Back home. Followed the conversation concerning N. Koreas "
new" tank. It
would've been nice to have
Marcello's as I personally, have to acknowledge the fact he was the "
master" when it came to North Korea in this forum. And the "
tripartite" effort to fix and dissect the latest tank(s) and other equipment for a few years back was a challenge, of which I appreciated that he let me into "his world". Don will correct me I hope, but, I believe Marcello pretty much built that OOB and did a GREAT job of it.
One must not forget those who've done so much for this game. And he did, even if we didn't always see "eye to eye".
Well the following continues that discussion, and I have to agree with the points and the assumptions made in the following article.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...14_armata.html
Those tanks "
look" cleaner then when the Russians first showed off the
T-14. They somewhat look like the "
skins" people were putting on their cars a few years back. And as Don pointed out the Diesel fumes coming off those tanks were either demonstrating they
smoke screen capability (Which is of a poor quality.)
or that those engines are of a
poor quality and badly maintained. I
vote for the latter, but, that's just me.
Finally let me ask the following...When was the
last time you saw a tank where the paint scheme
didn't match on the whole tank to include the "
side skirts"?
Well for me never. Also I bring your attention to the
front of the tank at the "
corner" where it appears it's starting to "
wrap around" towards the front of the tank, however, the "
side skirt" seems to maintain a "
linear" straight line.
It just doesn't "
look" right to me.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defe...14_armata.html
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/ko...mystery-170660
I've things to catch up on and been on the road for 8-9 hours with all the usual stops. So until next time, well, next time!?!
Regards,
Pat
