The Soviet Tank Thread: Transversely Mounted 1000hp Engines

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   Kamaz armored car used by PMCs in Syria and close up of 23 mm autocannon armed RCWS on moded BRDM-2s.

 

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   Another Kamaz Vystrel armored car in Syria, also possibly belongs to PMC/SMC

 

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   So couple of close up photos of this truck appeared. It was first filmed by ISIS in their ATGM attacks video. Vehicle is moded Ural "Schuka" with probably 14.5 mm KPVT RCWS on top used by Russian PMC during Palmyra operation. According to RSOTM both crew members made it alive, vehicle burned down some time later after driving 400 meters away from place of hit (thanks to lots of ammo inside it burned down completely).

 

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   Same Ural "Schuka" before getting ATGMed

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   During exercises of Haftar's 106th brigade in Libya a Tigr armored car was spotted.

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URAL 432007 0111-31 "Chekan" (development of Schuka/"Pike") of soldier of fortune in North Africa

 

   And few photos from Central African Republic.

 

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[Wiedzmin]

 

Object 219M with Burlak turret, without APS

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4 hours ago, Wiedzmin said:

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Object 219M with Burlak turret, without APS

   First picture, rear section of turret, i see a tarp on them. Could those be APS launchers or smoke grenade launchers?

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   Naval infantry getting BMP-3s.

[AndreyKryuchenko]

  

Walkaround T-80B tank at 4K

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   Udar UGV on BMP-3 chassis, this time with another turret (once again). Turret looks like one on BMP-3 Dragoon. Screengrabs from TV show, no interesting info was given.

 

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   Turret armor layout.

 

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   From same video - small part about Uran-9.

 

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   Frontal "armor" and stuff just under UFP.

 

[Atokara]

4 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

 From same video - small part about Uran-9.

I don't understand the need to make a single platform that does everything ok, but nothing really well. I thought everyone realized this when the North Korean's started putting both ATGM's and MANPADS on their MBTs. Let's say you send one of these out to patrol with a few infantry squads and it gets destroyed. Congrats, now your fire support, air defense, and anti-tank power are gone from a single RPG/IED.

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15 minutes ago, Atokara said:

I don't understand the need to make a single platform that does everything ok, but nothing really well. I thought everyone realized this when the North Korean's started putting both ATGM's and MANPADS on their MBTs. Let's say you send one of these out to patrol with a few infantry squads and it gets destroyed. Congrats, now your fire support, air defense, and anti-tank power are gone from a single RPG/IED.

   Overspecialised vehicles will have more problems in enviroment where you don't have 100% sure knowledge of what type of problems your vehicle will find. This is one of reasons why tanks have more than 1 type of rounds avaliable for them and thats why we don't see tanks that can fire only APFSDS or only HE shells. Same with armor - AFV/tanks armor is usually designed against both kinetic projectiles and chemical type of warheads

 

   So there is a merit for such weapon set up - this vehicle is supposed to be on the frontline, which means it can meet infantry and enemy AFVs, and when exactly it will fight with 1 of them or both is not always clear. Thermobaric RPGs and ATGMs doesn't sound too bad to have with you in that case. And i'm not even talking about ATGM use against infantry, as Syria shown, it is not something unusual.

 

   In case of NK tank, this example maybe not what will happen in reality. Infantry also can carry same ATGMs and MANPADS, and tank weaponry could be just an addiotion. Or there could be other AFVs that specialised on AT or AA role. It is always a good idea to not have bottlenecks in your firepower output.

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   Preps for parade in Ekaterinburg, photos stolen from otvaga

 

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Walkaround BMP-1PK

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On 4/7/2021 at 1:06 AM, LoooSeR said:

   Udar UGV on BMP-3 chassis, this time with another turret (once again). Turret looks like one on BMP-3 Dragoon. Screengrabs from TV show, no interesting info was given.

 

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   Turret armor layout.

 

   As was noted on otvaga, this vehicle is possibly optionally manned "Paladin" UGV.

https://rg.ru/2019/06/25/boevogo-robota-paladin-vpervye-pokazali-na-armii-2019.html

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   Uran-9 UGV

 

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   Robot platform "Marker", in experimental development by Andrioidnaya tekhnika/Adroid tech with support of Advanced research foundation.

 

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   Mavigation syste, of "Marker". Left upper corner shows equipment - optical station with cameras (Visible light and IR), module of terrain reading (lidar, wide angle camera), long range optics module, side view cameras, frontal radar.

   Central part, low - target detection and tracking, generation of 3D model of terrain, dynamic model of scene, obsticle detection, generation of nav map. 

 

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   The first unit equipped with attack robots will be created in the Russian army. This was reported to reporters at the Ministry of Defense.

   Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday checked the fulfillment of the state defense order of JSC "766th Department of Production and Technological Completion (UPTK)", where robotic systems for various purposes are developed and produced.

 

   "As the Chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces Vasily Tonkoshkurov reported to the Minister of Defense, the first unit with combat robots will be created in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which will include five robotic complexes Uran-9 and 20 combat vehicles," the department said.

 

   As explained in the Ministry of Defense, "to develop methods and forms of using units with robotic systems, an experimental unit is being formed on the basis of one of the research centers of the Ministry of Defense." "Then, on the basis of this center, personnel will be trained, which in the future, within the framework of the units, will operate the Uran-9 strike robotic systems in combat units," the ministry added.

 

   The Ministry of Defense clarified that earlier "Uran-9" were used only as separate complexes. The combat robot "Uran-9" is produced by the 766th UPTK.

 

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T-90A protection

KE 715-725mm, CE 1100mm

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1 hour ago, sksslrkalqek said:

 

T-90A protection

KE 715-725mm, CE 1100mm

   Useless metrics as Weidzmin shown, and especially if it is made using Soviet methods. IIRC Militarista noted that numbers can differ, ~5% lower than "Western". 

   Same layered armor package covered with heavy ERA can offer very different protection ratings against different shell designs.

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   Stolen from otvaga, pics of BTR-82 with BTR-BM turret during showcase to MoD officials.

 

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   BTR-BM module characteristics and photos from hull with installed module:

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   30 mm 2A42 with 300 rounds in 2 belts, PKTM with 2000 shots in single belt, 2 Konkurs-M or -E ATGMs. Digital FCS with target tracking capability, stabilised sight LOS. 1.7 tons for base model, 1.96 for uparmored.

[Lord_James]

57 minutes ago, LoooSeR said:

   Stolen from otvaga, pics of BTR-82 with BTR-BM turret during showcase to MoD officials.

 

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   BTR-BM module characteristics and photos from hull with installed module:

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   30 mm 2A42 with 300 rounds in 2 belts, PKTM with 2000 shots in single belt, 2 Konkurs-M or -E ATGMs. Digital FCS with target tracking capability, stabilised sight LOS. 1.7 tons for base model, 1.96 for uparmored.

Is this turret up for export? 

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1 hour ago, Lord_James said:

Is this turret up for export? 

   Don't know, never saw information on that.