But would that work? Leopards are significantly taller than T-72s/80s.
It'd be like Danny DeVito wearing an Arnold Schwarzenegger mask and hoping it *might* work.
Never underestimate the vatnik urge to steal everything not nailed down. The tankers just have access to welding tools so they can put it on their tanks and claim it's genius smekalka armour.
It appears to be an attempt to disguise one of their tanks as a Leopard 2.
From high up in the sky on a bad camera, it MIGHT work, but then you just run the risk of calling Lancets and Arty on your own tank because no one fricking talks to each other and just does their own thing. This probably explains the large Z's which immediately ruins the point of disguising it in the first place, but oh well.
They've actually done a fairly decent job at turning the T-Series frying pan into the Leopard Brick, but I can't help but imagine that this has introduced some interesting new problems. For one thing, what are they going to do with the spent shells, as the ejection port has been covered up? Also, how are they going to keep this thing from just killing its crew through heatstroke, let alone getting in and out of it in the first place?
>Operation Greif was largely successful.
Not in the way you think anon
It was successful because it made the allies paranoid enough to put their generals under house arrest to prevent assassinations, not because a much of Americans saw panthers and were convinced they were M-10s, hell the germans couldn't even get the number of men to a jeep right
>It was successful because it made the allies paranoid enough to put their generals under house arrest to prevent assassinations
That was the entire point and why it was successful. Why would Americans thinking panthers were M10s be the objective of the operation? Was thr objective of Overlord for Germans to see how an amphibious invasion is launched?
>Demolition squads of five or six men were to destroy bridges, ammunition dumps, and fuel stores. >Reconnaissance patrols of three or four men were to reconnoiter on both sides of the Meuse river and also pass on bogus orders to any U.S. units they met, reverse road signs, remove minefield warnings, and cordon off roads with warnings of nonexistent mines. >"Lead" commando units would work closely with the attacking units to disrupt the U.S. chain of command by destroying field telephone wires and radio stations, and issuing false orders.
These were the goals as outlined by the plan, they achieved none of them. The paranoia it created was a happy side effect of the failure, not an intended result
>supposed to destroy communication lines, capture bridges, destroy ammo and fuel depots >accomplish 0 of those objective >I-it was a-successful because we caused a Brigadier General and a Captain to get briefly detained
It was a failure
It's not covering the ejection port. Although it may be an attempt at disguise I really doubt it. The large Zs and kontact on the roof give it away, and this isn't going to be parked somewhere the Ukrainians are going to think it's there's. I think it's just an attempt at up armor ingredients the roof.
It appears to be an attempt to disguise one of their tanks as a Leopard 2.
From high up in the sky on a bad camera, it MIGHT work, but then you just run the risk of calling Lancets and Arty on your own tank because no one fricking talks to each other and just does their own thing. This probably explains the large Z's which immediately ruins the point of disguising it in the first place, but oh well.
They've actually done a fairly decent job at turning the T-Series frying pan into the Leopard Brick, but I can't help but imagine that this has introduced some interesting new problems. For one thing, what are they going to do with the spent shells, as the ejection port has been covered up? Also, how are they going to keep this thing from just killing its crew through heatstroke, let alone getting in and out of it in the first place?
It's a good idea, just really poorly executed.
Wait.
How possible is it that Russian tankers don't understand the construction of Western turrets and think that the added mass on the back is there for stand-off armor protection for the turret crew?
I know it's bad form to assume your enemy is moronic but I can't shake the feeling that this is plausible.
the average westernoid civilian wouldn't know a thing about tanks- a mobik plucked out from his depressing life and shoved into working a tank would potentially still know dramatically less than a war thunder or world of tanks fanatic
This or could be if the tank got destroyed by Ukie they can then later take a shaky photo and say this:
XAXAXA HOLHOL IS STUPID PIGGY ANOTHER LEO2 DESTROYED XAXAXAA
>This probably explains the large Z's which immediately ruins the point of disguising it in the first place, but oh well.
It's clearly a captured Leopard 2A6, piggy. Now keep /k/oping all you want.
>It appears to be an attempt to disguise one of their tanks as a Leopard 2.
No it doesn’t you stupid nig. They drew Z’s on it. Use your fricking eyes you dumb shitmonkey
It's obviously not just an attempt to look like leo, because it doesn't.
My take on that is some kind of armoring, I have a guess that back block is supposed to defend engine from the strikes above by drones, and forward blocks maybe needed for the counterbalance and to better protect sights and gun from the same drones. And also a roof, yeah.
I think they're actually trying to put some kind of standoff armor on the turret for drone munition protection when it gets orientated straight forward. The center cut for the front is for the driver to get out and to allow for gun depression I think.
Small diameter charges like the RKGs and 40mms HEDP would go from going straight through the roof and into the autoloader to being potentially degraded. You're looking at sub 90mm diameters and the liners aren't constructed as high performance, high precision types.
Of course we're dealing with Russians here so for all it matters this is some cargo cult thing for the rare Burlak prototype turret they don't have.
I want to see other views. That actually looks like it may be kind of cool, like the T-55 Enigma. So much shit plastered on that it has charm.
Probably also makes driving even more miserable and possibly reduces the reverse speed.
Meanwhile before the war 44% of conscriptovich deaths were suicides. I'm guessing the suicide rates after this war will dwarf veteran suicides in the U.S.
The russian take on Ersatz panzers. Thry just forgot to replace the Zwastika with the Balkenkreutz
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/ersatz-m10s-panthers-in-disguise/
I don't think it's a pseudo 'arrowhead' like the 2A6 (that would not explain the extension at the rear of the turret).
I think that this is additional top attack protection, mainly to deal with grenade drop or FPV drones.
With the turret forwards, as it would be in transit or out of combat, there is an additional layer of spaced Armor to protect the hull and the engine deck.
t69 sneed obr 420, judging from the filename
object 338
Something that most likely looked really cool when they put the extra shit on and the gun was facing forward.
1/512th of a new yacht
Russian cargo cultists saw Leopards and their natural insticts kicked in.
Bridge welded on top
Vismod to camo as a Leo2 turret?
Sneaky way to fool Ukies and get closer.
But would that work? Leopards are significantly taller than T-72s/80s.
It'd be like Danny DeVito wearing an Arnold Schwarzenegger mask and hoping it *might* work.
>he hasn't seen Twins
where do russian tankers get the time to do all this weird shit to their tanks?
Look, you gotta do SOMETHING while you're waiting for fuel to show up.
true
Its like african militas wearing life jackets in the desert.
Never underestimate the vatnik urge to steal everything not nailed down. The tankers just have access to welding tools so they can put it on their tanks and claim it's genius smekalka armour.
This ks Lugansk militia experimental vehicle. They have garage shop tier shops who do some vehicles tuning.
It appears to be an attempt to disguise one of their tanks as a Leopard 2.
From high up in the sky on a bad camera, it MIGHT work, but then you just run the risk of calling Lancets and Arty on your own tank because no one fricking talks to each other and just does their own thing. This probably explains the large Z's which immediately ruins the point of disguising it in the first place, but oh well.
They've actually done a fairly decent job at turning the T-Series frying pan into the Leopard Brick, but I can't help but imagine that this has introduced some interesting new problems. For one thing, what are they going to do with the spent shells, as the ejection port has been covered up? Also, how are they going to keep this thing from just killing its crew through heatstroke, let alone getting in and out of it in the first place?
It's a good idea, just really poorly executed.
yeah, this idea worked very well with the nazis and the Ersatz M10. right?
The ersatz M10s did work. Operation Greif was largely successful. This tank isn't disguised as anything it's just ad hoc armor.
>Operation Greif was largely successful.
Not in the way you think anon
It was successful because it made the allies paranoid enough to put their generals under house arrest to prevent assassinations, not because a much of Americans saw panthers and were convinced they were M-10s, hell the germans couldn't even get the number of men to a jeep right
>It was successful because it made the allies paranoid enough to put their generals under house arrest to prevent assassinations
That was the entire point and why it was successful. Why would Americans thinking panthers were M10s be the objective of the operation? Was thr objective of Overlord for Germans to see how an amphibious invasion is launched?
>Demolition squads of five or six men were to destroy bridges, ammunition dumps, and fuel stores.
>Reconnaissance patrols of three or four men were to reconnoiter on both sides of the Meuse river and also pass on bogus orders to any U.S. units they met, reverse road signs, remove minefield warnings, and cordon off roads with warnings of nonexistent mines.
>"Lead" commando units would work closely with the attacking units to disrupt the U.S. chain of command by destroying field telephone wires and radio stations, and issuing false orders.
These were the goals as outlined by the plan, they achieved none of them. The paranoia it created was a happy side effect of the failure, not an intended result
>supposed to destroy communication lines, capture bridges, destroy ammo and fuel depots
>accomplish 0 of those objective
>I-it was a-successful because we caused a Brigadier General and a Captain to get briefly detained
It was a failure
It's not covering the ejection port. Although it may be an attempt at disguise I really doubt it. The large Zs and kontact on the roof give it away, and this isn't going to be parked somewhere the Ukrainians are going to think it's there's. I think it's just an attempt at up armor ingredients the roof.
Wait.
How possible is it that Russian tankers don't understand the construction of Western turrets and think that the added mass on the back is there for stand-off armor protection for the turret crew?
I know it's bad form to assume your enemy is moronic but I can't shake the feeling that this is plausible.
the average westernoid civilian wouldn't know a thing about tanks- a mobik plucked out from his depressing life and shoved into working a tank would potentially still know dramatically less than a war thunder or world of tanks fanatic
so yes it's completely plausible
This or could be if the tank got destroyed by Ukie they can then later take a shaky photo and say this:
XAXAXA HOLHOL IS STUPID PIGGY ANOTHER LEO2 DESTROYED XAXAXAA
>This probably explains the large Z's which immediately ruins the point of disguising it in the first place, but oh well.
It's clearly a captured Leopard 2A6, piggy. Now keep /k/oping all you want.
>It appears to be an attempt to disguise one of their tanks as a Leopard 2.
No it doesn’t you stupid nig. They drew Z’s on it. Use your fricking eyes you dumb shitmonkey
Anon, please try and contain your desire for Total Zigger Death until you've read the entire post. : /
obr copium maximus
How is the driver supposed to jump out of his hatch if turret faces front or back?
Driver is not supposed to leave his machine
He still can.
The force of the explosion will allow the driver to exit the tank.
I think it looks more like they just replaced the turret with a churchill gun carrier.
Trying to look like a Leopard obviously
It's obviously not just an attempt to look like leo, because it doesn't.
My take on that is some kind of armoring, I have a guess that back block is supposed to defend engine from the strikes above by drones, and forward blocks maybe needed for the counterbalance and to better protect sights and gun from the same drones. And also a roof, yeah.
the forbidden fusion.
the most sensible interpretation so far
but that's used with the unknown technology? are they...learning?
maskirovka
>ok /k/, what the frick is this?
Zeopard
seethe, wienerholes
Leopard Z1G3-R
I've read somewhere that this is to cover the engine from drone dropped grenades.
T-72A8
I think they're actually trying to put some kind of standoff armor on the turret for drone munition protection when it gets orientated straight forward. The center cut for the front is for the driver to get out and to allow for gun depression I think.
>standoff armor against HEAT grenades
Small diameter charges like the RKGs and 40mms HEDP would go from going straight through the roof and into the autoloader to being potentially degraded. You're looking at sub 90mm diameters and the liners aren't constructed as high performance, high precision types.
Of course we're dealing with Russians here so for all it matters this is some cargo cult thing for the rare Burlak prototype turret they don't have.
cope pavilion
Cope armor to protect the ammo from kamilaze drones?
Are you suggesting they're using prototypes again like with the T-80UM-2?
That doesn't seem like a very sensible idea, but it does mean that eventually we will see they're new mobile pillbox, the Z-14 Non-Starter.
Looks like something out of an RTS.
I want to see other views. That actually looks like it may be kind of cool, like the T-55 Enigma. So much shit plastered on that it has charm.
Probably also makes driving even more miserable and possibly reduces the reverse speed.
I hear Russia testing new thermal camo for tanks. maybe.
But wouldn't all that stuff just trap in more of the heat being produced by the tank instead of less of it?
Seen some cloth thermal camo for people . It looks kind of clothy and maybe some passive or active cooling in those big things.
A weapon to surpass metal gear
copeface
A weapon to surpass metal gear
its not even my final form mate
What is tactical advantage barbing your own tank?
People can't climb on and drop a grenade down the hatch
They thought of everything.
Wait till you hear about russian veteran suicide. Rape as standard procedure does funny things to people.
Meanwhile before the war 44% of conscriptovich deaths were suicides. I'm guessing the suicide rates after this war will dwarf veteran suicides in the U.S.
WHERE IS IT
My best guess is that it's supposed to be some kind of visual camouflage to confuse suicide drones and top attack munitions like Javelin.
Wouldn't do anything versus jav simply because it's locked and fired with thermals and no amount of camo is gonna hide the heat of a running engine.
Guess you can't have veteran suicides if all the mobniks are already dead.
AК-74*~~
somebody should make compilation
it's missing that new one
What exactly about that post assblasted you so, anon?
Seems Russians prefer to off themselves with AKs a lot. They don’t even have to be veterans, they’ve been doing it on the frontlines lel
I think it's trying to disguise itself as a trench bunker?
Aren't they working desperately on a "thermal camouflage" to protect themselves against ATGM ?
They're moronic then, we killed more tanks with mortars than with stugnas or javelins
I call bullshit on that one.
ATGM have proved to be exceptionally efficient with longer range than mortars and more practical to use.
I do think it's some kind of thermal camouflage, not so much to be invisible but to be harder to lock for missiles
Looks cool. The front of the turret is interesting. From head on that looks like it could actually deflect some shots.
How much macaroni can it hold?
> it's actually a macaroni tank
could very well be
that's clearly a Tiger
Kinda reminds me of those african cargo cults making fake airplanes out of straw
they were Polynesians actually.
The russian take on Ersatz panzers. Thry just forgot to replace the Zwastika with the Balkenkreutz
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/ersatz-m10s-panthers-in-disguise/
It looks like one of those pictures that's supposed to simulate what you see when you're having a stroke.
I don't think it's a pseudo 'arrowhead' like the 2A6 (that would not explain the extension at the rear of the turret).
I think that this is additional top attack protection, mainly to deal with grenade drop or FPV drones.
With the turret forwards, as it would be in transit or out of combat, there is an additional layer of spaced Armor to protect the hull and the engine deck.