"GSFG Vehicle Question" Topic
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| HistoryPhD | 10 Apr 2014 6:40 p.m. PST |
Approximately when did Soviet forces in Germany begin to switch over from BTR-60PB to BTR-70 and from BMP-1 to BMP-2? |
| jekinder6 | 10 Apr 2014 7:45 p.m. PST |
There were very few BTR-70 in the GSFG. BMP based Motor Rifle regiments were mixed with no all BMP-2 regiments. There was a lot of discussion about this on the Yahoo TO&E group a few years ago. |
| HistoryPhD | 10 Apr 2014 8:11 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 10 Apr 2014 8:47 p.m. PST |
Not sure on the BTR-70s, but read as above from others, that BMP-2s were not fielded in any quantity until the mid-late 1980s. I think the BMP-1 was still predominant even at the fall of the Berlin Wall, but don't hold me to that. That's just the impression I have from reading other postings here. I suspect the same probably applies to the BTR-60s as well, but again, am not sure. |
| Jemima Fawr | 10 Apr 2014 11:20 p.m. PST |
BMP-1 and BTR-60PB still outnumbered later types by a wide margin in 1989/90. A lot (most?) of the BMP-1s had been upgraded to BMP-1P standard, with AT-4 'Spigot' replacing AT-3 'Sagger'. |
| HistoryPhD | 11 Apr 2014 8:53 a.m. PST |
Exactly what I needed to know. Thanks Mark |
| lkmjbc3 | 11 Apr 2014 9:53 a.m. PST |
BTR-70… never (sarcasm alert- sort of)… It was somewhat of a failed project. Production was very slow and I think was concurrent with BTR-60 production. BMP2 started to appear in the early 80s. Ramp up started in 86 to coincide with the ramp up in T80 deployment. I think it actually ran somewhat ahead as T80s were delayed until 87-88. Joe Collins |
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