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Nemo turret testing in YPG.

 
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Longer post in sevral parts.
Rosomak wheeled IFV and APC in Afghanistan. Between 2006 and 2014 to Afhganistan where sent 181 "Rosomak's" so 1/3 of overal production between 2005 and 2014. Maksimum number vehicles in Afhganistan where 134. More then 20 where totall loses, and 40 was heavy damages.
Couple of the pictures below  (opspec ones anf whit fallen soilders will be not posted.)
 
Famous blue on blue, 30mm APFSDS from other Rosomak, whole turret penetration, no KIA and what was mirracle no WIA o.O:

 

 
After small AP mine (soviet green parrot propably)

 
After 2x PG-7, no KIA sevral light WIA, home made bar amrour mostly faild:



 
PG-7:  No KIA light WIA

 
Sevral diffrent APCs after light IED:
 

 

 

 

 

 
Damage vehicle taking home, after exams - totall los (bent hull and frame structures):


 
Damege gun station after PG-7 hit and others hits: (again - no KIA )

 

 

 

 
Side armour after hit:

 
IED no KIA:

 
IED no KIA, WIA:

 
Massive IED, KIA and WIA:
 

 
Massive IED KIA and WIA:

 

 
Huge IED but no KIA, after that vehicle canibalizated and blow up in A-stan:

 


 
Massive IED. Sevral heavy WIA no KIA:
 


 

 
 
 
 
 

T-72B3, T-80BVM, T-90M, T-14, T-15 top view.  

T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90M top view  

Fantastic photo from WW2 of a P-47 attacking a munion truck captured by a gun camera of the wingman. Source: https://twitter.com/WWIIpix/status/1275393595399385088
 

Managed to catch convoy of military vehicles arriving to St.Petersburg for tomorrow's Victory Parade. Here are artillery vehicles and guns (nothing new, if you are looking for that kind of info).

   Nona-SVK
 
 
   Msta-S SPGs

 
 
   Towed artillery - D-30 122 mm guns towed by Urals and Bears with Giatsint-B 152 mm guns.

 
 
   Iskanders. They were the loudest non-tracked vehicle and their exhaust were creating their own local greenhouse effect and killing birds mid-air.

 
 
   Tornado-Gs

 
 

Today managed to catch military vehicles arriving for a Victory Parade in St.Petersburg. Positioned myself at Troitskiy bridge exit, near Marsovo field, where majority of trucks and AFVs were doing 90 degree turn towards Marsovo field and then to 2 other streets. Artillery vehicles i will post in different thread.
 
   Troitskiy bridge

 
 
   BMP-3s

 
 
   T-72B3Ms

 
 
   Next group of vehicles went in different direction. Mainly wheeled AFVs and armored cars - Tigrs, BTRs, etc.

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
   Most important vehicle of our army - UAZ compact NAPC (non-armored personal carrier)

 
   So after convoys parted i went to Millionaya street nearby, where heavy AFVs were unloaded and prepared.

 
 

 
 

   People were walking to this T-34-85 and making photos.

This is making me want to watch original WW. I saw a remake, found it to be "ok".
 
   Also, hopping for next Breen "film". 
 
   And finally, it is back.
 

Over a Moscow skyscrapers.

 
 

Stolen from Said Aminov's LJ
   K-17 IFV on Boomerang chassis

 
 
   B-11 IFV on Kurgnaets-25 chassis with Epokha turret.

 
 
   T-15 with Kinzhal turret mock ups.

 
 
   T-14

ZTQ-15 in natural habitat
 

Puny BMP-2 and -3 behind Chonkganets.
 
 

Was posted on this forum back in 2017, leaked photos of prototype of Pantsir-SM.

 
   SAM and booster are visible here:

   Missile have similar layout as normal AA missile for Pantsir - 2 stage missile with big booster of bigger caliber. Somewhat similar to Kornet-Bulat kind of deal. 
 
 
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/2805758.html

An article on the "Chinese Armata" has surfaced. Most important design characteristics: unmanned turret and 2 man crew. Judging by the drawings, it may suggest less emphasis on armor compared to T-14, even on the front of the crew compartment. The shape of the crew compartment is very reminiscing of the front hull of the Abrams, but in this case the UFP actually has a composite layer. As for the turret it looks very much like a clusterf*ck in my opinion, lots of sights and very uncommon placement for other turret equipment.  The main gun seems like a 125 or  even a 105mm, if its supposed to to be a traditional one or something border sci-fi like electrothermal-chemical is still unknown.
I still don't know what to think about this thing, i'm still digesting it. But judging from the overall characteristics it suggest a tank lighter than T-14, perhaps in the 40 ton class, which makes sense so that its less restricted in terms of operation depending on the terrain, unlike heavier tanks such as Type 99A.

https://club.6parkbbs.com/military/index.php?app=forum&act=threadview&tid=15471684
 

 

The new small Pantsir missiles against small drones and PGM.
 

I recall seeing it when it first was shown (I guess this time last year given the tweet date) because the Merkava-esque turret, but it doesn't seem anything has become of it since, so far as I can tell.  I have a feeling the tank is/was probably just a mock-up for show.
 
Some other views:
 

I recall seeing it when it first was shown (I guess this time last year given the tweet date) because the Merkava-esque turret, but it doesn't seem anything has become of it since, so far as I can tell.  I have a feeling the tank is/was probably just a mock-up for show.
 
Some other views:
 

Thai Army Stingrays and M113s during a regimental inspection.  Images taken from Thai Army FB page.
 

 

 

 

Thai Army Stingrays and M113s during a regimental inspection.  Images taken from Thai Army FB page.
 

 

 

 

Thai Army Stingrays and M113s during a regimental inspection.  Images taken from Thai Army FB page.
 

 

 

 

Tosochka MRLS (new TOS on Ural chassis)

 
 

http://www.mod.gov.rs/lat/16107/ogroman-iskorak-na-koji-se-cekalo-od-1991-godine-16107
 

Interesting article about T-64 turrets by Andrey
https://warspot.ru/5447-probnye-shary-sovetskogo-tankostroeniya
 
 
 
 

   Turret with with ultraforcelain inserts (cylinders) from the technical project of “Izdelie 432”, 1961. They returned to this idea in 1968, but the final version was corundum balls KVP-98, which were produced by a ceramic factory in Slavyansk (assembly of inserts with balls). The very development of the turret from the project to the adoption in 1973 took 12 years.
 
 

   T-64 production model turret with aluminum filler
 

   T-64 production model turret with aluminum filler, overall sections. When fired, the turret with combined armor provided full protection against 85-mm and 100-mm HEAT shells (similar to 105-mm cumulative shells of NATO countries), 100-mm armor-piercing blunt-headed shells with in arc of ± 35 °
 
 

   The T-64 tank with a turret with aluminum filler and a upper frontal hull plate with "cheekbones".
 

   T-64 tank with a turret with aluminum filler and a straight upper frontal part of the hull, 1967
 
 
 

 
 
 

   Ceramic ball with diameter of 70 mm
 
 
 
   T-64A turret with ceramics
 
 

   Serial T-64A turret, sections
 
 
 

   View of IVth belt of the serial-production turret 
 
 

Finally.