# ![@Volke__ Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::3989894121.png) @Volke__ Volke

Volke posts on X about ukraine, ammo, russia, china the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"@Dezinuh One more proof Bethesda writers are tone deaf and blind to their own hubris"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1779435197567525062)  2024-04-14T09:03Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Mr_Holodoc @maidensimp1 @Dezinuh bethesda writer properly sarcastic Just lmao"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1779436351022133416)  2024-04-14T09:07Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Russians have mounted T-80 wheels onto Leopard 2A6 they captured retaining the original Leo hubs truly a bizarre choice. Left side was replaced fully with T-80 wheels while right side got one wheel replaced. Cursed. Photos by: @skylancer7441"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1784547572255797324)  2024-04-28T11:37Z [--] followers, 27.7K engagements


"poka zdjcie rub prototypu fruwajce po internecie od lat zignoruj to e seryjne maszyny maj powok RAM i dobre spasowanie zignoruj/nie wiedz e Raptor i F-35 te maj widoczne ruby i nikt nie mwi e nie s stealth Su-57 ze bo tak Pic Raptora z 23.07.08 [--] lata od IOC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1790673563977994567)  2024-05-15T09:20Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@_LOAC_lawyer @WBGroup_PL Heh czyli wracamy do poziomu z czasw winy uytkownika przy MSBSie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1792469389071000005)  2024-05-20T08:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Sir_Leonard_XVI @dolphinv3v @Horesmi And what can possibly challenge Su-57 in the air to air spectrum in Ukraine The only possible threat could be Patriot if they moved it to the border again for some quick fucky wucky action to hunt for Su-57s in firing positions but they got barred from doing it again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1800549182442480038)  2024-06-11T15:22Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"14/16 Lastly armament nothing new and exciting here Rh120 with potential for future [---] or 140mm gun. New autoloader with claimed [--] rounds per [--] seconds reload rate methodology is not clarified so we don't know if the 1st round is already loaded. Either way nothing special"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1800974490253525239)  2024-06-12T19:32Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"15/16 And as recently became tradition with European MBTs. ATGM in the bustle i honestly would want to rant about how ridiculous this is but that's pointless. Wasting space inside bustle where ammo for the autoloader is located is just bad design period"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1800974493248082152)  2024-06-12T19:32Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"New EMBT variant with the 140mm ASCALON cannon and what looks to be a fully unmanned turret. Looks great much less wonky than A-RC imo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1802322828563222846)  2024-06-16T12:50Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Also worth to note that Trophy was dropped in favour of French made PROtection Multi Effets Terrestre Unifie -PROMETEUS active protection system"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1802323994328064308)  2024-06-16T12:55Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Leclerc EVO unveiled quite an interesting looking idea for Leclerc modernization. Armed with ASCALON 120mm in what looks to be the same turret last year EMBT had. In the hull in the place of removed ammo drum a deputy commander sits to operate sensors and possible drones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1802592522960568713)  2024-06-17T06:42Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@OPTester_Chris Thats a photoshop and a bad one at that if you had basic idea of how S-300/400 launch sequence works you would know that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1803888694480507284)  2024-06-20T20:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@RupprechtDeino Mhh prime India cope material honestly one could ask them how is their 5th gen going since they ditched FGFA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1808593733668987339)  2024-07-03T20:08Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@ConeOfArc M1A1SA (monkey export model at that) better than rus best tanks in the war aka T-90M lol lmao even"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1814013116122009603)  2024-07-18T19:03Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"In relation to my post about Pt-91M ufp & hull assembly an interesting tidbit bout its firepower. Malaysia bought AP ammo from Bosnian company PRETIS. to be exact M88 APFSDS which is a copy of soviet BM15 and M04 which is a domestic development on M711/CL3579 from Israel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1819795363538092211)  2024-08-03T17:59Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"OmskTransMash video about new batch of T-80BVMs with some modifications the most visible is the extended anti drone cage as well as new sideskirts with better Relikt coverage and few additions like anti-rpg nets seen previously on T-90M also some good assembly line footage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1821545894518411614)  2024-08-08T13:55Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@PrezGHz What is wrong Biases and literally zero knowledge about the topic aside funny videos on YouTube/twitter/tiktok/etc. Made by people whove done extensive research by reading half a wiki page on the topic and a Reddit post"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1822394508262481952)  2024-08-10T22:08Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Challenger [--] destroyed by Lancet in Kursk oblast. Very interesting to see it being used there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1824144367809863798)  2024-08-15T18:01Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@Trotes936897 The cope is strong with him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1824144462043550028)  2024-08-15T18:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@Ford_Motor_Man Find me a T-64BV that looks like this i'll wait"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1824148563250778301)  2024-08-15T18:18Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@Combination_K Im sorry but in my head you always will look like the btr commander from the Afghanistan documentary (dunno why I formed that connection but it is what it is) Even with that voice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1829236814361575930)  2024-08-29T19:16Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"BM42 APFSDS cross section. Photo cropped from a bigger picture by Vitaly Kuzmin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1833149631238164894)  2024-09-09T14:25Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@Theodore1jensen You are not alone it is in fact ugly as sin. However while EMU is superior there is only one king of EVA suits. Orlan not only looks better it is just immensely practical with its back entry system. I do wonder how much the SpaceX thing can sustain in the void probs not long"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1834592465816342707)  2024-09-13T13:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Finally after a decade we have a picture of T-14 Armata brand new autoloader. It uses a completely different round arrangement compared to AZ and MZ series autoloaders with both projectile and charge being stored vertically allowing for impressive [--] rounds in the tray"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1836781950931017960)  2024-09-19T14:58Z [----] followers, 287.1K engagements


"@zahnatom The whole turret is a kind of a blowout pannel it is completely isolated from both the crew and the engine ofc there is also the big hatch on the turret roof but for now we do not know if it has any blowout function"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1836791345043624039)  2024-09-19T15:35Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@SirKnefel @zahnatom Ammo isolation is not meant to save the tank or components it is meant to save the crew even in a more conventional layout when a bustle blows on a M1 Leo Leclerc etc. Most of electronics and other fine equipment gets damaged/destroyed and whole turret requires total rebuild"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1837035832269500742)  2024-09-20T07:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@thebang0815 Crew is completely isolated from the ammo they wont die the same way crews dont die when isolated ammo in Abrams hull or turret ammo stowage explodes this is the whole point of ammo isolation and it was proven to be the correct approach to safety of the crews"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1837036364124082525)  2024-09-20T07:49Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@Mousewrangler2 Unlikely the crew is isolated the same way on western tanks and there is no problem with waiting for the ammo fire to die down and not cooking alive inside"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1837048583041753403)  2024-09-20T08:38Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@chrisschmitz That is most likely the case but it is not out or realm of possibility that venting panels exist on it too on sides or floor. The most important fact is that crew is protected from ammo fires and wont evaporate when a bad hit gets the ammo same as in Abrams"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1837055855964930334)  2024-09-20T09:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@triumphantgee Ammo is completely isolated from the crew and it works the same way when for example Abrams doesnt kill its crew when the [--] rounds go off the [--] rounds here wont kill them either. It really is that simple. And wheter the unmanned turret flies is irrelevant crew survives"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1837103440171778512)  2024-09-20T12:16Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@whiteclawman2 @triumphantgee If the hull doesnt have any vent panels the first thing would be the big hatch in the roof and the next thing the unmanned turret itself it is quite light designed to hold on only against 30mm acs. This way pressure will escape upwards and the capsule will save the crew"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1837198182637523041)  2024-09-20T18:32Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@valkyriexb70a2 Crew in T-14 is completely isolated in an armored capsule turret being violently detached doesnt affect their wellbeing. This is the whole idea of this layout"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1837210365689835874)  2024-09-20T19:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@FuckArmyandUSMC @9_spectre No my guy what you are writing is just incorrect. T-72s are as a much older design not incorporating certain important safety features much easier to destroy and they also have a higher death rate in case the tank is penetrated due to lacking for example isolated ammo stowage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1837401353020191160)  2024-09-21T07:59Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@Haylen629 @Arkady001 @an12456417 @HongTun66453995 @XAN53085709 While challenger [--] is a turret tosser you calling Abrams a napalm bomb is asinine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1837452970746577227)  2024-09-21T11:25Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@WarDiaryOffi @plovejet yes it is not long but that might be attributed to the amount of users and tanks produced in total. 25th of march [----] Iraq Basra area 5th of september [----] Ukraine Robotyne area 11th of August [----] Russia Kursk oblast out of all places XD history is thread worthy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1839414022044840161)  2024-09-26T21:17Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"BTR-90 while looking cool was dogshit with a mediocre weapon system and gimmick drivetrain and didnt offer a significant improvement over BTR-80/82 and it is in fact a good thing that it never was mass adopted. While scrolling Zen for footage I found this wonderful BTR-90 edit I am now sharing it with all of you because it tantalized me for quite some time the original can be accessed here: https://t.co/n0QaGBX2GE https://t.co/lOkIXA6xNj While scrolling Zen for footage I found this wonderful BTR-90 edit I am now sharing it with all of you because it tantalized me for quite some time the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1840028215521243498)  2024-09-28T13:58Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@Combination_K I agree with that both it and the 80/82 look the best ouf of all wheeled deathtraps but it cannot be understated how underwhelming as a vehicle meant to replace the [--] series it was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1840073386057187425)  2024-09-28T16:57Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@Crngman @Combination_K Then you clearly didnt saw the BTR-60 BTR-80/82 are most ergonomic and user friendly vehicles compared to it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1840189047341306155)  2024-09-29T00:37Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@RadarFennec Yes but BTR-82A largely fixed that and it also got the addon pack that further increased the protection. Plus passive stuff like spall liner or the double bottom for better mine protection. BTR-90 didnt offer much more and it was much more expensive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1840412872901316871)  2024-09-29T15:26Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@swurgen Parkour civilization"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1841749445433520431)  2024-10-03T07:57Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Type [--] 120mm APFSDS-T sits roughly between DM43 and DM53 in terms of performance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1842582376922395057)  2024-10-05T15:07Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@kunaticsss this is normal 120x570mm STANAG [----] compliant ammo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1842627265831616779)  2024-10-05T18:05Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Im mostly a tank nut but fuck me the amount of room temperature iq takes with aircraft today makes me cringe hard yes its related to the recent Russian shotdown of their S-70 heavy UAV. ppl have forgotten the RQ-170 fuckup with Iran and it shows or they never heard bout it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1842633556725522566)  2024-10-05T18:30Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@Sir_Leonard_XVI Plus one has to see how they pretty competently dispatched a Su-57 to eliminate it the second it got off the leash so to speak. Plane probs tried to take direct control and when it failed one missile and down it went. And the jet immediately did an RTB after"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1842651063993676019)  2024-10-05T19:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@Sir_Leonard_XVI Well problem with Rus ARMs is that they dont use them the way USAF does but in a way to deter enemy AD during patrols. Still better than some EU airforces that dont even have any ARMs to speak off But alas the Russian COMAO is slowly getting there which is not good for us"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1842657154190246253)  2024-10-05T20:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@esw01407 @PEnssle the wreck itself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1842676382176051634)  2024-10-05T21:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@Theodore1jensen 2/5 M1A2 uses 2nd generation Heavy Armor Package (HAP-2 in short) which is the 3rd generation armor pack used in Abrams and 2nd generation DU armor package used. 1st gen Depleted Uranium package was used in M1A1HA and that was 2nd generation armor pack overall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1842707857390903678)  2024-10-05T23:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Theodore1jensen 3/5 The M256 while related to the Rheinmetall gun mainly due to the barrel and breech is using a completely different recoil system and few other things that aren't really visible but the recoil system is the most telling. M256 is made by Watervliet Arsenal. M256 on 1st pic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1842708485705703677)  2024-10-05T23:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@RadarFennec @Haylen629 In this case it was rather the HESH rounds in the turret bustle that caused the catastrophic detonation. But it checks out either way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1846896066697810201)  2024-10-17T12:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@BlumentalDoktor @PEmeryt Swoj drog to jest wspaniae pokazanie jak wiedza na temat NPT i konsekwencji jego zamania jest zerowa. I wogle konsekwencji politycznych jakie s tworzone przez programy atomowe. Sankcje trwajce dekady jak np te naoone na Pakistan albo ostrzejsze metody jak przy KRLD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847036440519364772)  2024-10-17T22:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"T-90A and T-90M compared from above. Proryv-3 turret on T-90M while having surface level similarities is in fact brand new. Popular belief that the turrets are the same with different ERA on em is incorrect so contrary to what some ppl say you cant modernize 90A turret into M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847587775966482522)  2024-10-19T10:37Z [----] followers, 64.3K engagements


"@sovetsky_flot It sadly can thanks to the amazing LCS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847588934198370607)  2024-10-19T10:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Flankerchan And what do you mean by that Proryv turret was a new design which had different angles and size than what is on 90A/S stemming from proposition for Algeria. Burlak is also developed as new in both of its variants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847679116515905931)  2024-10-19T16:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Abrams LVT- Lightweight Variant Tank aka the MPF we deserved instead of the ASCOD based abomination that got adopted. Weighing 35-46 metric tons its the same weight as MPF or barely heavier while being much smaller better armed and armored. Time for a small thread. 1/9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847946720337940823)  2024-10-20T10:23Z [----] followers, 183.2K engagements


"2/9 MPF adopted as M10 Booker ended up gifting the US Army with a light tank thats weighing over [--] metric tons combat loaded safely in range of Sov/Rus MBTs weight. But that is not the worst part due to being ASCOD based M10 is huge (bigger than M1) and poorly armored"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847946723261296749)  2024-10-20T10:23Z [----] followers, 15.9K engagements


"3/9 With poor armor also comes poor armament being armed with a manually loaded (presence of a loader increased size and weight) 105mm gun when a lighter 120mm gun like the XM360/360E1 or even the standard M256 could easily be accommodated in the giant turret"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847946725400441048)  2024-10-20T10:23Z [----] followers, 13.8K engagements


"4/9 LVT meanwhile armed with a 120mm M256 gun in a low profile Abrams based turret reduces both size and weight while retaining the firepower of a regular MBT. With new turret also came new shortened [--] roadwheels hull which ditched torsion bars for hydropneumatic suspension"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847946730085441837)  2024-10-20T10:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"5/9 With smaller size the crew safety remained paramount. Retaining a [--] man crew for some reason the LVT retains same level of hull protection as M1A2 while the smaller turret is protected only against 30mm AC fire. But with crew located solely in the hull it isnt an issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847946732442710370)  2024-10-20T10:23Z [----] followers, 12.2K engagements


"6/9 Retention of the 4th crewmen struck me as weird as LVT employs MEGGITT compact tank autoloader system. But the AL allowed for significant weight and size reduction even with retention of that crewman in the hull"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847946734862782921)  2024-10-20T10:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"9/9 To summarize TOTAL MPF DEATH Mobile-maybe Protected-not really and without Firepower to speak of. Its prime example of how modern MIC is pushing subpar products into armed forces on lobbyist shoulders. Abrams LVT presents what MPF shouldve been but sadly isnt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1847946743834415208)  2024-10-20T10:23Z [----] followers, 10.1K engagements


"@bruhwtf29 bro MPF literally uses M1 citadel as a base the same M1 that sports a [---] since [--] years. And while yes [---] would be increased weight the lightweight variants of it exist in the form of XM360 as i show in the thread. And ammo reduction would minimal from [--] to [--] as in M1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1848063591066317305)  2024-10-20T18:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@EmpireMerica @bruhwtf29 Yes and guess what gun also exists that prioritizes low recoil the XM360 and it was also shown on earlier Griffin demonstrator on AUSA [----] the same Griffin that later on became M10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1848070673739985169)  2024-10-20T18:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@FemboyFury @aeratis @BigfootAlmighty @ryanscottborman @yyyyyyy30727098 Ukraine war has also shown us that light platforms are decimated pretty much instantly when they get to the front case in point AMX-10RC. So not good example there to use in favor of M10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1848140067476549808)  2024-10-20T23:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@SenatorLetucius @Spookston @Trotes936897 There are redeeming qualities to M10 like how fast it was made fact it is mostly domestic fact it brings to the table significant FCS and general optics improvement the fact that it has good strategic mobility with [--] being able to be carried at same time by C17"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1848725448072515771)  2024-10-22T13:57Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Chinese ballistic equivalent of a T-80U tank made for testing. It quite nicely visualizes how much protection composite armor and ERA give when compared to simple steel armor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1848756403147616356)  2024-10-22T16:00Z [---] followers, 12.9K engagements


"@T_90_M_2024 @Trotes936897 ASCOD [--] is over [--] years old ASCOD itself started being designed in the mid/late 80s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1848770714901344534)  2024-10-22T16:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@whatismoo make a hyper militaristic dictatorship thats supposed to last a [----] years and prove how you are the ubermensch go to [--] (one) war lose Yeah the facts speak for themselves dont they"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1849010203347267912)  2024-10-23T08:49Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@drsuffy drive nissan patrol zd30 powered shitbox half of the trim is taken off cuz I will fix it up too big wheels rub loudly it leans to one side cuz last owner fucked up the lift but you dont care half of the dashboard is lit up like a Christmas tree still works Cant relate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1850965591533740399)  2024-10-28T18:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Barebones T-90A turret blueprints overlayed over barebones T-90M turret to illustrate how completely different the two turrets are in spite of the visual similarity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1850990223012098270)  2024-10-28T19:57Z [----] followers, 13.8K engagements


"Some nice pics of Hungarian KF41 Lynx IFVs echelon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1851303872415080474)  2024-10-29T16:43Z [----] followers, 39K engagements


"@SlavAesthetics Ukraine never had nukes it is a misunderstood point. They had USSR triad and their nukes on their territory they didnt have launch codes nor control over the entire system. Also they were too poor to upkeep their bombers what to say bout missile forces that you had to rebuild"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1851664353914720714)  2024-10-30T16:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Challenger [--] mantlet from below showing how much of the visible structure is just cosmetic armor. (Challenger [--] in general is full of cosmetic armor applications)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1851713658977403328)  2024-10-30T19:51Z [----] followers, 23.6K engagements


"@Tankman94 Disassembled mantle would be disassembled as the word suggests aka in pieces a cover plate being taken off does not constitute disassembly. The same way taking an engine deck cover doesnt make the hull disassembled"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1851728202277761120)  2024-10-30T20:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@tinman197474747 @FrenlyFrenchBoi As a matter of fact they dont currently used HAP and NEA/NGAP have nothing to do with Chobham/Dorchester. Original Abrams composite was developed by BRL (Ballistic Research Laboratory) in the Starflower project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1852069823469301904)  2024-10-31T19:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@tinman197474747 @FrenlyFrenchBoi Yes really the only British related developments were in the Starflower project where BRL used Burlington as a base to develop their own armor packages out of which BRL-1 and BRL-2 became basis for baseline M1 and later on M1IP and M1A1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1852071905534316685)  2024-10-31T19:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"3/6 The other big visible change is the lack of the Varta soft-kill APS dazzlers which are the local Ukrainian version of the Shtora system"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1852441322533052749)  2024-11-01T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"4/6 The other visible change is the different Duplet mounting when compared to normal ones. It is clear Pakistan wanted something lighter after testing done locally with a normal Oplot-M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1852441324789612721)  2024-11-01T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"5/6 The said Oplot-M during testing in Pakistan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1852441327004176617)  2024-11-01T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"6/6 As a treat picture from testing the Oplot armor setup in Pakistan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1852441329873105225)  2024-11-01T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"New day new leaked T-14 pictures (renders) this time we got a look at the 2ndary ammo stowage in the bustle safety compartment as previously stated [--] shells bringing up the total ammo load of T-14 to 40"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1852675991602089995)  2024-11-02T11:35Z [----] followers, 28K engagements


"@jesiennyde29748 no autoloader is loaded from the outside using a special ramp system so the crew doesn't have to get inside the turret plus the turret is cramped as is so there is no reason to have manned turret setup like in Abrams with blast doors ammo is simply accessed from outside"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1852703489278816413)  2024-11-02T13:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@GerardNagle Secondary ammo storage here is roughly protected the same way as rest of the turret and if it wasnt there any hit on the side of the turret would mean a mission kill or a firepower kill anyway So having more ammo in a isolated compartment like this is worth it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1853062316226408951)  2024-11-03T13:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The always reliable Wiedzmin has measured addon armor on captured Bradley IFV. So if you ever wondered how thick they were here is a nice visual collection showing which parts were measured and how thick they were"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1853474786627707272)  2024-11-04T16:29Z [----] followers, 22.9K engagements


"@4ewe7 @Justin_Br0nk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1853516500264476933)  2024-11-04T19:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"With Su-57 in China and more specifically the T-50-4 and T-50-7 in Zhuhai me a humble tank guy is here to remind "experts" that it was known for years that T-50s were rough and serial 57s had much better fit and finish. Cuz it seems experts forgot that. HD pics thread 1/6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1853538803715121571)  2024-11-04T20:44Z [----] followers, 861.2K engagements


"5/6 Frankly speaking it's concerning that experts that should point out to people that what we see in Zhuhai are abused and run through prototypes just go on and create some fake perception that the planes that are in China are the serial aircraft with bad fit and finish"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1853538817053262030)  2024-11-04T20:44Z [----] followers, 67.9K engagements


"@Flankerchan Indeed they do focus on making memes but there are people like you with your RCS simulations that do gods work cheers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1853702190415667665)  2024-11-05T07:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@JSBrodin Test aircraft arent meant to test RCS you do that with static models. Prototypes are meant to a test what the aircraft can and cannot do and stress vulnerable elements. Gripen E isnt a brand new aircraft it utilizes a pre-existing platform and technology Saab had as base"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1853780164846538789)  2024-11-05T12:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@IncogBasil People saying the results will be in [--] hours are infuriating I want them now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1853827622318362722)  2024-11-05T15:52Z [----] followers, 415.4K engagements


"Mhh one more day and one more proof that while LOVA/SCDB propellants are a must in modern tanks and DO greatly reduce risk of a fatal ammunition cook off they aren't a replacement for ammo isolation in a blow out compartment. Exact moment when that Leopard 2A6 lost in September in Kursk is hit in the LFP by an FPV and the hull ammunition starts to burn. https://t.co/KbBRJ4YNHP Exact moment when that Leopard 2A6 lost in September in Kursk is hit in the LFP by an FPV and the hull ammunition starts to burn. https://t.co/KbBRJ4YNHP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1854838739802956130)  2024-11-08T10:49Z [----] followers, 16.6K engagements


"Some very nice look at the sight picture quality of the Polish PCT-72 sight which sports KLW-1 Asteria 3rd generation thermal on a modified T-72M1R tank. Which was given to Ukraine as part of Polish military aid. Worth to note: further mods done by AFU like K-1 ERA and the cage. UKR Tank fire on the RUS: what the work of the tankmen of the Third Assault Brigade looks like from the inside. Kharkiv region - Ai upscaled 150% + dehalo + compression reverse + [--] to [--] FPS + Stabilization https://t.co/XEtjo9Y9CB https://t.co/WwZYQ2uU8h UKR Tank fire on the RUS: what the work of the tankmen of the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1854974860327346409)  2024-11-08T19:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@PawelSokala @JulianRoepcke ERA is not a Polish addition it was done on site by AFU personnel same as the cage on the sides. Thermal is however indeed a Polish addon same as the modernized commanders sight that can be briefly seen and other improvements inside"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1855224985465352464)  2024-11-09T12:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Ever wondered how much an aluminum death trap cost Wonder no more thanks to equipment from Ukraine we can see that Germans priced their M113s at [---] thousand euros. Which is an insane price when people claim one post Soviet T-72 is worth at best 300K USD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1855706102190498134)  2024-11-10T20:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@IncogBasil Some of the equipment was bought back from surplus vehicle suppliers. And they had the price tags for obvious reasons they sell the stuff. And it adds another benefit of bloating western monetary aid while not providing that much actual vehicles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1855707514555203614)  2024-11-10T20:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@FelixZdiets BTR-82 all the way in this case it has a spall liner a somewhat improved mine resistance seats with shock absorbers air conditioning a stabilized autocannon turret system possibility of uparmouring with a factory kit. It is just better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1855723991341928916)  2024-11-10T21:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Captured AFU Leopard 2A4 already in Russia the Russians took off the Kontakt-1 ERA but left the support structure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1856057777522913669)  2024-11-11T19:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This particular one shows nicely how ammo isolation can save the tank"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1856058037477216310)  2024-11-11T19:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Pirat_Nation Are you retarded"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1856687263125549541)  2024-11-13T13:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@mrmaster100 Zatrzyma- kiedy bo na pocztku to ju pisaem najwaniejszy by wywiad i gupota samych Rosjan. Nasz pomoc pomoga im zatrzyma dalsze rosyjskie postpy i zamrozi front. Dopiero pniej te siy zutylizowano w ofensywach na rnych kierunkach"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1857187034336518212)  2024-11-14T22:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@mrmaster100 wiata nie zbawilimy ale kiedy byo to najwaniejsze by SZU utrzymay swoje moliwoci to my bylimy tymi ktrzy wypenili ich dziury i pozwolili im si dalej aktywnie broni i zatrzymywa Rosjan do [----] stracili by mnstwo terenu gdyby nie nasza pomoc materiaowa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1857188165397692603)  2024-11-14T22:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@tonkposterreal @durandalcomplex It already does go see how many spacecraft NASA launches and how many SpaceX does"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1859723302660723106)  2024-11-21T22:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Munmun16217457 @ShitpostGate All the [---] slop consumers responding to you are pretty funny. The trilogy laid it out pretty clearly and corporate retcons are only that corporate retcons equivalents to fanfics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1860945026575974715)  2024-11-25T07:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ConeOfArc i see that bald retard and i know that we are going straight into the coal mines"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1861888892124659798)  2024-11-27T21:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ArturBuszka @ConeOfArc Ah yes so popular science is now just misinformation and blantantly incorrect shit Very interesting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1861896294182044060)  2024-11-27T22:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Pretty huge news Admiral Nakhimov begins factory trials after grueling [--] year modernization journey (and was out of service for total of 25). They basically rebuilt the ship over the course of last [--] years. Cant wait for better pics showing more changes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1865065940959850534)  2024-12-06T16:09Z [----] followers, 82.4K engagements


"@RrolfRrolfRrolf @kalaratri4 Kuznetsov aint even a proper carrier for start and yeah its abysmal cuz they use it in a retarded way not like the Soviets planned. Paired with lack of money for maintenance and accidents (the picture you show of part of the engine room is after a fire) results in being shit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1865438374506512620)  2024-12-07T16:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@loxlikelox got and old roomba retarded as always since day [--] but it still does the job"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1866234820642140342)  2024-12-09T21:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Certainly not a good day to be a Challenger [--] in Kursk today. [--] tanks hit the first one looks to be abandoned in some random road"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1867523296255725884)  2024-12-13T10:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Leopard [--] (A6 and multiple A4s) and associated equipment graveyard near Robotyne. Results of the failed Ukrainian [----] counteroffensive. Never recovered left to rot. One Leopard 2A4 had its bustle ammo rack blown clean off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1868041754873889243)  2024-12-14T21:13Z [----] followers, 86.3K engagements


"A nice new look from a different angle showing clearly what's on the inside of the T-14 autoloader"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1868706921358017039)  2024-12-16T17:17Z [----] followers, 15.3K engagements


"@William83775296 @zahnatom If you think opening the top hatch the turret has or lifting the whole ligthly armored unmanned turret off the mount takes more force than to break the firewall i got bad news for you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1869066541897228491)  2024-12-17T17:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@William83775296 @zahnatom yes it's a hatch which will get blown first thus releasing pressure we saw that with plenty of soviet tanks where the ammo detonation blown the hatches open and didn't throw the turret + it's bigger than the tiny holes for [--] rounds on Leo 2A7/8 and comparable to K2 panels"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1869084476384669809)  2024-12-17T18:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@William83775296 @zahnatom point stands this hatch will release pressure before the turret pops or the firewall breaks it's decently sized like really russians aren't that retarded when designing this stuff the whole point of this design is to save the crew"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1869092115638309194)  2024-12-17T18:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ChungTzuW @Trotes936897 Congratulate. smh MZ offers more ammo at the cost of a much bigger profile. AZ has it's own drawbacks but to talk about "sufficency" when the AZ is the much more spread around design even picked by China over the MZ they also studdied is disingenious and shows a clear bias"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1869102322191941663)  2024-12-17T19:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ChungTzuW @Trotes936897 You stated it in a way indicating a form of superiority of one design over another when both have their pros and cons and AZ while carrying lesser ammo load proved to be more than enough. Either way i can agree with the rest of the stuff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1869123243283710372)  2024-12-17T20:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ChungTzuW @Trotes936897 Yeah well Russian MoD is not exactly filled with the most intelligent kind. And the stiff requirement to have [--] rounds is one of the examples showing their rather concrete stance on some not exactly good things"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1869124851258331485)  2024-12-17T20:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ChungTzuW @Trotes936897 For what they are doing now no amount would be good enough and even if they run out of ammo during combat replenishing is really not an option aside using the ones located next to crewmembers but that makes you stop operating which is a death sentence anyway mid combat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1869134237515018652)  2024-12-17T21:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ChungTzuW @Trotes936897 The passage you sent also indicates another problem of capabilities degeneration brought by being forced to employ older systems in place of lost modern ones. Pair that with other issues of ammo supply and QC and we arrive at the current stage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1869137442730860966)  2024-12-17T21:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@UNSC_Admiral @KupiePiwo T-72AV doesnt have the 172.10.077SB/100SB reflecting plate turret aka the Super Dolly Parton it has the 172.10.073SB which is known as Kvartz turret or just Dolly Parton the pictures you sent show it clearly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1870161070846881803)  2024-12-20T17:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Side by side size comparison between T-80U and Strv [---] (Centurion Mk.10) in Sweden"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1870774172445794609)  2024-12-22T10:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Krab shall prevail amongst the flood of K9s Kolejne uzbrojenie dla #WojskoPolskie. Tym razem w obecnoci wicepremiera W. @KosiniakKamysz podpisana zostaa umowa na dostawy: - ✅ [--] haubic samobienych KRAB dla [--] dywizjonowych moduw ogniowych REGINA ✅ wozy dowodzenia wozy dowdczo-sztabowe wozy amunicyjne i https://t.co/uJEsIf4rqf Kolejne uzbrojenie dla #WojskoPolskie. Tym razem w obecnoci wicepremiera W. @KosiniakKamysz podpisana zostaa umowa na dostawy: - ✅ [--] haubic samobienych KRAB dla [--] dywizjonowych moduw ogniowych REGINA ✅ wozy dowodzenia wozy dowdczo-sztabowe wozy amunicyjne i"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1871238403930636434)  2024-12-23T16:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@MichaelAArouet Chips and advanced manufacturing gee I wonder who makes the machines that can facilitate creation of those chips oh yeeeaahh the backwards Europeans from ASML and gee I wonder who makes those machines for advanced manufacturing certainly not the fellas from ABB naah"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1871632444950249659)  2024-12-24T19:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Great thread the ramjet hypothesis is not one i buy into tho DSI limits top speed to around Mach 1.8-2.1 (depending on who you ask). As to cockipt idk bout the side by side on the pic that shows it from above there is a ton of AI enchancing that OPPO uses. On other angle pics it looks much more like a normal canopy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1872425258264735850)  2024-12-26T23:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I created horrors beyond human comprehension back in the day. Aside the ADATS edit some nice info about mine protection developed for Strv 122B/Leo [--] in general (as Netherlands and Switzerland were also invovled"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1872696134470340979)  2024-12-27T17:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@loxlikelox Hmm have you tried using the reset this PC option with keeping your files Or rolling back to a recovery point Alternatively you could try using the CMD and going through regback but idk how comfortable you are with doing things via the console"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1873722614788894919)  2024-12-30T13:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Theodore1jensen True they are a neat pair but MiG-25 in popular culture gets really brought down by myths that arose around it and which actively hurt it. [--] happily mostly evaded the eye of mythmakers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1873730944357765470)  2024-12-30T14:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@poetaetrr It has no fuze you could throw it from mount everest and it would hit the ground like a rock that without fuzing it de facto is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1874115139290751185)  2024-12-31T15:27Z [----] followers, 17.8K engagements


"With the end of the year Chinese surprises in the air we also get surprises from Russians in form of definitive pics of T-90M with Arena-M APS Happy new year to everyone following"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1874128092203221230)  2024-12-31T16:18Z [----] followers, 53K engagements


"@CoconutGamerMNK @TheMiniLava Type [--] is not a T-55 but a T-54 they don't have a "shit ton of T-62/72" comparable tanks to give away not to mention those tanks use completely different systems to what Russians use plus they have no need or want for the Chinese tanks and China has no will to give em any"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1874184091446501544)  2024-12-31T20:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"No what even is that question Their stocks of old equipment are antiquated and small and what modern tanks they have they use actively in their own army. While China is a definitive industrial powerhouse it itself has gigantic tech gaps they need to fill they still use old as shit equipment in units which for russians became a necessity only due to war losses let that speak for itself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1874184818281635896)  2024-12-31T20:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"With how the war is and has been going for past year Russians are more than capable of refilling the gaps created by their losses it is very much a scenario similiar to what happened to US forces in Vietnam where they suffered gigantic losses which in the end resulted in widespread modernization efforts succeding"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1874185435775209831)  2024-12-31T20:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"American focus never really shifted back to Europe due to this war money spent on it is relatively insignificant in terms of the whole budget (albeit it is a huge sum for us average joes or poor countries like Ukraine) and US reluctance in sending more advanced equipment is clear"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1874187249086017654)  2024-12-31T20:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A different very interesting thing that can be spotted too in the new footage from UVZ is a T-14 Armata transmission in the assembly line meaning that as of late [----] the type is still slowly being worked on. With the end of the year Chinese surprises in the air we also get surprises from Russians in form of definitive pics of T-90M with Arena-M APS Happy new year to everyone following https://t.co/PQaaI41M5Q With the end of the year Chinese surprises in the air we also get surprises from Russians in form of definitive pics of T-90M with Arena-M APS Happy new year to everyone following"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1874520187128684655)  2025-01-01T18:16Z [----] followers, 102.4K engagements


"CV-90-120 MkIV or as i like to call it "Your apegineers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could they didn't stop to think if they should." We are in [----] and MIC is now making "light tanks" with no armor in T-64/72 weight bracket. it's really something"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878017190391144709)  2025-01-11T09:52Z [----] followers, 115.4K engagements


"If anyone is interested in the specs provided at IDEB'24 -New D120 manned turret -Up to [--] tonnes -Power up to [----] hp -120mm main gun with autoloader -ATGM with [-----] m range -7.62/12.7 mm RWS and Coax -Iron Fist APS -3-man crew + [--] operator rear seats (amazing trully)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878017482994106686)  2025-01-11T09:53Z [----] followers, 11.4K engagements


"@SpiritWar7 Getting a vehicle not even half as capable for more than half of the price of a proper modern MBT even when commonality of systems is at play with the IFV is not a good deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878085322224865396)  2025-01-11T14:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@RadarFennec Except most of these countries cant even afford properly modernized T-72s or other 2nd hand MBTs and with this price point CV90120 MkIV literally costs the same as for example recent Polish acquisition of refurbished M1A1FEPs which aside lacking CITV are a SEPv2 equivalent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878229482781229103)  2025-01-11T23:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@XenophonAthens Ehm yeah chief except Ghost wasn't the original nor was it marketed as a "tank destroyer" it was a development platform for the ADAPTIVE thermal camouflage shown in [----] original [-----] was meant to be a light fire support platform achieving a [--] ton empty weight. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878280543885832235)  2025-01-12T03:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@XenophonAthens 2/2 and delivering MBT level fire support in the hard terrain of northern Sweden where operating Strv [---] would be problematic. Later on with [-----] T and then Ghost weight limit was thrown out the window but that still didn't result in any customers as of january 12th 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878280731811627055)  2025-01-12T03:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Lana_kos_ that's GVW-R not actual mass Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is the maximum allowable mass on the platform which includes addons crew etc. not it's pure weight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878291670426374264)  2025-01-12T04:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ArielZuk1 2/2 but with how few they might get (considering they only got [---] IFVs) the price will certainly go up at which point what is the sense of it Sure Leo [--] is prohibitively expensive but K2 is always an option or refurbished M1s like Poland did"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878390669447700603)  2025-01-12T10:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ArielZuk1 We also did K2s which price wise aren't bad either with the shitty "emergency" deal we pulled we got a roughly [--] million USD per tank price roughly [--] CV90s from the Slovakian contract"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878392138477531626)  2025-01-12T10:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@bruhwtf29 armour up top doesn't need to be heavy as examplified by PzH2000 and Puma with their top addons there is also plenty of other ERA or fully passive solutions developed or in development that can be used"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878460616207114520)  2025-01-12T15:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@cotorshas @darkwingfella No [--] ton light tanks or as now they rebranded it medium tanksarent common you take 20-30 ton purpose made vehicles and boldly proclaim they are the same shit as a IFV hull with ammo slapped inside and a new turret they arent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1878753639705301188)  2025-01-13T10:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Zorawar light tank blueprints show it is quite a big boy despite the [--] ton weight. Continuing recent trend of light tanks being bigger than MBTs 1/3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1879057361379393898)  2025-01-14T06:46Z [----] followers, 43.1K engagements


"2/3 Another thing worth mentioning is that it looks like the ATGM/loitering munitions launcher will need to be removed for transport via rail suboptimal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1879057364445487350)  2025-01-14T06:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@daeroplate_v2 Sure but on a truck that limitation will apply very much the same as to limit the overhang"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1879069101894877345)  2025-01-14T07:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@DAKKADAKKA1 Skyrim (as progenitor) and Starfield as the peak example. Skyrim offers a wide and frankly nice looking (for 2011) world but the second you try to do shit you realise there is not much there in terms of substance. Starfield is the same but ugly and procedurally generated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1880256429120188870)  2025-01-17T14:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Aryx3D Lame u shouldve used a T-80BVM hull. Also MZ autoloader is a huge safety downgrade compared to the armored up and modernized AZ from T-90M that comes with Proryv-3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1880260019364720730)  2025-01-17T14:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Punished_4AGE @Cayko22 @SR3MSR3M @Trotes936897 M-84AS2 uses cast turret from M-84 meaning T-72M1 kvartz turret base protection T-72B3 turret is much better due to the simple fact of being a T-72B turret which used new composite. PS. Serbia can't make new turrets as factory of em was in Croatia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1880969786907394491)  2025-01-19T13:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Punished_4AGE @Cayko22 @SR3MSR3M @Trotes936897 my guy T-72B3 has Kontakt-5 on UFP and turret front and better baseline armor in both turret and hull by the fact of being a T-72B a tank which improved every aspect of T-72A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1880970627399720995)  2025-01-19T13:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@John__Penko @Trotes936897 They voted for the people in power ah yes the famously democratically elected President Putin that is in power since *checks notes* ah only [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1882676501432479845)  2025-01-24T06:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"so this just happened"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1888203710687228037)  2025-02-08T12:30Z [----] followers, 996.8K engagements


"@SimulaBVM Problem is without testing in the field we remain in the realm of will it will it not on paper more info sounds great but in tests it proved counter effective. In the end it is a balancing act maybe give a UAV/few to the platoon command tank which would carry a specialist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1897744141703856202)  2025-03-06T20:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@SimulaBVM maybe relegate that to infantry/scout units which relay info to the tank in real time(proved effective in Ukraine with both Russians and Ukr troops pair it with proper BMS and who knows) we shall see how it plays out. Im in the give it to them in the limited/structured way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1897744403537514897)  2025-03-06T20:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I hate late 80s gone hot i hate late 80s gone hot i hate late 80s gone hot 50s to 70s fucking rule no modern slop we see today and just pure aesthetic bliss A tale as old as time https://t.co/YlIvCYgS9A A tale as old as time https://t.co/YlIvCYgS9A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1900629584942432380)  2025-03-14T19:26Z [----] followers, 23.4K engagements


"@Doha104p3 im sorry chief but after seeing how the B-21 rollout looked like until I see a flying NGAD or just a sliver of proof to the [----] statements im under obligation to have doubts about their veracity I don't say it is not true but until they show it I have justified doubts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1903127733334372616)  2025-03-21T16:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Israelitanknerd @plovejet @loxlikelox i wonder how much context is lost in translation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1904276887985074333)  2025-03-24T20:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@planefag @ReviewsPossum The movie is shit but that 4chan fanfic is even worse size of the ISV radiation the engines are ciarek in and the complexity make any jerry rigging impossible fuel is also a non issue because they use hydrogen harvested by onboard shutter from the gas giant Pandora orbits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1909925707095928936)  2025-04-09T11:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Contrary to popular belief the Russian mobilization thermal 1PN96MT-02 image quality is good the main problem stemming from the fact it uses a uncooled microbolometer is range limitation to [----] meters. Its used on T-62M obr.22 T-72B obr.22 and simplified T-80BVM variants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1911057222248943966)  2025-04-12T14:02Z [----] followers, 15K engagements


"@SlavAesthetics goes into a hole filled with shit marked hole filled with shit is dissapointed that the hole is in fact filled with shit What exactly did you expect from a guy unironically saying his shitty small engine in his Honda Jazz had more torque than V-92S2F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1914486244152668620)  2025-04-22T01:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Roof dampening/reinforcing plates on new BMP-3 installed to prevent cracking when hit and to add some protection"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1915072122419822651)  2025-04-23T15:55Z [----] followers, 21.7K engagements


"@R_Maghrebi1 Ability to swim comes with a price Bradley before dropping that requirement suffered similiar fate and to this day it suffers because of the aluminium base structure (same as BMP-3) with addon armor BMP-3 presents competent level of protection especially with the very rare ERA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1915129139167715551)  2025-04-23T19:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@M1E1kreyton @yumogi99 so it is just up to being organized with em"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1915483812533793031)  2025-04-24T19:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@KlaynRogue @_loukaniko Generally speaking problem with Russians atm is that their doctrinal culture and officer core is brain dead even with good ideas floating around and equipment being ordered to fit those the boots on the ground do fuck all 90% of the time. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1916163672193347793)  2025-04-26T16:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@stimulus1026 @BullyRandom BM26 is an APFSDS for the 125mm gun same as BM32 Vant which is 486mm long dont know where you got [---] mm from. It is just a bit shorter about 85mm than BM42 In order from left to right BM26-BM42-BM32"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1916167921350386036)  2025-04-26T16:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Damaged caused by a HEAT shell impact on a T-72M monolithic steel turret"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1916628912555135134)  2025-04-27T23:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Damage caused by a HEAT shell impact on T-72M monolithic steel turret"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1916629770319654985)  2025-04-27T23:05Z [----] followers, 12K engagements


"This years victory parade in Moscow seems to be back to being normal sized as tanks and other AFVs make a comeback. For now in terms of tanks T-80BVM T-90M and the brand new T-72B3M with Relikt on UFP was spotted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1917279798755217842)  2025-04-29T18:08Z [----] followers, 33.3K engagements


"New M1A1SA-UKR trophy displayed in St.Petersburg shows damage on the mantlet allowing us to peek inside of the array"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1917519016953860261)  2025-04-30T09:58Z [----] followers, 15.4K engagements


"All the tanks and uparmoured BMP-3s spotted in Moscow lack IR spotlights for commanders It may indicate they are using TKN-3TP thermal sights if it turns out to be true it means those vehicles finally get a (rudamentary) form of CITV which is a big upgrade over NVDs they had"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1917590152555139187)  2025-04-30T14:41Z [----] followers, 15.1K engagements


"@Chaser1Night BMP-1AM Basurmanin with 675-sb3KDZ composite armor kit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1917628373477507346)  2025-04-30T17:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@GodzillaM18 Outside XD cannot pinpoint where from"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1917848592926073315)  2025-05-01T07:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Bleuprints of the Armata platform powerpack (Rus: -MTU) and the space it takes up in T-14s hull. The X-12 A-85-3A (2V-12-3A) engine is paired with new planetary gearbox which allows same speed in reverse as forward the entire MTU weighs 5150kg (incl. cooling hydraulics etc)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1917964361215168871)  2025-05-01T15:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@BekrarYusuf @dauzlee04 T-62 has better base armor than T-55 and all T-62Ms are equipped with BDD composite armor kits on hull and turret which bring their base protection without ERA to the level of early T-72s. With ERA only further enchancing it on top of it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1917968408680767747)  2025-05-01T15:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@M1E1kreyton The orange interface and colours are just such a unique mooood"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1918280656443806125)  2025-05-02T12:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Topic for the milestone thread has been decided: FPVs their impact and the very common downplaying of the threat they pose especially in the west where theh are often handwaved with vague EW promises or single systems portrayed as panacea. Trophy intercepting winged FPV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1918316717983355363)  2025-05-02T14:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Not cool to be an expert and fall for an obvious joke @Trotes936897 made. But what do i expect from people working for actual MIC to know basic Russian subcomponents on their main tanks Nah thats asking too much when you do it for a living. PKP CITV without armor below @Trotes936897 Not cool to equip our adversaries Leonardo. What else have you sold them @Trotes936897 Not cool to equip our adversaries Leonardo. What else have you sold them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1918988418379337838)  2025-05-04T11:17Z [----] followers, 17.6K engagements


"@DRatka1 @ArielZuk1 Well im a nobody so not like they will care what i have to say but it still is annoying when someone who has quite a bit of influence in UK cant do basic due diligence with most likely access to far better resources than i ever will see"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1919401257443176774)  2025-05-05T14:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Damn if it isnt gore of my comfort character pretty much confirms at least [--] Rafale got Lost by IAF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1920029165081817172)  2025-05-07T08:13Z [----] followers, 15.1K engagements


"@MaitreyT15453 A guy that cannot perform kindergarten level connect two recognition test calls others dumb niggas if this isnt the peak of irony then I dont know what this is. Hubris fucking manifest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1920078525391835353)  2025-05-07T11:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@SlavAesthetics Thats what i meant by partisan mode which either way ends into what i wrote Soviets somehow losing anyway. And lets be honest a story where your own country gets clapped hard with no way of winning doesnt sell. (Not that this is a very popular series to begin with)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1920403843994562631)  2025-05-08T09:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Trotes936897 Ronkainen literally instantly dispelled any of the Kontakts arguments and he literally had that picture scanned from archive to add i explained to Kontakt in may [--] that the testbed is a 1A2 so it cant be the XM291 as that was tested on short turret M1 Kontakt is simply wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1920920693648040360)  2025-05-09T19:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"1/3 Im a tad bit late for 9th of may but anyway. Happy Victory day To celebrate time to drop some accurate specs that internet is lacking on T-14 Armata. T-14 is: 10.435m long 3.82m wide 3.218m tall Quite a bit smaller than what internet sources gave it:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1920987057045774685)  2025-05-09T23:39Z [----] followers, 16.7K engagements


"T-14 I thought you were dead My death was greatly exagarrated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1922049534680523014)  2025-05-12T22:01Z [----] followers, 33K engagements


"@Matagi1996 T-14 doesnt have a bustle autoloader it has additional isolated (blowout panel) ammo stowage compartment at the rear the carousel autoloader is well protected under all the armor and ERA and is also isolated from the crew or other components. https://x.com/Volke__/status/1836781950931017960 Finally after a decade we have a picture of T-14 Armata brand new autoloader. It uses a completely different round arrangement compared to AZ and MZ series autoloaders with both projectile and charge being stored vertically allowing for impressive [--] rounds in the tray. https://t.co/9oaf0df5CE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1922181624361320775)  2025-05-13T06:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Israelitanknerd @ArielZuk1 Czechoslovakia ceased to exist over [--] years ago buddy XD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1922572129825914998)  2025-05-14T08:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"T-14 turret addon armor coverage as visible from outside and also a bit of a look under the covers. Enjoy Turret roof and the turret ring plate over APS is comprehensively covered by Monolit (NOT Malakhit) even on the acces/vent hatch it also has side addons (ceramic) 1/4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1923786374865473568)  2025-05-17T17:03Z [----] followers, 49.5K engagements


"@gustiiz31 Unclear they are called removable protection blocksthe same way frontal blocks of Monolit are and they could be welded due to sheer size so I just decided to lump them in considering Monolit isnt a traditional ERA. If more info surfaces i will of course make a correction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1924035945977745613)  2025-05-18T09:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@SlavAesthetics Most are a snooze fest but by god give us an actual big update and not [--] vehicles like the last one. also BVM with a cope cage would be an amazing addition XD We need all the cope cage variants from factory added and all the KMDB creations too. Premium T-80BVM bunny when"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1924048782754205825)  2025-05-18T10:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"15km "can fly ABOVE the operation ceiling of pretty much all air defense systems" Oh boy do i have breaking news from [----] to you 15km is nowhere near high enough to fly "above" pretty much all AD systems. China's Jiutian super-high altitude long endurance drone. With an flight ceiling of 15km this drone can fly ABOVE the operation ceiling of pretty much all air defense systems. Which means once the PLA air force gains air superiority over an area this drone will be able to https://t.co/iQea6GA9b0 China's Jiutian super-high altitude long endurance drone. With an flight ceiling of 15km this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1924129560330645524)  2025-05-18T15:46Z [----] followers, 48.6K engagements


"Some new Stryker M1127 RV (RV-0006-01) measurements dropped ceramic tiles - 15mm thick main armor - 8mm thick As it was put its a BTR-80 level armor but with worse angles and it really is hard to disagree"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1924237050972184597)  2025-05-18T22:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@WarVehicle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1925274677452108161)  2025-05-21T19:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@WarVehicle targeting military bases when soldiers train there Such a display of weakness of the mind of a commander that allowed troops to be trained 40km from the border with Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1925274895014932483)  2025-05-21T19:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@DiyarDuschbier @sfrandoom With that said let's see more manuals showing that there is no manual backup first let's see how it was on Leo 2A4 wtih [--] clearly visible cranks labeled with [--] and [--] and then let's see L2A5 where. they are gone and replaced with a joystick numbered [--] Think bout the OPSEC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1926222822600274153)  2025-05-24T10:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Cope cage made it to Japan and nestled itself on Type [--] and Type [--] mbts. If anyone in [----] told ya everyone would be making them in few years we all wouldve had a good laugh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1926615026795733399)  2025-05-25T12:23Z [----] followers, 44.6K engagements


"@Save_your_wifi It didn't come up accidentally Ukrainians had drone dropped munitions development in form of the AR18 "Baba Yaga" drone with RKG-1600 munitions since [----] it was a genuine threat consideration also saw in Syria by Russians 1st hand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1926709590361600486)  2025-05-25T18:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Save_your_wifi On the jerry rigged DJI drones that terrorists used there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Volke__/status/1926709800039022768)  2025-05-25T18:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

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