30.08.2020, 12:49
Anbei - ich bin über die GCS-Diskussion im Bundeswehr-Bereich draufgekommen - einmal ein Strang über das Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF)- bzw. New Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV)-Programm der US-Streitkräfte. Quasi geht es um die Entwicklung eines neuen, leichten Kampfpanzers. Ende August wurden nun zwei Exemplare/Prototypen des MPF von General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) ausgeliefert.
Zunächst (Meldung von April):
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Quasi haben wir es also mit einem leichten Panzer zu tun, der grob manche architektonischen Züge des M1 trägt, aber nur eine 105-mm-Kanone besitzt. In der Gewichtsklasse, auch wenn hier ein wenig ungenaue Angaben bzw. verschiedene Angaben kursieren, liegt wir bei ca. 30 Tonnen, also im Bereich eines Puma der Schutzstufe A, aber eben mit entsprechender Rohrwaffe.
Schneemann.
Zunächst (Meldung von April):
Zitat:US Army unveils light tank candidate for US MPF Mobile Protected Firepower programhttps://www.armyrecognition.com/april_20...ogram.html
On April 22, 2020, during a visit of the U.S. secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy to GDLS (General Dynamics Land Systems) facility, the new light tank candidate for the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program of the U.S. Army was presented by the company. [...] In September 2018 the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Army leadership approved Section 804 MTA Rapid Prototyping for MPF (Mobile Protected Firepower) pre-Milestone C activities. This required the fielding of a prototype that could be demonstrated in an operational environment within five years. The MTA Rapid Prototyping contracts required the delivery of 12 preproduction vehicles (each) for rigorous developmental and operational testing, and a Soldier Vehicle Assessment (SVA), to measure prototype performance to requirements and gain user feedback. [...]
The design of the General Dynamics MPF light tank is conventional with the driver and engine at the front, and the turret located at the rear of the hull. The turret architecture is based on the M1 Abrams tank using the M1A2 Sep V3 fire control system and CITV (Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer) armed with one 105 mm cannon. One 12.7mm heavy machine gun is mounted on the commander hatch.
The turret has a crew of three comprising commander, gunner and loader. It is interesting to notice that the U.S Army, like the German army (Bundeswehr) but unlike the Russian army with its T-14 Armata, sticks to its preference for a 4-man crew based on an operational observation: there are many tasks that require four people, like maintenance, guard duties, etc. Moreover, they state that a human loader is as efficient as a mechanical automatic loader, even if the weight of a 105mm round (shell) makes it hard to manipulate, particularly in case of a high rate of fire is needed. [...]
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Zitat:BAE Systems, GDLS behind on ‘light tank' prototype deliveries to US Armyhttps://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-...to-us-army
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with integration and supply chain issues are preventing BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) from delivering ‘light tank’ prototypes to the US Army on time, Janes has learned. [...] As of 26 August GDLS had delivered two MPF prototypes to the army, with a third slated to be delivered within days, Vice-President of GDLS Bob Lennox explained. [...] BAE Systems also acknowledged prototype delivery delays but did not detail how many they have delivered so far.
Quasi haben wir es also mit einem leichten Panzer zu tun, der grob manche architektonischen Züge des M1 trägt, aber nur eine 105-mm-Kanone besitzt. In der Gewichtsklasse, auch wenn hier ein wenig ungenaue Angaben bzw. verschiedene Angaben kursieren, liegt wir bei ca. 30 Tonnen, also im Bereich eines Puma der Schutzstufe A, aber eben mit entsprechender Rohrwaffe.
Schneemann.