Soon to be found ebay motors.
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Well the T-64/T-72/T-80 are all very similar in shape. As a matter of fact, the early T-80 models used the same turret at the later model T-64.
In photos I’ve seem the T-80BV as the most common T-80 type used by the Ukrainians, but they also look to have some T-80U also. The T-84 is strictly Ukrainian development, post Soviet break up, but I have yet to see any photos of a T-84 used in the war so far.
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Dan
Nice find.
I always wondered how that worked.
from what I’ve been told, it could better in all of the tanks out there. The M1 uses a blow out panel that looks like a life save, but more than one crew man has been cremated inside the turret (this came right out of Ft. Knox). It seems that all the rounds in storage are protected, but if you have one out of the storage; you holding a bomb. Then there is the issue of caseless ammo. Another on paper giant leap for man kind. Once fired your left with a metal cap. Also extremely easy to ignite. The old M551 used something like that, and was also a hydraulic nightmare untill they found out they had a problem. Nobody relayed the issue to the right folks. Then if your rounds are very secure, and even if your minding your P’s & Q’s your setting on another bomb! That’d be known as the fuse. They’ll be sure to tell you that it takes a certain amount of centrifugal force to activate that fuse. Yes that’s right as well as it’s not right. Heat, tampering, even a bad blow to it can get the job done without ever loading the round. A damaged fuse is a thing looking to go bad. Better off putting a glob of C4 with a three minute fuse on it and run like hell (hey we just made a mechanical mine!).
Then you say that tank or SPG hasn’t got any ammo in it! Still a bomb if the hydraulics are up to speed and the right sized piece of iron hits one of the accumulators (some loaders have three and four charged at 2000psi or more). It will kill you just as dead as if Ivan popped a cap on you. At least the M1 is crude enough to not use an auto loader system
gary
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Lots of videos on YouTube showing them in action.
that T84 has a really unique engine. Also looks like a really good one too
gary
I made the statement yesterday at the cigar shop about those farmers grabbing all that Russian equipment. That guy who stole the Pantsir ought to run it on Ebay for $250,000.00. They be knocking on his door with cash in their hands trying to buy it.
gary
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interesting to note that this BMP-3 isn’t wearing ERA blocks on it which you find on one of the trumpeter kits.
does anyone make interiors for the BMP’s as i don’t recall one being present when i built my trumpeter BMP-1 a few years ago.
first thing you say to yourself is glad it wasn’t me! Then you of course run to help them as best you can. You don’t think about the gas tank exploding or anything like that till after it’s over with.
gary
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I have the UAE BMP-3. It has a full interior. I would assume the others do as well.
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Thank you so much. I read they were modifying the T 80 into T 84’s I guess they haven’t completed the process.
According to Wiki, the Ukrainian army has 10 T-84s, and the Thai army has bought 49. So they are pretty much the jackalopes of the battlefield.
That’s a Bingo…
Trying to stay solidly within the bounds of this thread, which kit, Trumpeters T 80BV or Zeveda’s T 80 BV is a better kit? Cost is not an issue. Accuracy and fit are my biggest look fors.
A SWAG says that the Trumpeter kit is better. The Zvezda kit is a rebox of the Dragon kit. As is their T-80U.
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Quoting myself:
“Instruction video compiled by some Polish guys”
I assume they used a Polish T-72