Alright Will and others following along, here I go with my analysis and the complications of the research trail
...
1) We have
only 26 open slots left in the Russian OOB.
2) Referring to your pic...
A. The APCs in the background are definitely the BTR-82A
just fielded by the Russian Army in 2010 they (BTR-82 also.) are not in the game. They are improved beyond the info provided in the first ref. as I now have others since this is now on my list.
B. I'm strongly convinced the fore ground APC is the BTR-80K or
(GAZ-59032.) C&C APC. Note the vehicle just above the "MEDIA" section in the first ref. The antenna alignment and mast match. At first I thought it to be a new BTR-82 variant as indicated in my last post, however I was mistaken given more time to research this. The
only
BTR-82 are as mentioned already and as shown in the first ref.
http://weaponsystems.net/weapon.php?...3%20-%20BTR-80
The further complications besides the available slots...
1) As just noted the BTR-82's are not in the game, the background is this, the BTR-82 as just fielded in late 2010 was meant as a stop gap measure due the many years the BTR-90 program has been delayed. Russia felt it needed a more capable APC to meet the asymmetrical threats now being posed in the modern battlefield. So where does this leave the BTR-90?
2) The BTR-90 has been in the developmental stage since ~1992 it has been plagued by many issues politically i.e. end of the Cold War and others plus a multitude of developmental and technical issues. So what has happened? Well it seems again the Russian OOB has had equipment entered based on developmental information, something myself, others, Andy and Don have been working hard to clean up across the board. The end result?
3) The "BOOMERANG" I'll bet is the BTR-90 as just posted in the APC Thread. How are we affected by this? Well as follows,
Russian
UNIT 207 BTR-90M JAN 2008 can probably be deleted.
Russian UNITS 307 & 308 BTR-90 ROSTOK JAN 2003 modified to BTR-90 BOOMERANG, MODIFY to BTR-90M STANDARD with ICON and change date to ~JAN 2014. As just published in the big book in Jan. 2012 I give you the below first ref. The second ref is Russian very reliable and have used it several times for equipment submissions, besides the read note the "Enter Service" line.
Remember the BOOMERANG info is new now in April.
http://weaponsystems.net/weapon.php?...3%20-%20BTR-80
http://www.military-today.com/apc/btr_90.htm
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120221/171439032.html
Of course this is now just a sample of my refs since this is again on my list. It's the
"Down the Rabbit Hole" thing again!?!
For the BTR-90 those are only my pending recommendations.
I hope to those that celebrate it have a Happy Easter!!
Regards,
Pat
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