TR Land Vehicle Programs

[Bmx98]

If we can start the production of Altay, KAAN and many other products (even if in low rate) with foreign engines and the larger part with domestic engines once ready. Why cant we do the same for IFV?

You forgot about a little thing called sanctions.

 

[Sanchez]

You forgot about a little thing called sanctions.

Those didn't stop us from awarding Altay and Fırtına II productions and Building 350 STAs.

 

[Strong AI]

Those didn't stop us from awarding Altay and Fırtına II productions

Both projetcs got sanctioned many times.
And i think only six Firtina IIs were built?

Maybe it is like the Eurofighter purchase.
Türkiye asked for Eurofighters but did not officially requested them yet (according to some members here).

Could be the same case for power packs for the IFVs.

 

[Anmdt]

Those didn't stop us from awarding Altay and Fırtına II productions and Building 350 STAs.

+ ÖMTTZA project that specifically made for SOF. For the wheeled IFV the diversity at the engines make it easier to procure.

And it was a known fact that SSB made it compulsory to use domestic engine for wheeled IFV / APC project. All companies did so, but i think we have got someone delaying the bidding process as much as possible. I have suspected of Anzatsan honestly, is it possible them to bid extremely low unit prices by facilitating some AFBM of Army and MKE factories, land, incentives? They haven't even made it to performance tests but who cares.

 

[uçuyorum]

In a situation where we are already lacking in both new MBT and behind schedule in MBT modernization the least we could have done is make sure the other armored vehicles and ifv are modern and and ready in large numbers, the one class where we don't have issue producing. For once manage a process properly...

 

[Heartbang]

And it was a known fact that SSB made it compulsory to use domestic engine for wheeled IFV / APC project.

Wouldn't that fact be the reason for the delays in the acquisition of the vehicles?

 

[UkroTurk]

6 to 8 TFSA militants died when their ACV was hit by an rpg at close range in 2020. ACVs don't have any real armor. They are made out of aluminum, which burns like a volcano when ignited.

Which ACV could resist against RPG ? In which ACV the soldiers would be safe from RPG?


RPG was created for wasting the armor of MBTs!

Other armies use protector nets or should we give everyplatoon 40 tons ACV which could be defeated from RPG?

Here is relatively cheap solution of Turkish FNSS for ACVs.

 

[Zafer]

US MIC makes sales to the US Military at very low prices and makes the real profit selling to foreign customers. A similar concept maybe implemented in Türkiye asking for sales with a shoestring profit margin. This maybe applicable to large companies and not startups.

 

[Sanchez]

Which ACV could resist against RPG ? In which ACV the soldiers would be safe from RPG?


RPG was created for wasting the armor of MBTs!

Other armies use protector nets or should we give everyplatoon 40 tons ACV which could be defeated from RPG?

Here is relatively cheap solution of Turkish FNSS for ACVs.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1794043371817722008

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1706188686537138446

Point is not to be "safe", it's to survive. Point is to not burn to death and be able to live to fight another day. Plenty of modern AFVs can offer this in their regular iteration without the use of slats, ACV can't.

US MIC makes sales to the US Military at very low prices and makes the real profit selling to foreign customers. A similar concept maybe implemented in Türkiye asking for sales with a shoestring profit margin. This maybe applicable to large companies and not startups.

What makes you think they don't already? We have 5 builders making AFVs, lowest bidder always wins even if even my grandmother knows they can't deliver it on those numbers.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1824357332739907605

TÜRASAŞ is nearing completion of the "UAIS Type Military Vehicle Transport Wagon Project" initiated upon the request of the Turkish Armed Forces.

The wagons to be delivered in 2025 were developed primarily for the transportation of Altay and M60T main battle tanks, Korkut air defense system, Kirpi armored vehicle and Samur mobile swimming assault bridge vehicles.

As a result of the studies, the tare weight of the UAIS type Military Vehicle Transport Wagon was reduced to 24.5 tons, making it possible to transport 78 of the 104 military vehicles in the Turkish Armed Forces inventory.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu:

“As a result of the design-analysis studies, the prototype manufacturing studies of the military vehicle transport wagon, which was designed in accordance with TSI standards entirely with TÜRASAŞ facilities, were completed as a result of intensive studies at the Sivas Regional Directorate, and the prototype wagon was exhibited at the meeting held with the participation of all project stakeholders in November 2023. “The welded manufacturing phase of our wagon and the static tests and tank loading tests within the scope of TSI certification studies have also been successfully completed,” he explained.

When the wagons are not used for military purposes, containers will be carried by TCDD.

 

[what]

I love it when we get these logistics news now and then. Logistics win wars.

 

[Strong AI]

NMS EWB 4x4

It comes with a longer wheelbase, a larger interior and more carrying capacity.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1826152255961313400

 

[Sanchez]

2 Pars IV 6x6 SOV APCs of the special forces command was present in today's joint Turkish Russian patrol in northern Syria. Special Forces Command uses 12 Pars SOVs for these kinds of missions.

 

[somegoodusername]

2 Pars IV 6x6 SOV APCs of the special forces command was present in today's joint Turkish Russian patrol in northern Syria. Special Forces Command uses 12 Pars SOVs for these kinds of missions.

You can easily see the difference between a real operational army and one that exists merely for presence. Slat armors, extensive jammers, and RCWS.

The Turkish Army recognized the critical need for RCWS and began using them en masse. As a result, they may be the most RCWS-adapted active army in the world. When the IDF started operations in Gaza, I noticed a lack of RCWS, despite their significantly higher defense spending compared to Turkey. Russians doesn't use RCWS on this photo too.

 

[Sanchez]

The Turkish Army recognized the critical need for RCWS and began using them en masse. As a result, they may be the most RCWS-adapted active army in the world. When the IDF started operations in Gaza, I noticed a lack of RCWS, despite their significantly higher defense spending compared to Turkey. Russians doesn't use RCWS on this photo too.

This is true. Percentage wise, we probably also have more of them than the Americans as well. One thing KKK really liked and use en masse. Some of the 12 SOVs had 2 on them. The ones on these photos are two of them.

 

[YeşilVatan]

This is true. Percentage wise, we probably also have more of them than the Americans as well. One thing KKK really liked and use en masse. Some of the 12 SOVs had 2 on them. The ones on these photos are two of them.

KKK tands for Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı (Land Forces Command) in Turkish. US centric people who are reading this can relax, white hooded guys are not involved.

Just the stay on topic, RCWS seems to be really large, are there any project to reduce profile? Like make it smaller, hug the vehicle, maybe a little armor? O is it not a serious problem?

 

[Agha Sher]

I guess RCWS are good for low intensity conflicts with non-conventional enemies.
In a conventional conflict, where the enemy has no shortage of anti-armor weapons - the RCWS vehicles quickly become exposed.

 

[boredaf]

I guess RCWS are good for low intensity conflicts with non-conventional enemies.
In a conventional conflict, where the enemy has no shortage of anti-armor weapons - the RCWS vehicles quickly become exposed.

What? Mate RCWS is just the remote weapon turret on top of all of our vehicles how does it make a difference whether a vehicle has remote turret or not against anti-armour weapons?

 

[somegoodusername]

I guess RCWS are good for low intensity conflicts with non-conventional enemies.
In a conventional conflict, where the enemy has no shortage of anti-armor weapons - the RCWS vehicles quickly become exposed.

Reducing visibility is a secondary concern in modern peer-to-peer conflicts. T-72s are doubling their silhouettes with the addition of top slat armor, in Ukraine. RCWS provides the crucial capability to return fire while under attack, equips small units with excellent optics, and, more importantly, adds thermal imaging. Increases firing range. In Syria, Kirpis were precisely engaging YPG targets from over 2 kilometers away. Adding a RCWS to basic vehicle maybe quadruples the combat effectiveness of that vehicle.

See the RCWS firing under immense fire from Russians.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/16qezwh

 

[AzeriTank]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1798641452031054177

FNSS completed delivery to armed forces.

i wish they were using hybrid, as its super important these days to hide from thermal cameras.