Update.
There is unconfirmed information that Russia is reorganizing the defense industry internally with the factories and design bureaus associated with artillery no longer being an organic part of UVZ.
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An updated T-90M variant with the K-5 tiles on the roof and Relikt on the sides have been re-arranged to improve coverage. The question of why this wasn't to begin with of course remains hanging. Overall this is a very modest change after such heavy fighting. Either the T-90M has shown itself well under current conditions with no obvious improvements to be made or Russian defense industry isn't up to the job. It's likely a combination of the two factors.
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Another BMP-3 batch ships. Note the videos provided raise questions. They're well designed videos but they also show the vehicles very clearly. And we don't see any of the additional armor mounts that are typical of the BMP-3Ms that we saw in production pre-war. Has Kurganmash reverted to BMP-3s without the extra armor mounting points? Or is the footage old? In which case, did a delivery even take place?
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Russian BMP-3 production lines at Kurganmash.
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A T-72B3 mod'22 (or B1 mod'22?) at the victory day parade in Yekaterinburg. It has the new thermal sight, but not the Sosna-U FCS upgrade. It also has expanded ERA coverage on the rear of the tank.
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The 163rd Armor Repair Plant reportedly repaired a record quantity of BMP-2s. The number includes a mix of damaged vehicles from the war and vehicles pulled from storage which makes sense. No total figure is provided but the claim is highly credible.
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A production facility for the Zemledelie remote-minelayer. It's a 122mm caliber MLRS but that only fires land mines. It's a sad reminder that Russia can produce packet-reloadable 122mm MLRS but doesn't, instead producing the Tornado-G, while engineer units get a unique 122mm system that only lays mines.
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A look at AMZ, the production facility for BTR-82As and Tigr armored cars. Note during this war Russia delivered a batch of BTR-82As and BREM-K ARVs to Belarus despite losses of the type in Ukraine. In general AMZ can put out 800+ armored vehicles per year, and I wouldn't be surprised to see production hit 1000+ vehicles with bottlenecks coming primarily from subcontractors for things like turrets, engines, and comms. For all their limitations, a BTR-82A remains a capable and relevant vehicle in the current conflict, much better then many others fielded by both sides.
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After 14 months of war, the Russian MoD has finally deployed a modern IFAK. What Russia had previously was woefully inadequate. Recon and SpN typically purchased their own to supplement, and regular units often depended on volunteer aid to provide.
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A look at ATGM and fire arms production at the Degtyarev plant. Note Russia is so far short on ATGMs that there are regular reports of quite old Soviet-era ATGM tubes being used with high failure rates. There has also been a sighting of Iranian Kornet clones in Russian service.
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Rosatom is planning new APSFDS DU rounds for T-62s and T-54/55s. Their ability to penetrate a modern western MBT is limited, but when dealing with T-72M1s it's a different story. Obviously these rounds would also be quite effective against light armor of all makes and models.
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Chelyabinsk and Kirov regions, Russian production of artillery shells. We know Russia is tapping Soviet reserves hard and there's a good chance Russia is sourcing imports wherever it can.
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A large column of AMN-590951s somewhere. The type has been conspicuously absent on the front lines suggesting that it's being used to replace conventional IFVs and APCs being sent to the front.
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There is unconfirmed information that Russia is reorganizing the defense industry internally with the factories and design bureaus associated with artillery no longer being an organic part of UVZ.
"Уралвагонзавод" лишают артиллерийских КБ и заводов
gurkhan.blogspot.com
An updated T-90M variant with the K-5 tiles on the roof and Relikt on the sides have been re-arranged to improve coverage. The question of why this wasn't to begin with of course remains hanging. Overall this is a very modest change after such heavy fighting. Either the T-90M has shown itself well under current conditions with no obvious improvements to be made or Russian defense industry isn't up to the job. It's likely a combination of the two factors.
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Another BMP-3 batch ships. Note the videos provided raise questions. They're well designed videos but they also show the vehicles very clearly. And we don't see any of the additional armor mounts that are typical of the BMP-3Ms that we saw in production pre-war. Has Kurganmash reverted to BMP-3s without the extra armor mounting points? Or is the footage old? In which case, did a delivery even take place?
VK.com | VK
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Russian BMP-3 production lines at Kurganmash.
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A T-72B3 mod'22 (or B1 mod'22?) at the victory day parade in Yekaterinburg. It has the new thermal sight, but not the Sosna-U FCS upgrade. It also has expanded ERA coverage on the rear of the tank.
VK.com | VK
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The 163rd Armor Repair Plant reportedly repaired a record quantity of BMP-2s. The number includes a mix of damaged vehicles from the war and vehicles pulled from storage which makes sense. No total figure is provided but the claim is highly credible.
Кущевский 163-й БТРЗ отремонтировал рекордное для себя количество БМП-2
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A production facility for the Zemledelie remote-minelayer. It's a 122mm caliber MLRS but that only fires land mines. It's a sad reminder that Russia can produce packet-reloadable 122mm MLRS but doesn't, instead producing the Tornado-G, while engineer units get a unique 122mm system that only lays mines.
VK.com | VK
vk.com
A look at AMZ, the production facility for BTR-82As and Tigr armored cars. Note during this war Russia delivered a batch of BTR-82As and BREM-K ARVs to Belarus despite losses of the type in Ukraine. In general AMZ can put out 800+ armored vehicles per year, and I wouldn't be surprised to see production hit 1000+ vehicles with bottlenecks coming primarily from subcontractors for things like turrets, engines, and comms. For all their limitations, a BTR-82A remains a capable and relevant vehicle in the current conflict, much better then many others fielded by both sides.
VK.com | VK
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After 14 months of war, the Russian MoD has finally deployed a modern IFAK. What Russia had previously was woefully inadequate. Recon and SpN typically purchased their own to supplement, and regular units often depended on volunteer aid to provide.
VK.com | VK
vk.com
A look at ATGM and fire arms production at the Degtyarev plant. Note Russia is so far short on ATGMs that there are regular reports of quite old Soviet-era ATGM tubes being used with high failure rates. There has also been a sighting of Iranian Kornet clones in Russian service.
VK.com | VK
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Rosatom is planning new APSFDS DU rounds for T-62s and T-54/55s. Their ability to penetrate a modern western MBT is limited, but when dealing with T-72M1s it's a different story. Obviously these rounds would also be quite effective against light armor of all makes and models.
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Урановые "ломы" для "ветеранов" - инициативная разработка "Росатома" выведет Т-62 и Т-54 на новый уровень. Не секрет, что на второй год СВО РФ снимает с хранения и расконсервирует танки Т-62 и Т-54. Данные шедевры советской школы танкостроения, при проведении модернизации (оснащение ДЗ...
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Chelyabinsk and Kirov regions, Russian production of artillery shells. We know Russia is tapping Soviet reserves hard and there's a good chance Russia is sourcing imports wherever it can.
VK.com | VK
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A large column of AMN-590951s somewhere. The type has been conspicuously absent on the front lines suggesting that it's being used to replace conventional IFVs and APCs being sent to the front.
VK.com | VK
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