Armament of the Russian Army

[DeusExAstra]

A closer look to M1150 armor package. I wonder if it's similar to M1A1, or...

Spoiler: M1150 ABV armor package

 

[GoMig-21]

T-14 Armata will be a command tank, there will be few of them

Interesting. I thought they were going to build it in huge numbers as a modern replacement to all the pre-T-72 models that are mostly in storage.

But I guess that wouldn't make sense. Why spend all that money to replace/add to a fleet already stacked with what, 13,000+ tanks? Plus anyone who is half familiar with military history would know how capable Russia is at pumping out armor in the middle of an existentially threatening war like it did in WWII with the T-34.

 

[Soldier35]

Footage of the Russian military vehicle ARS-14KM spraying liquid. The ARS-14KM vehicle entered service with the Russian troops in 2017 and is designed for degassing, decontamination and disinfection of military equipment, terrain, transporting water and solutions, creating aerosol curtains and extinguishing fires. ARS-14KM is also used for washing personnel; a special tent is set up for this. The ARS-14KM station is located on the chassis of a KamAZ 43114 truck and has two pumps, the main pump operates from the vehicle’s driveshaft, the second is used as a spare.
The machine is equipped with two tanks with a capacity of 2700 and 1400 liters. The consumption rate of the working solution when degassing the area is about one liter per square meter of area, full characteristics are on the screen. The speed of the truck during processing is about 5 km/h. The jet range for fire extinguishing is about 30 meters. The ARS-14KM station heats 2500 liters of water to 60 degrees per hour. The station is ready for operation in about 6 minutes. The crew of the ARS-14KM station vehicle is three people.

 

[Soldier35]

The video shows the work of a Russian military mobile field bakery. Military bakers bake Easter bread, Easter cakes and paint Easter eggs for Easter, interview with the baker at the end of the video. In the video episodes you can see Russian bakers using the KhPK-50M2 baking oven, technical information on the screen. The uniqueness of the oven is that inside the baking chamber, the trays for baking bread can move in a vertical plane like on a carousel, this guarantees uniform baking of baked goods. The KhPK-50M2 bread baking oven operates on any type of fuel. The oven capacity is 3000 kg of baked goods per day, the oven is designed for 108 bread forms, with a bread weight of 700 grams in one form.

 

[Soldier35]

Close-up footage of a Russian T-72 tank with a homemade Tsar-barbecue protection installed, designed to protect against drones. The protection was further strengthened by welding additional grilles onto the outer hull; in this configuration, the chance of hitting the tank with an FPV drone is minimal. Also, to combat mines, the T-72 tank was equipped with a KMT-7 track mine trawl with two roller sections; the trawl provides trawling against anti-track and anti-bottom mines with a reliability of 95%. Despite criticism of this design, it is now the most effective protection for a tank against drones.

 

[Soldier35]

Ammunition used on Russian FPV drones. Russian military personnel showed the ammunition they use to equip FPV drones. The main types of ammunition used are RPG-7, PG-7S armor penetration up to 400 mm of armor, PG-7L armor penetration up to 500 mm and TBG-7V is a thermobaric ammunition with a damage radius of up to 10 meters.
They also use a KZ-6 shaped charge, the charge penetrates armor up to 21.5 cm, a reinforced concrete slab up to 55 cm thick and soil to a depth of up to 80 cm. In Soviet times, when there was a threat of nuclear missiles being captured, they were supposed to be destroyed with KZ-6 charges. Details in the video.

 

[Soldier35]

Russian troops received a new batch of BMP-3 and BMD-4M manufactured in 2024. This is the second batch of BMP-3 for 2024. Kurganmashzavod reports that the BMP-3 has been improved and received enhanced protection, which will likely be installed locally in units. The BMP-3 was equipped with standard additional protection kits that protect the BMP from side-by-side attacks from any angle. Kits are also supplied to protect the upper hemisphere of an armored personnel carrier from the discharge of cumulative ammunition from above from drones. The kit also includes “Cape” visibility reduction devices, made of heat-insulating and radio-absorbing material, to reduce the visibility of the combat vehicle. In addition, additional protection kits for the BMP-2, anti-cumulative grilles and armored screens were manufactured ahead of schedule. There is no information on the BMD-4M.

 

[Soldier35]

A homemade medical evacuation vehicle 502T will be received by Russian troops. The Russian Museum of Military History in the village of Padikovo showed a homemade medical evacuator created on the Izdeliya 502TB platform. The 502TB multi-purpose armored vehicle or universal tracked chassis was created on the basis of the BMP-3; on the 502TB Products platform it was planned to create command post and evacuation vehicles, as well as deploy electronic warfare systems. But developments based on the 502TB chassis were not accepted by the Russian Ministry of Defense and were not further developed. The Museum of Military History in the village of Padikovo bought old cars and created a homemade medical tow truck 502TB on their basis; officially the car does not have its own index. The vehicles were restored with funds from the museum and private investors and will be shown at the parade on May 9, after which they will be sent for trial operation to some units of the Russian troops. The 502T medical evacuation vehicle has a crew of two people, and the vehicle is capable of transporting up to four wounded people.

 

[Soldier35]

The Russian army has begun to use small tankers. The cars are based on the Chinese Desertcross buggy, the UAZ Profi car and a motorcycle. Small tankers are designed for use in hazardous locations and where large volumes of fuel are not needed. Fuel tankers always accompany crews with portable electronic warfare systems. The fuel tanker based on the UAZ “Profi” is equipped with a capacity of up to 1,500 liters and has a high-performance pumping system. This volume is enough to fully refuel two or three infantry fighting vehicles. To protect the container from loss of fuel and from shelling, it is covered with a special anti-fragmentation blanket. The Desertcross buggy has a trailer with a fuel tank; the fuel refueling system at its base allows simultaneous refueling of several pieces of equipment.

 

[Soldier35]

Rare footage of the launch of the Russian X-32 cruise missile from a Tu-22M3 aircraft. The Kh-32 missile is made in the body of the Kh-22 missile and was put into service in 2016, developed by the Raduga ICB. The Kh-22 missile is designed to destroy ships, but the new Kh-32 can also hit ground targets. The Kh-32 missile rises to a height of up to 40 kilometers and at the final stage dives vertically onto the target, which makes it difficult to hit by air defense systems. The X-32 missile received a new liquid engine, digital equipment and an active-passive radar and electronic warfare systems protected from interference. The missile uses anti-aircraft maneuvers, sees the terrain and thereby determines its location. The radar acquisition range of the missile seeker is up to 300 km, the flight range is up to 1000 km at a speed of up to 5400 km/h. The probability of hitting the target is about 82%. The weight of the warhead of the Kh-22 missile is 960 kg, the weight of the warhead of the Kh-32 missile has not been officially reported, approximately 500 kilograms. The cost of the Kh-32 and Kh-22 missiles is supposedly about 500 thousand dollars.

 

[The SC]

 

[Soldier35]

Self-propelled guns 2S35 “Coalition-SV”, troops will soon begin to use the installation, since the army is now in dire need of long-range self-propelled guns. The 2S35 self-propelled guns began to be produced in 2013, but in small batches, due to technical problems in implementing mass production of self-propelled gun components and ammunition. The self-propelled gun is based on a modified chassis of the T-90 main tank and has a mass of 48 tons. SAU 2S35 is the most ambitious artillery project in Russia. Since it is fully automated and superior to Western models in terms of firing range, this is a transitional project to fully robotic artillery. The vehicle is fully automated; to open fire, the crew just needs to press a button and the computer will carry out all the calculations, deploy the gun, and the automatic loader will fire the shells. The self-propelled gun "Coalition SV" with a 2A88 gun, 52 caliber, can hit targets when firing a "Krasnopol" rocket at a range of up to 70 km. The self-propelled gun can operate in fire attack mode, to put it simply, 16 shells per minute are fired at different gun elevation angles and they simultaneously reach the target, because of this the enemy does not have time to change position. The self-propelled gun can operate in a single digital automated command and control system, and its crew of 3 people is protected by the same capsule as that of the T-14 Armata tank. The self-propelled gun is equipped with a 12.7 Kord machine gun and sensors signaling laser irradiation. The self-propelled gun has 70 rounds of ammunition, some of which come from the Msta-S self-propelled gun. The price of the Coalition-SV self-propelled gun is unknown, but it is approximately three times more expensive than the Msta-S.

 

[Soldier35]

Self-propelled guns Vienna are already being used by Russia, filming inside. The Russian 120-mm self-propelled artillery and mortar unit has appeared in the army. It is not yet clear whether the Vena self-propelled guns began to be mass-produced or not; instead, the Russian army began modernizing the Nona self-propelled guns. An experimental batch of the Vena self-propelled guns was created in 1995; in 2013, Azerbaijan received 18 vehicles. The 2S31 self-propelled gun is built on the BMP-3 chassis and has a high degree of automation. The self-propelled gun is equipped with a 2A80 gun and is capable of hitting targets at a range of up to 13 kilometers, with a rate of fire of up to 10 rounds per minute. The crew of the self-propelled gun is four people.

 

[Soldier35]

An attachment for the Russian GP-25 grenade launcher, designed to destroy drones. Russian gunsmiths have developed a device for the GP-25 Koster under-barrel grenade launcher that allows you to effectively hit drones at close range.
The extension insert is inserted into the grenade launcher and is designed for a 12-gauge hunting cartridge loaded with buckshot. The device can be used with Kalashnikov assault rifle grenade launchers with a caliber of 5.45 mm and 7.62 mm; when used, the effective range of destruction of drones can reach up to 50 meters.
The grenade launcher insert allows you to successfully hit FPV drones at close range and eliminates the need to carry an additional shotgun

 

[Soldier35]

Testing of Russian cartridges against drones with caliber 12/70 "Interception" of the Tekhkrim company. The Russian company Tekhkrim presented new “Interception” cartridges designed to intercept drones. The tests were shown by journalist Alexander Rogatkin. Anti-drone cartridge 12/70 caliber, has 6 lead segments connected by Kevlar thread, the cartridge device is on the screen. When firing this cartridge, a strong Kevlar thread is revealed, which, when it hits a target, instantly gets tangled in the drone and disables it. The maximum diameter of the opened net of the Intercept cartridge is one meter; the net opens completely at a distance of 15-20 meters from the barrel cut. This solution will be especially effective against FPV drones, which have begun to attack infantry. According to the manufacturer, the effective firing range of the cartridge is up to 100 meters. Details in the video. The shooting distance for drones is 20-30 meters.