I definitely want those prototype models of BMP-3 in-game, I just want a fully equipped production BMP-3 rather than the gimped one we have now. I thought I had heard the issue with the 2A72 and 3UBR11 was corrected but could’ve heard wrong. I need to find some updated official source confirmation lol.
Still think 4S24 Karkas should come since it is a special development just like how the M3A3 Bradley should have BUSK.
I mean maybe for historical context, but in game it’s next to useless, especially with Bradley which was fast only when it was prototype stages like XM800.
Depending how it changes in BR, it may not be that useless. If it’s only moved to like 10.3, it’s still relevant and can stop early missiles and increases survivability in-general. We all have our lucky moments where ARAT-I absorbs some interesting missile hits for example and BRAT-I covers the entire front and side arcs of the vehicle practically.
In Karkas’s case, it may help stop TOW-2A/Spike-LR detonations on certain angles and definitely help stop earlier missiles. If it doesn’t receive 3UBR11 APFSDS-T rounds, it’s definitely not going above 9.3-9.7 and is still relevant since it can get down-tiered.
Rank IX
Rank X
8 more BR’s
That is all i want
at first sight i think it is a Self-Propel Radar Station LOL
Also sorry that this is late or that you might’ve already figured out about it, but its for the ERA package
You can see the hooks on the sides of the turret, those are mounting lugs iirc
Seems like Karkas ERA (4S24) is going to be more commonplace since the obr. 2023 variant has the lugs. Also, I did not know that those were mounting lugs for it, I appreciate it 🤙
(ngl its mostly a guess, since every example of a BMP-3 with karkas both in service and for demonstration/testing has had no smokes or rear turret mounted ones)
My real guess is that the lugs are for this (shocker ik)
(original demo of the Karkas package from the early '00s)
Makes sense to me 🤷♂️ I appreciate the insight. I haven’t really looked into the BMP-3 and it’s Karkas ERA kit before since I’ve never seen it beyond prototype usage but since it’s becoming a little more mainstream it’s interesting to see these changes.
I would personally just put it at current M3A3 BR.
Or at best move both down to 9.7 or even lower.
She has always been “Karkas”…“Kaktus” is object 640…
https://topwar.ru/244045-ochen-koljuchij-kaktus-proekt-dinamicheskoj-zaschity-ushedshij-v-nebytie-vmeste-s-chernym-orlom.html
Thanks 👍 that’s what I thought it was but I’m not familiar with Karkas and Kaktus.
Also, do you happen to have those sources that discuss the 2A72 and 3UBR11 APFSDS-T? I can’t remember if it fires it or not. I remember there was something in regards to its recoil system but I had heard something different as well. Been a while since we last discussed it.
Edit: Found I think what was discussed before, due to the low weight of the round and the long-barrel recoil mechanism of the 2A72, it could have feeding problems but not necessarily unable to use.
coastal tree i guess
Thanks! 👍
A pretty rare Indian SPH prototype
APC-70-105 SPH
Based on APC-70 (reverse-engineered from captured M113) with a turret mounting the L13A1 105 mm gun (derived from FV433 Abbot)
APC-70
Half-track with L/70 KwK/Pak 42 gun
… …
Anybody got idea of the few half-tracks modified to mount L/57 Pak 41 squeezebore guns?
Matilda Mk. III with early Cromwell style turret mounting the 6pdr. 57mm gun
HMMWV Hellfire boi…equipped with the Ground Launched Hellfire-Light (GLH-L) missile system.
Speaking of…
Need the Hellfire Longboi too…
And the associated Sgt. Stout which has the Longbow on its rails 💀
