ParmBrick Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 The Oplot M MBT armament includes a 125mm gun, 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The gun is stabilised in both elevation and traverse. Types of ammunition that can be fired by the gun include APFSDS (armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot), HEAT (high explosive anti-tank), HE-FRAG (high explosive fragmentation) rounds as well as laser beam-riding guided missiles. The missile can be fired while both the tank and target are moving. The missile has a tandem warhead to defeat targets fitted with explosive reactive armour as well as modern spaced armour, optimised against HEAT attack. The Oplot M is fitted with very advanced technologies as integrated vehicle protection system, which includes passive armour, explosive reactive armour array as well as a number of other tank protection devices that are optimised against modern anti-tank weapons and make the tank considerably less vulnerable to the full range of anti-tank weapons, as smoke grenades launchers on the sides of the tank. One visible feature is the new PNK-6 panoramic tank sight. The Oplot is powered by a model 6TD-2 diesel engine developing 1,200 hp. Other images on my flickr page! Quote
garrettgjg Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 I really like the methods you used for the side skirting, very clean and effective lines that really make the build pop! Quote
ParmBrick Posted February 13, 2020 Author Posted February 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, garrettgjg said: I really like the methods you used for the side skirting, very clean and effective lines that really make the build pop! Thank You! I applied this new method to convey the idea of the ERAs applied along the entire surface of the side skirts. I find the effect very realistic compared to the original. These skirts I built are supported by clips positioned directly above the tracks but without coming into contact with each other. Quote
garrettgjg Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Quote These skirts I built are supported by clips positioned directly above the tracks but without coming into contact with each other. I was trying to puzzle out how you had managed that, the seam between the track skirts and the main body were too seamless to be anything but pins, I should have realized :). Nice work! Quote
ParmBrick Posted February 13, 2020 Author Posted February 13, 2020 25 minutes ago, garrettgjg said: I was trying to puzzle out how you had managed that, the seam between the track skirts and the main body were too seamless to be anything but pins, I should have realized :). Nice work! No worries I came up with this solution after many hours of trying Quote
ParmBrick Posted February 14, 2020 Author Posted February 14, 2020 1 hour ago, TheBeeze said: Soooooooooo clean Thank you! It's unusual to see the flag tank of a country like Ukraine, but it's said to be one of the best tank in the world, and therefore it could not be missing from my collection. Quote
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