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RustyBattleship · 11-10-2006, 16:54 PM

For ZRAVR: I agree. The more I look at it the more it looks like somebody's CGI design of a tank based loosely upon the funky looking T-92 I posted above (and TopHatter was kind enough to put the photos up).

As a former tank gunner myself, the lack of a Bore Evacuator (Fume Extractor) is a serious ommission. Even with a BE on the end of our 76mm guns on M-41's we got a lot of smoke back inside and had to keep the vent fan on top of the turret going all the time so our eyes wouldn't water too much. Putting a BE at mid-length of a barrel turned out to be much more efficient.

And to have a Mirkava type access in the rear is not possible on that supposed T-95 because the engine is in the rear blocking the crew in.

But you will notice in the experimental T-92 of the early 50's, it did have rear access and the engine in front. So the Mirkava is not the first one to come up with that idea.

11-10-2006, 16:54 PM	#19 (permalink)
RustyBattleship *Defense Professional* Join Date: 01-12-06 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,951	For ZRAVR: I agree. The more I look at it the more it looks like somebody's CGI design of a tank based loosely upon the funky looking T-92 I posted above (and TopHatter was kind enough to put the photos up). As a former tank gunner myself, the lack of a Bore Evacuator (Fume Extractor) is a serious ommission. Even with a BE on the end of our 76mm guns on M-41's we got a lot of smoke back inside and had to keep the vent fan on top of the turret going all the time so our eyes wouldn't water too much. Putting a BE at mid-length of a barrel turned out to be much more efficient. And to have a Mirkava type access in the rear is not possible on that supposed T-95 because the engine is in the rear blocking the crew in. But you will notice in the experimental T-92 of the early 50's, it did have rear access and the engine in front. So the Mirkava is not the first one to come up with that idea. Last edited by RustyBattleship : 11-10-2006 at 16:59 PM.