City tank from "Uralvagonzavod"

The Syrian conflict has once again demonstrated that the troops need special modifications of armored vehicles for fighting in populated areas. Such a machine has existed for several years in Russia - it was created in Nizhny Tagil, writes Messenger of Mordovia.

"The main external difference of the modernized tank T-72 with an urban set of protective equipment is the presence of a powerful bulldozer blade, which is designated TBS-86. With the help of this device, “seventy-two” is capable of destroying barricades and various blockages, ”says the material of Lev Romanov.

Also striking armored cabin mounted on the tower. It will save the life of the commander of the machine during the application of large-caliber machine gun.

“The experts, however, still have not come to a single conclusion that it is better: such a cabin or remote-controlled installations. The fact is that this kit can be installed on existing tanks without significant rework, while remote control units will require more serious costs for upgrading, ”explains the author.

It is necessary to mention the new modular dynamic protection installed in the front of the tower and the hull, as well as on the sides of the "urban" tank. The back is covered with special lattice screens. Also there is equipment that suppresses the work of radio-controlled land mines.

The tank is equipped with an 1000 horsepower engine, the maximum combat vehicle speed is 60 km / h, and the weight is 50 tons.

“Military experts spoke highly of the" city "tank from UVZ, rightfully considering this development one of the best in the world. It was expected that it, like the BMPT, would be tested in Syria, but so far we see this combat vehicle only at training grounds and armory exhibitions, ”the author concludes.

Comments

[Aristarkh Lyudvigovich]

Each year they show the same photo and article of similar content.
"Uralvagonzavod" presented a version of the T-72 tank for street fighting abroad
https://topwar.ru/96332-.html
City T-72 impressed foreign guests at RAE 2015
https://topwar.ru/82593-gorodskoy-t-72-vpechatlil
-inostrannyh-gostey-na-rae-2015.html

[The black]

Such a machine has existed in Russia for several years - it was created in Nizhny Tagil,

Well, they would write adapt seventy-two for a fight in the city, so it would be more correct ... otherwise we CREATED !!!! .... oh and loves this "Messenger of Mordovia" to clear the blizzard ...

[Sergeant71]

They say that today in Saransk, a girl, about 4 years old, asked her mother in a minibus: "And if you ask God for everyone, he will burn the editor-in-chief of the Bulletin of Mordovia for such .... headings?" "Invincible sapper blades are adamantly put into service!" "The modern tank t72b3 surpassed all competitors" "The advantages of the tented Urals over the shredders are obvious" and much more

[Herculesic]

Another ten years will only show! And they won’t do it - "there is no money, but you hold on!"

[Dreamboat]

For the "Papuans" they did a "tuning" to 72ku, but for themselves they ordered a T90m! Isn't it logical?

[Alex 2016]

This is because every year it becomes more and more advanced, "innovative" and unparalleled in the world! ))) And here is the “new photo” for you

[Giant thought]

We will still be optimists, we hope that these tanks will nevertheless appear in our troops overcoming all bureaucratic obstacles.

[_Jack_]

Also striking armored cabin mounted on the tower. It will save the life of the commander of the machine during the application of large-caliber machine gun.

Some kind of archaism, a remote control module is needed, but not a fence, which also does not cover from above, in the city there are high houses

The back is covered with special lattice screens.

that they put such a lattice so stubbornly, it’s been proven a hundred times in practice that there’s almost no sense in them

The main external difference of the modernized T-72 tank with an urban set of protective equipment is the presence of a powerful bulldozer blade

but this is the thing for the city, though the question is how much does it weigh?
In general, for the city, the most important thing is to cover additional. to protect the sides, the back and top, seriously, even to the detriment of mobility, and this is not, and tankers in the city have to sandbag the tank.

[Incvizitor]

Well this is a budget modification, but everything has been done according to the budget, and so it seems that both the forehead and the sides are covered.

[Alexey RA]

Quote: _Jack_

Some kind of archaism, a remote control module is needed, but not a fence, which also does not cover from above, in the city there are high houses

Here is another "fence" - from a country that does not have problems with the SAMP.

Only here the glass blocks are larger and there is a shield on the machine gun.

[yehat]

such machine gun options do not really protect against an enemy armed specifically for urban conditions, when the armament is equipped with an SV-1367 or a screw cutter, or at least a colt with a collimator, and if there is an ags flame, then it's just tin.
Yes, even duck shot from an ordinary hunting rifle is quite capable of incapacitating the shooter.
In other matters, I saw on the Abrams turrets much more quality

[_Jack_]

just from the photographer’s side, the shooter is not covered at all, his head above the fence sticks out - an ideal target for a sniper, no one in their right mind will climb up for such a “protection”

[Dreamboat]

How many experts are here! And to cut the gun, and add fences, and file the springs .... well, then you all do not go in formation ?!
1. This is not a tank, but "tuning" for old tanks. So the "constructive" did not change: suspension, engine are the same and ext. weight of 4-5 tons, judging by the description - the limit. It was made mainly for sale in third countries as a modernization kit of old versions of the T-72.
2. "they put such a lattice so stubbornly, it has already been proven a hundred times in practice that there is almost no sense in them" What makes sense and what is absent is probably more visible to experts. In Syria, which has been at war for so many years, the grilles are put on everything, the United States uses lattices on the Abrams, which means there is some sense. It is clear that DZ is better, but the mass and price are greater.
3. “The most important thing is to cover additional side protection, the back and the upper part” The task of the body kit is to save the crew’s life, therefore they covered the main part of the hull for the most part. To build up all the reservation within the available mass would not work or work, but not much.
4. "A remote control module is needed, not a fence", right, and it is on the T-90m, and even for the T-72 with PCMT it is available as an option. But it is more expensive and more difficult to install, and also reduces the number of hatches for evacuation (when installed on serial T-72!). Then the customer selects. Even for the same Abrams put extra. fences instead of the remote control module, as high-quality remote control module is much more expensive, and the "anti-aircraft machine gun" weapon is very auxiliary.
5. About "to the detriment of mobility" is generally cool. Still, a standing tank will be burned or captured, if not booked. Mobility on the battlefield is important. Plus the engine’s capabilities are suspensions .... A broken tank is like a wrecked one, only an enemy of an ATGM or an RPG has saved.

[Kars]

Budget option) with a replaceable tank commander.
Remote control must be done with interchangeable lenses.

[yehat]

The remote is safer, but it does not provide an adequate response.
and what's the difference, why die - from hitting an RPG or from a stray bullet?

[Kars]

In theory, a modern tank should have a guaranteed reaction rate. In principle, the concept of transparent armor and the combination of an optical and thermal imaging channel should be implemented. And so bullets get into the tank much more often than anti-tank ammunition.

[yehat]

the question is not in the reaction, but in the fact that the review is not the same as in a living person; in addition to the eyes, a person has other organs. For example, he will hear a window breaking. The speed of the analysis of the situation is therefore different.

[igorka357]

It is clear what you wanted to say, but you could never see in the tank and leaning out of it .... Knocking out a window when a meter burst from you crying ...

[Alexey RA]

Quote: Kars

Budget option) with a replaceable tank commander.

Do the Americans in M1A2 TUSK also have interchangeable commanders?

[Kars]

What can I say Abrams coolness is greatly exaggerated)

[Herculesic]

Previously, a copy of it will be launched in a series by the Chinese! Everything is as usual with us - a rifleman with a gun, and without a shutter, under the bullets! !! For a tank is much more expensive than a regiment Vanek, Petek, Fedek - you need to protect the tank! Lessons from Chechnya did something though? ??

[yehat]

Military experts praised

that's who smacks this grunting nonsense ????
modification for the city is good, but is everything good in the modification itself?
as for the turret, I’m sure that it’s better not remote (the person controls the situation better), but a more thoughtful design is needed! What is now, this is a primitive and not a successful design, not better than a remote control. The price here should not play at all. Need quality.
Active protection. What for a tank in a city with great mobility? I believe that there are unused reserves to enhance protection, including screens. It may be worthwhile to provide an additional firing point for passengers, like on an old M5 light tank or Sherman. In general, it is better to adapt the tank to support the infantry squad. I am not an expert, but I think that the adaptation of the tank is far from being done as it should. There are tremendous opportunities for improvement.

[yehat]

Continuing the theme - the Israelis are now doing a lot of high-quality developments to strengthen tanks in urban environments. Let the “specialists” at least look at what has already been introduced into the troops.
Especially interesting are the bells and whistles on their new heavy merkava-based transporter.
from high-performance machine-gun points with response functions to the approach of subsonic targets, ballistic countermeasure complexes (anti-sniper, mortar response, blinding systems, noise, etc.) to a well-thought-out personnel protection system.

[tarakan]

Active defense in the city ?! Zvizdets infantry

[yehat]

infantry is not required to sit on the tank or stand in the meter
may be away

[igorka357]

Another confirmation that you saw the tank at the exhibition, and you don’t have even the slightest idea, about fighting in the city using tanks, with the enemy actively opposing ... And you never even heard how the KAZ works in real life.

[yehat]

stood 2 meters from the triggered kaz.

[Grigory_45]

Quote: tarakan

Active defense in the city ?! Zvizdets infantry

without it, the zvizdets tank. You just need to adjust the tactics of interaction and not huddle close to the armor, as well as high-quality two-way communication with the tank commander. KAZ can be turned off if circumstances so require

[Grigory_45]

Quote: yehat

as for the turret, I’m sure that it’s better not remote (the person controls the situation better), but we need a more thoughtful design!

more familiar, yes, to myself, and the senses are more human, not only eyesight. But what happens if you close the arrow on the side, back, top? The same armored box. Well, what's the point? ..

Quote: yehat

there are unused reserves to strengthen protection, including screens

the screen in the city will live a few minutes. "Loses" his tank, breaks off and crumbles the grilles just in the way

[Alex-a832]

Well, if we are already talking about specialization, it’s worth shortening the length of the gun barrel - the range in the city does not play such a value, but deploying a tower in cramped street conditions is a problem. Put, for example, a 37 mm automatic gun paired with the main gun. etc.

[Zaurbek]

This version of the T-72 (62/64/80) was needed back in 1994 and in 1999. Many soldiers would survive.

[Incvizitor]

Such tanks as for me will be more useful in the city and 90k (not MS) and leo and abrashek, you need to show them in Syria to take, the same Egypt, Hindus, Iran, I think they will be happy ...

[Sergeant71]

Buy immediately! Useful. In the assault on Berlin

[bald]

--- "" The experts, however, still have not come to a single conclusion that it is better: such a cabin or remote-controlled installations .... "- Tankers will best answer this. Moreover, past hot spots. Is it worth it to protrude from the hatch, in the city meat grinder (dust, smoke, falling trash, and of a sniper). And the tank - handsome - they know how to develop and do!

[armourer]

A short barrel is needed, and the dimensions are smaller, and more maneuverability, automatic machine guns, a couple of pieces with a good overview, that will be the perfect urban battle tank

[bogart047]

and how much is the new experienced tank commander? Cheaper than a remote machine gun?

[Grigory_45]

Also striking armored cabin mounted on the tower. It will save the life of the commander of the machine during the application of large-caliber machine gun.

the problem of the commander sticking out in the hatch behind the machine gun has long been solved with the help of a remotely controlled fire-fighting system. What is junk to spread? Repeatedly already published. The car was shown a few years ago at the RAE 2015

[ljoha_d]

All the same holes on the same wheels but only pleasing more powerful side screens, which of course for some reason are not present on serial tanks.

[APASUS]

Such a dump should be installed on the tank not as an option of the tank for fighting in the city, but as standard equipment. Dig caponiers, build fortifications, additional protection, are there really few advantages?

[Valery Saitov]

To do this, there are engineering troops with their special equipment.

[APASUS]

Quote: Valery Saitov

To do this, there are engineering troops with their special equipment.

I had to somehow "wait for the shovel" engineer troops in the rocky ground, they waited a long time

[technical]

The best armored combat vehicle in the city is the Shilka ZU 23x4, but it was magically removed from the armament of the ground forces in the period from 1994-2000. And it was used so well both in the mountains and in mountain cities. The lifting angle of 4 trunks is 90 gr, frantic firing rate, bulletproof armor. And now they advertise a miracle - a carapace that does not shoot on the go and is clumsy either in the mountains or in the city.

[igorka357]

You really don’t tell me about the armored Shilka, which 7.62 sews on all sides! In general, yes, when interacting with a tank and a special forces group ... it can work miracles, I was personally convinced! And they brought it out just because it anti-aircraft defense, and a specialized machine, you can’t re-specialize in paper, and leave the army!

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

The machine gun at the tank should be able to remotely control right from the place of the tank commander, without having to get out of it, if in urban battles the tankman gets out of the tank and starts aiming fire from the machine gun he will be instantly killed by a bullet or fragment ...

[Cetron]

The best means for tanks in the city is to prepare the battlefield with the help of a missile-bomb and artillery-mortar massive strike. And there, on the gravel and without screens, you can slowly, indicating the occupied position, finishing off those who survived.

[igorka357]

And this is a total war, with the use of all types .. then you do not need a missile bomb, you can even those after which there is no one to finish ..

[Cetron]

Tanks have nothing to do in a radioactive dump! Why do we need such a territory?

[Grigory_45]

Quote: Cetron

The best tank tool in town.

this is a bunch of UAVs hanging over the city, which will transmit the picture to the tanks and the infantry accompanying them on-line

[Ivanov IV]

Don't say a gop without jumping over!
That's when this tank will work in Syria or the Donbass, then we will analyze .........

[Sergei N 58912062]

But if a remote-controlled machine-gun mount with a panoramic sight UDP T05BV-1 were installed on the tank, as on the T-90MS tank arr. 2011, then this birdhouse on the tower would not have to be fenced.