planeflyer21 Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Not really a tank guy myself but this is pretty dang cool! http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2016/08/poland-working-with-bae-systems-should.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beantown Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Blue's not the only Tanker in here. I'm confused by the "unmanned" turret comment. It only has 16 rounds in the ready racks. And it has a rate of fire of ten rounds a minute with the auto loader. The doesn't equal a lot of firing time in the heat of a tank battle. It is an impressive looking piece of armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngrBob Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 minute ago, beantown said: Blue's not the only Tanker in here. I'm confused by the "unmanned" turret comment. It only has 16 rounds in the ready racks. And it has a rate of fire of ten rounds a minute with the auto loader. The doesn't equal a lot of firing time in the heat of a tank battle. It is an impressive looking piece of armor. It is a Polish tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beantown Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Just now, EngrBob said: It is a Polish tank! Dang I forgot all about the Polish part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 15 minutes ago, beantown said: Blue's not the only Tanker in here. I'm confused by the "unmanned" turret comment. It only has 16 rounds in the ready racks. And it has a rate of fire of ten rounds a minute with the auto loader. The doesn't equal a lot of firing time in the heat of a tank battle. It is an impressive looking piece of armor. I was literally going to post the same thing lol. After you exhaust those 16 how do you transfer the rest? How long does it take and how exposed is the crew? Additionally, have fun changing track. Looks like a bitches to get around those track skirts. I don't really see the point of light tanks. Every half ass rebel group is loaded up with ATGMs now thanks to the US and Russia having proxy wars. Urban environments are bad news for armor. Just watched a video in funker530 where some dude walked right up to a T72 and dropped a hand grenade down the gun tube and kaboomed it violently, But it looks cool! The new Russian tank is sexy too if the can keep it running, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beantown Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 The T72 hand grenade guy had some balls to do that. Didn't it take him three tries to get it in the gun tube? How the hell the TC let him get that close is beyond me. And WTF was the gunner doing the whole time? Back to the Polish tank. Who fires this thing, the driver? And how do you go from a conventional round to a missile being an auto loader. I remember my loader trying to get a Sheleighly missile into the gun tube of a Sheridan. A four foot missile in a 6 foot turret was asinine. Track maintenance on that Polish tank would be a bitch period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 3 hours ago, blue109 said: After you exhaust those 16 how do you transfer the rest? How long does it take and how exposed is the crew? Having no working knowledge of tanks, but a lifetime of experience with Polack jokes....I am imagining some form of Chinese fire drill that involves members taking turns to throw open the screen door, do a lap around the outside, reload and jump back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 6 minutes ago, DNP said: Having no working knowledge of tanks, but a lifetime of experience with Polack jokes....I am imagining some form of Chinese fire drill that involves members taking turns to throw open the screen door, do a lap around the outside, reload and jump back in. With Benny hill music playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 5 hours ago, blue109 said: I was literally going to post the same thing lol. After you exhaust those 16 how do you transfer the rest? How long does it take and how exposed is the crew? Additionally, have fun changing track. Looks like a bitches to get around those track skirts. I don't really see the point of light tanks. Every half ass rebel group is loaded up with ATGMs now thanks to the US and Russia having proxy wars. Urban environments are bad news for armor. Just watched a video in funker530 where some dude walked right up to a T72 and dropped a hand grenade down the gun tube and kaboomed it violently, But it looks cool! The new Russian tank is sexy too if the can keep it running, Kind of the Sherman tank mentality. if you can make 5000 light tanks, maybe they can defeat 500 heavy tanks by sheer numbers. Never mind the crews you waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngrBob Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 Do they have any forward gears? At least it has a 7.62 machine gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beantown Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 2 minutes ago, EngrBob said: Do they have any forward gears? At least it has a 7.62 machine gun. The Polish one might only have reverse. And they use it while screaming "Run away, run away." (In my best Monty Python voice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted August 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 49 minutes ago, beantown said: The Polish one might only have reverse. And they use it while screaming "Run away, run away." (In my best Monty Python voice) You sure you aren't thinking of the French tank with Park and 7-reverse speeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 28 minutes ago, planeflyer21 said: You sure you aren't thinking of the French tank with Park and 7-reverse speeds? That's what I was thinking. Think it it was the pol's special forces that Latrell and Kyle both stated were BAMF's. I know their nuttier than squirrel shit.....got some polish friends from shitcago and their crazy but great people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngrBob Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Couldn't resist the Polish joke. A French (or Iraqi) tank would actually fit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 2 hours ago, shepp said: That's what I was thinking. Think it it was the pol's special forces that Latrell and Kyle both stated were BAMF's. I know their nuttier than squirrel poop.....got some polish friends from shitcago and their crazy but great people I've heard tell about one Polish SF with an American SF taking down a big brown beaver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blue109 Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Lol. Someone posted that on the tanker Facebook page. I said I failed that one...driving and shooting are about the only 2 things in this life I still do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Come a long way since WW2 polok. jokes https://www.funker530.com/polish-military-goes-hardcore-badass-mode/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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