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To: DJ Elliott

Well, that brings back memories. I haven’t driven a PT76 since about 1985, I guess.

And you are correct - it is not a PT76. The turret is off center, and has only one hatch, while the 76 has a centered turret and two hatches.

If, however, it is a BMP-1, somebody modified the heck out of it.


37 posted on 12/25/2008 10:07:40 PM PST by patton (Old BMP-1 Driver)
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To: patton

Crawled around on some shot up ones myself.

The Iraqis have been doing their own mods to their armor for decades. And we did not bomb Taji in 2003. They used to assemble T72s there. The entire inventory of T55s, BMP1s, and MTLBs that formed the 1st Mech Bde (pre-2005) were salvage/refit.

The 2nd Tank Bde was equipped with HA (formerly DDR) BMP1s and HU T72s. The 2nd is now the 35/9 Tank Bde.

The 1st has since added salvaged T72s and replaced the MTLBs with more HA BMP1s and is now designated 34/9 Mech Bde.

When the Slovak T72s arrive the 34/9 and 36/9 Bdes are expected to become armor Bdes. And the IA 9th Mechanized Division will then become the 9th Armored Division.

I am not sure whether the mod to the BMP1 was done by the Germans, Greeks, or Iraqis.


39 posted on 12/25/2008 10:25:31 PM PST by DJ Elliott
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