Modern Armored Fighting Vehicles

[Ares de Borg]

Did you spot the T-72B and the T-90 on the 1st pic, btw? Wyrm's units are sporting camoflage that actually works!

 

[tom2050]

OMG! I didn't even see the one in the middle of the screen at first when I looked at the pic... It blended in too well for my semi-aging eyes!

 

[Ozymandias]

Well, somebody's been busy! (More detailed communiques to follow ...)

 

[MadGAD]

Hell yeah, Ares, you should be a Director of military movies! ;-)
Anyway, Wyrm, you are Greatest Soviet Armor Civ3 Unit Creator! (And of course, Lord of Airforce and One of the Sea Overlords)...
BTR-152 and BTR-40 was officialy decommisioned in Russia 1993 year only =) They had replacing from mids 1960s by BRDM-1, BTR-50 and 60 and so on, but Officials sign decommisionning onl at 1993 year. Still in service or reserve in some countries.
Now, there is some strange Russian prototype, BPM-97 «Vistrel» armored personnel carrier that looks like BTR-40 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BPM-97

About BTR-50, I hears that it was in use by Iraq forces at 1991 or even 2003 year. Still in use by many countries. It uses a modified chassis of PT-76 Soviet light amphibious tank.

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS, These are just like a Christnas or New Year gifts =)))))))))

 

[Usteros]

The soldier is Navy Dawg's Russian Infantry. The BTR-152 will be released soon.

Thanks.

BTR-152 and BTR-40 was officialy decommisioned in Russia 1993 year only =) They had replacing from mids 1960s by BRDM-1, BTR-50 and 60 and so on, but Officials sign decommisionning onl at 1993 year. Still in service or reserve in some countries.

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About BTR-50, I hears that it was in use by Iraq forces at 1991 or even 2003 year. Still in use by many countries. It uses a modified chassis of PT-76 Soviet light amphibious tank.

Yes, it's true.

 

[Ares de Borg]

Some new toys are online...

 

[John Falkner]

Sh!t, I thought my MOD was ready after 8 years. Damned good work, Wyrm

 

[Usteros]

Soviet whelled vehicles are awesome! Thank you!

 

[Ozymandias]

WOW! Speaking of thorough - 2P27s ...

 

[BadKharma]

OMG, where to begin........the new animations are just spectacular! There just too many to narrow down, but the death on the BTR's and the headlight fidget magnificent.

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

Gotta love these "Schweinewürfel".

("pig cube", Bundeswehr slang for the M113)

Indeed loveable - best animated and crispest incarnations !!! They dwarf the MBTs quite a bit, though, which a bit of a bummer. Also when one compares the MBT sizes with Wyrmshadow's excellent WWII tanks. Definitely going to use the APC vehicles in any case.

 

[Wyrmshadow]

Indeed loveable - best animated and crispest incarnations !!! They dwarf the MBTs quite a bit, though, which a bit of a bummer. Also when one compares the MBT sizes with Wyrmshadow's excellent WWII tanks. Definitely going to use the APC vehicles in any case.

All my 20th century tanks are made to the same scale, which should tell you how small the old tanks actually were.

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

All my 20th century tanks are made to the same scale, which should tell you how small the old tanks actually were.

Indeed, most WWII ones would be tiny next to the MBTs. Just that the MBTs also came out a bit small when compared to the APC scale. As tanks are harder to scale given the gun may get to overlap the tiles and given your previous WWII tanks had also been up-scaled relative to your novel MBTs, I just wasn't sure whether that had been intended.

 

[Wyrmshadow]

There is no APC-scale. They only 'look' larger because they are tall and boxy.
Everything uses the same equation I've been using since SOE.
(X*6.151142)+35.93497=Pixels in length
Where X is the OVERALL length of the tank, barrel included in meters.

 

[Steph]

You'd probably get a much better result using

(X*6.151142)+35.93498=Pixels in length

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

Mhhh, not too sure about them just 'looking' big n' boxy. Hell, you know me; I am just
the kinda guy who loves to see your MBTs look as imposing as can be next to the cav
vehicles on the battlefield.

You'd probably get a much better result using
(X*6.151142)+35.93498=Pixels in length

Ironic remarks noted, btw. Beh!

 

[Wyrmshadow]

Where X is the OVERALL length of the tank, barrel included in meters.

read carefully

I specifically made it so that there is a lower limit and an upper limit. No tank can be too small or too big, and there is a very gradual slope between the extremes. This way the small units like jeeps and tankettes don't get too small and still keep the details while keeping the large tanks constrained.

 

[Ares de Borg]

9 new BRDMs are up. Pay attention to the smooth animations Wyrm made, especially on the AT and AA version.

The BRDM-2 (Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина, literally "Combat Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle") is an amphibious armoured patrol car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union. It was also known under designations BTR-40PB, BTR-40P-2 and GAZ 41-08. This vehicle, like many other Soviet designs, has been exported extensively and is in use in at least 38 countries. It was intended to replace the earlier BRDM-1 with a vehicle that had improved amphibious capabilities and better armament.

BRDM-2M - Modernised version. There are actually several upgrades with this designator. All of them have the original gasoline engine replaced by a diesel engine (GAZ-562 of 175 hp or Steyr D.245-9 of 136 hp), six MB smoke grenade dischargers on the back of the turret and some are additionally fitted with a BTR-80 style turret, new wheels, GPS etc. The version that was selected by the Russian armed forces is made by Arzamas. Other models have a new turret MA3 or MA4 that is also mounted on the MT-LBM series. All models have engine exhaust on the right-hand-side of the vehicle only. Some have raised horizontal engine decks to fit the new engines.

You will hear the difference.

 

[Ares de Borg]

Tank destroyer:

9P122 "Malyutka" - ATGM launcher vehicle with 6x9M14M "Malyutka-M" (AT-3B Sagger B) on an elevatable mount with overhead cover. A total of 14 missiles are carried on board. This model is found in regimental and divisional anti-tank units of MRDs, the anti-tank regiments of combined arms armies (CAA), and in the anti-tank regiment or brigade in the artillery division of a front. It has a crew of 2.

Modernized version:

9P133 "Malyutka" - this is an improved model with bigger sight 9S446 instead of the original 9S414. The 9P133 can launch the more capable 9M14P "Malyutka-P" (AT-3C Sagger C) and 9M14P1 missiles of which it carries from 16 to 18. It uses SACLOS guidance system. The vehicle also has additional windscreen on the front between the drivers windscreen and the sight mounting.

SAM variant:

The 9K31 Strela-1 (Russian: 9К31 «Стрела-1»; English: arrow) is a highly mobile, short-range, low altitude infra-red guided surface-to-air missile system. Originally developed by the Soviet Union under the GRAU designation 9K31, it is commonly known by its NATO reporting name, SA-9 "Gaskin" . The system consists of a BRDM-2 amphibious vehicle, mounting two pairs of ready-to-fire 9M31 missiles.

Modernized version:

While the 9M31 was accepted to service after state trials in 1968, the trials committee also suggested improvements that should be incorporated into the weapon as soon as possible. As a result of these improvements the 9M31M "Strela-1M" (US DoD designation SA-9B "Gaskin-Mod0") entered service in 1970.
The new version introduced many slight improvements in performance characteristics of the missile: it had a slightly heavier warhead, more accurate guidance system to increase the probability of direct impacts, and extended range. Range is again reported to be as high as 8000 m (0.35 to 5 miles) in a number of western and also a few Russian sources, whereas for example Petukhov & Shestov, Lappi, and a number Russian web sources give much more modest performance figures; considering the performance of similar systems, at least an intercept range of 8000 m seems unlikely for such a small, high-drag missile design.

 

[John Falkner]

If I want to replace all of ripptides units, I need some M1 Abrams Versions