maybe its for the s70 okhotniks, as its hard to control both the plane and the drone by a single pilot
I just copied the data from Wikipedia and asked ChatGPT to format it nicely.
AMX-30EM2 SABBLIR (SAnta Bárbara BLIndaje Reactivo)
Born as a modernization of the AMX-30EM2 by Santa Bárbara Sistemas in 1989, it never really went anywhere due to the ERA being quite heavy (comparable to BLAZER ERA). If I’m correct, about 3 tests took place between 1989 and 1993-95. The plan was to modernize 150 AMX-30EM2 with SABBLIR, but it was too costly and we went with M60A3 tanks instead, which were quickly replaced by the Leopard 2A4E.
I’ve read comments of ex-soldiers who tried it during their service, in one instance a company fired 12 MILAN ATGMs at a block of SABBLIR ERA from 1km away (only 1 missile hit the target), and it worked well. In fact, it protected against TOW ATGMs too.
The composition of the ERA is a first layer of explosive, followed by 2cm of space and a second ceramic layer. Protection was good (I’d argue better than the BRENUS even), the only issue was mobility. The SABBLIR ERA added about 1 ton more of weight, but that wasn’t the real issue, it was the “damn gearbox”, as many veteran drivers refer to it. It was too weak and you could mistake the gears easily because they were so close.
UGH it’s a real shame we didn’t adopt it. Looked so cool. As a fun fact, the AMX-30EM2 was know by their crews as “Mickey”.
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sad
And it stores 10 anti-tank mines!
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It’s a Mk.2 with a 120mm gun from the Mk.3. Pretty cool if you ask me.
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DM 23/33/53.
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🇱🇹 Lithuania’s Upcoming
Leopard 2A8
CV90
Vilkas
PzH 2000
RBS-70 NG SHORAD
- Some pretty interesting upcoming vehicles for Lithuania. The two most interesting are the in-game Vilkas and the RBS-70 NG SHORAD off of the JLTV-platform. We already have the Vilkas and PzH 2000 in-game under Germany but the Leopard 2A8, RBS-70 NG MSHORAD, and CV90 Mk. IV (Mk. V[?] as listed on sources) w/ APS would be fun to see, especially with future Lithuanian Skins/Military Symbols.
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Have they confirmed the specific model of CV90 they want?
Mk.IV with the [E] turret ect ect
I assume they will go with the 30mm with the APS and LWS like Czech are doing.
No word yet, it’s kind of confusing what they listed as requirements.
Tbf, the MK.IV rn are all over the place, even more so for the model we have in game where the weight makes no sense and it has less armor than the nearly 2 decade older 9040’s because the MK.IV was a last minute addition.
10t difference between the LVKV 9040C and the MK.IV [E] lmao like what?
Honestly as cool as the MK.IV is i hope we don’t get any other models in warthunder until gaijin bothers to fix the vehicle.
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sir, that was on google.
Bosnian AMX-30B
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Wat
There’s multiple results, even videos
I has been deceived, twas not a archive special after all
(But we still have some goofy specials, like the 30mm DEFA Kurnass and plenty of other relatively unknown and interesting things :))) )
Holy shit, where’d you find that picture of the test plane? Never would’ve known, thanks
https://x.com/SR_Planespotter/status/1880370032573886624
The links, images, and artists representation of the pod on an F-22A here.
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