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armour on Sep 27, 2010 in
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The BMPT is a Tank Support Fighting Vehicle (TSFV) which was developed primarily for the aim of supporting tanks in either urban areas however which also has the ability of supporting infantry in urban environments as well.
The thing which makes this vehicle so fearsome, is its absolute armaments which are...
Posted by
armour on Sep 12, 2010 in
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The BMP-3 is a very powerful vehicle of its class, an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which was built in the Soviet-era and still used today by the Russian’s and other countries where the vehicle was exported to. It has a crew of three, gunner, driver and commander. It can also carry an...
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armour on Sep 4, 2010 in
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Like all BTR variants, the BTR-90 is a variation of the BTR series and is an 8 wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier. It was developed in 1993 and was first shown in Russia in 1994 and essentially is a larger version of the BTR-80, fitted with a BMP-2 turret. Since it is bigger than the BTR-80 there has to be...
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armour on Aug 18, 2010 in
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The BTR-80A is an 8 wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier.. The production for the first of these vehicle types started in 1986 and this replaced the previous BTR-60 and BTR-70 and then the BTR-80A gained production and procurement in 1994.
Armament
30 mm cannon (Auto-loader)
- Armour piercing rounds...
The Russian made T-90 is a derivative of the old T-72 tank design and made by Uralvagonzavod, a Russian company who are also rumoured to have been making theT-95. At current the Russian army as well as other countries who have ordered this tank utilize it in their forces. – The tank is the latest...
Posted by
armour on Sep 13, 2008 in
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T-80 is another of the “T” series tank which entered service in the 1970′s, however this article focuses on the T-80U which was developed in 1945. The T-80U’s main armourment is a 125mm smoothbore gun which is capable of firing or launching ATGM’s. Just like the...