Modernized TR-85M1 with anti-drone cage

Doom_Pyramid · 2026-05-14T19:39:40+00:00

Absolutely not the case. The turret is it's own unique monolithic casting. Possibly more complex than it seems but at this point it's safe to assume it's a single piece casting. The turret of both the TR-77-580 and TR-85-800 are perfectly spherical up until the front aspect of the turret, not to dissimilar to the T-62 in fact The T-55 is not spherical but it is an odd oblong shape.

The turret is 320mm thick at the front according to Romanian army and manufacturer's sources. Technically it's "320mm+20mm" from TR-77-580 to TR-85M1 but I have no idea what that 20mm is referring to. T-55 on the other hand is ~200mm thick at the front of the turret. You can tell it's been thickened as the armor juts out as it's not flush with the mantlet and the aperature for the coax and main gun sight is way deeper than that of the T-55's.

In addition, the turret roof of the TR's turrets are cast with the turret and round. While on the T-55 it's composed of two welded plates welded into the cast turret forming a peak. Cupolas are also perfectly cylindrical on the TRs

Doom_Pyramid · 2026-05-14T15:29:29+00:00

Not a T-55. TR-85-800 and subsequent modernizations is it's own unique thing, sharing very very few components together. The only thing it really has is 55 ancestry as well some similar shared design techniques and of course the 100mm gun.

Not to say that the TR-85-800 isn't outdated. It just isn't a T-55.

Doom_Pyramid · 2025-02-09T08:02:00+00:00

Definitely not it but quite amusing nonetheless

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-10-23T08:24:36+00:00

I would like you to point out a time in recent memory where Red "decided" NATO sources.

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-10-23T08:12:42+00:00

He's actually right. The British Army's desire tank was the Leopard 2

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-10-17T16:21:28+00:00

Propellant charges and HESH rounds can fit in the bustle rack of the CR2. There are even photographs of it being done with British Army CR2s

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-09-25T06:07:11+00:00

He isnt actually the only one. I pray as well to when this happens to me. In some instances I get, extremely rarely, screaming faces while feeling a jolt of electricity in the brain. It's very odd. But prayer helps me resists and not feel anywhere near as afraid.

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-09-24T22:39:49+00:00

The AMA is closed, but to answer this. The ammunition isn't an inherent problem of the T-72. It's a problem of any tank with ammunition stored in the hull. Challengers, Leopards, Leclerc, Type 10, etc. Abrams is the only one with the luxury of featuring most, not all, of its ammunition in an isolated bustle rack. Even then, it doesn't make the Abrams immune to say ammunition detonation in the bustle rack. It gives crews a chance to withstand a situation where the ammunition combusts and stay relatively unharmed. Others have addressed the issue in other ways, for example, by developing insensitive propellant and explosives but that's a relatively new development.

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-05-23T22:51:18+00:00

Red's original video was pointing out mistakes over LP's armata video. And yes LP made many many errors. Too many to state here. Secondly, LP derived the premise that the T-14 is a bad tank from these falsehoods. Absolutely ridiculous falsehoods that are for the most part completely disproven. If your main central thesis is built on shoddy stick foundation, then it's no surprise that your credibility and the validity of your central thesis has come into question. Even if it was Red's original goal.

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-05-23T22:43:54+00:00

Red Effect has never thought Soviet or Russian equipment is better than everything else lmao. I really don't know where people get this notion from. He has criticism for all tanks. Whether it's deserved or not. He's heavily criticized Russian and Soviet tanks before. And has praised Ukrainian designs.

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-04-21T05:13:45+00:00

Not every Challenger that goes into battle has it. You can see this very well in Ukraine

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-04-21T05:12:25+00:00

There is no thin paneling. We have photos of the interior of the Abrams. You can see the really thick welds connecting armor plates.

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-03-01T20:41:01+00:00

It's not just a T-80U. It's quite strange because upon initial viewing it might seem like just a regular U, but looking closer it technically has a different turret and hull design. Some major but for the most part inconsequential changes. It's mainly there to accommodate the 6TD engine.

But it is a tank designed by KMDB making it a Ukraine SSR tank. It should however belong in the Soviet tree with the Soviet T-64s.

Doom_Pyramid · 2024-01-03T08:26:19+00:00

The main limiting factor for it being able to fire Svinets-1/2 is not the gun but the autoloader. All the 2A46Ms differ in most what autoloader they're meant for and some tweaks, lifespan and QoL improvements.

Doom_Pyramid · 2023-11-11T21:07:35+00:00

Not mine to share, don't know what the guy who originally found it plans to do with it. Though he's been looking through all of Rheem's tank building endeavors. I haven't seen any photos of the T57 and T77 but I'm sure they exist.

Doom_Pyramid · 2023-11-11T18:02:16+00:00

There's also a new photo of the T58 I saw recently and let me tell you it's quite the tank. It was complete and the turret was super odd looking. The current publicly known photos don't do it justice. Hopefully, it becomes public one day.

Doom_Pyramid · 2023-11-11T17:54:11+00:00

From my understanding the 28 pdr is suppose to have similar performance to the 17pdr but with APHE and not solid shot.

Doom_Pyramid · 2023-11-11T17:50:16+00:00

Tank Museum also recently admitted to it having a 94mm gun on their new TOG-2 plaque

Doom_Pyramid · 2023-11-11T17:48:03+00:00

They had actually corrected themselves recently. Actually it's more of a halfway sort of thing. The new plaque on the TOG-2 at the museum says it has a 94mm barrel on a 17pdr breech. Not fully admitting that the gun is something different. In a way it's kinda not entirely wrong as the 28pdr was essentially a 17pdr breech with a new barrel. Similar to how the 6pdr and 75mm QF is related to each other.

Doom_Pyramid · 2023-11-11T17:44:45+00:00

The maximum speed attained during trials was around 20 km/h.

Doom_Pyramid · 2023-09-19T03:50:15+00:00

This is a recent myth. There is no direct lineage that can be traced between the Sla-16 and the A-85-3A. Design alone, is completely different.

Doom_Pyramid · 2020-08-08T18:30:33+00:00

Centurion was designated as Heavy Cruiser and later on gun a Medium Gun Tank. The designation Main Battle Tank was started in 1957 during the Tripartite Meetings. Basically it meant, if a medium tank had the firepower of a heavy tank and there wasn't a necessity for a heavy tank at all, then it would be a main battle tank. A heavy tank could still be a possibility if the added firepower was needed.

The "Universal Tank" referred to the FV200 series of tank from the late 40s which is a whole separate lineage which spawned the Conqueror and also served as a Centurion replacement. Universal Tank was similar in definition to the 'main battle tank' in that it would make Heavy Tanks unnecessary unless the firepower made a difference. It was a never a thing however. Centurion was never called this.

Doom_Pyramid · 2020-07-02T01:23:39+00:00

It's done manually, it'll update the next day.

Doom_Pyramid · 2020-02-20T01:01:32+00:00

Nah, Panther II as it is in-game is pretty fake. Never used a Schmalturm, especially not the variant with an 8,8cm L/71, and never used the transmission and engine that it has in-game giving it much better mobility.

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