 2019.
The Russian Ministry of Defense saw the automated tank as a foothold into the future, a new way of looking at modern warfare – a lighter, more agile tank with a 30mm autocannon, 7.62mm machine gun and anti-tank rockets, all in a vehicle with no personnel on board.
However, during service in the Syrian civil war in 2018 it was deemed by some to be unsuitable for active combat when severe shortcomings were highlighted by a Russian defense researcher, Andrei P. Anisimov.
High on the list of its shortcomings were the reduced control range from remote operators of 3-500 meters (1/3 of a mile) over the specified design parameters of just under two miles and periods where the operators lost control altogether, which was not something desirable in a weaponised remote control vehicle, or UCGV (unmanned combat ground vehicle). Problems with the targeting software and failures to launch missiles were also reported in 2018.
It was reported that throughout 2018 improvements were made to the original design, software and armaments which led to the robot tank being officially adopted into the Russian Army on January 25th 2019.
 | Uran-9 UCGV |
|---|---|
| Active: | 2018 |
| Crew: | 0 |
| Weight: | 12 metric tons |
| Length: | 16ft 9in (5.12 m) |
| Height: | 8ft 2in (2.5m) |
| Width: | 8ft 4in (2.53m) |
| Weapons: | Main: One 30 mm 2A72 autocannon ABM M30-M3 modification. Secondary: 1 × 7.62mm PKT/PKTM 4 × 9M120 Ataka anti-tank missiles 6 (now 12) x Shmel-M thermobaric rocket launchers |
| Armor | Classified |
| Engine: | Model V-84MS 12-cylinder diesel, 840hp |
| Speed: | 35 km/h |
| Range: | 2 miles from control station |
Last updated on February 17th, 2019 at 09:42 pm
The conflict in Syria took seed during the Arab Spring of 2010-2012 and is still ongoing as of the end of 2017. It began in March 2011, with protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Ba'athist government. Protesters were demanding an end to a state of emergency that had been in place since 1963. They were met with violent attacks from Syrian security forces.
In April, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) placed the city of Daraa under siege for 11 days, with tanks surrounding the city and patrolling the streets. That same month, the city of Douma was blockaded for several days. The SAA continued carrying out attacks throughout the country in May and June, with many more cities falling under siege.
In response, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) was formed in July 2011 and launched an armed rebellion against the Assad government. Foreign observers concluded that the conflict had evolved into a civil war. The Syrian National Council (SNC), a coalition of anti-government groups that was based in Turkey, formed in August.
Fighting continued to escalate, and in June 2012, the UN officially announced that Syria was in a state of civil war.
Over time, many different groups have become involved in the war. Hezbollah has taken the side of the SAA, which is also being supported by Russia and Iran. The Muslim Brotherhood took the opposition's side from the early days of the conflict. The opposition also includes other Islamist group and is supported by Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, France, the US and the UK.
Later, some Islamist opposition groups, including ISIS, splintered off form the opposition form their own faction in support of a fundamentalist Islamic government based on their interpretation of Sharia law.
Tank Warfare
The SAA uses Russian tanks; the Soviet Union began supplying Syria with tanks in the 1950s, during the Cold War. Tanks used by the SAA during the Civil War include Russian T-55, T-62, T-72 and T-90 main battle tanks.
The first use of tanks during the conflict took place during the raid on Daraa in April 2011. Since then, the SAA has used tanks in raids and sieges throughout the country.
Tanks are particularly useful for urban combat, and have helped Assad's forces to move past buses, trucks and earth that the opposition have used as roadblocks. However, historically, the SAA has used its tanks for static defense – letting them stand in one spot and fire on oncoming attackers. Tank crews have little experience with maneuvering these heavy vehicles or with working jointly with infantry.
Consequently, it has not been very hard for opposition fighters to use light equipment to isolate SAA tanks and either destroy them or capture them for their own use.
Last updated on February 17th, 2019 at 09:42 pm
The Islamic State (IS), alternatively known as:
- Daesh
- The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
- The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
is a quasi-state that bases its practices on fundamentalist Sunni Islam.
While it engages in terrorism, it has characteristics associated with states, included territory and a population that it taxes. More than 8 million Iraqis and Syrians live in the areas it controls.
ISIS does not produce its own tanks. All of its tanks were captured from Middle Eastern forces that it was warring with, notably those of Iraq and Syria. These tanks include the American M1 Abrams, Soviet T-55s, T-62s and T-72s, and some German Leopard 2s captured from Turkish forces in Syria.
ISIS has made numerous modifications to its captured tanks, often with a DIY aspect. For example, it has used sandbags to increase armor protection and installed spent shell casings around turrets for support. ISIS even seems to have used foam as additional armor protection for a T-62. It has a unique approach to camouflage, covering tanks with leather strips to hide crew from infrared sensors.
Last updated on February 17th, 2019 at 09:42 pm
The term "military tank" conjures up images of huge vehicles trampling over everything in their paths. In fact, Allied Forces won the very first tank battle, which took place during World War I at the Battle of the Somme, partly because German forces panicked at the site of 28 ton British Mark I Heavy Tanks.
However, as we know very well today, in a world of miniphones and microchips, bigger isn't always better. What the early heavy tanks provided in terms of size, they lacked in terms of speed and agility. Smaller tanks were better suited for quickly moving through enemy lines and performing reconnaissance roles.
Early Light Tanks
France's Renault FT17, weighing less than 7 tons, was the basis for many other countries' early light tank designs. First deployed in World War I, the FT 17 was designed for en masse attacks, with large numbers swarming upon the enemy.
With the interwar period, the tankette came into play. At less than two tons, Britain's Carden-Lloyd Mark VI tankette was built for reconnaissance. Italy and the Soviet Union designed tankettes based on the Carden-Lloyd Mark VI. The combat car was developed for the US cavalry during this time. Basically a light tank, the combat car was the army's way of getting around a rule preventing the cavalry from using tanks.
World War II
During World War II, the emphasis was on heavier tanks, with armored cars taking over light tanks' reconnaissance duties. The Soviet Union was an exception, with its T-70 light tank playing a significant role in reconnaissance and infantry support. The Soviets liked the T-70 because it was easy to produce in large numbers. Japan also developed light tanks for use in the jungle.
The Cold War and the Rise of the Main Battle Tank
With the Cold War came the main battle tank (MBT). This was a tank that combined the armor and firepower of a heavy tank with the speed and agility of a main battle tank.
The availability of the MBT meant that there was less need for light tanks, so their production declined.
The Future
The US Army retired its light tanks and armored vehicles in the 1990s, without replacing them. However, it is now seeking a lightweight armored combat vehicle, the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle. As David Dopp, MPF project lead told the official US army website, "I don't want to say it's a light tank, but it's kind of like a light tank."
Weighing between 25 and 35 tons, the MPF could have a 105mm gun. It would be used to help infantry with forcible entry and breaching operations. Light enough so that two vehicles could be carried on one C-17 cargo plane and transferred to a combat zone, it would assist paratroopers who now fight off enemy armored vehicles with shoulder-launched missiles. The US army is concerned that if Russia were to invade the Baltic nations, US anti-tank weaponry would not be sufficient to fight off armored Russian forces.
As it becomes easier for weapons to penetrate tank armor, while the need for combat vehicles that are less expensive and more mobile is increasing, DARPA is looking for new technologies that will provide both sufficient protection and mobility. It has developed the Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program in an attempt to meet the new challenges. GXV-T aims to improve US armored fighting vehicles by increasing their speed, size, weight and the types of terrain they can access while reducing the number of crew members needed to operate them. Its features would include semi-autonomous driver assistance, the automation of key crew functions and virtual reality, so crewmembers can "see" their surroundings from the safety of a closed cockpit.
Last updated on March 5th, 2019 at 07:39 pm
While America's M1 Abrams main battle tank has been around since the 1980s, it is still being used in combat today.
Iraq, Isis and the Kurds
The Abrams functions as Iraq's main battle tank. Between 2010 and 2012, the Unite States supplied Iraq with 140 refurbished M1A1s. Unfortunately, because the frontal arcs on the refurbished Abrams are not protected by depleted uranium, they have been vulnerable to attack, and many have been captured or destroyed by Isis, which has a stock of anti-tank weapons. In response to a request from Iraq for 175 full track M1A1 Abrams tanks with upgraded guns as well as other additional military supplies, in December 2-14, the US State Department approved the sale of an estimated $2.4 billion worth of M1A1 Abrams tanks and associated equipment, parts and logistical support. Ostensibly, this is to aid Iraq in the fight against Isis. Iraqi forces used M1A1 tanks when they took retook Kirkuk from the Kurds in October 2017.
Kuwait
The M1A1 Abrams was used by coalition forces during the First Gulf War for the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq, which took place between 1990 and 1991. Between 1994 and 1997, Kuwait received 218 M1A2s from the US. Kuwait requested upgrades to these MBTs in December 2016. However, in October 2017, the US State Department reported that Kuwait had decided to acquire brand new M1A2 Abrams tanks instead.
Saudi Arabia
The M1A2S is a variant of the M1 upgraded for use in Saudi Arabia. General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a contract to design the M1A2S in November 2008. An additional contract was awarded in 2011. In August 2016, The US State Department approved a sale of up to 153 M1 and M1A2 Abrams, to Saudi Arabia. 133 of these are to be converted to M1A2s. The rest of these are to replace damaged tanks, believed to have been lost in Yemen, where the Saudi military has been fighting Houthi separatists since 2015. US President Donald Trump and King Salman of Saudi Arabia signed a defense deal which refers to this sale in May 2017.
US/Europe
The US is upgrading its M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams battle tanks with Israel's trophy active protection system so they will be better able to defend themselves against threats when they are deployed in Europe in 2020.
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