New DEADLIEST 140 mm TANK Gun Will CHANGE Battlefield FOREVER!

[@TheCerebralDude]

It’s not the size of the projectile that gives it its most lethality it’s the velocity it travels

[@Headloser]

You see the size of the shell? Bloody hell. It huge. That going greatly reduce the total amount of ammo that for sure.

[@kracao]

Not so much in reality. 22 to 18 .

[@LOLOVAL-os3pq]

2 less rounds of ammunition in the Leclerc automatic loader (there is already a prototype of Leclerc in 140 mm, it is the Leclerc TERMINATEUR ) it is the rear of the turret that is lengthened, the ASCALON rounds are telescoped, so part of the ammunition is integrated into the case, the CTA 40 cannon designed between France and England uses 100% telescoped ammunition, so the ammunition is fully integrated into the case and into the powder, it is almost 2x less long than a classic 40 mm ammunition), you are confusing length and diameter!! we go from 120 mm to 140 mm in diameter, i.e. 2 cm, less than an inch!! what a great deal, since we destroy 100% of the enemy tank in front with a range of 15 km (POLYNEGE ammunition) without seeing the enemy tank, it is the ammunition from NEXTER which seeks the target, 100% successful shooting, even if the enemy tank moves, the ammunition corrects its trajectory!! with the ammunition of other countries like Russia, we are calm, the T14 with its 125 mm shoots supposedly at 7/8 km maximum, we get to 10 km, we destroy the T14, even with its active hard kill self-protection system!

[@HENRISTARKS]

Not at all, simply approach I dusty with specific ammunition requirements. Let them figure it out if they want the co tract. The customer sets the requirements not industry.

[@HENRISTARKS]

​​@@LOLOVAL-os3pqunless you have a CounterArtillery system in place and it survives the preliminary bombardment. You may get that option.

[@Headloser]

Wow you know your stuff 13 miles WOW. thank for the info.

[@jamesscott6917]

Yeah, the 88mm will change the battlefield. The 90mm will change the battlefield. the 100mm and 115mm will change the battlefield. The 105 and 120mm will change the battlefield…

[@dartmoordave]

Biggest hurdle would be getting users to store another type of ammo.

[@stephengallichan5165]

Ignore this it's more efficient to lengthen the shell by as much as widening it for the same volume of explosive as if you widen the shell you increase drag resistance requiring more propellant charge 120mm is ideal as air launched starstreak is smaller volume again but used a higher explosive yeald explosive so that's all we do if we need higher yeald.

[@stephengallichan5165]

They might be just painting over the same barrel so nobody buys it the 120mm Askalon gun still hasn't any purchase orders in yet.

[@Raptorman0909]

Incorrect -- an increase of 20mm in length when the length is far longer than the diameter will increase volume much less than an increase in diameter by 20mm because what matters is the area and that's derived from the radius squared! As an example, let's say shell A is 120mm in diameter and it's 800mm long, that will result in a volume of 9048cc. If you increase the length by 20mm the volume increases to 9274cc. But, if you kept the same 800mm length as the original but increased the diameter the volume goes to 12,315cc!

[@DRightOne1]

@@Raptorman0909 Nothing like a little math to flush BS.

[@dufonrafal]

@@stephengallichan5165 the Ascalon is a prototype, of course there is nto orders yet. The 120mm Ascalon is 40% more powerfull than current 120mm. The 140 is 70% more powerfull.

[@seowkokpoh5104]

No matter how powerful the gun maybe, future threats for tank is still drones. Future tank needs address drone threats. Need something to neutralize drone within the tank diameter.

[@TheGreatgan]

seen all the idea for drone defence, for me i think, its the CIWS like trophy and jammer.. but that more like a last resort method. but a specialized anti drone tank would be needed for protection, just like how anti air umbrella was always needed since the cold war. a unit of tank, specialized in tracking, jamming n killing enemy drone, that possibly utilized a drone its self. say a drone powered thru cable n fitted with small radar n various sensor fly 150m above tracking surrounding area for potential enemy drone. then as for the kill method, that vehicle had to be fitted with airburst munition as CWIS to fought againt large drone, missile n other fast flying object. as for the small cheap drone, the best are still hard kill with another drone, one whom are made to clash n kill cheap drone.

[@DJ1573]

​​@@TheGreatgan Look up the german SkyRanger. Exactly what is needed and the Bundeswehr is getting those very soon

[@jamesricker3997]

It is called ECM

[@Headloser]

@@TheGreatgan I would put a roof over the turret. Plus KEEP THE BLOODY HATCH CLOSED.

[@gaiusoctavian8278]

Already new armor is being made with anti drone tech and there are anti drone defense systems that can deal with swarms of drones at a time and that's what we know so far but trust me there is a lot we don't know with technology most of it is still classified.

[@rafatlatif544]

Always keep drones in mind

[@sc4916]

French and German working together is massive unit of Europe

[@ledocteurgonzo]

L'histoire ancienne de l'entreprise est liée à celle de l'armement en France. Elle remonte à la création, au XVIIe siècle, des manufactures d'armes de Charleville (1675) devenues manufactures royales sous Louis XIV en 1688, puis de Maubeuge (1701), Saint-Étienne (1765),Tulle (1777), l'arsenal révolutionnaire de Toulouse (1792), la manufacture d'armes de Rennes (1793), Châtellerault (1819), Bourges (1860), l'atelier de construction de Puteaux (1866), Tarbes (1870)et plus tard de Roanne (1917), Salbris (1933) et Issy-les-Moulineaux (1936).

[@ChevySS1968]

LOL, at 3:00 "capable of neutralizing any potential target over the next 50 years". In 50 years we may have dimensional shifting technology, or force fields, or who knows.

[@Allansybesma]

Well within 50yrs there'll b electric magnetic Sheilds and cannons, electric magnetic cannon being tested on uss missouri 4 past 10yrs.

[@davidbeattie4294]

You have to ask who this tank might oppose. Russian MBT's are simply not going to be a factor in the life span of this tank. Wars outside of Europe require the ability to transport vehicles in high volume, something Nato countries, excepting the US, simply do not have. Those conflicts would see Nato use smaller and lighter tracked and wheeled IFV's and high mobility off road assault trucks loaded with ATGM's.

[@BruneSixtine]

I'm not sure the USA have the French capacity to transport tanks with their amphibious aicraft carriers LHC Mistral class.

[@HanSolo__]

A regular Leopard 2, K2 Black Panther, or M1 Abrams CAN shoot three rounds in 10 seconds. The thing is not just to send these three rounds in 10 sec. but to shoot and hit the targets. A T-72 tank can shoot three rounds in 12 sec. but it can't hit anything with second and third shots. Leopard 2, Leclerc, or Challenger 2 can shoot and hit three different tanks in 10 - 12 sec. because of their hunter-killer capability.

[@peterlangan1181]

How did that work out in Ukraine? As Yogi Berra said, “in theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice they are not!” Wise words!

[@Allansybesma]

Should have in service yrs ago, yes us has a 140 mm in an Abrams but not in service and we had a 152mm in a m60 Patton that was in service in the 70's known as the starship.

[@michaelr4858]

The 152mm gun/launcher was crap. It was based on an old naval gun. It was also on the Sheridan AR/AAV. The heat round was really slow, only about 2200 ft per second. The Shillelagh missile was supposed to be able to take out any tank at that time.

[@jimmyconway8025]

Was going to say why not just put 155mm on tank call it a day

[@LOLOVAL-os3pq]

sorry but the ASCALON was developed only by NEXTER and not by KNDS which is a mix between France and Germany, the Germans developed a 130 mm smoothbore (it equips the German KF51 tank) but it is already at the maximum of its performances, while the ASCALON 140 mm has a pressure in the chamber barely higher than the 120 mm of the current Leclerc! the Germans pushed the pressure to the maximum in the chamber, there is no more possible evolution in this area! a POLYNEGE shell (from NEXTER) a smart 140 mm ammunition has a range of 15 km without having visual contact on the target, we fire the ammunition over a hill or a village while being invisible to the enemy and the ammunition will hit the tank by itself, it looks for its target!!

[@LOLOVAL-os3pq]

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[@dufonrafal]

Nexter is now called KNDS.

[@dufonrafal]

You didn’t mention it but it’s also the continuation of an old NATO program to replace the 120mm

[@Bauer_seppel]

1:12 KNDS is Frence and German

[@leemoua5603]

Looks very cool

[@tomdarco2223]

Right On Go Army!

[@Mach-6]

Beautiful Leclerc Tank, it looks like a spaceship...!!!! ... It has more or less the same power as the L-2A7, 1500 Hp.

[@apolitis1]

It’ll be so impressive when a 1000$ shaped charge drone blows it up

[@stefano2774]

Great, Very interesting

[@gaiusoctavian8278]

Impressive gun, with it i hope all goes well to meet the needs of our military's.

[@valerykrasulya1208]

Change is battlefield is aviation

[@valerykrasulya1208]

Change battlefield will change aviation and drones

[@johnbamba3052]

If they could only make those coaxial gun be able shoot UAVs.

[@Iskelderon]

A nice step forward along with the recent development of a better generation of anti-air systems.

[@michaelodell8103]

what was the distance of the firing range ?

[@BenVaserlan]

"deadliest"? Justify that statement. Is it in service or is it like the 152mm? If it has the same status as the 152mm then the 152mm is the deadliest and more useful as infantry support.

[@bambangfsuryadi]

Can you defend against drones?

[@VenturiLife]

Tank on tank battles are rare these days. Drones / missiles changed the game. This is not WW2 or even Gulf War times any longer.

[@DerekChristopherNordbye-w7s]

That much is true; FOR THE MOMENT! But, this is being developed for near-peer conflicts. Potentially, with China 🇨🇳 and/or, Russia 🇷🇺 being the potential adversaries. I would love to see this gun fitted on the Abrams MBT!! As well as the Challenger MBT! The potential for battlefield dominance cannot be underscored!

[@brokeandtired]

Mostly due to a lack of deployed stand off Iron Fist style defence systems. We are seeing very old and dated tanks, with zero defence, going up against the latest drone and missile tech.

[@dalehill6127]

​@@DerekChristopherNordbye-w7s The way to fight both tanks and artillery in the next war is large, autonomous, networked drone swarms, not tanks and artillery.

[@HENRISTARKS]

EW will defeat drones and missiles, tube gunfire will never go away.

[@dalehill6127]

@@HENRISTARKS Sorry but I have to disagree. You're talking about drones which are being controlled via radio links. That's now old fashioned. No EW that I've heard of so far can affect drones which are autonomous, or which are laser-guided, or which are guided by optical fibres, all of which are in course of testing or actual battlefield deployment already. Just my 2c.

[@floydrandol2731]

Future tanks will be able to handle drones. Drones are going to have to get larger and heavier. That fact will make them less Effective against heavy armor due to tanks upgrading Armor and anti Drone tech. If the Drone can’t get to the target it can’t Neutralize it. The game goes on, but Not over for Armor!

[@johnallen5371]

ETC Cannons are future.

[@johnj1765]

Sounds like a game changer! I thought, when I first saw the colors, of Dewalt😂😂😂

[@joaosabino2909]

G 6 SPG, good-by tank

[@barrymayson2492]

Seems like a solution looking for a problem, but as I know nothing it's a moot point anyway.

[@JoseLopez-mc7kw]

Try using clones load used manual

[@Mark-jp9dz]

I think this is a major mistake. a shell of this size will demand an autoloader. It will drastically reduce the number of shells that it can carry. A tank's major threat these days are drones and missiles. A tank will need to be protect against these.

[@dufonrafal]

It would have an auto loader anyway since the Leclerc already has one with 40 rounds (22+18).

[@russelldavis8415]

140mm gun mmmmmm did anyone think to make a long barrel 90mm with High and super velocity rounds? just need a good recoil system, breech and barrel to cope with the pressures.

[@ioanbota9397]

Realy I like this powerful tanks

[@aripekka7158]

Wanna bet on this?? This breed is revolving.....BACKWARDS! Mad Max Awaits

[@JamesPrpich]

How far can this tank detect enemy tanks.

[@LeHoink]

Every drone, boat, satellite, transport vehicle, tank, plane is a sensor enable to share enemy locations with every weapon equipped with scorpion system. So a tank can detect with night vision optics within a close/medium distance for a near most adapt mortar, missile, artillery, shell.

[@Allansybesma]

Well Russia can change there main gun 2 152mm in a hr in all tanks from t 72's 2 t14's.

[@wernerruf7761]

As far as I know KNDS is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands!

[@Psychofamatz]

Fusion between KMW (german) Nexter Defense Systems (France). But it's mainly french

[@pbinnj3250]

Nothing, and I mean nothing, makes anything obsolete. The world does not operate that way. And neither do tanks.

[@ianharman9499]

all the tanks look alike

[@timmytim1954]

Refit to Leopard turrents from the Ukraine and send them back for testing.

[@markbrisec3972]

OK.. How the fu** can a camera follow the kinetic projectile from left to right? This thing is travelling at Mach 3 at least.. What kind of technology allows you to do that?

[@jasonprivately1764]

Has taken cues from soda bottle distributors? Wtf are you talking about at 9:28-9:29 rtl

[@WILLIAM1690WALES]

All very well having a new super duper gun, but how will you project yourself from super duper drones as we’ve seen with the conflict with Russia and Ukraine?

[@russelldavis8415]

Nothing but a money making idea from the Defence Manufacturers (or they are out of work) Why not design something in the 90mm caliber ? smaller round+higher velocity= greater capacity. Long barrel with redesigned recoil system. The role of the Tank today is not the same as a decade ago. Main threats are A/T mines, A/T missiles systems from 4km, RPG warhead development, not to mention Drones. As far as a Recce vehicle is concerned, it needs to be small, quick, and relatively quiet, because it’s all about finding the enemy aka being the eyes and ears of the BG. So an improved version of the Schimitar would be a good move. Let’s hope the Govt dont buy into this crap, after all it’s OUR money.

[@ducdelamontagne4629]

don't fortget, Germany won in France with miserable tanks. strategic and operational levels is where you win

[@nobbytang]

Yep …combined arms and communication……German tanks or panzers reputation is based upon the Stuka dive bomber which supplied very accurate 500 kg bombs on any obstacles to the tanks progress ….

[@LOLOVAL-os3pq]

at the battle of Stonne, a French B1 bis tank was sent into the village, in front of it, 13 Panzer I and II, the B1 bis destroyed them all, as well as 2 German anti-tank guns, on its return to the French lines, 140 German shell impacts were counted on this B1 bis!! during this day, if the French officer had had a pair of bigger balls, France could have reversed the course of this conflict!! we must not forget that the Nazis used a methamphetamine, PERVITINE!! they could fight the French army without fatigue, without sleeping and without loss of cognitive abilities for several days! today's Nazis like to tell their usual bullshit that the French army surrendered, which is false, it is a political decision of President Pétain, shame on them!! If there were cowards in this conflict, we must look at the English, they abandoned the Belgians, they abandoned the French and they fled to Dunkirk as best they could in disorder!! It was 30,000 French soldiers who held back 800,000 Nazis under pervitin allowing the English to flee! Abandoning thousands of tons of equipment to the Nazis!! The French Army of the Alps remained undefeated, bending the knee following Pétain's surrender "Pétain the shame"!! At the battle of the St Louis bridge on the Franco-Italian border, 9 French infantrymen held back more than 3,000 Italian soldiers, causing more than 600 dead and wounded without loss among the French!! at the battle of Bir Hackeim, the first brigade of Free France, composed of 3700 men and 1 English woman, held back the 37,000 Nazis and Italians under the orders of Rommel for 15 days, they were supposed to hold out for 7 days, they held out for 15 days, causing considerable damage to the Nazis and Italians!! for a loss of around 1000 men! we saved the English's ass from that wretch Monty once again!!

[@Daemia-o1q]

and pervitin

[@ducdelamontagne4629]

@@Daemia-o1q ...and Panzerschokolade, of course! 👍🏻😀

[@ducdelamontagne4629]

@@nobbytang ...but still shitty tanks.

[@gener3millio]

france did this Gun alone , its nexter (KNDS fr)

[@joejoebinks200j5]

Yeah they say every new invention is the end of the tank.....sagger...atgms...same with drones...tanks not going away

[@michaelbokrosh7374]

Obsolete before it even enters service. Not needed save the money. Buy drones train drone operators.

[@josephdelp87]

Bull title. Tanks already can't take a hit with cannons on tanks now. The round used is what matters. Just because a turret toss goes from 50ft to 100ft doesn't matter.

[@davidfoss4836]

The tank shares a similarity with the title of the podcast; it is a bait and switch. There is no tank vs tank combat taking place in Ukraine. Even crewed air is obsolete. This appears to be an antiquated manufacturing process claiming the extra 20mm diameter will work better for a mode of combat that isn't taking place. It is a scramble for money divorced from reality.

[@wojtekbratek5156]

Will change nothing. This is the most stupid idea I ever heard. Old Russian t-72 with 125 mm gun has no any problem with killing Abrams or Leo 2A6 WITH ONE SHOT. So what, the f..k they need this 140 mm gun for?

[@bo2web]

2027 meteor or comet ?

[@Kurikost_]

way too big..how many rounds can the tank hold? 10? 20?

[@wouterkellerman4458]

Yawn. T14 has the 152mm......

[@luminator8888]

wow

[@223322user]

lets make it 155 mm :)

[@lorenotrambo9551]

149 mim

[@TheCerebralDude]

America is stuck at the 120mm

[@edherman8169]

Only good in Hull Down static posture these days,just saying....I ex-infantry man from 80's. What do I know.😏.

[@emilgil1490]

Ka ka... Tanks ,4 crew, exist not vs drone, 0 crew risk life. Drone whole cost is what tank tanks and time to target same, no muddy-field-in-the-middle-call-infantry risk . A.I. onboard cannot be jammed AND requires no operator. HAWK!

[@Headloser]

It going to need a Panel of Steel over the turret to protect it from drone attacks.

[@andykpunkt6514]

KNDS French Company WTF

[@Psychofamatz]

Fusion between KMW (german) Nexter Defense Systems (France). But it's mainly french.

[@kanal756]

Altuğ 8 zırhlı lastik tekerlekli 8.8 araç üzerine a5 a6 tank kulesi 140mm tank topu zırhlı kulesi entegre ettim etkili mevzil 35km azmi mevzil 70km zırhlı kulesi 30mm 3namlulu makineli topu entegre ettim 400kw lazer topu entegre ettim kulesi iki yanına omtas tank savar füze savunma sistemi entegre ettim insansı robot pilotlar kullanacak

[@clockdva20]

Ukraine as rammed home the need for Nato to create new Armoured solutions. The last few conflicts were not against a Peer level nation like we are currently seeing Ukraine. Were both infantry Portable Anti Tank weapons proved to be so devastating to Russian Armor at the start. Drone warfare as come to the fore both Diy and speclised drone systems. This new Main Gun and the unmaned Turret will see Nato moving away from manned Tanks and other mobil weapons platforms. Ai is going to play an ever increasing roll in future conflicts, and depending on how long this program needs to develope a fully working MBT and iron out any issues with it. Ai could be even more in control of its weapons and sensor systems. But these future tanks are going to be costly items to feild and not the sort of equipment you want to loose in large numbers. But for now the MBT is still a sign of strength for a peer power nation. So here to stay for a while yet.

[@Sandhoeflyerhome]

6 photographs, some sales clips, and that it... not worth watching

[@KenCrandall-ot7uv]

Yeah , until a $200. dollar drone takes it out ! Are we still fighting WW2 ?

[@pluss400]

A tank's weak point is not the weapon itself but ITS DEFENSE against any weapon that breaks through It´s shell!!! How strong the gun itself is makes ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE as far as a tank's survivability is concerned!!! So your claim that it will change warfare is A FREAKING LOT OF CRAP!!! There STILL hasn't been a tank made that can keep itself, that is, prevent all sorts of antitank weapons from knocking it out, which is proof of how BAD engineering skills are when it comes to an armored vehicle!!! The personnel operating these armored vehicles STILL CANNOT GET A GOOD OVERVIEW OF THE BATTLEFIELD without difficulty, which is a MAJOR FLAW and a DANGER to the vehicle!!! The crew getting away when the vehicle is knocked out DOES NOT WIN A WAR!!!

[@bestamerica]

' can this cannon gun with 140mm easily hit / destroy any of all ussr russia tanks breaks down and fires

[@LiamGardner-u9k]

I am actually starting to feel sorry for the KLANK KLANK I'M A TANK GUYS,, are these tanks going to come with their own self loading systems/robots these rounds are not their great/great, great grand fathers. 75mm rounds..

[@alfredjr2k556]

💪💪💪

[@TheSAibot_Player26]

France Literally showing how they didnt learn a thing from Ucraine war , Drones are literally chewing off tanks like they were nothing but hey nice tank XD

[@dufonrafal]

It’s war, you have threats and you take counter measures. This tank will automatically target and destroy a drone with a 30mm air burst shell.

[@chocomocho1987]

Hope war thunder release it😂

[@BDCF100]

"Forever"? Horsepucky

[@peterhawran146]

I think that 140mm cal. is over optimal. Bear in mind the ever evolving co-ordination between drones (UAVs), A.I., smaller delivery systems, with awesome punch, more efficient LASERs that at least destroy or disrupt sensors and more over the next fifty years.

[@javiernevarez2157]

Can this tank can take all the new and cheap drones from RUSIA UKRAIAN and the rest of the world.

[@rsfaeges5298]

Imagine if Waffenamt could have mounted that on the PzKwII!!!

[@avb4805]

😎👍🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@ahbaneh5458]

Rublish.

[@timwheeler4690]

One drone can take it out.That's what's bad about it

[@michaeledwards2526]

Where is the cope cage for uav's?😊

[@michaelr4858]

They said it has APS.

[@roszitaagnes9369]

140 tank kill the t-14

[@MarkFarrington-hb2ne]

You can have all the tech you like but it's people who fight and win wars. French and German people have widened up and now will not fight the wars on behalf of international elites so the wars are already lost before they have been started. You will see a similar collapse as the French collapse of WW2. The Russian people know what they fight for, the ordinary French and German peoples know the fight is not theirs

[@pureblood4386]

Pointless gun on the modern day battle fields, the new King of modern warfare is the drone.

[@justbehonest66]

😂😂😂😂 So now you got a 30 million dollar tank with 140 millimeter cannon that can blast anything !!!!!!! An this dude blew it up with a $ 800 drone he got from Amazon that came with a RPG round strap to it

[@sathitwongcharit-yo5bl]

Go.to.155.mm.​ Better