Nicholas Drummond on X: @BAESystemsLand Black Night Challenger 2 Mk 2 MBT prototype was much admired. As is often the case with these things, it's the tech you don't see that impresses

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Nicholas Drummond on X: Modern armies need two armoured vehicle platform types: 1. Wheeled Medium Weight 2. Tracked Heavy Each type would provide the basis for a comprehensive family of vehicles including

Nicholas Drummond on X: Myth 2: The Tiger went very few miles between services. Official wartime reports state the distance between base overhauls was 5,000 km. The only Allied tank to approach

Nicholas Drummond on X: My concept for a future Main Battle Tank has a base weight of 45-50 tonnes and modular armour that increases weight to maximum of 60 tonnes. /

Nicholas Drummond on X: The innovations in layout and configuration developed for the Abrams TTB in the 1980s (which have been extensively copied by Russia's T-14 Armata) make a lot of sense

Nicholas Drummond on X: M1 Tank Test Bed (TTB) was 1990s project to upgrade Abrams. It died after end of Cold War but expect its many features to reappear in M1A3. /

Nicholas Drummond on X: - M1A2C Abrams - Challenger 2 - Leopard 2A7 Despite tracing their origins back to the 1970s, it's fair to say that these remain the world's most potent

Nicholas Drummond on X: Abrams M1A2C, Leopard 2A7A1, Leclerc XLR, and Challenger 2 are all decent Cold War tanks, but can we really wait until 2035-2040 to replace them? And does Russia's

Nicholas Drummond on X: BRITISH ARMY CHALLENGER 2 MBT (Thread) @BritishArmy began to plan an upgrade cycle for Challenger 2 almost as soon as it came into service. In fact, it first

Nicholas Drummond on X: Every type of armoured vehicle is vulnerable to modern anti-tank missiles. Does this mean they're all obsolete? Not at all. But, like any tool, you have to use

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Nicholas Drummond on X: @PatDonahoeArmy @Ross_Coffman The Abrams Tank Test Bed (TTB) was an exercise that explored what a next generation MBT would be like in the 1980s!!! The Russian T-14 Armata