When Leopard 2A8, M1A2 SEPV3, Leclerc XLR, Merkava 4 Barak, ZTZ99B, Ariete C2, Strv 123A are added.
There are examples aviable where its greatly reduced. Modern vehicles have several means to reduce the thermal profile. Like dispersion of exhaust fumes downwards towards the ground, instead of just blowing them up into the air. Injecting cold air into the exhaust. Conditioned combat compartments and at the end multicpectral panels like Barracuda.
Barracuda @ Leopard 2/Strv, which employs all the means mentioned above.
Israeli company praising their Black Fox multispectral camo (@ Land Rover Defender).
Same as above. One side of the Land Rover has these camo panels, the other side not. Remarkable effect when it changes direction.
Malaysian System @PT-91M.
Also Barracuda, two Leopard / Strv tanks.
Saab and other companies claim it works against all sensors. Some have ground radar dispersion + absorption as well. No infos how long it might block thermal / IR emissions. I mean it must work, otherwise armed forces wouldn’t buy it. Bundeswehr even has it in storage for old Marder IFV. They would slap it on all vehicles, in case of an conflict.
Could imagine this would be fun to play, if WT ever simulates thermal suppression. But I guess at one point they need to do it, thermal target pod + spacebar white dots with KH-38 is getting old.
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Russia also (obviously) has examples of this. ^^
(Though take this one with a grain of salt due to it being rather old.)
reading this entire conversation just gave me aneurysm it was the funniest crap.
also what???
if only we had word for this… oh wait we do.
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god these images are always interesting, now I’m kinda disappointed we didn’t get to see the further development of those active cooling panels or whatever, all i remember was they were ignored due to insane power consumption.
Would prefer the object 178 with the improved hull armor to come first
id rather have the t-80 Burlak. T-72 based techs never will be of any good.
Legit me when I find out the russians made a $1000 blanket that fools a $200,000 missile
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not on paper. Only in the heads of those who really want it, for any reason
Burlak is just the turret though, it can be compatible with both
I think the funniest thing is you kept saying it was good at what it was designed to do, lower the range of visual or acquiring lock via ir signatures which is its job its not an aps.
The only ever question I have about it is how long does it provide the maximum amount of IR suppression.
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And it will be a waste if we get the T-72 version. Burlak on old BVM chassis is superior in many terms