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Another plastic model...
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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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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.
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They certainly do love their ERA bricks.
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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.
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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.
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The Russians are sending turretless T-62s into battle as ad-hoc APCs.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidax...h=2acf61c31d63 They're also removing the crane and winch from T-54-based BTS-2 engineering vehicles in order to make room to carry troops. The Russians still have the capability to mount turrets to these MBT hulls but, at least for some, they're choosing not to. Therefore, it stands to reason that, in the Twilight War, when industry is ravaged by nuclear war, it would be common practice to convert tanks with damaged turrets to APCs. -
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In spite of shortages of MBTs at the front in Ukraine, the Russians reportedly have around 1,000 T-72s sitting in a long-term storage depot. While they continue to rust, the Russians have been refurbishing T-55 and T-62 tanks are sending them into battle. Why are the Russians prioritizing older models for refurbishment? It could be the T-72's auto-loader. Having sat outdoors for decades, they might be beyond repair- or it's cost-prohibitive to fix or replace them.
So are the Russians just going to sit on 1,000 MBTs? Recent reports point to a new heavy APC design based on the T-72 chassis. https://www.armyrecognition.com/news...n-testing-area In most T2k timelines, there's either no "Peace Dividend" draw-down, or it's greatly reduced in scope and scale. So, more T-72 would be kept in working condition. But still, as the war grinds on, it would be harder to repair or replace auto-loading equipment. In that case, it makes good sense to convert operational T-72 chasses into heavy APCs. -
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In addition to the other reasons, factory capacity is likely a concern as well. The T-72 is refurbished at Nizhny Tagil (and the T-90 is manufactured there), the T-55 and T-62 at Chita, and the T-80 at Omsk. Bringing the older tanks back into action means using parallel production lines. If they focused entirely on refurbishing the T-72, that would mean taking resources away from T-90 production and reduce the total throughput of vehicles. Ideally they'd be able to work on the T-72 at multiple facilities, but as far as I'm aware they don't have the tooling for that.
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