The Soviet Tank Thread: Transversely Mounted 1000hp Engines

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3 hours ago, Belesarius said:

I like the Sprut. Maximum firepower in a lightweight package. Though it could probably use to have some sort of APS installed.

I am not a fan of Sprut, but there is not much in Russia AFV collection quite like it. Yes, it needs some sort of soft kill and hard kill APS, because of no armor and high price of each vehicle (T-90A level of money AFAIK)

 

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For Tankers day in Sholokhovo local comrades build this...

https://yuripasholok.livejournal.com/10877851.html

 

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   That unit of Iraqi army had Abrams tanks (i posted photos of T-90S near Abrams in that unit earlier), now no Abrams tanks are visible. In fact, T-72Ms were brought back to life instead of an American.

 

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Wern't the 35th Brigade's Abrams transferred to the 34th Brigade?

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11 minutes ago, Ramlaen said:

Wern't the 35th Brigade's Abrams transferred to the 34th Brigade?

I am not sure. But i suspect that Abrams service in Iraqi army will not be long, for political reason.

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2 hours ago, Ramlaen said:

Wern't the 35th Brigade's Abrams transferred to the 34th Brigade?

 Yes.

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They just got tired of the fuel bills. Having to measure your fuel economy in gallons per mile (1.67 gal/mil or almost 4 liters/km, IRL) is not optimal for 3rd world hellholes. 

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Ivan: Yuri, remind me what weapons a tank has.

Yuri: A tank has cannon and machinegun, comrade!

Ivan: Hm... I feel that, somehow, we need to add more.

 

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Vostok 2018

 

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Not shown - T-72AVs and T-62Ms participating in this.

 

Oh, here is T-62Ms (left)

 

T-72AV with T-72B 1985 behind it and T-72B 1989 after it

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Zapad 1981. Or Vostok 2018? Can't say for sure.

 

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lol Elbow/Knee Pads 

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More photos, a lot of them were linked on otvaga (400+ HD photos)

 

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Vostok 2018. Or Zapad-81. Not sure.

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A short Pokazukha video

 

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Algeria also doing some exercises

 

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T-90, T-55s, BMP-2Ms.

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Posted on otvaga, KamAZ MRAP wuth BTR-80A turret. Also, yet another parade.

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from the rehearsal of the Parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Bryansk.

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About those T-62Ms.....Do you think they were the ones reconditioned as part of the 'tank challenge' and do you think they might be destined for Syria?  If so that all seems pretty damned elegant to me.

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1 hour ago, Sgt.Squarehead said:

About those T-62Ms.....Do you think they were the ones reconditioned as part of the 'tank challenge' and do you think they might be destined for Syria?  If so that all seems pretty damned elegant to me.

   Part of T-62Ms activated in centar storage (IIRC) was sent directly to Novorossiysk, so they are probably already in Syria. Another part was used at Vostok 2018 as shooting targets (one of them visible on video few posts above), so don't expect them to be shipped to Syria. 

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Azerbaijan's recent parade

 

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Officers of the headquarters of the Royal Guards Grenadier Regiment of Great Britain, the T-90S tank in the background, Iraq.

September 2018, Iraq

 

https://dambiev.livejournal.com/1286686.html

 

 

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I've got an arcane question about the early 115mm gun and its ammunition.  Perhaps @Jim Warford or @Andrei_bt knows.

 

If I understand this correctly:
 

http://btvt.narod.ru/4/t62weapon.htm

 

the early APFSDS ammo for the 2A20 was designed to leak slightly at the sabot to impart spin for projectile stability/sabot separation?