 | NWD ArmA Tank Fire Control System Demo Demonstration of NonWonderDog's beta release Tank Fire Control System. M1A1 engages different moving targets including T-72s, an infantry squad and an MI-17 with various ordnance. Mod can be found here: http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard311/ikonboard.cgi?s=0a3c8d5fea7c54baddd2e0dfdf3fdb70;act=ST;f=70;t=69123 |
 | BMD-4 AIRBORNE COMBAT VEHICLE Gross combat weight, kg 13,200 Weight of universal fighting compartment, kg 3,200 Personnel capacity (crew and mounted troops) 7 Ammunition load: 100mm 3UBK23-3 rounds (guided munitions) 4 100mm 3UOF19 rounds (unguided munitions) 18 30mm rounds, including 3UBR8 350 7.62mm cartridges 2,000 Loading system for 100mm GMs and HEF projectiles automatic Fire control system automated with tracker The BMD-4 vehicle is equipped with a new universal fighting compartment installed on the modified BMD-3 vehicle chassis. The BMD-4 vehicle armament system comprises a 100mm gun-launcher with an autoloader of guided and unguided HEF artillery projectiles, a 30mm automatic gun firing HEFI, APT and APDS projectiles, a 7.62mm machine gun and a modern fire control system with gunner's integrated day/night sight, commander's panoramic TV sight, digital computer, tracker and means to automatically prepare data for firing at unobserved targets. The BMD-4 vehicle armament ensures stationary, mobile and afloat fire and defeat of modern tanks at a range of up to 5,500 m, unsheltered and entrenched manpower and fortifications at a range of up to 7,000 m, including unobserved, antiarmor-capable and other pinpoint targets as well as aircraft and helicopters at a range of up to 4,000 m. |
 | Al-khalid vs Arjun tank Al-Khalid is designed with a 125mm (length: 48 calibers) smoothbore, auto-frettaged and chrome-plated gun barrel which can fire APFSDS, HEAT-FS and HE-FS conventional ammunition and Russian-made 9M119 Refleks ATGM (AT-11 Sniper, also produced in China under licence). Al-Khalid is also one of the few tanks in the world that use DU rounds. The DU round used by Al-Khalid is the indigenous Pakistani made Niaza 125mm DU round (armor penetration: 550 mm at 2 km). Al-Khalid is equipped with a muzzle reference system and dual-axis stabilization. Elevation and azimuth control is achieved by electro-hydraulic power drives. The automatic ammunition-handling system for the main gun has a 24-round ready-to-fire magazine and can load and fire at a rate of eight rounds per minute.[6] The tank is also equipped with a 7.62mm-coaxial machine gun, a 12.7mm externally-mounted air-defence machine gun that can be fired with the hatch closed, and smoke grenade launchers. Prototypes have been demonstrated with various fire-control systems of Chinese and western origin. The gunner is provided with a dual magnification day sight and the commander with a panoramic sight for all-around independent surveillance. Both sights are dual-axis image stabilized and have independent laser range-finders. The commander has the ability to acquire a target independently while the gunner is engaging another one. The automatic target-tracking system is designed to work when tank and target are both moving. Night vision for the gunner and commander is achieved through a dual-magnification thermal imaging sight. Both sights are integrated with the fire-control system.[6] The production Al-Khalid tank has a fire-control system of western origin. In the MBT 2000, the Chinese Norinco fire-control system has inputs from ten sensors. The ballistic computation time is less than one second. The manufacturer claims routine first round hits on standard 8 ft (2.4 m) square targets at ranges over 2,000 meters. Effective range: 200 m to 5,000 m Sensor: laser ranging from 200 m to 9,990 m Auto-tracking, firing four types of munitions, gunner's thermal imaging sight, commander's image intensification night vision sight, gyro-stabilized and UPS power supply system. The Al-Khalid is equipped with the ATCOP LTS 1 laser threat warner developed by Institute of Industrial Control Systems.[7] The LTS 1 laser threat warner consists of two key elements, the mast-mounted sensor and the operator's control box complete with 360° display. According to ATCOP, the LTS 1 laser threat warner can detect not only laser rangefinders but also laser target designators. It responds to all current laser sources in the field environment and if required can also be coupled with acoustic alarms as well as smoke generators and other countermeasure systems. The LTS 1 laser threat warner can detect laser devices operating in the 0.8 to 1.06 µm waveband and has a 360° field of view azimuth (resolution of 15°) with a field of view in elevation of -15 to +90°. Operating voltage is 12 V or 24 V DC nominal with power consumption being 8 W nominal. The sensor head is 165 mm in diameter and 35 mm high while the control box is 80 x 130 x 55 mm in size. |
 | Leopard http://www.aviationlive.org Online Aviation Pics,Videos and Forum The Leopard 2 is a German main battle tank produced by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and since the year 2003 by Spanish company Santa Bárbara Sistemas. Developed in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979, replacing the earlier Leopard 1 as the foremost MBT in the German Army. Its different versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and ten other European countries, as well as non-European countries. More than 3,480 Leopard 2s have been manufactured. There are two main development batches of the tank, the original models up to Leopard 2A4 which have vertically faced turret armour, and the "improved" batch, namely Leopard 2A5 and newer, which have angled arrow-shaped turret add-on armour together with a number of other improvements. All models feature digital fire control systems with laser range-finders, fully stabilized main gun and coaxial machinegun and night vision equipment (first vehicles used a Low-Light Level TV system or LLLTV, thermal imaging was introduced later on). The tank has the ability to engage moving targets while moving over rough terrain. It can drive through water 4 meters deep using a snorkel or 1.2 meters without any preparation and climb vertical obstacles over 1 meter high. The tank is powered with a turbo-charged multi-fuel V12 diesel engine that produces 1,500 horsepower. Even as the Leopard was entering service in 1965, an up-gunned Leopard with the new Rheinmetall L44 120-mm gun being was considered to keep pace with the newer Soviet designs, but this was cancelled in favour of the joint MBT-70 "super-tank" project with the United States. The MBT-70 was a revolutionary design, but after large cost overruns, Germany withdrew from the project in 1969. Work on a national development was started in 1970 by Krauss-Maffei. A year later a choice was made for it to be based on the earlier Experimentalentwicklung (later named Keiler) project of the late sixties (itself derived from the vergoldeter Leopard or Gilded Leopard), instead of being a modified MBT-70 or Eber. The name of the design was determined in 1971 as "Leopard 2" with the original Leopard retroactively becoming the Leopard 1. Seventeen prototypes were ordered that year (only sixteen hulls were built). They had to have a maximum weight of fifty metric tons. Leopard 2A4 of the Polish Army. Leopard 2A4 of the Polish Army. Leopard 2A4 of the Singapore Army Leopard 2A4 of the Singapore Army On 11 December 1974 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the USA for the possible joint production of a new MBT, after the Americans had bought and investigated prototype hull number seven in 1973. In view of the experiences in the Yom Kippur War a much higher level of protection was demanded than was implemented in the prototypes, that used heavily sloped spaced armour. The weight class was increased to sixty tons. Prototype turret number fourteen was changed to test a new armour configuration, and was turned into a blockier looking turret as a result of using vertical steel perforated armour; it already had been much more voluminous than the turret of a Leopard 1 because of a large internal ammunition storage locker in the rear. The Leopard 2 thus initially used perforated armour but not Chobham armour as often claimed. PT-14 used the 120 mm Rheinmetall gun (as eventually did the U.S. Abrams). After this two new prototype hulls and three turrets were ordered, one (PT-20) mounting the original L7A3 105 mm gun and a Hughes fire control system, a second (PT-19) with the same fire control system but able to "swap out" the gun for the 120 mm Rheinmetall design (it was indeed so changed by the Americans), and one more (PT-21) mounting the Hughes-Krupp Atlas Elektronik EMES 13 fire control system, with the 120 mm gun. |
 | Italian Army Main Battle Tank -C1 Ariete The italian MBT Ariete during the test in Oto-melara's complex . The original Ariete was designed, constructed, and tested by the IVECO FIAT - Oto Melara Syndicated Company, headquartered in Rome. This company is a business merger consisting of two separate defense contractors: IVECO's Defence Vehicles Division, responsible for the development of the chassis and support systems, and Oto Melara, responsible for the turret and fire-control system development. The Ariete is currently in service with the Italian Army. It began with the first tank's delivery in 1995. The final delivery completed 7 years later in August 2002. An upgraded version, with modular armor, auto-loader and 55-calibre gun, was displayed in 2005 and ready for production. Armament typical of the modern day main battle tank, the Ariete can engage targets in a variety of conditions. It can engage stationary or moving targets; it can attack opponents whether or not the Ariete is on-the-move; finally, it can engage targets day or night with the factory-installed thermal imager and laser rangefinder. The standard load-out consists of three primary weapons systems: A 120 mm main gun, A 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun (manned by a crew member), and A 7.62 mm anti-aircraft (manned by the tank commander). Its primary weapon is the 55-calibre 120 mm main gun produced and manufactured by Oto Melara. The gun's barrel is a smoothbore design, and is autofrettaged and stress-hardened to increase durability over extended periods of fire. Its implementation allows for the use of a combined load-out of armour-piercing, fin-stabilized, discarding sabot (APFSDS) and high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds. Crew and tank protection:The primary defense system protecting any contemporary tank is its armor plating. While the exact specifications of the armor are government and trade secrets, the manufacturer states that it is a steel and composite blend, similar to the British Challenger 2 tank and the American M1 Abrams. Also important to the tank's defense are two laterally-mounted grenade launchers. Each launcher is electronically-fired, and consists of four barrels which can be intermixed with either smoke or chaff grenades. The smoke grenades are capable of shrouding the tank from visual or thermal detection. The chaff grenades are useful for dispersing the tank's radar cross section. In addition it provides War Kit And PKO Kit it will be able to reinforce the Front armor and the side Armor with an optional package. Finally, the crew cabin is protected by an anti-NBC system designed by Aero Sekur. It is capable of protecting the crew for a period of time from any modern nuclear, radiological, biological, or chemical attack. Fire control and target acquisition : The tank's fire-control system is of Italian manufacture, produced by Galileo Avionica (now a part of Selex Galileo). It is designated the TURMS Fire-Control System, and includes, among other features: Day- and night-capable panoramic commander's scope for increased visibility, Stabilized gunner's platform including thermal optics and a laser rangefinder to increase accuracy and expedite target detection and targeting, Digital fire-control mini-computer. The most important aspect, the fire-control computer, is capable of measuring wind speed, humidity, and exterior weather conditions, combining them with the turret's angle of elevation, attitude, and the barrel's physical wear to increase accuracy. Powerplant and drivetrain: The Ariete's powerplant is powered by a 25.8 litres turbo-charged Fiat-Iveco 12-cylinder diesel engine. Its rated output is 937 kilowatts (equivalent to 1250-HP) at 2.300 rpm, with a max torque of 4.615 Nm at 1.600 rpm[1]. It has a ZF LSG3000 automatic transmission,and has four forward gears and two reverse, allowing for a top cruising speed of 65 km/h. The transmission allows it to climb grades rated up to 60%, and can ford waterways of up to 1.25-m on-the-fly. |
 | M1A1's Fire Control System demonstration This video demonstrates m1a1's fire control system from a yet unannounced realism mod for Battlefield 2142. |
 | BMP-3M BMP-3M This upgrade package is generally referred to as the BMP-3M and for the turret there are three distinct upgrades designated Variant A, B and C. Variant A is essentially an ammunition upgrade and includes a new 100 mm gun launched laser-guided projectile with enhanced lethality and increased range, new 100 mm High Explosive Fragmentation (HEF) round (3UOF19) with enhanced lethality and increased range, new 30 mm Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS) round and a new digital computer.The new 100 mm laser-guided projectile is called the Arkan (9M117M1) and has a maximum range of 5,500 m and is fitted with a tandem High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead. The 100 mm HEF projectile has a maximum range of 7,000 m and is twice as effective as the older round. Variant B includes the ammunition upgrading (A) plus a fire-control subsystems upgrade which includes a new integrated gunner's sight BZS1 and the installation of a new weapon stabiliser system for increased accuracy. The integrated gunner's sight includes a mirror stabilisation system, day channel with adjustable magnification, laser range-finder, laser-guidance system, thermal imager and auto tracker and display. Variant C is the most advanced and consists of a brand new turret fitted with a high-resolution automatic fire-control system, new ammunition reserve and a single reloading system. It includes the integrated gunner's sight as well as a new commander's panoramic stabilised sight with TV channel, laser range-finder and display. This system allows for hunter/killer target engagements to take place. Variant C also has a single reloading system and new feeding systems for 30 mm cannon and 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun. |
 | Fire control & digital systems on Challenger 2 and Leclerc Fire control & digital systems on Challenger 2 and Leclerc such as commanders sight Battlefield management system laser rangefinder |
 | Iran Produces Anti-Aircraft Cannon: Samavat Tuesday, 15 January 2008 Ministry of Defense and Logistics of the Iranian Armed Forces has launched a full-scale production facility for a new fully-automatic 35 mm anti-aircraft cannon. According to IRIB correspondent, the fully-automatic anti-aircraft cannon is equipped with advanced radar and fire-control systems and is able to target warplanes, helicopters and various types of missiles with its short-range targeting system. The anti-aircraft cannon is also equipped with a modern satellite system which is able to identify aerial targets carefully, and open fire on the selected target right away. Attending the inaugural ceremony of the launch of the new 35 mm anti-aircraft cannon system, Iran's minister of defense, Major General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said speed, precision and quality are three basic characteristics of the anti-aircraft cannon and since countries possessing this technology refused to provide Iran with this system, Iranian experts decided to produce a prototype first, and in a short period of time thereafter full-scale mass production was launched. |
 | Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GMS2) Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GMS2) is the electro-optical/infrared fire control system in development for the Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130U Gunship. This mature, high performance multisensor system is an adaptation of the AH-1Z Target Sight System (TSS) now in test and evaluation with the US Marine Corps. |
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