Details of the Retrofitted Scorpion 90, it seems to be a part of the same package by Respati, but they were mounted separately? Maybe its a compilation of the upgrades, rather than one single upgrade program
the changes seems to include:
Creation & Installation of a Digital Gunner Sight System (Thermals, LRF, Digital Camera)
It could be that the thermals mounted on the barrel is only the prototype, and the one fitted ontop of the turret is a more modern version
EDIT: Found the Original HQ video version
so yeah they’re the same project, unknown exactly which is the earlier version, considering the image above has exposed wiring i presume its the early, whereas the one with only the vision port mounted one seems to be better put together
From what I gather the Scorpion 90 came with Gen 2 thermals, but they where prone to vibration issues and blurring, so mounting to the gun might have been a low cost/risk testing programme?
might be wrong but the original appears to be related this Avimo unit. Which does have thermals and explicitly mentions the Scorpion 90 and is stated to be in service!
Keris mentions that the “unnamed country” is us. apparently the one responsible for this deal is the same one currently in charge of the Rabdan IFV acquisition for the marine corps
one variant mentioned being brought in is the IFV variant. This one is armed with a 20mm modular RCWS, if it has the atgm module it could very well be a decent option, but its still a long ways away (2029)
What’s interesting is that from the first images that hook is missing, so it could be that the B-11 was the original recoilless rifle mounted, then when the troops were sent for the UN mission, they were switched out to the M40 for some reason
the M40 is easy since we have the date of when the photograph took place. The B-11 is a bit more difficult. It says in the photo that its a part of the Infantry Brigade’s Regional Military Command VI/Siliwangi. That name only exists between the year mentioned above, as nowadays it has been changed from VI (6) to III (3)
EDIT:
Signing of a cooperation agreement for the development of 70mm Guided Missile system
though its only a towed system as things stand, PT SAS seems to want to mount it on a truckbed chassis which could function as an Anti-ground or Anti-air
You wouldn’t happen to have found anything else about the stab have you? Been looking for a while but have come up with nought that provides a source. So would appreciate it if you could pass anything you’ve found along
The Traverse drives are pretty fast (22.5 degrees a second), They are Marconi PD700 units. But yeah it’s a lot a little things that suggest a stab, but nothing that outright states there’s a stab. Was hoping there might be something in Indonesian or something ;-;
The sights are Avimo NVL3001s. Just a LRF is included.
AVIMO NVL3001
Pretty sure it uses the Marconi [S/E]FCS600 if it has a full FCS, but I haven’t found anything to say the TNI actually went for that option, can’t see any of the sensors for example.
It’s disappointing tbh (the lack of info that is, not your efforts), at least the gun elevation is pretty speedy, so shouldn’t be too bad in game https://youtube.com/shorts/eAnMLzli5d0
Image taken at Selamat Datang Monument in Jakarta right after G30. When the Saladins were “New” they used to have those 5 numbers on the front right fenders rather than the modern square TNI plates, not often you get to see it
massive upgrade from the QW-3 on the TD-2000B ADS, so this is very good for us irl
From what I’ve heard it’ll be the FD-2000B variant (250km range)
EDIT:
1 Battery of the ADS-400 Trisula (Turkish-Czech-Indonesian MERAD/LORAD) also expected to arrive around the same time (4 additional batteries are being discussed as well)
just like the Air List, im planning on including misc vehicles, basically things that are related to Indonesia but doesn’t have a tangible enough evidence to support its inclusion in the main list.
This can be either just a proposed sale that wasnt trialed and the like
currently im thinking of two tanks
Marder Medium Tank (showcased model for Indonesia)
AMX-30E (Proposed sale that was eventually cancelled)
im quite sure there were more but I dont remember them off the top of my head, if anyone knows more additions it would be much appreciated!
The ones that I could remember are Dutch Leopard 2A5 (cancelled for political reason) and Excalibur Army T-72 (proposed and favored by Parliament members, lost to Leopard 2RI). There’s also hearsay about Leopard 1 procurement in the 1990s that eventually lost to Scorpion 90.
