jln115:

I don't see anything that special except for the remote turret !Is it a good tank...Yes!Is it better than the Abrams...I think so!Is it better than the K2.Leo2, chally2....Doubtful!

BTW what is the muzzle velocity of the 2A82 Cannon!

agaugust:


No military in this world ever buys all they need. America buys withing available defence budget. You think USAF just walk into factory and grab manufactured weapons walk away back to military base like it's hamburgers?

...speculate all you want, F-16 and F-15 remains in service with USA till year 2025. Nobody is buying 3,000 F-35 stealth jets in the next decade.

Thiza:
Within the next 18 months Denel will have a clear idea of whether it will restart Rooivalk production as it talks to possible partner nations/clients and engages with the Department of Defence. Both the South African and foreign militaries have expressed interest in restarting production.

Riaz Saloojee, Denel Group CEO pointed out to defenceWeb that defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is on record saying that the Rooivalk needs to be re-established as a strategic sovereign capability for use in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Saloojee told defenceWeb that Denel is establishing a roadmap for the Rooivalk which will include an upgrade of the current Rooivalk Mk 1 baseline that will form the building blocks to a Rooivalk Mk 2 variant which would be a new capability Rooivalk for both the SAAF and potential export market. This involves examining the feasibility of restarting production, looking at technology improvements and finding partners. He said that is will be “essential” to find an international partner and that Denel is in discussion with a number of countries in this regard.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38986&catid=74&Itemid=30

Henry120:


You didn't read it, if you had, you definitely won't ask that question again.

The vehicle with an unmanned turret armed with a brand new 125 mm smoothbore cannon, which is the most powerful gun of its kind to date in terms of muzzle energy."

MikeCZAR:


The Tiger tank had more powerful gun compared to its rivals like T-34. Was it a better tank? NO.

Mobility, armour, fire power etc

Henry120:


The T-14 brings Armour, firepower, mobility and Afganit active protection.

jln115:

I don't see anything that special except for the remote turret !Is it a good tank...Yes!Is it better than the Abrams...I think so!Is it better than the K2.Leo2, chally2....Doubtful!

BTW what is the muzzle velocity of the 2A82 Cannon!

Henry120:


"the 2A82-1M gun offers 15 to 20 percent improved accuracy and its rolling fire angular dispersion has improved 1.7 times. Its muzzle velocity/energy is greater than the German Leopard 2 A6's 120mm gun from Rheinmetall."

patches689:


So does any number of tanks.

The Merk 4, for example, has all of those things AND can carry troops.

While the K2 has those AND we know its specifications.

jln115:

So the gun is a bit more powerful than the Leo2, what els sets it apart?

Henry120:


That's the basic standard for measuring tanks. All of them have those. The only difference is the T-14 is faster than any Tank in service today, has better Armour than any Tank in service today, has better protection than any Tank in service today, has better firepower than any.


No hating on the Russian bear boy........ they have the world's best Tank.

jln115:

So the gun is a bit more powerful than the Leo2, what els sets it apart?

patches689:


Type 99 is just as fast

So thats a lie

You dont know what armor it has. And judging by the fact that it is significantly lighter than anything else i doubt it has very much in the way of armor.

So thats a lie

Merk has a battle tested system that has been operationally in use for longer. You dont even know the stats for the active protection on the T-14

So thats another lie.

Again, how is it the best?

All we have here is a lightweight tank that is fast with an autoloader from the 1980's with an untested gun and untested active defence.

Its a neat all rounder, but thats it - jack of all trades, master of none.

Your statement is based on incomplete facts and thus can only be ascribed to balatant bias

Henry120:


"Fifth-generation fighters are already flying, but only second-generation tanks are in the inventories throughout the entire world. So the Armata will become the first series-produced third-generation tank "

The T-14 is the world's only 3rd generation Tank.

Stop hating boy!! You're like the South-African version of chukwucantdie.


The F-22 is an untested fighter, yet you refer to it as the world's best Air-superiority fighter.


Now, this is one of your most r3tarded comments yet, and you have many. You refer to the Rafale as the world's best JSF ahead of Fifth generation F-35's despite it been a virtually untested expensive fighter.

Henry120:


"Fifth-generation fighters are already flying, but only second-generation tanks are in the inventories throughout the entire world. So the Armata will become the first series-produced third-generation tank "

The T-14 is the world's only 3rd generation Tank.

Henry120:


T-14
The new tank will weigh 48 tons and could hit speeds of more than 50 miles per hour, according to a spec sheet released by Russia's TASS news agency and translated by the U.S. Army's Foreign Military Studies Office. The three-person tank will be able to fire up to 12 rounds per minute from a 125 mm main gun that can fire multiple types of munitions, including guided missiles, with a range topping out at 8,000 meters.
High-tech highlights include circular-view cameras, a heat sensor and the Afganit active protection complex, which reportedly uses radar to detect incoming threats and destroys them with a rocket.
Abrams variants weigh in between 65 and 70 tons, according to General Dynamics Land Systems spec sheets, with a top speed of just more than 40 mph.

The vehicle with an unmanned turret armed with a brand new 125 mm smoothbore cannon, which is the most powerful gun of its kind to date in terms of muzzle energy."

agaugust:


I wonder why people keep saying American and European weapons technology is superior to that of Russia
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agaugust:
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/05/isis-claims-responsibility-for-texas-atttack
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patches689:


The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the assault on a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of the Prophet Muhammad, but counterterrorism experts said IS has a history of asserting involvement in attacks in which it had no operational role.
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/05/texas_cartoon_contest_shooters.html

patches689:


Because everytime they meet in conventional war, Western weapons annihilate Eastern ones

agaugust:


Nope, the users of Russian weapons were armed with older generations and used them against the latest generations of American weapons.

Iraqi T-72 tanks defeated British Chieftain tanks in 1980s, but by 1990s the T-72 became onsolete with RHA armour and was defeated by mordern American Abrams tanks with composite armour.

Russian MiG-23 jets defeated French Mirage jets in Angolan bush war.

Also Russian T-62 tanks defeated British Centurion/Olifant tanks in Angola.

Show us where F-15 defeated Su-27 .

Russia itself has not fought NATO-USA, only then shall we know who has better weapons.

patches689:


1. T-72 defeated Chieftain tank
Citation needed

2. T-72's are normally upgraded with reactive armor and can be fitted with composite armor.
Not to mention that the T-72 remaind the backbone of Russia's MBT forces

3. Mig-23 v Mirage

O well done, a twin engined air-superiority fighter from the 1970's performed better than a single engined multi-role platform designed in the 1950's

Iranian F-14's smashed the Mig-23 in the Iraq-Iran war.

4. T62 v Olifant
Citation needed

5 F-15 v Su-27

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Russian arms and equipment have been tested over and over, and their terrible quality is well documented. The 6-Day War, Yom Kippur, Gulf War 1, Gulf War 2, India v Pakistan the list is endless.

Henry120:


The T-34 is rated higher than the Tiger tank because of it's at the time, innovative Slat armour, mobility and speed of production. 1300 T-34 tanks were built per-month at the height of world war 2.

The T-14 brings Armour, firepower, mobility and Afganit active protection.

agaugust:


I wonder why people keep saying American and European weapons technology is superior to that of Russia
.

agaugust:


You don't need citations posted for you unless you are have down's syndrome and born a m0ron and cannot use google search engine without an online tutorial demo user guide/manual.

Russia's frontline tank today for conventional war is T-90 not T-72.

T-72 Vs Chieftain Iran -Iraq war

T-62 Vs Centurion/Olifant Angolan war

Mirage F1 is not a 1950s aircraft, it's same 1970s generation with MiG-23 that defeated it in Angola.

F-14 is 4th generation jet, MiG-23 is 3rd generation....exactly my point....generation gap mismatch,not technical superiority....proved me right

Did you see the part of your post that has large fonts? Su-27 has not seen any combat you claim? Fool

Su-27 defeated MiG-29 in Ethiopia Vs Eritrea war, you just proved that your entire post/comment is rubbish, m0ron
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agaugust:


Nope, the users of Russian weapons were armed with older generations and used them against the latest generations of American weapons.

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agaugust:

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Russia itself has not fought NATO-USA, only then shall we know who has better weapons.

patches689:


1. T-72 defeated Chieftain tank
Citation needed

2. T-72's are normally upgraded with reactive armor and can be fitted with composite armor.
Not to mention that the T-72 remaind the backbone of Russia's MBT forces

3. Mig-23 v Mirage

O well done, a twin engined air-superiority fighter from the 1970's performed better than a single engined multi-role platform designed in the 1950's

Iranian F-14's smashed the Mig-23 in the Iraq-Iran war.

4. T62 v Olifant
Citation needed

5 F-15 v Su-27

Su-27 hasnt seen any combat.


Russian arms and equipment have been tested over and over, and their terrible quality is well documented. The 6-Day War, Yom Kippur, Gulf War 1, Gulf War 2, India v Pakistan the list is endless.