Tank Will Be Able to Conduct “Non-Contact” Combat: Details of Italian Order for KF-51 Panther

Recently, the Western press announced the intention of the Italian Ministry of Defense to purchase hundreds tanks KF-51 Panther. Against this background, details have emerged describing the configuration of the vehicles that Rome is going to order.

The most notable feature will be the installation of the Strike Shield APS from the German concern Rheinmetall, which is designed to detect and neutralize threats such as anti-tank missiles and shells before they can hit the MBT.

The KF-51's combat arsenal will include loitering ammunition, which will significantly expand its striking capabilities. They will allow the tank not only to conduct "contact" combat with the enemy, but also to deliver precise strikes over long distances.

The vehicle will retain a 120mm cannon capable of firing a variety of ammunition types, including cluster munitions, and will be equipped with digital C4I (command, control, communications, computers and intelligence) systems.

In total, according to information from the publication Defence Industry Europe, Italy intends to purchase up to 380 new tanks based on the German KF-51 Panther (in combat version, BREM and other specialized vehicles) to replace the C1 and C2 Ariete, and to purchase more than 1000 new IFVs. The costs for this equipment are expected to exceed €10 billion.

Comments

[Vladimirsky]

What fight? BEFORE THE FIRST MEETING with the DRONE? Another funny wunderwaffe.

[rocket757]

What was Meloni squealing about? Rome is the capital, if not of the world, then of Gayropa, that's for sure...
A faithful follower/fan of Duce...
Talking about how Duce ended up is not interesting to her, not instructive... however, beyond chatter, she will not succeed, just like all the other gay-European imitators.

[Nexcom]

...if a lady has a bad personal life, that lady goes into politics (c) Italian joke

(translated into Russian: and what women don't do because they don't have sex...)

[Nexcom]

By the way, this Melony has crooked legs...
Maybe this is where it all comes from... All her complexes and, as a consequence, her behavior in politics.

[Lemon]

Where do these "great warriors" arm themselves?! Or just to fit into the topic.

[lukash66]

Who are these warriors going to fight with? They should sit on their boots and not show off.)

[Nexcom]

there they are running out of raw materials for spaghetti, it is a disaster for them. the nigerian migrants have gobbled up all the flour for flatbreads...

[Alexey Sommer]

Quote from: lukash66

Who are these warriors going to fight with?

Naturally with Russia. They just distribute defense orders between countries that way. When necessary, they will try to pull it together.

[max702]

If the tank does not conduct "contact" combat, then what is the point of its multi-ton armor? Maybe then use a self-propelled gun? Non-contact combat, right?

[Nexcom]

It's so embarrassing for the followers of the great Duce to sit behind "cardboard" armor - when there is a lot of it, it is much calmer...

[evgen1221]

Non-contact tank battle - hmm, will he curse in Korean from a swearing speaker?

[Nexcom]

In Korean there is almost no swearing as such. Only here we can cover it with soul and with different intonations with almost the same words but with different meanings....

[Rage66]

will be equipped with digital systems

It seems that only the lazy have not said that during a war a tank should be cheap and mass-produced, but the behind-the-scenes intrigue remains

[Nexcom]

Tanks were previously given no more than 15-20 minutes of life on the battlefield, and now even less. Drones simply won't let you live longer. And what's the point of returning a wonder weapon stuffed with electronics to the brim? For 15 minutes of battle? And sometimes a drone won't even let you get to the front line...

[Nexcom]

to those who voted down - universal electronic warfare does not exist, because there are also UAVs on the wire.
The most effective so far has been properly welded "barbecues" and "sheds" - they at least provide some protection. This is, of course, one of the passive and simplest ways to counter drones.

[Vlad2012]

They probably have statistics on how long a tank lives, like Ukrainians, and German repairmen. And judging by the fact that T-64s are still driving at the front, it's not 15 minutes. And judging by RM's order portfolio, they are not alone in their optimism. Perhaps they plan to cope with drones too.

[Nexcom]

It happens in all sorts of ways. Both with us and with them...

[wladimirjankov]

Soon all NATO countries will have a KAZ in their MBTs, we, as always, will not be able to do it. We started using our tanks as self-propelled guns.

[Nexcom]

Should it be like at the Kursk Bulge in WWII - "wall to wall" with tanks?

[Alexey Sommer]

Not a bad tank, but given the experience of the SVO, it is already outdated.

[Rom8681]

Quote: Alexey Sommer

Not a bad tank, but given the experience of the SVO, it is already outdated.

Not at all outdated

[Yuri L]

The most interesting place to cancel a tank now is first of all the rear, the joint of the hull and turret, the ventilation grilles above the engine, and the top of the turret is also very interesting for an extremely curious drone with a grenade from an ancient RPG-7. I wonder what kind of armor this "miracle" has, does it reach at least the equivalent of one meter?

[Zaurbek]

South Korea has become the main producer of BT in the West. They are taking all the export contracts.