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Improved firepower, not only a matter of calibre

16/01/202321/03/2023 Paolo Valpolini autoloader, Hero-120, KF51, L55A1, Natter, Panther, RCWS, Rheinmetall, UVision

“The firepower is the right to exist of an MBT, and in our view the main gun will remain the

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What future for tank guns? The Rheinmetall view

05/03/202105/03/2021 Paolo Valpolini 120 mm, 130 mm, APFSDS, autoloader, MGCS, Rheinmetall, tank gun

By Paolo Valpolini While the appearance of the Russian T-14 Armata tank in the 2015 May Parade has definitely triggered

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The development work 2016-2020

05/03/202115/04/2023 Paolo Valpolini 130 mm, autoloader, Rheinmetall

Considering the development timeline of the MGCS, and knowing that developing a weapon system such as a new tank gun

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The way ahead

05/03/202115/04/2023 Paolo Valpolini 130 mm, autoloader, Challenger 2, MGCS, Nexter, OMT, Rheinmetall, US Army

Shifting from technology to market requirements, Moritz Walter points out that Rheinmetall’s analysis shows that for newly built MBTs the

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