Started this one today,
A little history,
The 9P148 Konkurs is a relatively modern tank-hunter vehicle, which saw a limited production from 1974 to 1982. It was caracterized by a fixed launcher with five wire-guided 9M113 “Konkurs” (AT-5 Spandrel) missiles, later upgraded to the 9M111 “Fagot” (AT-4 Spigot), reloaded from inside with up to 14 missiles in store.
The 9P148 was a derivative of the BRDM-2 motovated by the use of a new generation ATGMs, this time the wire-guided 9M113 “Konkurs” (AT-5 Spandrel). The AT-5 launcher however could also fire the older 9M111 “Fagot” (AT-4 Spigot) later in production. The external reloading was made by a small hatch located behind the launcher, with the commander doubling as gunner controlling the missiles to target thanks to as front right mounted sight, so that the vehicle need to setup before firing. The internal fighting compartment was setup to carry as much as ten 9M111 and ten 9M113 or fourteen of the larger 9M113. From the improved 1PN66 day/night thermal sight was adopted. It was also largely exported.
The vehicle was based on the BRDM-2 (Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina), a 1961 standard Amphibious armoured scout car of the Soviet Army, with 7,400+ built. Apart the central compartment modified between the fixed roof launcher and reload system, at 7 t combat load, 5.75 m long by 2.35 m wide, and between 2.19 m at the top of the sight, 2.49 m overall on top of the launcher.
The great change is the adoption of an overhead five round launcher for the 9K113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel) or 9K111 Fagot (AT-4 Spigot) anti-tank missile. Unlike the previous , the launcher cannot be retracted into the vehicle. The driver was seated on the left, commander on the right, with a console and specific sight to act as the gunner. This sight unit was is located above his head and is used to guide the missiles onto the target. The rest is identucal to the BRDM-2, with windows under armoured shutters and sets of sights plus two hatches, one for the driver and the commander, side-opening.
