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The new follow-on to the Kongo class for the Japanese is said to displace 10,000 tons full load, and the new DDHs (Helicopter carriers) they are building and classifying for political puposes as a Destroyer will displace 13,000 tons light and 20,000 tons in full combat load. But I believe those new AEGIS vessels they are building will likely be the largest, heaviest true destroyers. Heavier than the Tico AEGIS cruisers.
How does conscription work?
I was wondering since i am still a British Citizen but i moved to Malaysia with my dad, so basically i was wondering if i can still be conscripted if it may ever occur in the near future, i am not sure how it varies from country to country though.
May i also add that i love the GBP? Its silly how cheap things are in this country.
I was wondering since i am still a British Citizen but i moved to Malaysia with my dad, so basically i was wondering if i can still be conscripted if it may ever occur in the near future, i am not sure how it varies from country to country though.
May i also add that i love the GBP? Its silly how cheap things are in this country.
The_Zergling
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Well it obviously depends on the aircraft? This can only be answered on a case to case basis. (I don't know the specs for the F-16) But regardless of type, more fuel will be consumed at takeoff than cruise at a high altitude.
Generally you cannot be conscripted by a country unless you are one of its citizens... I'm pretty sure that's the same for Malaysia as well.
Would it be possible to detect an SSN from the heat of its nuclear reactor? Doesn't the sub have to take in and release water from the surrouding ocean to keep the reactor cool?
Ok gonna jump in here vis a vis tanks, as this is my baliwick. Hope the mods are ok with it.
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While it lacks ceramic or heavy metal armors (it has ceramo-resin fillers in the spaced gaps) and DU penetrators the leo2A6 is certainly among the top 3. The new aplique titanium/tungsten/steel weave armor is very effective in tests and longer L/55 gun's DM53 and DM63 APFSDS certainly makes up for any lack of a DU round. It has a similar speed to the Abrams and superior fuel consumption rates.
However it does lack some of the feautes of the Abrams lie the brigade level battlemanagement system, Raytheons new Block 1 FLIR and new NxRA found on the M1A2SEP/TUSK.
It is also unproven outside of a temperate climate.
The longer barrel could also prove a hinderance in restricted terrain.
Generally in most rankings the Leo comes in 3rd for no other reason than the combat experiance Abrams and Challenger.
An interesting side note is the German leo2A6 is not the most heavily armored variant. The new Spanish version of the same tank has even more aplique armor added and is known as the leopard 2E (Espanol).
The Rheinmetal 120mm smoothbore in L/44 is the standard by which all other tank guns are compared.
The German renk transmission is like wise the standard and the companies products are sued in a wide range of armored veihicles.
As a former US Army tanker I disagree with his predictions. Recent armored developments in both passive and active protection indicate that MBT's are here to stay. People have been far to quick to jump to the recent conflcit in Lebanon to sound the deaht knell of the tank. They made the same claims in 1973. What the two situations do have in common is Israeli arogance and overconfidence resulting in tanks being pushed forward without proper support. A far better lesson is Iraq where after almost 4 year sof war only a handfull of Abrams have been lost and few tank crewmen killed. The increasing losses US forces are suffering among thier lighter armored viehicles also point to the need for more protection.
New active coutner measures like arena and trophy while still in thier infancy promise serious complications for ATGM's while modern armors subject to gun fire are benifitting from new non explosive reactive armors. The current version of this NxER is a thick rubber layer sandwiched between 2 steel plates. When impacted the rubber distorts. This interupts the path of the HEAT rounds jets path, vs Kinetic impacts the distortion of the rubber induces yaw and also moves the outer plate away from the point of impact like a chopping blade both of which can clip the penetrator which is from 560mm to 830mm long there by curtailing its penetrative power.
The US Army is also studing a electrical charge based system where on impact a super charge vaporises the penetrator or disrupts the HEAT jet.
In fire power the simple fact that an MBT can kill almost anything it can see (depending on what gun/round combo it can kill anything it can see) and the soon to be deployed extended range (11-15 Km) KE rounds make sure that tanks will maintain a place on the modern battlefeild.
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While it lacks ceramic or heavy metal armors (it has ceramo-resin fillers in the spaced gaps) and DU penetrators the leo2A6 is certainly among the top 3. The new aplique titanium/tungsten/steel weave armor is very effective in tests and longer L/55 gun's DM53 and DM63 APFSDS certainly makes up for any lack of a DU round. It has a similar speed to the Abrams and superior fuel consumption rates.
However it does lack some of the feautes of the Abrams lie the brigade level battlemanagement system, Raytheons new Block 1 FLIR and new NxRA found on the M1A2SEP/TUSK.
It is also unproven outside of a temperate climate.
The longer barrel could also prove a hinderance in restricted terrain.
Generally in most rankings the Leo comes in 3rd for no other reason than the combat experiance Abrams and Challenger.
An interesting side note is the German leo2A6 is not the most heavily armored variant. The new Spanish version of the same tank has even more aplique armor added and is known as the leopard 2E (Espanol).
The Rheinmetal 120mm smoothbore in L/44 is the standard by which all other tank guns are compared.
The German renk transmission is like wise the standard and the companies products are sued in a wide range of armored veihicles.
As a former US Army tanker I disagree with his predictions. Recent armored developments in both passive and active protection indicate that MBT's are here to stay. People have been far to quick to jump to the recent conflcit in Lebanon to sound the deaht knell of the tank. They made the same claims in 1973. What the two situations do have in common is Israeli arogance and overconfidence resulting in tanks being pushed forward without proper support. A far better lesson is Iraq where after almost 4 year sof war only a handfull of Abrams have been lost and few tank crewmen killed. The increasing losses US forces are suffering among thier lighter armored viehicles also point to the need for more protection.
New active coutner measures like arena and trophy while still in thier infancy promise serious complications for ATGM's while modern armors subject to gun fire are benifitting from new non explosive reactive armors. The current version of this NxER is a thick rubber layer sandwiched between 2 steel plates. When impacted the rubber distorts. This interupts the path of the HEAT rounds jets path, vs Kinetic impacts the distortion of the rubber induces yaw and also moves the outer plate away from the point of impact like a chopping blade both of which can clip the penetrator which is from 560mm to 830mm long there by curtailing its penetrative power.
The US Army is also studing a electrical charge based system where on impact a super charge vaporises the penetrator or disrupts the HEAT jet.
In fire power the simple fact that an MBT can kill almost anything it can see (depending on what gun/round combo it can kill anything it can see) and the soon to be deployed extended range (11-15 Km) KE rounds make sure that tanks will maintain a place on the modern battlefeild.
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Nope..Noise is the main factor for finding subs. The noise dampening equipment used is a good way to find subs. Particulary Russian designed subs.
I have no idea how reactors are cooled.
In the US any legal resident could be drafted(conscripted) whether a citizen or not if there was military conscriptipn.
Well yea...neither do I. That's the problem. I assume that they use seawater and return it to the sea which is why I think that you could use an infrared type device to find the trail of warmer water a sub would leave if that is indeed how reactors are cooled.
Heard on the History Channel that a modern F-16 eats a gallon of fuel every 6 seconds.
Yes, nuclear subs are cooled by using sea water to cool the reactant coolant. IR might not be able
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My question: Does anyone know the min. altitude an Aster can go? Which SAM has the lowest operation altitude and at what height?
Yes, nuclear subs are cooled by using sea water to cool the reactant coolant. IR might not be able
Man, that just sucks! I can't imagine having an army where the people aren't from my land, can barely speak my tongue. It's just distasteful! An army made of people not of my land. It's as if they'll defect, double cross, and am using foreigners.....
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My question: Does anyone know the min. altitude an Aster can go? Which SAM has the lowest operation altitude and at what height?