November 19, 2001 at 7:47 am
Hi to everybody here its been I while since my last post here,,, been very busy :), and I feal kinda bad for returning with questions but because my knowledge of MBTs is roughly close to 0 ill go anyway.
Now bellow are photos (well supposed photos) of two MBTs that from at least what ive heard do not exist… well actually there is one prototype of dagmen so that could be it but from what ive heard the Vihor M92 (or M84A5V) only went as far as drafting board and no further. So I was bit surprised when I stumbled on the photos below… the first one I can believe to some extent but im not certain.. the Dagmen is suppose to differ form M84 in new more square turret and improved electronics including new fire control system TI and NW made mainly by Slovenians FAMOS …but since those shmucks bellow covered the turret its hard to tell… though the visible part does certainly resemble the m84 .. especially the front, yet it is significantly different in some places. Tom once mentioned Being at Djuro Djakovic plant so I would appreciate his opinion… if he feels like giving it offcourse :).
The second one is more curious to me… at first I thought it was one of the T72 versions or new upgrade but am not so sure now.. the front again does resemble 100% that of m84 but the back is different.. The turret does have some shape similarities but its quite different, more flat top less rounded and the sides are completely new to me..the smoke screen cylinders are gone from the sides and that unique sensor that looks like small pipe with oval cap on top is gone..leading me to believe that this aint variation on m84.. but as I said I know about tanks as much as they know about pig farming in Iran (pardon the phrase) so if there is anybody here that can “set me straight” (don’t worry I don’t get insulted when im corrected and feel free to make fun if I posted something dumb) id be most grateful.
So r these real or fake.. and do they show what they say they do.. my guess 1.yes 2. no
Croatian Varation on m84 the so called M95 Degman
http://mainbattletanks.czweb.org/Tanky/degman.htm
Yugoslav M92 Vihor
http://mainbattletanks.czweb.org/Tanky/vihor.htm
Special cheer to my Auss mates mini austiger and mercurion and rest as well the cross tasman buddy GaryB.