Modelling armour in Ukraine crisis

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A “Bridge Too Far” indeed.

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I agree with Naseby; they’re going to try one more big offensive before they totally regroup, and I would expect it to be in the Donbas. If that fails, I wouldn’t be shocked if Ukraine actually takes back all the ‘annexed’ lands in the east and deports the separatists to Russia. I don’t expect they can take back Crimea but given the poor performance and combat losses suffered by the Russians so far, it’s a possibility.

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https://scontent-mrs2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/279900904_574340514048303_5142518267535386184_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-6&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=-pCodh4Bx6kAX8Ar8zY&tn=UrQt0oNBZ7VqK109&_nc_ht=scontent-mrs2-2.xx&oh=00_AT_suqvOzNHMApU_AZqpRHX3dfXmsf7NpQZeUPDIMdbP8w&oe=628800F7

H.P.

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I did order this kit from AA, $178.14 total with shipping. It has been stuck at ISC Chicago for over a week. Typical BS coming from USPS/US Customs in Chicago. In comparison, I ordered a small package of aftermarket from Lucky Model back in March and it still hasn’t left Hong Kong thanks to their Lockdowns etc. This Accurate Armor kit will be my 3rd kit from them and I am debating ordering up some metal tracks for it, but since it is a 6 wheel chassis, I bet I’ll need 2 sets.

The BMP-1 variant above is a BMP-1TS fitted with a BM-5 “Spis” turret (30mm gun), minus the two Barrier ATGM.

Here’s the very same vehicle ( # 33 ) on a prewar parade :

https://en.topwar.ru/193485-novoe-oruzhie-dlja-bmp-1-boevoj-modul-spis-ukraina.html

H.P.

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H.P.

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‘Gangsta’ white walls’… :notes: :notes: :notes:

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didn’t help this time
they got zzzz-apped anyway …

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Straight from the May Day parade.

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I Think with What’s left in the box , after a scorpion build, you may have enough.

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From the May Day parade
to the mayday parade

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Excellent. Thank you.

If not , give me a heads up, when I
have a hobby room again, and every thing is unpacked will send some.

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You can’t quite see all the text, but it says “stanitsa Luganskaya” (my transliteration). It’s the Lugansk bus stop I think.

See these images below…

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Cheers

Matthew

PS Duh, I didn’t respond to the post about 800 posts back…

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Well the thing with Crimea is that if they dont get a proper rail connection they might have trouble sustaining it. Isolated Crimea is no good to them. And their navy cant fix it either. Also with time UKR will switch tu US made planes. Russians cant match that. They dont have the money to do so. The fleet at Sebastopol is a sitting duck. There is just one rail line going to Crimea from the north and it is dependent on bridges and we know what that means. The Kerch bridge from the east is also just that…a bridge.

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When is a bridge not a bridge?
When it has become a target …

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They use US-made trucks…

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