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Russian Slat Armor
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| January 24, 2006
Posted on 01/24/2006 7:18:06 AM PST by Cannoneer No. 4
When the Stryker entered service in Iraq with its slat armor cage (to protect against RPGs), there was some criticism, and some crude humor, directed at that particular rig. But the slat armor did the job, and now Russia is offering its similar BTR-80 vehicle, equipped with slat armor. While the United States abandoned wheeled armored vehicles after World War II, Russia kept theirs, and constantly improved their BTR series. While not as heavy, or as high tech, as the American Stryker, the BTR vehicles are popular with many nations, especially for use by police and paramilitary forces. The current export model of the BTR-80, the BTR-90, is equipped with a turret and a 30mm auto-cannon and weighs about 16 tons. The BTR-80, introduced about twenty years ago, is actually more similar to the U.S. Marine Corps LAV, which entered service about the same time.
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: armor; bronyetransporter; btr; btr80; miltech; stryker; strykerarmor; stynker; wheeledarmor; wheelies
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To: GarySpFc
next time you see a picture of a tank in Nam, look at the back and chances are, you'll see a roll of chainlink fence across the rear deck to set up at night or in a static position to catch RPG's...
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:40:06 AM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:41:57 AM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics.)
To: 1stFreedom
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posted on
01/24/2006 9:00:24 AM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics.)
To: af_vet_rr; archy; cavtrooper21; centurion316; colorado tanker; CWOJackson; Darksheare; exnavy; ...
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posted on
01/24/2006 9:13:01 AM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
I'd want one to go chase woodchucks with.
But that's me.
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posted on
01/24/2006 9:16:14 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(And baby says "RAAAAR!")
To: Cliff Dweller
"but if it works, who cares what it looks like?"
----I'm sorry,but I care what it looks like.
When I'm in a battle, I want my tank to look NICE!
Hugs and kisses, willyboyishere.
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posted on
01/24/2006 9:18:36 AM PST
by
willyboyishere
(""The unlived life is not worth examining" ---willyboyishere)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
>>That might be more because the Canadians are known to be very courteous drivers and the Romanians are known to be crazy.
LMAO! And thanks for your service!
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posted on
01/24/2006 9:20:18 AM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: tumblindice; Cannoneer No. 4
And to expand on Cannoneer's comment, nearby friendly dismounts are pretty much a necessity if you're operating armor in an urban/built environment.
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posted on
01/24/2006 9:21:58 AM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
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posted on
01/24/2006 9:41:32 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Cliff Dweller
The Germans deployed stand-off armer skirts on their tanks in WWII. Those dealt with shaped charges.
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posted on
01/24/2006 9:44:46 AM PST
by
Redleg Duke
(Kennedy and Kerry, the two Commissars of the Peoples' Republic of Massachusetts!)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
oh, it says slat - never mind...
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posted on
01/24/2006 9:49:34 AM PST
by
talleyman
(Kerry & the Surrender-Donkey Treasoncrats - trashing the troops for 40 years.)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
Would this form of armour help humvees at all?
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:39:54 AM PST
by
x5452
To: Cannoneer No. 4
I can tell you one reason for the courtesy of the Canadian drivers: Before anyone (military or civilian) can drive a DND vehicle, you have to have a civilian licence, then take a Defensive driving course (every five years thereafter as well), and then convincingly pass a 25 point questionnaire.
That's just for the DND 404, which is for regular passenger cars/light duty trucks. The standards get stiffer as vehicles get larger.
I would think that most western forces have similar standards, whereas former communist countries are still a bit "wilder".
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:47:01 AM PST
by
Don W
(Stress is when you wake up screaming, and then you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet.)
To: null and void
Kickback (recoil) from a tube launched rocket?
Backblast is a problem though (don't do it from an enclosed room.)
A RPG doesn't develop sufficient speed for it be used as a kinetic weapon.
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:54:25 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.)
To: x5452
Might help with RPG's, but cause so many other problems to make it not worth it. Up armored humvees are already too heavy, plus there are no good places to weld the cage to the outside of the humvee. Couldn't use the doors, so everybody would have to enter and exit through the gunner's hatch.
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posted on
01/24/2006 10:57:48 AM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
(Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics.)
To: ASA Vet
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:00:28 AM PST
by
null and void
("Never place a period where God has placed a coma" --Gracie Allen)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
(The overweight underpowered is true even in consumer humvees :( )
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:01:51 AM PST
by
x5452
To: null and void
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:02:37 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.)
To: ASA Vet
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:03:36 AM PST
by
null and void
("Never place a period where God has placed a coma" --Gracie Allen)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
I see a win/win solution: why not to purchase the best/newest/customized Russian models of these vehicles?
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posted on
01/24/2006 11:04:25 AM PST
by
A. Pole
(Dr. Michael Savage is in and the diagnosis is clear: "Liberalism is a Mental Disorder")
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