#brdm-2

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Ukrainian BRDM-2 "AC/DC", 2014

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Taxi Tank

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>tfw I will never drive around in the BRDM-2 'PsyOps' variant 🥲🥲

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I need some help, what is this supposed to be?

I didn't get a picture from the back unfortunately :(

BRDM-2, Soviet amphibious armored car, 1962-1989, GAZ

This one is painted in a custom livery, for a purpose I won't mention, for fear of possibly doxxing you, and thus is likely also demilled. (Pictures of a standard BRDM-2 below)

99% confidence

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A BRDM-2 used by the Bulgarian contingent taking part in the Iraq War.

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Hobby post.

BMP-1

T-55AM

BRDM-2 with SA-9 Gaskin

T-72B

ZSU-23-4 Shilka

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FoxHopp BTR-152 Yemeni Conversion

The conversion of a Yemeni ‘guntruck’ based BTR-152 There have also been some less official conversions, such as this Yemeni ‘gun truck’. A steel superstructure was used to enclose a troop compartment, and mount a BPU-1 turret similar to a BRDM-2. This highly detailed conversion kit was designed to convert the Trumpeter BTR 152 family. For ease of construction, assemble the plastic kit around the…

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Zak?ady Mechaniczne Tarnow Successfully Delivers Upgraded UKM 2000P Machine Guns

Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnow SA has achieved a significant milestone by fulfilling the first batch of orders for the modified UKM 2000P general-purpose machine guns. The contract for these upgraded firearms was finalized in June of the previous year, with deliveries slated for completion by September 30, 2024. The UKM-2000 (Uniwersalny Karabin Maszynowy, "Universal Machine Gun") stands as a cornerstone of Polish arms manufacturing, crafted and perfected by Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów in Tarnów, Poland. Renowned for its prowess, the UKM-2000 serves as the primary general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) across various platforms utilized by the Polish Forces in missions such as those in Afghanistan (including Cougar H, MaxxPro Dash, M-ATV, and Humvee), serving also as a coaxial machine gun in KTO Rosomak and the Polish-modernized BRDM-2. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak #MachineGun

Zak?ady Mechaniczne Tarnow SA has achieved a significant milestone by fulfilling the first batch of orders for the modified UKM 2000P general-purpose machine guns. The contract for these upgraded firearms was finalized in June of the previous year, with deliveries slated for completion by September 30, 2024. The UKM-2000 (Uniwersalny Karabin Maszynowy, “Universal Machine Gun”) stands as a…

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Bulgaria Is Sending a lot of BTR-60s to Ukraine, But Why Are They Blue? - Technology Org

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Bulgaria Is Sending a lot of BTR-60s to Ukraine, But Why Are They Blue? - Technology Org

Last year Bulgaria promised Ukraine one hundred BTR-60PBs. Now all of these wheeled armoured personnel carriers and a bunch of other equipment have been transferred. The BTR-60 is an old armoured vehicle, but it can still be useful. But why are some of the BTR-60s that Bulgaria is sending blue?

BTR-60 is an old armoured personnel carrier, but it can still be extremely useful. Image credit: Wikimedia

The BTR-60 is an old machine. There is no other way of putting it. Russia and many former Soviet countries are still using 8×8 armoured personnel carriers and the BTR-60 was the first one in that line. It entered service in 1959. At that time the memories of the Second World War were still fresh. And the ones that Bulgaria gave to Ukraine are not much younger either.

Bulgaria had 100 BTR-60PB in storage and pledged them to Ukraine. The truth of the matter was that these machines were sitting unused and were unlikely to ever be used again. Bulgaria still has 20 BTR-60s in active service, but they have been modernized to the BTR-60PB-MD1 standard.

Modernization of the rest was not even planned, because they are old and expensive to maintain. Bulgaria is a member of NATO and hanging onto that old machinery is pointless. However, for Ukraine, these BTR-60s will be very useful. Some of them will be quickly restored and modernized, some, likely, will become donors of spare parts. The BTR-60 is amphibious, can carry up to 14 troops (along a crew of 3) and can serve in many different roles, including medical evacuation.

BTR-60’s, among other equipment such as BRDM-2, from Bulgaria heading to Ukraine. The transfer has already been completed by now. pic.twitter.com/d4YsSFrr2k

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) March 16, 2024

People are happy to see armoured equipment being brought to Ukraine. But many have noticed that some of the BTR-60s that Bulgaria gave to Ukraine were painted blue. That is not a great camouflage colour.

That is hardly a mystery though. The Gendarmerie of Bulgaria has used BTR-60s before and they were painted blue. The Gendarmerie in Bulgaria is a militarised special police force, conducting counterterrorism operations. They did crowd control, dealt with mass  protests, etc. And because in that role the BTR-60 doesn’t need to be camouflage, it was painted bright blue and had big Gendarmerie signs.

The colour really doesn’t matter though. All of them, including the green ones, will be repainted during the refurbishment process. And yes, they are old, weak, slow, abandoned for over a decade. But these will soon become tools for Ukraine to try and withstand the war that was unleashed upon it by Russia.

Bulgaria also sent a bunch of BRDM-2, a handful of 2S1 Gvozdika howitzers and some other weapons and ammunition. Bulgaria has been supplying weapons and ammo to Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion, although some of the military aid was not discussed publicly. Due to its history, Bulgaria had a large number of different soviet systems that Ukrainians are familiar with.

Written by Povilas M.

Sources: NOELReports Twitter, Wikipedia

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Veicoli leggeri da ricognizione LOTR KLESZCZ per l'Esercito Polacco Alla fine del appena concluso mese di febbraio in Polonia è stato sottoscritto l’accordo-quadro per l’acquisto di nuovi veicoli leggeri da ricognizione 4×4 LOTR KLESZCZ per le esigenze dell’Esercito di Varsavia. I nuovi LOTR KLESZCZ sostituiranno i vecchi ed obsoleti BRDM-2 di epoca sovietica nelle unità da ricognizione dell’Esercito Polacco. L’accordo-quadro è stato siglato con AMZ-KUTNO SA ed è relativo alle linee di indirizzo per la conclusione dei successivi contratti di acquisto e relativi capitolati. Il Ministero della Difesa Nazionale Polacca ha indicato un requisito per 286 veicoli leggeri da ricognizione 4×4 con consegne da effettuarsi nel decennio 2025-2035, con il primo

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I got (15 of each because this is how they come)

VAB 4x4s (most common APC) and Mephisto (HOT ATGM carrier)

FFT3s TO&E makes a mistake wrt the VABs as they say that the french use the 6x6 ver but actually basically all VABs in french service are the 4x4 variant except for some with the 20mm gun off an amx-10p which are are used for airfield defense.

ERC-90 Sagaie (which I will probably also proxy as AMX-10RCs because I don’t feel like buying separate models, but the ERCs were only historically used by the FRF (like a french MEU))

Some Berliet trucks which are hueg. I guess as artillery tractors. Or just generic Heavy Trucks

Jeep models armed with LMGs/TOWs which I’ll be using as is or as Milan/SS11 carriers. I may just anachronistically let the french use the VBLs… because I bought them by accident.

And finally, for the VDV: some actual TD/armor elements

9P124/122/148 BRDM-2s with AT-2/3/5s (Why no Fagot BRDM? Who knows) (realistically my model may only be accurate for the 124s or 122s because it has that silly roof on the ATGM rack and I don’t think the spandrel BRDM has that

ASU-85s: these are such a silly vehicle but I guess they make perfect sense to have. Stats wise… I dunno. It’s not clear to me that 5 frontal armor is much better than say…. 1. I guess it makes them immune to autocannon fire. Anyway, they have enough pen and range to be a legit threat to any non-tank armored vehicle, and they’re by far the most armored vehicle that you can still airdrop. I think they give the VDV a unique flavor. Wikipedia says they were replaced by the BMD-1 but that doesn’t seem like it’s a replacement to me. Did they just hoof it before this? It still seems like the ASU has a place as a fire support element… though I can definitely see how maybe it’s just better to have more ATGM carriers.

My toys (the rest of my models) came ^_^

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Flipped M113 and sunken BRDM-2 in Ukraine.

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Last Ride

Ukrainian forces towing a (likely Russian) destroyed BRDM-2.

It will make a nice lawn ornament!

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One of the more exotic captures by the Ukrainian Army in Kharkiv region- a ZS-82 loudspeaker vehicle based on the BRDM-2 chassis, Ukraine, 2022. Source:  Ukraine Weapons Tracker

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Polish Army OT-62 TOPAS-2A and BRDM-2, 1970s.