T-72 T-55

[laiwally]

I am looking for a company to make sight calibration and alignment equipment for T-72 and T-55 tanks

Thanks

 

[eckherl]

I am looking for a company to make sight calibration and alignment equipment for T-72 and T-55 tanks

Thanks

At which level, depot or crew level.

 

[laiwally]

depot level

 

[eckherl]

depot level

Try KMDB products from Ukraine, they have excellant support and products for the T-55 all the way up to the T-80 series tanks.

 

[laiwally]

yes, thank you

i've tried them but they are very difficult to get a response from. i know they make the old systems as well as the upgrades. i have tried many times to get them to quote this, but they do not respond.

 

[Feanor]

UVZ does it. Their english site sort of sucks, but it has their contact info. Use internet explorer to open it.

http://www.uvz.ru/eng/

 

[laiwally]

thanks for the info.

 

[Feanor]

Hey, just curious, do you personally own tanks, or are you reprensenting some agency?

 

[laiwally]

i have a US gov. contract to do this.

 

[Waylander]

US government contract?

Do they even operate Ts as OPFOR vehicles right now?
I know that they did it in the past in the NTC but AFAIK they only operate Ms with facelifts.

Or is it for something else?
I understand if you can't speak about details.

 

[laiwally]

actually i am involved in a project to rebuild the iraqi tank force.

 

[Waylander]

Ah, ok.
Thanks for the infos.

 

[King Comm]

http://www.norinco.com/c1024/english/productsandservices/index.html
Here's norinco, very fancy web site, contact detail is at the bottom left corner, I am not sure if you are allowed to deal with them though.

 

[laiwally]

thank you for the info. it doesn't look like they do what i need, but i will check.

thanks again

 

[eckherl]

thank you for the info. it doesn't look like they do what i need, but i will check.

thanks again

Okay - what is it specifically that you are looking for, do you have some examples of what you will be doing or tools that are needed, this is not a opsec issue so please respond so that I may be able to assist you.

 

[laiwally]

I am looking for someone to build calibration and alignment equipment to test T-72 and T-55 sight systems after they have been rebuilt at the depot. Both day and night systems, laser rangefinder,and allignment of all optics.

Thank you.

 

[mic of orion]

I am looking for someone to build calibration and alignment equipment to test T-72 and T-55 sight systems after they have been rebuilt at the depot. Both day and night systems, laser rangefinder,and allignment of all optics.

Thank you.

Try Dure Dackovic in Croatia, they do whole upgrade and part upgrade packages, they are talking to Kuwait just now to upgrade their fleet of tanks, Libya as well.

http://ddsv.hr/tenk_degman.html

Also make sure you send introduction later or something, contact US embassy in Zagreb to arrange the appropriate contacts, Defense industry in Croatia is kind of all hush hush, it is difficult to get anyone talking to you. Also try contacting firm called ALAN

http://www.aalan.hr/Product-Catalogue.aspx

they work with few US firms and US DOD, Croatian VHS rifles are being tested in US and Springfield armory is main dealer for HS2000 sidearm.

BTW Djuro Dakovic also works with the US DOD and US army, they have large contract to supply demining equipment...

http://ddsv.hr/razminirac.html

PS, also calibration equipment for guns and tests for muzzle velocity reference.

 

[laiwally]

thank you so much. i will try all of your suggestions.

 

[eckherl]

I am looking for someone to build calibration and alignment equipment to test T-72 and T-55 sight systems after they have been rebuilt at the depot. Both day and night systems, laser rangefinder,and allignment of all optics.

Thank you.

If you are a U.S Government defense contractor then all you need to do is contact General Dynamics, they will put you in contact with anybody that you would have a preference to go to including Russian vendors. What you need is most likely already available by a U.S Army vendor, all you should need to do after installing the sighting systems into the ballistic shield housing is maybe adjust out the ballistic drive couplings from the maingun to the sights, all you would need is a adjustable spanner wrench or open end wrenches in a size of 3/4 and 1" sizes, then by using a muzle boresighting device, boresight the tank. You have two quick ways of boresighting, they are listed as follows:

The good old fashion way using string and a pair of binos.
A U.S Pye Watson device that can be adjusted to fit the following main guns.
100mm
105mm
120mm
125mm

China actually uses a copy of the U.S Muzzle boresighting device, let me know if you need something a little more specific.

 

[laiwally]

again thanks for your help.

what i really need is the equipment to calibrate the following:

T-55 MBT optical devices

Nomenclature Description

TPN-1-22-11 gunner night aiming device
TŠ-2A(B)-22 gunner day aiming device
TKN-1S commander night aiming device
TPKU-2B prismatic commander observation device
TVN-2T driver night sight
BT-6-26 high-voltage power supply unit


T-72 optical devices:

Nomenclature Description
TPN-1-49-23 gunner night aiming device
TPD-K1 laser aiming device
TKN-3 commander combined day/night sight
TVNE-4B driver night sight
BT-6-26E high-voltage power supply unit