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| Tango01 | 25 Sep 2014 12:06 p.m. PST |
… British armoured vehicles AT105 Saxon. "According the Ukrainian website Autoconsulting, an agreement was signed to supply 50 British designed 4x4 armoured vehicles AT105 Saxon to Ukraine for volunteer forces in the country. Each vehicle could cost $57,000 USD, with a total amount for the contract around $2.85 USD million. According to this website, Ukrainians have found a supplier of vehicles and the necessary funds but they encountered difficulties on the purchase, due to legal restrictions from Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. The AT105 is 4x4 armoured personnel carrier which was developed by the British Company GKN Defence. The first prototype of the AT105 was completed in 1975 and the first production vehicles in 1976…"
Full article here
link If you are going to collect and paint your Ukraine Modern Army… Amicalement
Armand |
| Chuckaroobob | 25 Sep 2014 8:13 p.m. PST |
The Saxon is just not sexy. Now a LAV or Stryker, that's sexy! |
| Deadone | 25 Sep 2014 8:17 p.m. PST |
LAV and Stryker are tedious too. Give me a Marder anyday. |
| Barin1 | 25 Sep 2014 11:27 p.m. PST |
They're also repairing neglected armor, stored under open air. Of course, any tank is better than nothing, but I would not like to be in the crew of this scrap metal.
more here: link |
| GeoffQRF | 26 Sep 2014 4:20 a.m. PST |
They seem to be doing a good job of getting them ready…
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| Barin1 | 26 Sep 2014 4:55 a.m. PST |
Still, new paint will not replace welds, eaten by corrosion, weakening of structure and general metal weariness. You'll need new engine, preferably new barrel, new electrics, and you put all this into half eaten hull.
When I was in the army, we were oiling and greasing all of our long-term storage equipment, once in a several year the engine was tested, etc. Our equipment was stored in unheated boxes, but it was maintained and there was no rain/snow pouring on it. I have no doubt that they can make them run, the question is for how long… |
| GeoffQRF | 26 Sep 2014 4:56 a.m. PST |
That looks like a full overhaul to me. |
| Zargon | 26 Sep 2014 6:27 a.m. PST |
My dads a scrap metal merchant he'll take it all off them ;) save some lives too. They should buy American at 2000% mark-up might respect the kit a bit more.
Cheers |
| Lion in the Stars | 26 Sep 2014 5:00 p.m. PST |
Still, new paint will not replace welds, eaten by corrosion, weakening of structure and general metal weariness. If you don't get a heavy coat of rust, you can just sandblast the rust off. Assuming you had good welds to begin with, anyway. How do you test a vehicle's NBC system? Close it up and apply pressure, then spray soapy water over the whole thing? |
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