IMHO Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: PS - By the way, what's a BMP-T? Tank Combat Support Vehicle. The latest fade is to call them BMOP - Combat Fire Support Vehicle. 17 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: My assumption was that ten BMPTs was likely to be the complement appended to a Tank Battalion.....But it was only an assumption. To make it short BMP-T is just an ugly brood of excessive military budgets and dire needs for more money of Russian weapons producers. There's no coherent military science behind it. Edited May 23, 2019 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) And it's still unlikely to be seen in CM:BS. Edited May 23, 2019 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikalugin Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) There is BMPT the tank support vehicle and BMPT the heavy IFV. Late Soviet terminology was a bit weird. Edited May 24, 2019 by ikalugin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) I know which one I was talking about. PS - It wasn't this one: http://www.military-today.com/apc/bmo_t.htm 6 minutes ago, ikalugin said: Late Soviet terminology was a bit weird. Yes, people have all sorts of problems with it, apparently. Edited May 24, 2019 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, ikalugin said: There is BMPT the tank support vehicle and BMPT the heavy IFV. Late Soviet terminology was a bit weird. Thank you - haven't heard about it for ages. Actually IMHO even a dumb yet reliable HEFRAG design for 2A42 and 2A72 would do immensely more good to Russian Army at a fraction of cost of all these shiny toys. Just "a fraction of cost" is exactly the opposite of how Russian military industrial complex operates today. Edited May 24, 2019 by IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSKER2142 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Guidance helicopters VKS RF to strike at ISIS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikalugin Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) And interesting video on Russian Armed forces. May be of use for those considering the more up to date campaign scenarios. Edited June 21, 2019 by ikalugin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSKER2142 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 APC BT-3F for marines.Already said will be an option with a 30mm cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianJ Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Carries quite a lot of men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Rear doors still suck IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Now this is interesting: http://gurkhan.blogspot.com/2019/06/242.html It seems the Russians believe they can spoof Javelin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikalugin Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Aerosoles block IR and in some cases radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I badly misread that comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 On 7/1/2019 at 4:18 AM, Sgt.Squarehead said: Rear doors still suck IMHO. They beat front doors. Remember SPR scenes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) To be a bit more precise, I meant the BMP-3 style, remove your top-cover (such as it is) when you open them, rear doors suck.....Rear doors in general seem sensible enough to me. Edited July 2, 2019 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Notice how the troops have lost their flak jackets when filmed going out the top when vehicle is in water. Not very compelling promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikalugin Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Erwin said: Notice how the troops have lost their flak jackets when filmed going out the top when vehicle is in water. Not very compelling promo. Due to the cuts you do not even know if there were dismounts within the vehicle when it went into the water. So what are you going to complain about next, the use of non standard cammo? The use of RPD? Lack of heavy backpacks etc? Edited July 4, 2019 by ikalugin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 2 hours ago, ikalugin said: So what are you going to complain about next, the use of non standard cammo? The use of RPD? Lack of heavy backpacks etc? Just pointing out inconsistencies. As you say, we have no idea if the vehicle was safe enuff to risk having passengers aboard when it went into the water. I agree with you, probably the vehicle is a death trap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikalugin Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Erwin said: Just pointing out inconsistencies. As you say, we have no idea if the vehicle was safe enuff to risk having passengers aboard when it went into the water. I agree with you, probably the vehicle is a death trap. Well that is a strawman if I ever saw one. I never mentioned anything about it being a death trap. I was only pointing out that this is a promotional material made to look cool (whatever that may be in the eye of the video's director), not to be final evidence towards any specific capability (or lack of). Going after the video in the way you are doing is just silly. Safety wise - considering the experience of the manufacturer in making amphib vehicles, increased internal sealed volume, decrease in dense weight (no turret or relevant ammo) I would say that it is a decent fording vehicle, better than previous IFVs. Edited July 4, 2019 by ikalugin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) Not a huge fan of this vehicle, either. I didn't like how the dismounts had to open and close those 4 metal doors. They have to be fairly light to be pushed upwards, probably offering sub-par protection. Why couldn't the doors be motor operated, like in the Warrior or Bradley? Besides that, the casemate makes the silhouette tall, and the upper frontal armour is not as sloped as the glacis. Good target. I wonder how the doors work on the BTR-T. Edited July 4, 2019 by DerKommissar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikalugin Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Door weight scales with the door size as well. If there are no hydrolics (or other system) operating the door then there is nothing to go wrong in combat in that respect. Casemate is there to increase volume for bouancy and creature comforty. The doors work the same way on BTR-T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/4/2019 at 3:29 PM, Erwin said: As you say, we have no idea if the vehicle was safe enuff to risk having passengers aboard when it went into the water. I agree with you, probably the vehicle is a death trap. It's been sold to Indonesia already. Passed their trials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerKommissar Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Now THIS is an IFV. Hopefully we'll get them sometime in Black Sea. A rear ramp? I can get behind that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I don't think CM can run Red systems that are better than Blue ones, its internal logic would explode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 16 hours ago, IMHO said: It's been sold to Indonesia already. Passed their trials. Must be brilliant then. However, am reminded that those exploding washing machines recalled in UK recently probably also passed their trials. Time will tell, so no worries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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