Tango01  | 21 May 2014 9:29 p.m. PST |
Army Recognition at KADEX 2014 defense exhibition in Astana, Kazakhstan unveils the first picture of actual model of Russian BMPT-72 Terminator 2 tank support armoured fighting vehicle."
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| UshCha | 21 May 2014 10:04 p.m. PST |
Can't get the link. I thought it carried more rockets. Thanks for post antway. |
| Barks1 | 21 May 2014 10:31 p.m. PST |
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| elsyrsyn | 22 May 2014 4:13 a.m. PST |
I dig the camo, but I love dazzle paint of any sort. I think we discussed this vehicle a while back, and the consensus seemed to be that although it looks REALLY cool (and will be great for SF when somebody makes a model of it), the concept may be flawed. Only time will tell, I suppose. Doug |
| FoxtrotPapaRomeo | 22 May 2014 4:36 a.m. PST |
There are a few other MBT to APC conversions. The Israelis have the Namer/Leopard, based on the Merkava chassis – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namer – which carries 9 infantry plus an assortment of weapons. They have also produced APCs based on Centurions and t54/t55. Russia (and Ukraine? from memory) have done BTR-T and BMPT. And let's not forget the various Commonwealth Kangaroos from WW2. |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 22 May 2014 4:22 p.m. PST |
But the manufacturer recomends you buy 2 since 1 will always be in the shop. |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 22 May 2014 4:22 p.m. PST |
But the manufacturer recomends you buy 2 sibce 1 will always be in the shop. |
| SouthernPhantom | 22 May 2014 4:31 p.m. PST |
If you look at the kind of fighting going on in, say, Syria, then having something with MBT-like armor to escort tanks (provide anti-infantry and suppressive fires) is very, very desirable. This has potential. |
| doug redshirt | 22 May 2014 10:25 p.m. PST |
Or you could just train your infantry properly and then once they are good infantry, you train them with armor. |
| Jcfrog | 23 May 2014 8:47 a.m. PST |
To be tested by Guvernator. |
| Lion in the Stars | 23 May 2014 12:08 p.m. PST |
@Foxtrot Papa Romeo: The BMPT-72 isn't an APC, it carries no troops internally. To my eyes, it's a return to the Male/Female tank concept of WW1. 'Male' T72s tooled up to kill other tanks with minimal anti-infantry capability, and 'Female' BMPT-72s tooled up to kill infantry with minimal anti-tank capability. The US isn't running with that design because the US trains infantry in urban fighting. The Russians still don't run a professional military like the US does, so their training is much less. Besides, a Bradley has just as much firepower and good protection with the BUSK kit, which means that the US troops can keep up with the Abrams to the city. |
| Tango01 | 28 May 2014 10:54 a.m. PST |
Found this one.
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| Lion in the Stars | 28 May 2014 3:18 p.m. PST |
1/35 scale, though, Armand. Maybe if we ask Khurasan nicely he will make one in 15mm… |
snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.
