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PapaDragon wrote:
Troop compartment on Hinds is significantly less armoured than cockpit, this is probably one of things they want to rectify
Plus there is speed, range, interior space and payload that could always be increased, my bet is that range will be priority
magnumcromagnon wrote:PapaDragon wrote:
Troop compartment on Hinds is significantly less armoured than cockpit, this is probably one of things they want to rectify
Plus there is speed, range, interior space and payload that could always be increased, my bet is that range will be priority
Honestly the "troop compartment" on Hinds are said to be cramped and uncomfortable, and are better suited to store gear than to house people. Hopefully we can get a Hind upgrade that converts the space into a ammo handling/feed storage, maybe with a under-cockpit AGS-30 attached with a direct feed to ammo handling compartment...
so they want a transport helicopter similar to Blackhawk?
The Mi-24/-35 can already transport 8 people and fly in various conditions.
2) No tilt -rotor for VDV then Suspect Suspect Suspect
VDV wants IVF
GarryB wrote:
2) No tilt -rotor for VDV then Suspect Suspect Suspect
High speed helicopter is a more conservative approach, and can be cashed in more easily... high speed helicopter technology can be directly applied to existing helos to improve performance much more easily than brand new potentially risky tiltrotor technology... a quad rotor might be balanced but the twin rotor system involves balancing on a bicycle at some stage every landing and every takeoff...
GB wrote:??VDV wants IVF
New armour technology using ceramics and light weight armours from light vehicle designs should allow improvements in protection for the troops... coaxial rotor design and high speed helo design should free up some weight in terms of tail rotor design and reduced wing size to allow RWS turrets... perhaps rear and side entry doors for rapid getting on and off from three directions with gun positions in the front and rear corners providing firepower protection...
Cyberspec wrote:Exercise at Polivno Training ground...they seem to be using a lot more pick up trucks than before
Cyberspec wrote:I'm not against their use....actually it's something they could've done much earlier with or without Syria
Cyberspec wrote:It seems these were mortar crews travelling in Lada Niva utes during the exercise of the VDV Artillery units
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3720161.html
Russian paratroopers’ new armored vehicle to enter service in 2020
A source in the defense industry told TASS that the paratroopers’ Taifun vehicle was set for new trials at special military ranges, which would be over in 2019
MOSCOW, August 2. /TASS/. The latest Taifun K4386 armored vehicle developed for Russia’s Airborne Force will start arriving for the troops in 2020, the press office of Remdizel (the vehicle’s developer) told TASS on Friday.
"The state trials are coming to their concluding stage. We expect the deliveries of Taifun K4386 vehicles to begin in 2020 but only the Defense Ministry can give a more exact date," the Remdizel press office said.
The new combat vehicle is successfully completing the program of its tests, the company said.
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"All the tests, both production and state trials, have been 100% implemented as maximum loads have to be tested in accordance with the chief designer’s decision to find serious faults, if any, and have the time to eliminate them before the vehicle’s acceptance," the company’s press office said.
No serious faults have been exposed during the tests, Remdizel stressed.
"Some minor improvements but this is a natural process," the company said.
"We can’t say that the vehicle has undergone any major changes. No, this has not happened," the company said. A source in the defense industry told TASS that the paratroopers’ Taifun vehicle was set for new trials at special military ranges, which would be over in 2019. "After that, the vehicle can be delivered to the troops."
The Taifun-VDV K4386 vehicle features a 4x4 wheeled formula, combined ceramic armor protection and the reduced curb weight. The vehicle can be armed with the Kord large-caliber machine-gun or other gun mounts. The combat vehicle is designated for Airborne Force personnel and can be air-dropped by parachutes from military transport aircraft of Russia’s Aerospace Force.
Cyberspec wrote:A few days ago, the VDV and VTA carried out a large scale parachute drop over Crimea, with 2500 paratroopers in 40 Il-76's taking part
Russian paratroopers to get armored vehicle with unmanned combat module
TASS sources earlier reported about the plans to boost the might of Russia’s Airborne Force by mounting Kornet anti-tank missile systems on BMD-4M vehicles
MOSCOW, August 8. /TASS/. Defense contractors are working on an armored vehicle for the Airborne Force that will be mounted on the chassis of the Sprut-SD self-propelled anti-tank gun and equipped with the Epokha unmanned combat module, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Thursday.
The module was initially designed for advanced infantry fighting vehicles mounted on the latest Bumerang, Kurganets-25 and Armata combat platforms. The module’s armament includes the 30mm 2A42 gun, the 7.62mm machine-gun and the Kornet anti-tank missile system.
"We tried to mount the combat module from the Kurganets platform on the chassis of the BMD-4M airborne infantry fighting vehicle but it turned out that although this module is lighter than the standard BMD-4M module, it is larger by its dimensions and spans over the crew hatches. That is why, an option has been worked out to place the new module on the Sprut chassis. This option poses no problems and this can be done on the Sprut chassis very quickly," the source said.
George1 wrote:Over 200 combat vehicles to be airdropped as part of Tsentr-2019 exercise
For that, over 80 Il-76 military transport planes will be used
https://tass.com/defense/1078643
https://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201991945-e9vRW.htmlAMCXXL wrote:The VDV lost all its squadrons in 2010 and will not have aviation again
The main difference between airmobile and standard unit — own helicopter units. They are subordinate to the unit's command, that allows to significantly reduce the time for the decision on sending forces to a particular area.
The composition of the air group consists of two squadrons of transport helicopters Mi-8, two — the world's largest transport helicopter Mi-26 (the pilots called them "cows"), and the unit of attack helicopters.
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On the heavy transport Mi-26 helicopters, the Marines will ship in the specified area vehicles-pickups, buggies, ATVs and antitank weapons. And on external loads (the cables under the helicopter) will be deployed and artillery —the 122-mm howitzer D-30.
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