If it has been posted before, my apologies...

http://www.janes.com/article/59551/iran-unveils-tiam-tank

+Russian ERA

Ha!! Mid-twentieth century armor technology in the twenty first century!!! Basically a upgunned M26 Pershing with reactive armor and minus the bow .30 cal., machine gun. I'm sure that my fellow U.S. Army tankers are now shaking in our tanker boots!!

They should of kept the bow machine gun.... IMHO.... For that "retro" look.

Is this the best they can do with all the billions of dollars they got from us this year?? They should of just bought a bunch of surplus Russian T-62s and attached racing spoilers to the back decks, along with two propellers For that super "cool" look. Then pass them off as the equal to any M1 or Leopard II MBTs!!

It looks suspiciously like a mockup to throw off observers. It's the kind if thing I used to do with my toy tanks as a when growing up. Switch around turrets to get something different and cooler looking.

more like a T-72 turrent on M-47 chassic

Hello Ted,

You might be interested in a couple of current M60 threads. One is here on Armorama under the history section. The other is on the modern discussion group for Missing Lynx.

Respectfully,
Allen