Guest Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:30 am
Akula971 wrote: Militarov wrote: KoTeMoRe wrote: Akula971 wrote: Cyberspec wrote:Claims by Elijah that Russia is supplying the SAA with Shtora equipped T-72's....apparently independent of the T-90's seen in Syria
#Exclusive #Russia delive2r #SAA new T-72 eqpd w TShU-1-7 Shtora1 optronic counter measures system 2disrupt the laser target & incoming ATGM
https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/670562417936613376
There is no sense in putting Shtora on a T 72. It hasnt been done till now - we saw Debaltsevo. My guess is - they saw the T90A and they remembered how the turret looks like that of the T72B(?) and confused the two. I am amazed he didnt say it was a 'fully automatic AK 47"
Serbians did just that. But I agree this is just smoke and mirrors.
Actually Serbians placed it on M84A as full package modernisation that was dubbed M2001 later M84AS, there is more than 1000 construction improvements on M84s compared to T72M. Original T72Ms are for long time in reserve now, except 12 i belive that are used for initial tank crew training. My father worked on that project back in early 80s, i mean original M84 not AS.
M84 is an entirely different tank. And M84AS is comparable to the T90 in terms of capability. I heard the Serbians were making a tank analogous to the Armata. Never got more on that except it was tested once and some pictures (drawings).
I keep on seeing videos of FSA using T55s with some box type range finder (any intel on what those are ? who made them ?). Hit and run tactics x 1000. Does the SAA lack ATGMs or what ??
Not really entirely different from T72M but with great number of improvements and changes compared to original version delivered by the USSR at the time and documentation obtained, changes are very significant especially when you look at M84A.
Ah, that story about new Serbian tank is however a hoax, some journalists picked story and few nice renders from local military forum and made up basically story on it about "new" Serbian tank being developed by the group of engineers and students.
Even Sputnik fell for it, naturally citating Serbian media: http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150710/1024464826.html
KDT-2 rangefinder maybe? Produced by BELOMO (Minsk Mechanical Plant)
North Korea also has own variant, which they sold to Syria too.