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
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Nicholas Drummond on X: - M1A2C Abrams - Challenger 2 - Leopard 2A7 Despite tracing their origins back to the 1970s, it's fair to say that these remain the world's most potent
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: My concept for a future Main Battle Tank has a base weight of 45-50 tonnes and modular armour that increases weight to maximum of 60 tonnes. /
Nicholas Drummond on X: There's been much speculation about what features the new Leopard 2A8 will have. The Euro-MBT shown at Eurosatory last year provides some clues. Expect a new turret with autoloader, deletion of hull ammo storage, APS
Nicholas Drummond on X: Lots of people asking which tank is best. Challenger 2, Leopard 2 and M1A2 Abrams all have comparative advantages relative to each other, but all are quantifiably better
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: 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: The iconic T-54 / 55 is a simple, rugged, and reliable tank that perfectly balances the iron triangle. Its 115 mm gun forced NATO armies to up-gun their
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: Interesting briefing at #IAV24 about how German thinking is influencing the next generation main battle tank for the MGCS project. Potential features: 1️⃣ Weight reduction to 50 tonnes
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Nicholas Drummond on X: This is clearly an important development, not only for the UK, but for all of NATO. I hope the USA will adopt 130 mm so we can have commonality and interoperability. Whether this new gun is within the scope of the Challenger 2
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