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I was hoping to see at least the Toophan MRAP instead of the Kian and the 30+ year old Raksh APCs. The APCs are good against small arms fire but offer no protection against the IEDs that have been planted by Terrorists to target the border guards. That being said, it is a step in the right direction and I hope that it is something that they invest much more in.
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Russia's next generation "Sotnik" armour can apparently protect against .50 caliber. Iran needs to start development and delivery of such a next generation armour to its forces, matter of fact, it should be one of Iran's priorities. Losing even a single soldier when that could have been prevented by proper armour would be beyond unacceptable.
The system uses a polyethlyene based material called "super-thread":
Now although this armour may "stop" a .50 bullet from penetrating but presumably the dissipated energy would potentially cause serious internal damage, thus this also has to be addressed. My feeling is that this 0.50 protection although true, it is more of a marketing slogan. The real breakthrough would be something that is quite light and can protect against most commonly used rounds.
www.thedefensepost.com
The system uses a polyethlyene based material called "super-thread":
Now although this armour may "stop" a .50 bullet from penetrating but presumably the dissipated energy would potentially cause serious internal damage, thus this also has to be addressed. My feeling is that this 0.50 protection although true, it is more of a marketing slogan. The real breakthrough would be something that is quite light and can protect against most commonly used rounds.
Russia Unveils Next-Gen 'Sotnik' Soldier Battle Armor
Russia has begun first phase development of its next-generation battle armor for field soldiers. The Sotnik is expected to replace the Ratnik in 2025.
www.thedefensepost.com
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That is not Iranian design. It is the " WoSport Tactical Future Modular Helmet". You used to be able to buy it on Amazon:
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Early Experiments are Proving Out Tank-Free Marine Corps Concept - USNI News
Ongoing testing and experimentation are proving the Marine Corps can be more lethal even while being lighter and more maneuverable, as the service evolves to support littoral operations under its Force Design 2030 plan, a top general said today. Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, the deputy commandant for...
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Alot of this is are concepts already used in asymmetric warfare.
They are talking about using light vehicles to take out a tank from 10 x the range that a MBT can fire among other mobile assets.
This is exactly what I was talking about with regards to Iranian Paratrooper exercises 2 weeks ago. Air dropping of Safir variants ranging from Safir-artillery, recoilless rifles and toophan are essential to confronting anything sent to destroy it.
A better situation would be moving on from Safirs to slighly heavier vehicles such as:
For anti-armor, and artillery support with providing protection from small arms and shrapnel. This is essentially what the Marine Corps are looking to transition too.
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Reminds me of when pentagon was advising Taiwan to defend itself in the future using the exact same tactics as the IRGCN and even IRGC-ASF.Early Experiments are Proving Out Tank-Free Marine Corps Concept - USNI News
Ongoing testing and experimentation are proving the Marine Corps can be more lethal even while being lighter and more maneuverable, as the service evolves to support littoral operations under its Force Design 2030 plan, a top general said today. Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, the deputy commandant for...
Alot of this is are concepts already used in asymmetric warfare.
They are talking about using light vehicles to take out a tank from 10 x the range that a MBT can fire among other mobile assets.
This is exactly what I was talking about with regards to Iranian Paratrooper exercises 2 weeks ago. Air dropping of Safir variants ranging from Safir-artillery, recoilless rifles and toophan are essential to confronting anything sent to destroy it.
A better situation would be moving on from Safirs to slighly heavier vehicles such as:
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For anti-armor, and artillery support with providing protection from small arms and shrapnel. This is essentially what the Marine Corps are looking to transition too.
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I'm not good at identifying tanks, did anyone see any karrars or T-72 to Karrar upgrades/converts in the video?
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No only T-72M(other video) ant T-72S have been shown from this Exercise.
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