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02-13-2011, 03:10 AM
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Another problem with the Gepard turret is that it may not be as available as you think. How many have Germany got? How many are they producing? Has any other nation got them?
How many "spares" may there be in wartime? Don't get me wrong, I love the idea, I'm just not so sure it would be feasible due to supply issues.
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02-13-2011, 04:16 AM
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In regards to the Gepard turret, the numbers in service in the 1980s-1990s were roughly the following: -
West Germany 377 Belgium 55 the Netherlands 95 There are also other off-the-shelf turrets that could have been purchased (like the Gepard turret, these systems were designed to be fitted to tank hulls). Marconi Marksman link 1 link 2 link 3 OTO-Melara Otomatic link 1 (no pics but has links to images) link 2 Last edited by StainlessSteelCynic; 02-13-2011 at 04:20 AM. Reason: Correcting my crap spelling of Beglium (as I spelt it originally)
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02-13-2011, 06:18 AM
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Acording to the Jane's 1984-1985, the Gepard's turret is rated under "international" (NATO). It is also stated that it can be installed on most MBTs including M48 and M60. Nothing was said at the time about the M1 but the tank was just going in production.
Leg, I was not thinking of German produced turret (except may be for the first batch) but of licenced built turrets. In addition to the turret systems already sited you have the Thompson-CSF Sabre twin 30mm.
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02-13-2011, 06:45 AM
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Fair enough. The concept is certainly doable, the only real issue is which system would be used and would the purse strings be opened wide enough, early enough for it to be useful (bugs to work out, limited numbers on the battlefield, etc).
Once the war had been raging for a while and a few spare M1 bodies were laying about, I can see field mods springing up. Throw a towed 20mm PIVAD, captured ZU-23-2 or even a 40mm Bofors on where the turret used to be, strap it all down with chewing gum and fencing wire and you've got yourself an effective infantry destroyer.  Might even see some armour plating bolted on here and there to try and protect the gun crews a little.
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives. Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect" Mors ante pudorem
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02-13-2011, 09:14 AM
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Thats the problem back then there wasn't much off the shelf buying. LAV-25 was one of the few exceptions...
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