Ad Hoc AFVs

[Brit]

Another plastic model...

The Bratton or indeed Pratley...

https://www.whatifmodellers.com/inde...3312#msg623312

[Raellus]

The BMO-T is not an ad-hoc AFV, per se. It's a purpose-built specialist vehicle, but the BMO-T is yet another proof of concept of the turretless-tank-as-APC.

http://www.military-today.com/apc/bmo_t.htm

Although this source states it entered service in limited numbers in 2001, but there's nothing in its tech profile that would preclude it from appearing earlier in a conventional T2k timeline.

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[Raellus]

From Ukraine, 4/17/23, a turretless UAF T-64 repurposed as some sort of assault APC. It appears the operators added some sort of light armored superstructure atop the chassis, to which they affixed blocks of Kontakt reactive armor.

[Ursus Maior]

They certainly do love their ERA bricks.

[Vespers War]

Given the multiple layers of ERA, it's probably Duplet. That one was designed to be applied in multiple layers, and the T-64E that was prototyped but not sold was fitted with Duplet, so it works on a T-64 hull. As I understand it, most ERA doesn't work well in multiple layers because the detonation of the top layer will damage or destroy underlying layers.

[Raellus]

Not sure where to put this, as it isn't really a gun truck, and I'm not sure it meets the rather broad definition of an AFV.

Behold, an "up-armored" AZ-452 ‘Bukhanka’ (‘bread loaf’) utility vehicle. It looks like sheet metal over some sort of foam.

I can imagine Soviet rear area security troops or marauders scooting around Poland in something like this.

[Bestbrian]

Originally Posted by Raellus

Not sure where to put this, as it isn't really a gun truck, and I'm not sure it meets the rather broad definition of an AFV.

Behold, an "up-armored" AZ-452 ‘Bukhanka’ (‘bread loaf’) utility vehicle. It looks like sheet metal over some sort of foam.

I can imagine Soviet rear area security troops or marauders scooting around Poland in something like this.

WTF?