Still Waters 50,925 #1 Posted October 7, 2018 An upgraded version of the British army's tanks has been developed - complete with night vision and a laser warning system. BAE Systems has unveiled the enhanced tank, dubbed the "Black Night", in the hope the Ministry of Defence will purchase the upgrades to ensure the army has the best equipment possible. It is an upgrade of the Challenger 2 tank built by the company in the 1990s, which has been used in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. Black Night, which would be used alongside current tanks, include a front and rear infrared camera on each tank to allow the gunner to focus on one target while the commander identifies other targets. https://news.sky.com/story/black-night-upgraded-tank-for-uk-army-unveiled-by-bae-systems-11517300 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanjo 6,574 #2 Posted October 7, 2018 It's a great tank, probably the best tank, but Black Night is too reminiscent of the Black Prince which was a bloody awful underpowered tank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoofGardener 17,275 #3 Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Still Waters said: An upgraded version of the British army's tanks has been developed - complete with night vision and a laser warning system. BAE Systems has unveiled the enhanced tank, dubbed the "Black Night", in the hope the Ministry of Defence will purchase the upgrades to ensure the army has the best equipment possible. It is an upgrade of the Challenger 2 tank built by the company in the 1990s, which has been used in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. Black Night, which would be used alongside current tanks, include a front and rear infrared camera on each tank to allow the gunner to focus on one target while the commander identifies other targets. https://news.sky.com/story/black-night-upgraded-tank-for-uk-army-unveiled-by-bae-systems-11517300 Wait.. what ? So the gunner is firing behind him (presumably at his fellow tankers) whilst the commander is looking forwards ? Or visa versa ? This Sky News "story" is basically an advertorial for BAE systems ! Edited October 7, 2018 by RoofGardener 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Truman show 10,709 #4 Posted October 8, 2018 I noticed one of the reasons why this tank has no exports, outdated rifled gun barrel, isn’t part of the upgrade. It would help the tank get export contracts if they installed an extended 120mm southbore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hetrodoxly 4,077 #5 Posted October 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Captain Risky said: I noticed one of the reasons why this tank has no exports, outdated rifled gun barrel, isn’t part of the upgrade. It would help the tank get export contracts if they installed an extended 120mm southbore Wouldn't that only fire in one direction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Truman show 10,709 #6 Posted October 8, 2018 1 hour ago, hetrodoxly said: Wouldn't that only fire in one direction. Don’t know what you mean by^^^that. Assuming you’re not trying to be a smart ****. A rifled gun loads the sabot and charge seperately. Smooth bore guns fire an all inclusive unit. Smoothbores are better, more common and have a greater variety of sabots. {EDIT} Just to correct... it’s a smooth bore not south bore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
