rukkaskikka
Majuri
Ranskalaiset eivät varmaan lähtisi mukaan, ellei vaunussa olisi merkittävää ranskalaisosuutta. Leclercin torni on muistaakseni (ajoilta, kun T-72:een (oliko jopa Suomi) tarjottiin 18 tonnista 11-tonniseksi kevennettyä tornia) modulaarinen. Lopuksi, jos haluaa 140mm option, niin suoralinjainen tornin takaa putkeen automaattilataaja saattaa olla käytännössä ainoa vaihtoehto (jopa brittien mukaan).
"Declassified papers show that at the time of development the British Army was operating the Challenger 1, who speculated that the increased length of the 140mm bore APFSDS would be too large to manually load. They also speculated that the Challenger 1 turret could only hold 16 rounds.
This meant any future (at the time) Challenger 2 would require an auto loader. The completed APFSDS on display next to a standard 120mm APFSDS measured a total length of 1.5 meters."
http://fighting-vehicles.com/challenger-2-atdu/
"Declassified papers show that at the time of development the British Army was operating the Challenger 1, who speculated that the increased length of the 140mm bore APFSDS would be too large to manually load. They also speculated that the Challenger 1 turret could only hold 16 rounds.
This meant any future (at the time) Challenger 2 would require an auto loader. The completed APFSDS on display next to a standard 120mm APFSDS measured a total length of 1.5 meters."
http://fighting-vehicles.com/challenger-2-atdu/