Re: TankSharp
 

"With 1950s and 1960s technology, yes; but not with 1970s and onward tank technology"

So did the designers of the 2S19, AUF-1, Palmaria, PzH 2000, AS90 etc, all post 60's stuff and none of which has armor exceeding the levels I described (judging from the information available), get it wrong ? And some of those are actually built using tank components.
I am all for standardization but sometimes it does not make sense. Using the same components (like engine and such) for maintenance ease is a good thing. But a tank and a SPA are on the opposite spectrum of the level of protection vs volume protected trade off. Unless you are designing a SPA turrett for the export market, to be mated with whatever tank hull is locally available (like the Denel T6) the approach described does not make much sense. Two 50mm layers of RHA is overkill for a SPA armor needs.

Re: TankSharp
 

Hi Mark, I downloaded your application some time ago but have only now had time to look at it. For some reason my laptop will not let me open your files. What programmes do I need to use them?

Re: TankSharp
 

RecruitMonty
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microsoft excel for XLS-file and adobe reader for PDF-file

Re: TankSharp
 

Just for info, the .ods file is an OpenOffice spreadsheet. (and I guess the .xls is the same one exported to the MS-addicted heathen like myself http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif )

Re: TankSharp
 

Thankyou, both very much. I will look into getting myself a copy of those programmes