The Soviet Tank Thread: Transversely Mounted 1000hp Engines

[LoooSeR]

 

[LoooSeR]

   Stolen from otvaga. Patent pics for soft bag ERA on Budget Cuts 3M and for ERA modules on turret sides.

 

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   Turret side ERA modules have interesting moment - ERA blocks spaced and arranged in such way that if horizontally-moving projectile hit edge of one ERA plate, it will encounter edge of another one. Only central parts of ERA are "alone" vs projectile. And if fired from noticeable elevation or at a downward angle, 2 or more ERA plates will be in the way.

   Hull side add-on ERA in soft bags doesn't have this arrangement. ERA plates have big spacers between them.

[LoooSeR]

Marker robot project continues - now FPI/NPO-AT works on coordinated group actions.

 https://tass.ru/ekonomika/13181449

Video in the link

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   MOSCOW, December 13. / TASS /. Specialists of the Foundation for Advanced Studies (FPI) are working on the coordinated in time and space of the autonomous movement of the group of robotic platforms "Marker". While moving along the route, robots must avoid obstacles themselves and interact with each other, the press service of the fund told TASS. 

 

   "The solution of the tasks set in the project will create the technologies necessary for the development of robotic platforms capable of independently planning and performing actions in an uncertain environment and functioning as part of a group in solving problems requiring group management and interaction," the FPI said.

 

   They clarified that at the moment they are working out the interaction of heterogeneous groups of robotic platforms "Marker" (on a wheeled and tracked chassis) when moving along a pre-programmed route. A group of robots must maneuver when meeting static and dynamic obstacles, as well as change the format of the formation, without deviating from the route assignment.

 

   The robotic platform "Marker" is a joint project of the National Center for the Development of Technologies and Basic Elements of Robotics FPI and NPO Android Technology (developer of the anthropomorphic robot "Fedor"). It is assumed that this combat robot will become the basis for working out the joint interaction of ground robots, unmanned aircraft and special forces. "Marker" is positioned as a constructor for creating models of warfare in the future.

 

   In December 2020, the Marker combat robot has successfully passed driving trials in a fully autonomous mode in winter conditions. In the fall of 2021, a security robot patrolled the Vostochny cosmodrome and worked in both radio-controlled and autonomous modes. 

 

Wheeled and tracked Marker versions:

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[LoooSeR]

Cool pic, stolen from otvaga

[LoooSeR]

   From recent events in Kazakhstan (pics stolen from otvaga) - i didn't knew they had so many KamAZ Vystrel armored cars.

 

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[LoooSeR]

 

[LoooSeR]

   Was spotted on otvaga - Tigr armored cars with Arbalet-DM RCWS

 

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[LoooSeR]

Very old and old, lel.

 

[LoooSeR]

   T-90M, inside of the turret

 

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   Gunner's station

 

 

   Commander's station.

   Traditionalist interior, thanks to blue tape, lol.

 

[LoooSeR]

On 1/7/2022 at 10:53 PM, LoooSeR said:

   Was spotted on otvaga - Tigr armored cars with Arbalet-DM RCWS

 

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[Wiedzmin]

 

 

some thoughts on 477A based on available info 

[LoooSeR]

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   TSAMTO, 12 January. Thirty modern tanks with improved combat characteristics T-72B3M will be delivered to the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (TsVO) by the end of this year. 

I guess T-72B3M is official for modernised and uparmored Budget cuts 3.

[LoooSeR]

   BMP-3 cold weather starting tests, but interesting bits are add-ons for tracks to make them wider and uparmor kit.

 

 

[LoooSeR]

Alabino, testing/showcase of 2 small UGVs, 1 recon and 1 logistics tracked drones. Logistics one have some level of autonomy (ability to navigate around obstacles by itself).

 

[LoooSeR]

At the border with Ukraine. Very Budget Cuts. Side turret ERA modules are not mounted.

 

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Naked BMP-3s

[LoooSeR]

Iraqi Army T-90S and BMP-3 next to M113

 

Budget Cuts 3Ms with JDB umbrella during exercises.

[LoooSeR]

 

[LoooSeR]

PRP-5 recon vehicle

 

 

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https://oborona.ru/product/zhurnal-nacionalnaya-oborona/podvizhnyj-razvedyvatelnyj-punkt-pyatogo-pokoleniya-prp-5-43083.shtml

 

It have:

• Optical station with TV and thermal imager, laser rangefinder
• Radar station for reconnaissance of ground moving targets with a phased antenna array emitting a continuous broadband low power signal. 6 km detection of a human, 15 km for a vehicle 
• Mast device with automatic leveling for lifting optical and radar facilities to a height of up to 6 meters, while providing for the possibility of conducting reconnaissance in the optical range without deploying the mast; -15/+15° depression/elevation, 360° rotation.
• A remote observation post, which includes the Strelets reconnaissance, control and communications complex, an all-day portable reconnaissance device, an aerial reconnaissance complex with short-range unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with video and thermal imaging cameras for surveillance in day and night conditions 
• 12.7 mm HMG RCWS
• Navigation system, an information and computing system that processes intelligence from all sources and includes the workplaces of the commander, operator, gunner-radio operator
• Optoelectronic suppression system for warning of laser irradiation, protection against high-precision weapons by setting up aerosol smoke screens
• a set of means of communication and data transmission, allowing you to work in an automated control system  

 

[mr.T]

Russian take on high speed amphibious vehicle 

 

 

 

[PFJN]

Hi,

The nose on that thing scares me.  Especially with the vehicle crew so for forward.  From another cutaway view that I have seen (see link below), it appears that they are actually seated just forward the drive sprocket. 

 

Pat

 

The ultimate amphibious vehicle-EFV, 05 and BMMP - iNEWS (inf.news)

[RobertV]

 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. 

 

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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.

 

[LoooSeR]

From this book (link to Gurkhan blog)

 

Izdelie 151 (project from 1979) - self-propelled anti-tank gun, probably 152 mm caliber. Also note radar station/sight behind gunner's hatch (part of FCS)

 

 

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[LoooSeR]

 

T-10M moving to it's place in Museum of military history in Padikovo. Tank was taken from army shooting range, engine is late version.

[RobertV]

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

 

 

[LoooSeR]

17 hours ago, RobertV said:

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

No info on that was given in short remark in a book page.