"Russian Paratroopers Test Multi-Purpose Armored Vehicles" Topic
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| Tango01 | 10 Jun 2014 9:57 p.m. PST |
" The Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) have started testing eight advanced multi-purpose Rakushka armored personnel carriers in field conditions, military spokesman Yevgeny Meshkov said Tuesday. The Russian Airborne Forces received two Rakushka armored vehicles last year and are expected to get another eight by mid-2014. After the tests, the vehicles are to be put into service…"
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| BigNickR | 10 Jun 2014 11:13 p.m. PST |
seems oddly tall for a russian vehicle… wasn't short and stout the hallmark of the T-55, T72, and BMP series? |
| Vosper | 11 Jun 2014 3:35 a.m. PST |
Maybe they've decided they need more height in their vehicles now? Looks a bit like a cross between a M113 and an BTR-50, with a dash of BMD-3, to me. |
| BattlerBritain | 11 Jun 2014 4:49 a.m. PST |
Hmmm, so they finally put a roof on a BMD? |
| shaun from s and s models | 11 Jun 2014 5:26 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 11 Jun 2014 11:15 a.m. PST |
When I saw it inmediatle think in a M113. Amicalement
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| Gaz0045 | 11 Jun 2014 11:45 a.m. PST |
It looks quite high off of the ground- the hull floor appears to 'sit' at/near the top of the road wheels…do they still drop them loaded with 'volunteers'? |
| BattlerBritain | 12 Jun 2014 4:33 a.m. PST |
From reading the Wiki on the BMD the Commander, bow gunner and driver were under cover along with a maximum of 3 'passengers' behind the turret. That explains why footage from Ukraine showed most passengers sitting in what looked like an open-topped trench on the back. This looks like an attempt to get a few more 'passengers' under cover? |
| GROSSMAN | 12 Jun 2014 8:23 a.m. PST |
not very ground breaking… |
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