RobertV

So what's the state of things ?  It looks like  Ukraine about to fall.

https://www.ft.com/content/5b423554-6ce9-49fe-b74c-da41298b565f#post-a3716370-c77a-4e93-9973-f17a0114c8b5

Should have happened back in 2014 or not at all.

Was that Bofors crewed by snails ?

Where do you see the ranges though ?

Somebody at Rubin OKB  had to much time on their hands and decided to do another take on "Strazh" proposal/concept of a submersible patrol and training vessel.  Displacement increased to 1300t  and overall length up to 72 meters.  Tops speed of 21 knots and a range of  4,000 miles at a speed of 10 knots,    Armament is a machinegun, what looks like a pair of kornet launchers and four 324mm torpedo tubes.  Additionally there are pair of hangers in the back for rotary winged UAV's and gear for boarding parties.

Any idea what the radar supposed to have been tovarish loooSer ?   Derivative  of 1A31 Ruta  ?  

 That article presumes to much. EFV being better protected because it's larger and weighs more is pretty funny since BMMP is supposed  to have a combat weight up to 35 tons   While EFV's was 36 if I recall correctly.   The difference in protection shouldn't be all that different.  especially if you take into account that EFV is a large vehicle. 

Not that it actually matters that picture above of BMMP (life size mockup probably ) was taken in 2017 and only now has washed ashore.  

It's mostly likely the project is dead or has changed form and perhaps requirement. 

Edit

Found it's booking

Protection against missiles and tank rounds  all around via Arena-M.   Then 30 mm caliber,  22 degrees arc  frontal protection.   with the sides being protected  against  12,7 mm B-32 round (API) and the rest from  7,62 mm caliber  B-32 (API) round   along with mine protection up to 6 kg.