Russian mechanics inspect the Ukrainian M1150 demining vehicle. The video shows a Ukrainian M1150 mine clearance vehicle made in America. The M1150 was hit by a drone in the weak spot of the surveillance camera, the crew lost visibility and drove into a minefield in the Berdychi area. It was difficult to evacuate the M1150 due to its heavy weight, it reaches 75 tons; several vehicles were used for evacuation. Due to its heavy weight, it is better to use the machine on dry ground. The M1150 mine clearing vehicle was developed in 2009 on the basis of the M1A1 Abrams tank and is considered the best in the US Army for work on the front line. The M1150 has good armor with dynamic protection and is designed for making passages in minefields. The M1150 is equipped with a blade mine sweeper that plows the ground, lifting mines to the surface and throwing them aside. The trawl can be dropped without leaving the car; it is mounted on a hydraulic “High Lift Adapter”. Also, instead of a trawl, the “adapter” provides for the installation of a bulldozer bucket, after which the machine can be used as a bulldozer. The machine has signal flags that are stuck into the ground by two pneumatic devices, indicating the demining area. In the rear compartment of the vehicle there are MK22 Mod 4 rockets with charges attached to them, which are 107-meter fabric “sleeves” equipped with a detonation cable and filled with explosives. The projectile is fired from the M58A3 launcher at a length of 100 meters; after detonation, an area up to 8 meters wide is cleared. The M1150 mine clearing vehicle is armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun, has a crew of 2 people, and the estimated cost of the M1150 is about $14 million.
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Footage of exercises of the missile division of the Russian Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region. The video shows the firing of the Russian coastal missile system "Bal" with an Kh-35 anti-ship missile. The "Bal" missile system was put into service in 2008, the flight range of the modernized missiles of the "Bal" complex is about 500 kilometers, the model of the missiles is not reported. The probability of hitting a target at a range of up to 120 km is about 92%.
Russian T-90M Proryv tanks were equipped with factory canopies to protect against drones, this has not yet been officially announced. The first T-90M Proryv tanks were spotted at one of the training grounds, where the gunner-operator of one of the combat vehicles told his impressions of the tank. A protective canopy from the drone covers the top of the entire tank turret, and it also has hatches for loading the crew. The protection looks pretty good and is strikingly different from the homemade structures that the crews themselves previously installed on tanks. Interview with the tank gunner-operator at the end of the video.
Footage of the Russian crew of the 220-mm Uragan MLRS. The 9K57 Uragan MLRS was put into service in 1975; this installation, as seen in the video, also has partial protection against drones. The firing range of the Uragan MLRS is up to 35 km, the installation is located on the ZIL-135LM chassis. Currently, the 9K57 Uragan MLRS is in service with the Russian army, there are 200 units in service and 700 units in storage. The Uragan MLRS is also used by the Kazakh, Belarusian, Ukrainian and other armies; in total, 9 countries use them.
The developers of the Russian kamikaze FPV drone "Gadfly" showed the communication repeater they created for drones. Communication relay for FPV drones allows you to significantly increase the operating range of FPV drones, bringing it to 30 km and above. The repeater has a 33-meter cable and a transmitter that allows you to work from a shelter; it has a signal conversion system that allows you to work with a wide range of ground-based equipment. Production is still on a small scale, about 10 pieces per day. Details in the video.
Russian developers of the kamikaze drone "Scalpel" described how they continue to improve the drone. Previously, we provided technical information about the Scalpel drone in the link to the video in the comments to the video. The "Scalpel" drone is a cheap analogue of the Russian kamikaze drone "Lancet", despite the fact that the drone is still being finalized, it is already being supplied to Russian troops to a limited extent. The drone's flight range is currently up to 40 km.
Two Tu-95ms strategic missile carriers of Russian long-range aviation performed a scheduled flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea. The flight duration was more than 11 hours; the Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers were accompanied by Russian Su-30SM 4++ generation fighters. Off the west coast of Alaska, Russian Tu-95MS missile carriers were accompanied by F-16C fighters from the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
Footage of the Russian military vehicle ARS-14KM spraying liquid. The ARS-14KM vehicle entered service with the Russian troops in 2017 and is designed for degassing, decontamination and disinfection of military equipment, terrain, transporting water and solutions, creating aerosol curtains and extinguishing fires. ARS-14KM is also used for washing personnel; a special tent is set up for this. The ARS-14KM station is located on the chassis of a KamAZ 43114 truck and has two pumps, the main pump operates from the vehicle’s driveshaft, the second is used as a spare.
The machine is equipped with two tanks with a capacity of 2700 and 1400 liters. The consumption rate of the working solution when degassing the area is about one liter per square meter of area, full characteristics are on the screen. The speed of the truck during processing is about 5 km/h. The jet range for fire extinguishing is about 30 meters. The ARS-14KM station heats 2500 liters of water to 60 degrees per hour. The station is ready for operation in about 6 minutes. The crew of the ARS-14KM station vehicle is three people.
The machine is equipped with two tanks with a capacity of 2700 and 1400 liters. The consumption rate of the working solution when degassing the area is about one liter per square meter of area, full characteristics are on the screen. The speed of the truck during processing is about 5 km/h. The jet range for fire extinguishing is about 30 meters. The ARS-14KM station heats 2500 liters of water to 60 degrees per hour. The station is ready for operation in about 6 minutes. The crew of the ARS-14KM station vehicle is three people.
The video shows the work of a Russian military mobile field bakery. Military bakers bake Easter bread, Easter cakes and paint Easter eggs for Easter, interview with the baker at the end of the video. In the video episodes you can see Russian bakers using the KhPK-50M2 baking oven, technical information on the screen. The uniqueness of the oven is that inside the baking chamber, the trays for baking bread can move in a vertical plane like on a carousel, this guarantees uniform baking of baked goods. The KhPK-50M2 bread baking oven operates on any type of fuel. The oven capacity is 3000 kg of baked goods per day, the oven is designed for 108 bread forms, with a bread weight of 700 grams in one form.
Close-up footage of a Russian T-72 tank with a homemade Tsar-barbecue protection installed, designed to protect against drones. The protection was further strengthened by welding additional grilles onto the outer hull; in this configuration, the chance of hitting the tank with an FPV drone is minimal. Also, to combat mines, the T-72 tank was equipped with a KMT-7 track mine trawl with two roller sections; the trawl provides trawling against anti-track and anti-bottom mines with a reliability of 95%. Despite criticism of this design, it is now the most effective protection for a tank against drones.
Ammunition used on Russian FPV drones. Russian military personnel showed the ammunition they use to equip FPV drones. The main types of ammunition used are RPG-7, PG-7S armor penetration up to 400 mm of armor, PG-7L armor penetration up to 500 mm and TBG-7V is a thermobaric ammunition with a damage radius of up to 10 meters.
They also use a KZ-6 shaped charge, the charge penetrates armor up to 21.5 cm, a reinforced concrete slab up to 55 cm thick and soil to a depth of up to 80 cm. In Soviet times, when there was a threat of nuclear missiles being captured, they were supposed to be destroyed with KZ-6 charges. Details in the video.
They also use a KZ-6 shaped charge, the charge penetrates armor up to 21.5 cm, a reinforced concrete slab up to 55 cm thick and soil to a depth of up to 80 cm. In Soviet times, when there was a threat of nuclear missiles being captured, they were supposed to be destroyed with KZ-6 charges. Details in the video.
Russian troops received a new batch of BMP-3 and BMD-4M manufactured in 2024. This is the second batch of BMP-3 for 2024. Kurganmashzavod reports that the BMP-3 has been improved and received enhanced protection, which will likely be installed locally in units. The BMP-3 was equipped with standard additional protection kits that protect the BMP from side-by-side attacks from any angle. Kits are also supplied to protect the upper hemisphere of an armored personnel carrier from the discharge of cumulative ammunition from above from drones. The kit also includes “Cape” visibility reduction devices, made of heat-insulating and radio-absorbing material, to reduce the visibility of the combat vehicle. In addition, additional protection kits for the BMP-2, anti-cumulative grilles and armored screens were manufactured ahead of schedule. There is no information on the BMD-4M.
The only Soviet combat fighter I-16, which participated in the battles of the Great Patriotic War, has been restored in Russia. There are now only three flying I-16 aircraft in the world. The I-16 fighter will take to the skies at the Victory Parade in Novosibirsk on May 9. The I-16 was developed in the design bureau of Nikolai Polikarpov. The I-16 aircraft is quite difficult to pilot; due to its tendency to go into a tailspin at low altitude, which leads to difficulties during landing, the aircraft did not make even the slightest mistakes in piloting. The first I-16 type 4 fighter was put into serial production in 1934, it became the most popular Soviet fighter, 10 thousand aircraft were manufactured before 1942, they were also used in Spain and China. The aircraft was equipped with engines with power starting from 480 hp. up to 1100 hp The aircraft is armed with 4 ShKAS machine guns of 7.62 mm caliber or 20 mm ShVAK air cannon. The plane carried 6 RS-82 shells or up to 500 kg of bombs. The maximum flight range of the I-16 is 680 km, at altitudes up to 9950 meters, at speeds up to 470 km/h.
A homemade medical evacuation vehicle 502T will be received by Russian troops. The Russian Museum of Military History in the village of Padikovo showed a homemade medical evacuator created on the Izdeliya 502TB platform. The 502TB multi-purpose armored vehicle or universal tracked chassis was created on the basis of the BMP-3; on the 502TB Products platform it was planned to create command post and evacuation vehicles, as well as deploy electronic warfare systems. But developments based on the 502TB chassis were not accepted by the Russian Ministry of Defense and were not further developed. The Museum of Military History in the village of Padikovo bought old cars and created a homemade medical tow truck 502TB on their basis; officially the car does not have its own index. The vehicles were restored with funds from the museum and private investors and will be shown at the parade on May 9, after which they will be sent for trial operation to some units of the Russian troops. The 502T medical evacuation vehicle has a crew of two people, and the vehicle is capable of transporting up to four wounded people.
The Russian army has begun to use small tankers. The cars are based on the Chinese Desertcross buggy, the UAZ Profi car and a motorcycle. Small tankers are designed for use in hazardous locations and where large volumes of fuel are not needed. Fuel tankers always accompany crews with portable electronic warfare systems. The fuel tanker based on the UAZ “Profi” is equipped with a capacity of up to 1,500 liters and has a high-performance pumping system. This volume is enough to fully refuel two or three infantry fighting vehicles. To protect the container from loss of fuel and from shelling, it is covered with a special anti-fragmentation blanket. The Desertcross buggy has a trailer with a fuel tank; the fuel refueling system at its base allows simultaneous refueling of several pieces of equipment.