"A new modernization kit for the Russian BTR-80 APC" Topic
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Tango01  | 10 Sep 2015 12:02 p.m. PST |
"At Russian Arms Expo 2015, being held from 9-12 September 2015, the Russian defense giant UralVagonZavod unveild a modernization kit installend onto the famous BTR-80 armored personnel carrier. This new kit features i.a. a 6S21 remotely-controlled weapon station. According to UralVagonZavod, this new kit is not only dedicated to the BTR-80 APC, but can also be installed on various types of fighting/special-purpose vehicles. The modernization kit disclosed by UVZ at RAE 2015 comprises first a 6S21 remote-controlled weapon station used to solve the reconnaissance, battlefield surveillance and target recognition using TV and IR cameras and engagement of point and group targets, both moving and fixed, by means of, in this case, of a 14.5 mm KPVT machine-gun from short halts, on the move and on the float…"
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| GROSSMAN | 10 Sep 2015 3:48 p.m. PST |
More lipstick for the pig… |
| Lion in the Stars | 10 Sep 2015 6:30 p.m. PST |
14.5mm in the RWS is pretty rude. Besides, if the Red Army is replacing all their old kit with Armata-series, there's going to be a flood of surplus onto the global markets. And upgraded milsurp is a lot cheaper than first-rate kit. |
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