Monday, December 01, 2014

Strykers in Afghanistan.

War is Boring posted an absolutely awesome article about Strykers in Afghanistan.  Read it here....the referenced book is below.

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  1. 1.) Build as many Double V-hulls as they can because their survivability sux. And stick a weapon systems with more reach and airburst on it.

    2,) Wherever we go where don't find any peers in armor vs armor battles, then IEDs are going to be the preferred weapon just as they were in Chechnya in the 90s and every place since then. the playbook is being copied and distributed because although it is a tactical weapon, it has strategic repercussions. SO....keep plenty of MRAPs in storage because we will be needing them

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  2. Hey, Sol.

    Some info on Armata, etc.

    http://bmpd.livejournal.com/1078047.html

    The Ministry of Defence has posted on the official website material that's going to be in the 2015 Victory Parade:

    Kurganmashzavod (Kurgan):

    1. 12x BTR-MDM (Object 955M)
    2. 12x BMD-4M (Object 960M)
    3. 12X Kurganets-25 (Object 693) infantry fighting vehicle
    4. 12x Kurganets-25 (Object 695) infantry fighting vehicle or gun support =

    Uralvagonzavod (UVZ):

    1. 12x T-14 "Armata" (Object 148)
    2. 12x "Armata" IFV (Object 149)
    3. 10x Armored recovery vehicle BREM-1 (Object 608)

    Military-Industrial Company (BPK):

    1. 12x Bumerang APCs [might not make it to the parade,because they are having trouble with them.]

    I note this information is not complete - 12x Koalition-SV 152mm SPGs are also expected.

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    1. It seems russians trying to train new generation of armor vehicles engineers by allowing them to develop fancy new vehicles, in the same fashion like they did with PAK FA. And they have succeeded with PAK FA. Young russian engineers actually have created modern 5th gen fighter plane, that can actually take off from ground, its a good beginning, but its hard to replace soviet genius that have created T-72, Su-27, MiG-29.

      P. S. Stryker book is great! Thanks.

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    2. PAK FA is their secondary job in the afternoon,full time they work for Boeing in Moscow design bureau LOL

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