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Old September 29th, 2020, 12:05 PM
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Fallout Re: MBT's

What I see is the ZBL-08 seems to have a slightly different turret and a rear hatch vice ramp of the ZBL-09. The ZBL-09 also uses a Ukrainian 30mm vice the local 30mm Auto Cannon of the ZBL-08 to "CLOSE THE LOOP".

Otherwise it looks exactly the same to same specs on armor protection up 12.7mm AP along the frontal arc and 7.62mm AP on the sides.

Does have add on armor pkg. provide protection up to 25mm and I believe it 14.5mm (Whatever the standard is for that weapon.) on the sides.
http://www.military-today.com/apc/zbl_09.htm
https://www.militaryfactory.com/armo...?armor_id=1189


Those refs have plenty of pictures of each and they pretty much look the same to me.

The other version that you and I pointed out on our "Type Units" are "simple" APC with 12.7mm MG.

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Pat
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