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Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH
Well not that long ago I had a discussion in the MBT Thread I believe it was concerning the state of the Russian OOB and what I had on file just myself in dealing with soon to be and projected Russian equipment. Besides all the fairly new stuff like the T-14, T-15, BUMERANG etc. etc. now we can add the following below equipment to the ever increasing Russian OOB.
But before I do it is important to remember that the "newer" toys of the Russian Army will represent a much smaller part of the Army versus recapitalization of existing or if you resetting platforms much like the ABRAMS with the SEP modernization programs. Plain and simply it's a more cost effective solution especially when modernizing a large military force.
BTR-87:
http://www.janes.com/article/73305/a...ses-btr-87-apc |
From the perspective of the game there is little difference between the BTR-82 and the BTR-87. Based on the specs from
http://www.military-today.com/apc/btr_82.htm
It has a marginally more powerful engine..12HP.... and a slight reduction in top speed.....90 kph vs 100 for the 82 ( but that's just one source......) it might have a bit more armour but that difference in power-speed might be " source distortion"......until there is further info I would be inclined to rename the 82 as BTR-82/87 but the 87 does show ATGM capability but that is not stated in the article
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Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH
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already in the game
knowing what is up and coming is great but I am more interested in what was just delivered to the troops