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T-62 + "cannister" armor
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 03:32 PM UTC
OOOPS I mean "canister"

From Syria :





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Karl187
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 03:37 PM UTC
Recycling in action right there!

I just wonder though- would it provide any protection from an ATGM?
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 05:22 PM UTC
Nice one!


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I just wonder though- would it provide any protection from an ATGM?


Maybe if filled with concrete or sand?
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Posted: Friday, May 22, 2015 - 03:10 PM UTC

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Nice one!


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I just wonder though- would it provide any protection from an ATGM?


Maybe if filled with concrete or sand?


I never thought of that- I guess it'd be easy to fill them up with stuff like that.
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Posted: Friday, May 22, 2015 - 05:47 PM UTC
The improvised protection seems to exceed the height of hyposcopes. I wonder if the tank remains blind after this modification.
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2015 - 03:40 PM UTC

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The improvised protection seems to exceed the height of hyposcopes. I wonder if the tank remains blind after this modification.


Thats a good point- it seems only the drivers view would be unobstructed.
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2015 - 07:22 PM UTC
Just found two more views :





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