T-72 ΜΒΤ modernisation and variants

30 T-72B3 transferred to Eastern MD







http://gurkhan.blogspot.com/2014/01/blog-post_254.html?m=1

zg18 wrote:30 T-72B3 transferred to Eastern MD

Nice photos,thanks!
I've a question on T-72B3:
Does it fitted with the new 2A46M-5 gun?

volna wrote:

zg18 wrote:30 T-72B3 transferred to Eastern MD

Nice photos,thanks!
I've a question on T-72B3:
Does it fitted with the new 2A46M-5 gun?

Yep!

are there going to be more modernized T-72s back in service with russian army??

Yes, this year we are waiting for T-72B4...basically B3 but with panoramic sight.

more like a hunter-killer B3  . would dramatically increase fighting efficiency- and since were living with the reality that he who sees first and shoots first most likely wins- increase killing proficiency too. Hell, this would make B3 better than M1A1.

Can anyone tell.. which tank is this one.. ?




Apparently those are night exercises of Russian army in relation to Ukraine near their borders at the end of the video shows
a Dark green tank with advanced ERA and at 1:14  you can see some kind of turret ,wondering if that part
of the active protection system Arena...  anyone know?

T-72B3, near Ukraine.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/13389919684_b9c2f18fc8_o.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2858/13389696593_f336829789_o.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/13389568215_f9be8e561d_o.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5F-TJuKclg#t=37

Russian T-72Bs arrive in Crimea, while T-64s are being sent back to Ukraine.

The tanks look immaculate, I suspect these are some of the T-72s kapremont-ed and sent in replacement of retired T-80s.
Would make sense given the wild numbers of supposedly modernized T-72B3s the media has been throwing around.

TR1 wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5F-TJuKclg#t=37

Russian T-72Bs arrive in Crimea, while T-64s are being sent back to Ukraine.

The tanks look immaculate, I suspect these are some of the T-72s kapremont-ed and sent in replacement of retired T-80s.
Would make sense given the wild numbers of supposedly modernized T-72B3s the media has been throwing around.

You've got a time-stamp in that link there. What's "kapremont-ed"?

Its disappointing they're sending basic Kontakt-ERA T-72Bs there - without even Kontakt-V. I would've thought T-72B3s would be a priority for Crimea, minimum.

EDIT: wait - is Ukraine actually allowing Russia to train in tanks? Or are these going to be shipped across the Kerch strait?

russkies dont make it a habit to flaunt their best toys- they want to keep it as a surprise to their most capable enemies.
Hell I wont be surprised if those Kontakt-5 cassettes actually have Relikt elements in them. hehehe

I would've thought T-72B3s would be a priority for Crimea, minimum.

Such vehicles are only likely to face Ukrainian forces... what does the Ukraine have that would require a better tank?

Vympel wrote:

TR1 wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5F-TJuKclg#t=37

Russian T-72Bs arrive in Crimea, while T-64s are being sent back to Ukraine.

The tanks look immaculate, I suspect these are some of the T-72s kapremont-ed and sent in replacement of retired T-80s.
Would make sense given the wild numbers of supposedly modernized T-72B3s the media has been throwing around.

You've got a time-stamp in that link there. What's "kapremont-ed"?

Its disappointing they're sending basic Kontakt-ERA T-72Bs there - without even Kontakt-V. I would've thought T-72B3s would be a priority for Crimea, minimum.

EDIT: wait - is Ukraine actually allowing Russia to train in tanks? Or are these going to be shipped across the Kerch strait?

Kapitalnyi Remont- Capital Repairs- basically a major overhaul on a vehicle that has otherwise expired. By itself it might include no modernization or only small additions.

GarryB wrote:

I would've thought T-72B3s would be a priority for Crimea, minimum.

Such vehicles are only likely to face Ukrainian forces... what does the Ukraine have that would require a better tank?

On some forums they believe these could be a training company to be followed by T-72B3's. Apparently they're expecting to have 200 tanks based in Crimea which seems excessive

GarryB wrote:

Such vehicles are only likely to face Ukrainian forces... what does the Ukraine have that would require a better tank?

T-72B3s with the thermal imaging sight and all the assorted fire control improvements would give them a decisive advantage over T-64BVs in both day and night. As it is, a hypothetical fight between a T-72B and a T-64BV is virtually a dead heat, performance wise. I'd bet on the training of the Russian tankists over those of Ukraine, but why leave an element to chance?

It looks like from other videos I've seen on T-72B3s on trains that they're focused on the Ukrainian border proper.

Let me put it this way... at the moment Ukraine has just been surprise-"taken advantage of from behind" if you know what I mean.

If you start picking and choosing where your furniture is going they might get a little upset and do something really stupid.

Equally things aren't 100% set in concrete... the Ukraine could go all Georgian on Russia, which means having upgraded T-72s to move into the Ukraine and deal with the idiots would be easier from Russian territory than from Crimean territory.

Eventually a large unit of upgraded T-72s will be needed because it is the Black Sea Fleet basing area so any naval landing forces will need to be based there.

They wont have Mistrals but they will have other units there, so together with army forces, navy forces, and air force units there will be a lot of new equipment and weapons moving there over the next few years.

TR1 wrote:

Kapitalnyi Remont- Capital Repairs- basically a major overhaul on a vehicle that has otherwise expired. By itself it might include no modernization or only small additions.

Ah good. Speaking of upgrades - is the T-72B3 created solely from T-72Bs equipped with Kontakts-5 ERA, or do they take any T-72B, and by the time they're done, its equipped with Kontakts-5?

(because I know T-72BA tanks with the wind sensor etc could be created from both T-72B w/ Kontakts and T-72B w/ Kontakts-5, but they never upgraded the ERA from Kontakts to Kontakts-5 in that instance)

Kontakt-5 is expected to be bare minimum- its been out for two decades ffs.

Vympel wrote:

TR1 wrote:

Kapitalnyi Remont- Capital Repairs- basically a major overhaul on a vehicle that has otherwise expired. By itself it might include no modernization or only small additions.

Ah good. Speaking of upgrades - is the T-72B3 created solely from T-72Bs equipped with Kontakts-5 ERA, or do they take any T-72B, and by the time they're done, its equipped with Kontakts-5?

(because I know T-72BA tanks with the wind sensor etc could be created from both T-72B w/ Kontakts and T-72B w/ Kontakts-5, but they never upgraded the ERA from Kontakts to Kontakts-5 in that instance)

Kontakt isn't used since early 80s.

Kontakt 5 is standard and Kaktus,Relikt are the new ERA's.

Werewolf wrote:

Vympel wrote:

TR1 wrote:

Kapitalnyi Remont- Capital Repairs- basically a major overhaul on a vehicle that has otherwise expired. By itself it might include no modernization or only small additions.

Ah good. Speaking of upgrades - is the T-72B3 created solely from T-72Bs equipped with Kontakts-5 ERA, or do they take any T-72B, and by the time they're done, its equipped with Kontakts-5?

(because I know T-72BA tanks with the wind sensor etc could be created from both T-72B w/ Kontakts and T-72B w/ Kontakts-5, but they never upgraded the ERA from Kontakts to Kontakts-5 in that instance)

Kontakt isn't used since early 80s.

Kontakt 5 is standard and Kaktus,Relikt are the new ERA's.

Is there any news of new generation ERA for Armata platforms? Will Kurganets have ERA? Also whats the advantage of Relikt and Kaktus over Kontakt 5? I know Kontakt has a proven record; in a joint effort between Germany and America on a tank testing ground in West Germany, Kontakt has proven itself very effective at defeating NATO HEAT and APFSDS rounds of that generation, forcing NATO to redesign their rounds!

magnumcromagnon wrote:

Werewolf wrote:

Vympel wrote:

TR1 wrote:

Kapitalnyi Remont- Capital Repairs- basically a major overhaul on a vehicle that has otherwise expired. By itself it might include no modernization or only small additions.

Ah good. Speaking of upgrades - is the T-72B3 created solely from T-72Bs equipped with Kontakts-5 ERA, or do they take any T-72B, and by the time they're done, its equipped with Kontakts-5?

(because I know T-72BA tanks with the wind sensor etc could be created from both T-72B w/ Kontakts and T-72B w/ Kontakts-5, but they never upgraded the ERA from Kontakts to Kontakts-5 in that instance)

Kontakt isn't used since early 80s.

Kontakt 5 is standard and Kaktus,Relikt are the new ERA's.

Is there any news of new generation ERA for Armata platforms? Will Kurganets have ERA? Also whats the advantage of Relikt and Kaktus over Kontakt 5? I know Kontakt has a proven record; in a joint effort between Germany and America on a tank testing ground in West Germany, Kontakt has proven itself very effective at defeating NATO HEAT and APFSDS rounds of that generation, forcing NATO to redesign their rounds!

Armata should use Relikt. IIRC Relikt has multiple layers of explosives and other material sandwiched together to form a large block. Kontakt 5 only has 3 layers, a steel plate on the back, the explosives, than a front steel plate. I believe "Kaktus" is the same thing as Relikt, but is just the name given to the layout of relikt when it's used as integral armor instead of add-on armor as we seen on Object 640.

flamming_python wrote:

Zivo wrote:

magnumcromagnon wrote:

Werewolf wrote:

Vympel wrote:

TR1 wrote:

Kapitalnyi Remont- Capital Repairs- basically a major overhaul on a vehicle that has otherwise expired. By itself it might include no modernization or only small additions.

Ah good. Speaking of upgrades - is the T-72B3 created solely from T-72Bs equipped with Kontakts-5 ERA, or do they take any T-72B, and by the time they're done, its equipped with Kontakts-5?

(because I know T-72BA tanks with the wind sensor etc could be created from both T-72B w/ Kontakts and T-72B w/ Kontakts-5, but they never upgraded the ERA from Kontakts to Kontakts-5 in that instance)

Kontakt isn't used since early 80s.

Kontakt 5 is standard and Kaktus,Relikt are the new ERA's.

Is there any news of new generation ERA for Armata platforms? Will Kurganets have ERA? Also whats the advantage of Relikt and Kaktus over Kontakt 5? I know Kontakt has a proven record; in a joint effort between Germany and America on a tank testing ground in West Germany, Kontakt has proven itself very effective at defeating NATO HEAT and APFSDS rounds of that generation, forcing NATO to redesign their rounds!

Armata should use Relikt. IIRC Relikt has multiple layers of explosives and other material sandwiched together to form a large block. Kontakt 5 only has 3 layers, a steel plate on the back, the explosives, than a front steel plate. I believe "Kaktus" is the same thing as Relikt, but is just the name given to the layout of relikt when it's used as integral armor instead of add-on armor as we seen on Object 640.

Relikt's been around for a while - ain't there anything newer in the works?

And Kaktus I think operates on a different principle than Relikt, I may be wrong though.

Seems like those 2 existed at least a decade before the armata platforms were even discussed.

Werewolf wrote:

Kontakt isn't used since early 80s.

Kontakt 5 is standard and Kaktus,Relikt are the new ERA's.

That doesn't actually answer my question though, sorry.

To reiterate - does the T-72B3 upgrade derive solely from T-72B tanks already equipped with Kontakts-V, or do they also take T-72B tanks without Kontakts-V and equip them with it during the upgrade process? Because its clear the T-72B3 only has Kontakts-V, not Relikt.

Vympel wrote:

Werewolf wrote:

Kontakt isn't used since early 80s.

Kontakt 5 is standard and Kaktus,Relikt are the new ERA's.

That doesn't actually answer my question though, sorry.

To reiterate - does the T-72B3 upgrade derive solely from T-72B tanks already equipped with Kontakts-V, or do they also take T-72B tanks without Kontakts-V and equip them with it during the upgrade process? Because its clear the T-72B3 only has Kontakts-V, not Relikt.

The russian tank designation actually tells if it has kontakt (ERA) or not, T-72B no ERA, T-72BV (V = Vzriv which means Explosion), even tho in the common soldiers and common people like us we do not use always this exact russian designation, for example there are no Mi-35M in russian military they are called Mi-24VM2 or Su-27SM2/3 (Su-35S).

T-72B2 was already reported to have relikt, most probably not all but some.


http://xn--80apaboi4ai.xn--p1ai/zashchita-btt/dz-relikt.html

Комплекс принят на вооружение МО РФ в 2006 году. За разработку комплекса ряд специалистов НИИ Стали в числе прочих разработчиков награждены Премией Правительства РФ

Nii Stali states Relikt was put into active service in 2006.

http://www.niistali.ru/security/armor/relict?start=1

It also says BMPT has relikt and T-72B2/3.

So yes relikt is in service, but relikt fills this ERA slots of Number 1, the fit in ERA slots not the fully relikt upgrade.