Communist tracked boxes with pancake turrets: don't you dare to confuse GLORIOUS T-80 battle tank with Kharkovite T-64 tractor that doesn't work.

[Walter_Sobchak]

I think Slava Kharkov played left wing for the Detroit Redwings in the late 90's/early 2000's.  

[Scolopax]

Been a while, but any thoughts or plans on the T-64 and T-72 sections here still?

[LoooSeR]

On 18.02.2017 at 9:09 PM, Scolopax said:

Been a while, but any thoughts or plans on the T-64 and T-72 sections here still?

Syrian thread and spamming other more popular threads eat all my free time dedicated to interwebz. Hmm. Maybe i will do it differently - instead of making a 1 big post just make small articles in that post covering one tank model and build a 1 big post from them? 

[Collimatrix]

I would like that.

[LoooSeR]

T-72 Ural added,

[LoooSeR]

T-72A added.

[LoooSeR]

T-72AV added, comrades!

[Akula_941]

T-80UA（some said UK） equipped an interesting air-burst tank shell

any info Looser？

 

[LoooSeR]

25 minutes ago, Akula_941 said:

T-80UA（some said UK） equipped an interesting air-burst tank shell

any info Looser？

 

It is written here - Ainet system. AFAIK T-90s also has them (don't remember which version, though).

[Militarysta]

@UP

 

K - commander tank, and T-80UA

 

The most funny is that Ainet system was introduced to service while on west where not serial analoge -including Kalanit on Merkavas.

Nie miejiut anlogow w miru ;)

[Andrei_bt]

From UKBTM article - 

Эффективно решают задачу стрельбы с настильной траекторией снаряды с дистанци­онным подрывом. Для пушек типа Д-81 такие снаряды разработаны в рамках ОКР «Айнет».

Разработанные снаряды превосходят снаряды 3ОФ26 по зоне поражения открыто расположенной живой силы, соответственно, в 4–13 раз!

Эффективность выстрелов с дистанционным подрывом на в 5−7 раз выше, чем у се­рийных осколочно-фугасных снарядов 3ОФ26.

Все Т-90 и Т-90А оснащены комплексом «Айнет», позволяющим работать указанными выстрелами.

http://btvt.info/3attackdefensemobility/uvz.htm

They say it's up to 4-13 more effective vs troops

From Oplot manual - more mmodest nimbers 

 

Выстрелы с осколочно-фугасным снарядом типа "Р" и "С" по устройству аналогичны штатному выстрелу с осколочно-фугасным снарядом, но эффективная зона поражения выше чем штатных ОФС снарядов при стрельбе:

снарядом типа "Р" по открыто расположенной живой силе и легкобронированной технике в два раза;

снарядом типа "С" по открыто расположенной живой силе в четыре раза.

 

[LoooSeR]

T-72B added

@Collimatrix

@Scolopax

@Zyklon

[LoooSeR]

Glorious T-72B obr 1989 added!

@Scolopax

@Collimatrix

@Zyklon

@Bronezhilet

 

Also added spoilers, as first page of this thread was becoming cluttered.

[Sgt.Squarehead]

Could anyone comment on the validity of the stacked K-1 ERA on this model (I recently acquired one):  http://www.modelcollect.com/content/images/thumbs/0003243_soviet-t-72b1-with-era-main-battle-tank-1988.jpeg

[Ramlaen]

Wasn't that a prank/disinfo done to some NATO officials?

[Scolopax]

8 minutes ago, Ramlaen said:

Wasn't that a prank/disinfo done to some NATO officials?

On 12/5/2015 at 3:11 PM, SuperComrade said:

 

Supposedly from Zaloga's T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974-1993

[Sgt.Squarehead]

That's so cool!  I pretty much have to build it now.....Cheers guys! 

 

PS - Reckon I might buy another one now, they cost the same as the other T-72B kits but come with extra ERA modules (you have to stack 'em yourself).....You can never have too many ERA modules! 

[Met749]

Tests with many K-1 layers shows low efficiency, so it was a bad experiment

[Lord_James]

12 hours ago, Met749 said:

Tests with many K-1 layers shows low efficiency, so it was a bad experiment

 

But it looks cool, and aesthetics are what counts on the modern battlefield  

[Andrei_bt]

14 hours ago, Met749 said:

Tests with many K-1 layers shows low efficiency, so it was a bad experiment

 

Which tests?

[SuperComrade]

On 5/8/2018 at 9:12 AM, Scolopax said:

 

Supposedly from Zaloga's T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974-1993

 
Yeah, it's from Zaloga's Osprey New Vanguard book on the T-72.

[LoooSeR]

So, comrade readers, what you would like to see next - T-64 section started to be worked on, or T-72 sections being expanded to Post-Soviet models of T-72?

 

T-64, T-64A, T-64B, T-64BV are going to be in T-64 post. T-72BA, T-72B3 and T-72B3M (or "UBKh") in post-Soviet models of T-72.

[Lord_James]

12 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

So, comrade readers, what you would like to see next - T-64 section started to be worked on, or T-72 sections being expanded to Post-Soviet models of T-72?

 

T-64, T-64A, T-64B, T-64BV are going to be in T-64 post. T-72BA, T-72B3 and T-72B3M (or "UBKh") in post-Soviet models of T-72.

 

Well, you have been beating around the bush when talking about the T-64. 

[Sgt.Squarehead]

I'd like to see both TBH, but the poor T-64 could probably use some love the most.

[Collimatrix]

Are you going to cover that never-made variant of T-64 that the T-80U turret design is taken from?