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Well, since this might fit this thread, here's a rather interesting Soviet design.... "Object 490". EDIT: I actually mentioned "Object 490" earlier, but this appears to be the actual Object 490...from what I know. http://btvt.info/7english/object_490_21_vek.htm Four sets of tracks, cameras...

I haven't heard about the 60mm revolving autocannon...sounds like it would have quite the mass and recoil. Or is this more like the 60mm hypervelocity autocannon the Israelis developed? 60mm HVMS on an M113 chassis, Israeli modification.

So, was the 152mm gun on a T80 chassis supposed to act as an assault gun? Because 152mm is right up there around the same size as self propelled artillery. I suspect they ran into the same problems I head they had when putting a 140mm cannon on the M1 chassis: Balancing and weight issues with...

So....not sure what this is exactly, but apparently another tank design the Soviets were fooling with in the 1980s. One fellow says it's Object 490 "Buntar", another says it's "Poplar" or "Topol"... Or according to this source (and take it with a grain of salt) this was the Object 490A...

Huh, interesting, the Saudis would need to set up a full production line to build those tanks if they were going that route. It seems it would have been easier to buy them off the Brazilians. As for the AMX-40...I have a rather modified version of that also getting built, but it's for domestic...

I would say the Saudis just manage to get their shipments of the Osorios a few weeks before the war breaks out. But as for other vehicles....would you believe the Brits had considered going "back to the future" with a tank destroyer in 1984? Of course it never got built, but here you are...

In fact the Saudis is what I had in mind. It's 1987, the Saudis in my story are spooked all to hell with the world situation and the deteriorating relations with the Soviets and COMBLOC nations, and want better tanks NOW. Problem is, the Americans aren't as keen on selling the Saudis brand new...

I may have the Osório getting built and sold by the Brazilians, not just for themselves but a few other third world clients in my fic, now that I’m thinking about it. I think I’m gonna add the Yak141 to the Soviet equipment list as well.

You very much have my interest...where is this from and what is it? It make me think of another take on the RDF tank concept, but bigger and with an extra gun. But to answer your question it looks like another experiment with "casemate" or unmanned turret type designs where the gunner and...

Woops, forgot to add my favorite "could have been", the RAH-66 Comanche...though one of the latest proposed helo designs being studied by the US Army bear a rather odd resemblance. :unsure:

STRV 2000, a proposed MBT with a 140mm cannon, 40mm bofors autocannon and two 7.62mm machine guns... that’s a lot of BOOM.