#Armored vehicles

[mensfactory]

"Apocalypse Ready" Sting packages for the Cybertruck !

Courtesy: Archimedes Defense & UP.FIT

[i-identify-tanks-in-posts]

Hey all.

This is a new blog dedicated to the identification of Tanks, Armored Vehicles, and other military vehicles. Main is @baldy-wan-kenobi. This blog was inspired by @i-identify-guns-in-posts , and @i-identify-munitions-in-posts .

I will do my best to respond to any and all requests, as well as identifying any tanks I find in my scrolling.

However, I am human, so I will be rating the confidence of my findings with a percentage scale, with 0% being not at all confident, and 100% being absolutely certain beyond doubt.

So, to get us started, I'll go first, with the tank in my profile picture, and one I've personally been inside:

M3A1 Stuart, demilled for museum display.

99% confidence.

[ghostwarriorrrr]

T-80UDs heading into Moscow, 1991 Soviet August coup.

[zorbans-house-of-horror]

TONK

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Tanks Illustrated History Of Fighting Vehicles : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

[grayrazor]

Since they're mostly riffing on the Showa-era Monster Pro Wrestling style, the Legendary Monsterverse should bring back the UN Godzilla Task Force and anti-kaiju weaponry like maser tanks.

[eretzyisrael]

by Seth J. Frantzman

The Combat Engineering Corps. officer said that the way to see this tragedy is from a “glass half full” perspective, doing the best that can be done in these difficult circumstances.

The engineers continued their work in the lead-up to the ground offensive on October 27. Then they helped the IDF armored and infantry units maneuver along the coast. The D9 helps clear the way and neutralize threats. Terrorists were eliminated in villas and hotels along the coast.

Later, the unit moved into western Jabalya, a densely built-up area near Gaza. The IDF’s 162nd Division has done the heavy lifting there, penetrating into Jabalya and defeating the terrorists there. The goal of the engineers is to help prepare areas for maneuvers and bulldoze areas that might be threatening to troops.

For instance, troops might need to go through an orchard or an area of trees bifurcated by small wadis (streams). The bulldozer can go in and flatten a path. It will churn up the dirt as well, removing booby traps or other dangers. This will help prevent anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) or RPG attacks.

Many IDF armored vehicles these days have active protection systems, such as the Trophy system that is on Merkava tanks and Namer armored personnel carriers. Israel’s D9s and Eitan APCs are supposed to be kitted out with the Iron Fist protection system. Despite these protective systems, vehicles can be damaged and soldiers killed by the ATGM and RPG threat. Harari described how there were ATGM threats in Jabalya. The unit brought in tanks and eliminated two terrorists in one instance.

Engineering units come in various types and sizes. There are the elite units such as the Yahalom that perform special missions. There are other units that are experts in explosives and demolition; they can act with great precision. Then there are the heavy machinery engineers, like those in Harari’s unit.

Today, many engineering units are in Gaza, including Yahalom, the 614th Combat Engineers, the 603rd, and the 8170 and 7017 Battalions. In many cases, these units work closely with other ones in the IDF, such as infantry and tanks, as part of larger organic units, such as the 162nd or 36th Divisions.

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Latvia's Ministry of Defense said November 14 it has reached agreement with the Finnish company Patria Land Oyj for the purchase of 56 new Patria 6x6 'command and control' armored vehicles for a price of more than 60 million euros.

"This is a completely new type of Patria 6x6 armored vehicle, which was developed as part of the common armored vehicle system (CAVS) research and development program in cooperation with the Finnish and Swedish Ministries of Defense and the armed forces. Command-type armored vehicles will improve understanding of the battlefield situation and ensure quick, effective and safe information exchange," said the ministry in a statement(..)

P.S. The best news is that it is a project of the military industry created in Northern Europe...

Make Europeans dangerous again!!! (MEDA)

[stone-cold-groove]

Studebaker Weasels help pace the drive to Tokyo. Studebaker Corporation ad - 1945.

[cyberegypt]

Cyberpunk Aesthetic + Ancient Egypt = Hacking and Attacking

[historyofguns]

The article "Hell in the Hedgerows: What U.S. Troops Faced in Normandy" by Tom Laemlein, published on The Armory Life, discusses the intense challenges faced by U.S. troops in the Normandy campaign during World War II. After successfully landing on the Normandy beaches, Allied forces encountered the Bocage country’s dense hedgerows, which had not been anticipated in planning. These natural and man-made escarpments created formidable defensive positions for German soldiers. German forces utilized numerous tactics, including the use of machine guns like the MG 42 and MG 34, mortars, anti-tank weapons such as the Panzerschreck and Panzerfaust, and snipers. U.S. troops had to adapt quickly, employing bulldozer tanks, hedge-cutters, and innovative tank-infantry team tactics to overcome these obstacles. This led to gradual gains that eventually opened the road to Paris, showcasing both the ingenuity and resilience of U.S. forces in their efforts to break through the German defenses.

[spacemanartist]

Marines of the Royal Eight regiment

[ghostwarriorrrr]

Training to increase the survivability of armored vehicles

[player-866]

THE "LAND CRAWLER"

Rumbling snow beasts that the meerlantic force uses on high efficiency throughout the forces...the troop carrier has an crew of two, and can hold up to:

- four meer marines

- over eight normal meerlantics troops, perhaps 12 if you cram them in.

-and cargo if nessasary.

The main weapon is an 14.5mm assult cannon that is mounted to an commanders hatch.

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ww2 armored vehicles guide

FM 30-40 Recognition Pictorial Manual on Armored Vehicles 1943 : United States. War Department : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive