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Post by lordroel on Nov 30, 2020 18:15:30 GMT
Okay, who ever toughed of this, the M1 Abrams Liberty II Air Defense & Air Ground Defense System. Image I Image II |
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Post by James G on Nov 30, 2020 18:36:05 GMT
I remember the Bradley-Linebacker... but this is something else.
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Post by lordroel on Nov 30, 2020 18:39:39 GMT
I remember the Bradley-Linebacker... but this is something else. Looking at image I it seems this system was to be design to move along the normal M1 tanks. |
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Post by James G on Nov 30, 2020 18:44:24 GMT
I remember the Bradley-Linebacker... but this is something else. Looking at image I it seems this system was to be design to move along the normal M1 tanks. I believe Bradley's are meant to keep up with M-1s. Putting an air defence system in a tank chassis would give it more protection, I guess: enemy gunners would be targeting AD assets to allow their own supporting air power to come into play. |
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Post by lordroel on Nov 30, 2020 18:50:17 GMT
Looking at image I it seems this system was to be design to move along the normal M1 tanks. I believe Bradley's are meant to keep up with M-1s. Putting an air defence system in a tank chassis would give it more protection, I guess: enemy gunners would be targeting AD assets to allow their own supporting air power to come into play. Found out the weapons systems of the M1 Abrams Liberty II by checking the Crotale (missile) Wikipedia page:Liberty Forward Area Air Defense System: 6 R460 SICA or 6 VT-1 missiles mounted on an M1A1 Abrams chassis along with a pair of 25mm cannons
This matches what can be seen in Image I and II. |
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