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Manufacturer of smoke grenades GD-1 for Varta claims the smoke protects the tank from laser beams and from detection in IR diapason. But laser beam protection is effective only against ammunitions, which use laser guiding by the "spot on target": http://ndikhp.com.ua/granata-dimova-aerozol-na-gd-1/?lang=uk

Developments of actions in CM warfare much more fastrer, than in the real world, so I think shortening time of APS recharging can have a sense, as well as time of artillery call, but despite it it should be fixed to the real time.

The time before next charge can be triggered after previous is 15 seconds.

This is photo from Thailand army parade. Varta system is present. Formally, this is slightly improved Shtora - it has more wide spectre range. T-84 index no more in use. BM Oplot for Ukraine, BM Oplot-T for Thailand. T-84 relates only for 10 tanks produced in 2001. Five of them now in service, one - in military academy, four sold to USA. Pakistan's T-80UD partially are "hybrides" between this model and T-84.

The technolodgy of light version of Zaslon - Zaslon-L sold to Turkey. They already implemented it in own APS system Pulat AKS by Aselsan for M60A3 Sabra

Is this Russia Today info? Ok, then I believe this is 146% of true! I say more - ISIS used Ukranian BTR-4 in Iraq, so Ukraine supplied ISIS, this is obviously!

Hm... Current operators, which armies use big number of BTR-50 are Egypt, Sudan, Vietnam. Also small number has Croatia, traditional Ukrainian partner on military market. What exactly of this armies are jihadists? But of course, Russian weapon supplying of Hezbolla terrorists via Iran this is normal thing.

Why "desperate"? This is upgrade for foreign BTR-50 operators, not for Ukrainian army

Well, but why in this case 1PN79 thermal sight can't maintain the beam riding through the smoke? My familiar Stugna-P operator told me, that this ATGM can maintain the guidance even through the smoke, until the target is even partially visible for operator both in manual tracking and automatic tracking mode. But when the missile lost the beam, the self-destruction initiates. Alas, he never used thermal sight for Stugna-P, so couldn't say about opportunity to fire through the smoke, when target can be seen only through thermal.

No, all upgraded tanks are acting vehicles, which take from units, not from stocks. Reservs of repairable T-64B/BV in stocks already exhausted. About all this chain you are right, but I don't see any impossible to do this and upgrade 100 vehicles for 1,5 years. Results of 2018 can be even higher, but because of many reasons plans wasn't execute on 100 %. I can't find this table, but as I remind, about 200 armored vehciles was planned to buy according to State Defensive Order in 2018, but real number of vehciles turned out less in to times.

I know, but western terminology hasn't a word "divizion" for definition of artillery&missile unit, consisting of several batteries. It names "battalion".

I heard upgrading of one T-64 takes about month or two, but lost this discussion, can't say exactly. The program was started in 2017, first demonstration T-64BV mod.2017 (it's official name) was in April. To the end of the year about three dozen tanks were upgraded - four of them participated in Strong Europe Tank Challenge. Other tanks already went to units in 2018. Initially tanks upgraded only in Kharkiv, but since the end of 2018 Lviv factory also mastered modernization process, so number of upgraded tanks increased.

State Defensive Order is a classified information, so I have not any information about funds, prices and terms. Some information about repair and orders of some parts, systems and devices can see in "State Order Messenger" issue, but there is no integrity information. Though, we have armor repair factories in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv. Each specializes on some sort of repair works and modernizations. Even with corruption and ineffective managment they capable totally to repair hundreds vehicles per year. Nine months per one repaired vehicle is too long as for me. Pre-war cycle of BM Oplot producing "from zero" was 14,5 months.

Military budget for 2018 was too fat ), but pre-election factor also could take place. New small arms in 2014 could be only of "Fort" state factory. "Fort" during pre-war time produced weapon only for police and for civil market. So, it production capabiliies too limited. I remember, in 2014 they produced for army about 500 Fort-223 rifles, mostly for airmobile, special forces and National Guard. The line has a word "SAM COMPLEXES", so this is not MANPADs 100%. Complex=battalion, though in can be also single vehciles Osa and Strela-10 of ground forces.

This is correct for state factories. Commercial companies, which design own armor, sucessfully execute state orders. For example "Praktyka" comapany now is finishing the order for 40 "Kozak-2" armored cars. Totally this will be already 200 vehicles. Now new "Kozak-2M" is complening state test program and will be adopted for air-assult units. Also "Praktyka" presented own 6*6 APC "Otaman" for Marines. Theese are two tables from official White book-2018 of MoD Table 3.1. New and modernized weapon systems. Table 3.2. Repaired weapon systems

Unlike export version "Kornet-E" with 1PN79 IR sight, Russian army uses own "Kornets" with IR sight 1PN80, which maintains opportunity of firing through combat smokes - this is directly says in datasheet. So, in CMSF-2 such situation is a bug, but in CMBS is normal thing. Other question - how much often IR sights use on ATGMs in daylight conditions... Both 1PN79 and 1PN80 are OPTIONAL sights for "Kornet". How much of "Kornets" are equipped with IR... also good question.

Gur-Khan as always heard the song, but got it wrong. Stopping of BRT-4 program and other developments happenrd because of Ukroboronprom (UOP) and Ministry of Defense now it deep withstanding. Corruption and artiphical overpricing from one side and stupid bureacracy from other. Different commercial interests of different influent persons, who's standing behind UOP and MoD. Formal reason of BTR-4 stopping - MoD says the Finnish armor plates, which are using by UOP in BTR-4 is not conform to Ukrainian standards and demands to use Ukraiain armor. UOP answers the steelplant in Mariupol, belonging to oligarch Rinat Akmetov can't to maintain producing of quality armor in necceseery volumes and sells the steel only in huge parties, so Finnish armor more profitable. That armor was shelled on the range and showed own proper conditions, but MoD claimed, real hulls were assembled with armor of different type, not matching the armor, showed on the tests. Also two factories (hulls asemling and turrets assembling) failed own producing in 2018 because different reasons (corruption, obsolete equipment, debts etc), so Malyshev's factory remained without work. For 2018 only 8 BTR-4 were produced. This is weird situation on sixth year of war but this is Ukrainian reality... Each official in sate companies thinks about own pocket, not for state interests. About BM Oplot. There is not any need in thees tanks now. It was great 10 yeras ago, but now it's upgrading potential is very low. So BM Oplot can be produced only for export, but Ukrainian army need comletely new tank. T-84 Oplot (first generation of 2000 year) which were moved in 14th brigade is more inner propaganda step, than real need. And thanking to ass-handed workers and engineers it turned out to big fail. There is no more T-84 for Army. Now T-64BV upgrading program is successfully implemented. Thermal sight for commander and EOP gen.III for driver and gunner, digital radio, GPS navigation, Nozh ERA in Kontakt-1 boxes - all this raise opportunities of T-64BV almost on the BM Oplot level. There is about 100 T-64BV already upgraded and moved to own units. Russian engines, use in T-64? Ahaha ! And this is main editor of military magazine.

Hеh! You have missed discussion about this incident, but because of political flame, the topic (which you started btw) was closed:

8th Feb 2015 - huge explosion on Donetsk State chemical products factory (produced HE for industry and military). The factory was located on north-western outskirt of Donetsk, big amont of HE was stored under open sky. During a fire exchange, Ukraianian SPG-9 shell made overshot and accidentally hit one of HE stock. Shokwawe from the explosion is felt in 20 km around.

This tactic has exactly such name, but just "carousel" ) Widely used on Donbas mostly on the level of one or two platoons, less often on the company level.

They have sufficient lack of tank crews (especially drivers) and spare parts for tanks. So, significant part of their armor is unoperational. Though, in case of escalation, crews can be quicly formed from "vacationers".

26th of June during counter-battery fire ajustment, Ukrainian UAV spotted Russian EW stations Torn-MDM and R-330Zh Zhytel, covered under mask net in Mayorove village (old name Krasnyi Oktiabr) approx in 10 km form frontline and Ukrainain position in Hranitne. From the range of 14 km, the single 2S1 has opened fire, having targeting via UAV and crowdfund-developed fire control system "Kropyva". The second shell hit deirectly. SP-howitzer fired 11 shells, most of them hit target area. Torn-MDM was destroyed, R-330 probably damaged. These stations usually work as pair. Torn makes express-analysys of frequencies and signal emmition sourses direction finding on the range 30-70 km and R-330Zh after it makes final type of sygnal determaination and supress it on the range 20-25 km Torn can be identified by small square superstructure on the van - it is clear seen even under camo net.

Yes, but from Donbas it is first on my memory... Uh... Maybe %)

Interesting video how UR-83P MICLIC is using not for direct purpose, but like rocket launcher to hit enemy positions. UR-83P mineclearing charge has 22 sections with 120 m of lenght and contains 1380 kg of PVV-4 HE (about 0,85-0,9 TNT). The range of launch is limited by the brake cable in 440 m of lenghth. 29th of June DNR forces launched such charge from Oleksandrivka village to Maryinka town outskirt, trying to hit positions of 24th mech.brigade. To make the charge fly further, they disconnected brake cable. The charge exploded, but the only result is destructionn of abandoned structures. No casualties. There are several happens of such using of MICLICs on Donbas - during assault of Donetsk airport and in 2017 year. On the photo UR-83P device The engine of UR-83P charge, which was found in Maryinka after explosion

Well, then I would say about "a draw" on 24th Aug. Ukrainian troops seized western part of the town and established chekpoints around, but havn't enough forces to cut off supply from Khartsyzk town and assuult eastern part of Ilovaisk.