What happens in 2025? / new tactics- new technologies

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https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/...24-25-intl-hnk

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80p8z0y0eko

https://apnews.com/article/thailand-...9a5934e0c07383

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I see the website is back up and running.....good news

[Dion]

If you mean this website, ya, I agree, very good news.

[MarkSheppard]

China just held a massive parade to mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII; a lot of new hardware was showcased; a good portion of them designed to defeat UAVs/FPVs/etc.

My personal opinion: What we're seeing here is the "first" generation of mobile AAA designed to defeat the UAV/FPV/C-UAS threat. This generation is optimized for mobile deployment to defend rear area infrastructure (FOBs and such) -- similar to how the US put Phalanx on a trailer to protect FOBs during the GWOT.

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From doing some quick reading around it appears that the LY-1 is a "mobile" version of a naval shipborne laser system; but there's precious little available about it's specs (power level) etc in open UNCLASS forums.

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Also showing up was the Hurricane-3000 High-Power Microwave (HPM) Weapon System by NORINCO:



No specs; but I believe that little radar array on top is what detects and tracks targets for the main radar.

Versions of the Hurricane 3000 were publicly shown during testing earlier this year:



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"OW5-A10" Laser Mengshi -- laser output might be 10 KW.

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"OW5-A50" Laser HMV3 -- laser output might be 50 KW.

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Unknown C-UAS SPAAG -- 24 x low cost interceptor missiles + large caliber autocannon.

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That's page one
We talk soft, carry a big stick
Pack the biggest gun
We don't like accidents, major or minor
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The photo above the "OW5-A10" Laser Mengshi caption my first reaction was " that's a lot of Tubas"

[MarkSheppard]

China also unveiled the new Type 100 Tank and Type 100 Support Tank.

Way to keep things non-confusing guys. They're going down the same path as the Japanese/US in WW2 with everything all the same designation.

It appears that the Type 100 is the Chinese Armata clone; albeit it's actually going to be put into production

Things are very vague here, but both Type 100s appear to have "augmented reality" headsets for the crew(s) -- i.e. something like the F-35 helmet, but for ground vehicles.

The Type 100 Support Tank appears to have drone launch cells; enabling it to launch it's own drones for fire support; along with dedicated crew members to control said drones.

Both may or may not have a hybrid powertrain, enabling "silent" battery only running for limited periods of time.

EDIT: Reason I'm putting them here; is that both represent "new" ideas -- integration of UAVs with AFVs, may or may not have unmanned turrets, etc; fitting the thread's theme of "new technologies", etc.

Photos of the two:



Type 100 Tank

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Type 100 [Fire] Support Tank (FSV?)

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You can see the Type 100 Tank up front, with the Type 100 FSV behind them, as well as the drones on the back of the Type 100 FSV:



Closeup of the drone carriage on the Type 100 FSV:



Another photo of the Type 100 FSV:



Top and rear of the Type 100 FSV as they were being railed into Beijing earlier this week:

[MarkSheppard]

Funnily enough these dropped a MONTH ago around August 15 on Twitter; looks like they were genuine:

[MarkSheppard]

The Chinese also displayed a large amount of unmanned vehicles -- air, sea, submarines, ground.





Longer term; this has interesting implications for "serious" scenarios -- IOW; for a long time, it's been really hard for anyone who isn't NATO (or the US) to make headway against a determined air defense network.

The near term (next 15~ years) future got interesting; since it's now plausible second world nations like say....Venezuela could actually credibly operate these UAVs; and they'd have a decent chance of penetrating modern air defenses and actually striking their targets -- IOW; stealthy UCAVs striking US troops along the FEBA in the next war we fight is plausible.

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Those new Chinese tanks have an " amphibious" look about them.

[carp]

Originally Posted by Dion

I think they should simply extend the years and update the game yearly. Simple solution. I think it would be best.

"They?" "They?" "THEY?" Quite kind of you, podner. Do you have any clue as to how much of their lives have gone by the wayside staring at screens for the sheer dedication to seeing something work and knowing people appreciate that work? Yet, here some people come along and say, "Get up out of the well-earned Nursing Home Bed, and satisfy my unending desire for more cheap thrills."

Of course, there is the notion YOU could learn a bit of coding, and Paint, apply yourself to immersion in reference manuals and research, then take the job on for everyone yourself, but I'm sure your life might get in the way. Such is the pity. I was so looking forward to your 2026 through 2047 updates. Especially now that one brigade can have 200 FPV drones in the air at one time, and those "Turtle Tanks" can be modified to have main guns with only a 45 egree arc of fire until the cages come off. Come-on, Lad, Hop to it. Make that fit into a balance scenario.

How about those tricky Russians having every other or third tank's ERA filled with bricks or sand? Can you randomly code which blocks get that? Give up beer and sex. Things will go faster.

We await your product, WITH BATED BREATH.