Criteria and rules in the design of modern combat vehicles with large-calibre armament. Part 1

The paper presents methods of acquiring armoured equipment based on valid decisions of the Ministry of Defence. A description is given of the method of acquiring new equipment based on R&D studies along with the definitions of general components of the Feasibility Study, parametric criteria, scope of analyses and studies required for adopting a general structural arrangement of the concept design. Special reference is made to parametric analyses, with the adopted evaluation criterion being the meeting of future user’s expectations and the effect of the solution on the general structural arrangement.