Can this tank be in the AFP Modernization Plan in the future? Pretty decent firepower and speed and not too heavy for Philippine Bridges to carry.
Stingray II
General characteristics
Crew 4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio operator/loader)
Length (With gun forward) 9.3 meters
Width 3 meters
Height 2.7 meters
Weight 22.6 tonnes
Armour and armament
Armour 23 mm
Main armament 105mm rifled tank gun
Secondary armament 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun, 12.7mm AA machine gun
Mobility
Power plant Detroit Diesel Allison 8V-92TA 535hp, liquid cooled turbo charged 2 stroke V-8 diesel engine
550hp (410 kW)
Suspension Independent trailing arm torsion bar
Road speed 70 km/h
Power/weight
Range 300 miles
The Stingray II is an upgrade version of the Stingray light tank, which was developed by Cadillac Gage of Textron Marine & Land Systems as a private-venture armored fighting vehicle (AFV) for the export market. The original Stingray program was launched in 1983, with the first prototype vehicle was ready in August 1984. As of 2004, the only country to have purchased the Stingray is Thailand, which ordered approximately 100 tanks that were delivered between 1988-1990.
Unfortunately, the vehicle's armor is too thin for any real battlefield role, since it only protects the occupants of the tank against armor-piercing rounds up to 14.5 mm in size.
The Stingray's main armament is a Low Recoil Force (LRF) version of the British L7 series 105 mm rifled gun installed in the well-angled and electro-hydraulically powered turret with optional stabilization and eight rounds with another 24 rounds stored in the hull. Complementing the main gun is a 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun with 2,400 rounds and 12.7 mm AA machine gun with 1,100 rounds on the commander's hatch.
The main improvements offered in the Stingray II are a more capable digital fire-control system, NBC equipment, enhanced mobility and superior target-engagement capabilities. The Stingray II also improves the armor to provide protection from 23 mm rounds.
| QUOTE (akimima @ Jun 9 2007, 05:30 AM) |
Can this tank be in the AFP Modernization Plan in the future? Pretty decent firepower and speed and not too heavy for Philippine Bridges to carry.
Stingray II
General characteristics
Crew 4 (commander, driver, gunner, radio operator/loader)
Length (With gun forward) 9.3 meters
Width 3 meters
Height 2.7 meters
Weight 22.6 tonnes
Armour and armament
Armour 23 mm
Main armament 105mm rifled tank gun
Secondary armament 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun, 12.7mm AA machine gun
Mobility
Power plant Detroit Diesel Allison 8V-92TA 535hp, liquid cooled turbo charged 2 stroke V-8 diesel engine
550hp (410 kW)
Suspension Independent trailing arm torsion bar
Road speed 70 km/h
Power/weight
Range 300 miles
The Stingray II is an upgrade version of the Stingray light tank, which was developed by Cadillac Gage of Textron Marine & Land Systems as a private-venture armored fighting vehicle (AFV) for the export market. The original Stingray program was launched in 1983, with the first prototype vehicle was ready in August 1984. As of 2004, the only country to have purchased the Stingray is Thailand, which ordered approximately 100 tanks that were delivered between 1988-1990.
Unfortunately, the vehicle's armor is too thin for any real battlefield role, since it only protects the occupants of the tank against armor-piercing rounds up to 14.5 mm in size.
The Stingray's main armament is a Low Recoil Force (LRF) version of the British L7 series 105 mm rifled gun installed in the well-angled and electro-hydraulically powered turret with optional stabilization and eight rounds with another 24 rounds stored in the hull. Complementing the main gun is a 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun with 2,400 rounds and 12.7 mm AA machine gun with 1,100 rounds on the commander's hatch.
The main improvements offered in the Stingray II are a more capable digital fire-control system, NBC equipment, enhanced mobility and superior target-engagement capabilities. The Stingray II also improves the armor to provide protection from 23 mm rounds. |
COMRADE AKIMIMA,
I THINK THIS NEW TOPIC / THREAD OF YOURS IS EXISTING FROM PREVIOUS THREAD, JUST BROWSE FROM OHER THREADS WAY, WAY BACK LAST YEAR (SEE UPGRADE / REPLACEMENT OF SCORPION TANK)...
... SAYANG KASI YUNG OTHER THREAD KUNG MAG GAWA ULIT NG ANOTHER THREAD, DADAMI LANG YUNG MGA THREADS NA MAGIGING IDLE LANG SA HULI.
SORRY FOR THE INFO COMRADE, JUST MINIMIZING YUNG DAMI NG THREADS AND HINDI MALITO YUNG IBANG COMRADES NATIN...
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND...
PEACE! :thumb:
Page,
Ok lang iyon. Just wanted to revive the topic after seeing a documentary on tanks the other week and saw the StingrayII for the first time. Incidentally I was the one who posted this on the previous thread and brought it back again for this discussion.
| QUOTE (akimima @ Jun 12 2007, 03:39 AM) |
Page,
Ok lang iyon. Just wanted to revive the topic after seeing a documentary on tanks the other week and saw the StingrayII for the first time. Incidentally I was the one who posted this on the previous thread and brought it back again for this discussion. |
comrade akimima,
oh ok, i'm very sorry... sana itinuloy mo na lang sa dati mong thread... but anyway, i'm very, very sorry...
... anyway, i like this tank (light tank), i don't know if thailand has the newer version of the stingray (II)...