Strange that they would display it again in this years trailer, but then again it does say 2022 at the end, I think they just reused the video haha
They do however claim they are displaying the new Challenger 3 prototype, so hopefully we might get some more info on that afterwards.
According to Janes, Moog are also displaying their new “Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform” at the event. I believe we’ve seen a similar thing to this before, but if Janes are correct this one uses Starstreak/Marlet launchers, which we haven’t seen before (at least I cant find any earlier images). Its quite reminiscent of the VERDI-2 turret.
if i had a pound for every bit of military equipment that was trying to be sold covered in the union jack id be fucking rich. do you Brits just get all horny for seeing the union jack or is it just lame marketing?
Also amazingly it’s been 3 YEARS since 3.7 inch AA gun Ram lacking AA ammunition was reported and there was never any change to the game. I thought perhaps the VT fuze shell would be rejected for balance reasons but I thought they may as well realise the lack of even a timed fuze shell was bizzare.
Yes very true. Though I think any buff at all would push it to 5.7 but that wouldn’t be the end of the world frankly. What gets and what does not get a rangefinder seems quite varied. In game it seems to mainly be limited to those tanks with integral rangefinders, as well as heavy AA guns seem to get them for free except the Ram 3.7 inch and arguably the Chi-Ha LG (being a 12cm multi role naval gun rather than a dedicated heavy AA gun)
IRL nearly all German tanks you can usually find a picture of them with a the Scherenfernrohr 14 scissor rangefinder though that is a very functionally limited one so I am told (that is to say you’d get better results using the stadiametric functions rather than judging by the focus) and how many were issued I have no clue. But it is integrally fitted on things in game like Nashorn and Dicker max and not counted.
I brought up yesterday about Moog displaying their new Starstreak/Martlet “Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform” at DVD2024, and it appears this is it.
Ridgeback Platform
8 x Starstreak / Martlet
1 x 30mm Autocannon
7.62mm Machinegun
Advanced optics included
The Starstreaks look like they might be mockups, bit still cool.
