Saturday, November 14, 2015

HM [27] : 1991 Westland Puma HC Mk 1, UK




CTC - LAV-25

TypeArmored reconnaissance vehicle[1]
Place of originCanada
Service history
In service1983–present
Specifications (standard variant)
Weight12.80 tonnes (12.60 long tons; 14.11short tons)
Length6.39 m (21 ft 0 in)
Width2.50 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
Crew3+6

Main
armament
M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
Secondary
armament
Two M240 7.62 mm machine guns, one mounted co-axially and one pintle-mounted on the roof
EngineDetroit Diesel 6V53T
275 hp (205 kW)
Power/weight19.5 hp/sh tn (16.0 kW/t)
TransmissionAllison MT653
Suspension8×8 wheeled
Operational
range
660 km (410 mi)
Speed100 km/h (62 mph)




Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Zvezda 1/72 RT-2PM "TOPOL", SS-25 "SICKLE"

The RT-2PM Topol (Russian: РТ-2ПМ Тополь ("Poplar"); NATO reporting name SS-25 Sickle; GRAU designation: 15Ж58 ("15Zh58"); other designations: RS-12M Topol)[3] is a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile designed in the Soviet Union and in service with Russia's Strategic Missile Troops.









Type : Intercontinental ballistic missile
Place of origin  : Soviet Union
In service : 1985–present
Used by : Russian Strategic Missile Troops
Designer : Alexander Nadiradze (Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology), continued after his death by Boris N. Lapygin.
Manufacturer : Votkinsk Machine Building Plant
Weight : 45,100 kg (99,400 lb)
Length : 21.5 m (71 ft)
Diameter : 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Warhead : Single 800 kt warhead
Engine : Three-stage solid propellant
Operational range : 10,500 km (6,500 mi)
Speed : approx. 7 km/s
Guidance system :  Inertial, autonomous
Accuracy : 200 m CEP
Launch platform : Road-mobile TEL

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-2PM_Topol