H.P.
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Ah, thanks Frenchy ! What I took to be a big ugly weld looks to maybe be mounts for Kontakt 1 ERA bricks. Here’s a WAG, it’s a sheet metal guard to block the gap between the hull & turret from behind.
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most people don’t realise that Frenchy IS the internet!
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Haven’t seen track retaining gear on the drive sprocket of an Abrams since the eighties.
I believe the Abrams sent to Ukraine were all former USMC vehicles and they had continued to use the retaining rings.
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This seems like an awful lot of extra weight to add to the turret. The bar armor, the steel plates on the top, and I can only imagine what all those steel cables weigh. Can these turrets even be turned?
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ZALA T-20 unmanned aerial system has undergone a comprehensive upgrade, during which a number of design and technological improvements were implemented aimed at improving flight performance
increased specific energy capacity and resistance to extreme operating conditions has increased the flight duration and range, which now exceed 7 hours and 500 km per flight
H.P.
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Like a spiders web glistening in the morning dripping with dew…
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That’s what she said.
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I wonder if someday we’ll see Ukrainian kids harvesting fiber optic cable the way Afghan kids used to collect our spent brass.
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It’s certainly has uses so it whole new cottage industries could spring up and there is no shortage of material there.