Tango01  | 17 Feb 2014 10:11 p.m. PST |
Kalyani of India offers upgraded BMP-2 with new armour and Rafael Samson Mk II weapon station.
The Indian Company Kalyani Group presents at Defexpo 2014, defense exhibition in India, a solution to upgrade the Russian-made BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle with new armour and fire power. The upgraded BMP-2 of Kalyani features front, side, skirt and rear passive and reactive armor and one Israeli-made Rafael Samson Mk II mounted on the top of the vehicle.
The Company offers a low cost solution to upgrade basic variant of BMP-2 with new armour. The front, rear and side of the vehicle are fitted with passive and reactive armour to increase the protection against modern threats of the battlefield as armour piercing rounds, IEDs and RPG (Rocket-Propelled Grenade). With its Israeli partner Rafael, the Indian Company has integrated the RAFAEL's Samson Mk2 unmanned remote weapon station. The new turret is more lighter that the original BMP-2 turret which reduces vehicle weight and increases space inside the vehicle…"
Full article here.
link I like the windows! (smile). Amicalement
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| Uesugi Kenshin | 17 Feb 2014 10:27 p.m. PST |
Not as pretty as the originals but interesting upgrades. |
| Gaz0045 | 18 Feb 2014 12:41 a.m. PST |
For 'new armour' read plexiglass!! |
| 14th Brooklyn | 18 Feb 2014 3:53 a.m. PST |
I assume the windows on the side are just for the exhibition model. What makes me wonder is that there are no vision ports (or hatches) for the driver! Not even cameras. |
| VonTed | 18 Feb 2014 5:48 a.m. PST |
Looking at the windows, it almost looks like we are looking at the read of the vehicle. Some retro-future bus. With a gun. |
| Sajiro | 18 Feb 2014 6:47 a.m. PST |
I saw the windows on the side of that thing and thought, "Hey, looks like someone is doing a re-boot of the movie Stripes." |
 Legion 4 | 18 Feb 2014 7:26 a.m. PST |
Yes … I'm pretty sure windows on the side are just for the exhibition model. They better hurry up and make bunches of them so the Russian could sell them to Syria … and their other clients …  |
| Major Mike | 18 Feb 2014 7:39 a.m. PST |
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| Peachy rex | 18 Feb 2014 8:21 a.m. PST |
There seems to be a trend in making remote stations more turret-like (presumably for improved protection and internal access to the ammo feed & other working parts.) |
| GROSSMAN | 18 Feb 2014 12:16 p.m. PST |
Can you get that Plexiglas tinted? |
| Phil Gray | 18 Feb 2014 12:38 p.m. PST |
Does that not pose a shot trap, deflecting rounds off the unmanned weapon station and into the roof of the (presumably manned) hull? |
| Gaz0045 | 18 Feb 2014 12:39 p.m. PST |
Pimp my BMP……….fit those gangsta wheels in chrome with spinners……and furry dice! |
| javelin98 | 19 Feb 2014 12:14 p.m. PST |
That was my thought, too, Phil Gray. Right after "What the heck is with the windows??" |
| 11th ACR | 19 Feb 2014 12:32 p.m. PST |
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| MaahisKuningas90 | 20 Feb 2014 3:45 a.m. PST |
Yes, its a mockup for pre-sale purposes. Ang guys talking about shot traps: link and link
We have had this conversation (modern munitions, shot traps, etc) numerous times before in older topics, lets not do them again. Or did I miss sarcasm? :P @ 11th ACR: Official Seal of Bad-Assery acquired. |
| kabrank | 20 Feb 2014 5:03 a.m. PST |
Nice Tank-net links and recall reading these ages ago. |
| Phil Gray | 23 Feb 2014 11:50 a.m. PST |
Maahis – I'm a ww2 gamer, no sarcasm intended, thanks for updating my knowledge base :-) |
is not a real big fan of pre-painted minis, and he positively despises randomly-packed "collectable" ones - so why is he writing this article?
