Nicholas Drummond on X: @BAESystemsLand Black Night Challenger 2 Mk 2 MBT prototype was much admired. As is often the case with these things, it's the tech you don't see that impresses
Nicholas Drummond on X: The time taken to develop, trial, refine and bring the Centauro 2 MGS into Italian Army service is truly impressive. They delivered it on budget too. / X
Nicholas Drummond on X: Modern armies need two armoured vehicle platform types: 1. Wheeled Medium Weight 2. Tracked Heavy Each type would provide the basis for a comprehensive family of vehicles including
Nicholas Drummond on X: Modern armies need two armoured vehicle platform types: 1. Wheeled Medium Weight 2. Tracked Heavy Each type would provide the basis for a comprehensive family of vehicles including
Nicholas Drummond on X: The innovations in layout and configuration developed for the Abrams TTB in the 1980s (which have been extensively copied by Russia's T-14 Armata) make a lot of sense
Nicholas Drummond on X: Every type of armoured vehicle is vulnerable to modern anti-tank missiles. Does this mean they're all obsolete? Not at all. But, like any tool, you have to use
Nicholas Drummond on X: Every type of armoured vehicle is vulnerable to modern anti-tank missiles. Does this mean they're all obsolete? Not at all. But, like any tool, you have to use
Nicholas Drummond on X: Abrams M1A2C, Leopard 2A7A1, Leclerc XLR, and Challenger 2 are all decent Cold War tanks, but can we really wait until 2035-2040 to replace them? And does Russia's
Nicholas Drummond on X: @PatDonahoeArmy @Ross_Coffman The Abrams Tank Test Bed (TTB) was an exercise that explored what a next generation MBT would be like in the 1980s!!! The Russian T-14 Armata
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Nicholas Drummond on X: Myth 2: The Tiger went very few miles between services. Official wartime reports state the distance between base overhauls was 5,000 km. The only Allied tank to approach
Nicholas Drummond on X: Abrams M1A2C, Leopard 2A7A1, Leclerc XLR, and Challenger 2 are all decent Cold War tanks, but can we really wait until 2035-2040 to replace them? And does Russia's
Nicholas Drummond on X: Every time I see the M10 Booker, I think what a great concept and how well @gd_landsystems has executed it. Expeditionary light tank, assault gun, fire support vehicle
