Press of Ukraine: The BMP-3F received by the Russian marines surpass the "naval" BTR-4 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
In Ukraine, they believe that it is urgently necessary to modernize the BTR-4 in service with the marines. This is due to the fact that the BMP-3F received by the marines of the Russian Federation are significantly superior in their combat qualities and technical characteristics to the "sea" BTR-4 with which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are equipped. This is the opinion of the Ukrainian observer Ivan Kirichevsky in an article published by the Defense Express portal.
The first battalion set of new combat vehicles will receive the 810th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea fleet... This will allow Russian marines to land by swimming, without landing ships entering the enemy coast.
Kirichevsky believes that in response to such a threat, the Ukrainian defense industry must create an "adequate response." For some reason, he sees such a response not to strengthen the antiamphibious defense of the coast, but to create combat vehicles for the marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are not inferior to the Russian ones.
The BTR-4 in service with the Ukrainian fleet, the press of Ukraine notes, is inferior to the Russian tracked BMP-3F both in driving performance and in armament.
The new equipment of the Black Sea Fleet marines is capable of disembarking from a landing ship, swimming to the coast and continuing to move overland. At the same time, it is much easier for her to get ashore with the help of tracks than with wheeled vehicles.
Probably, in terms of its firepower, the vehicle surpasses all other infantry fighting vehicles in service with the armies of the world, and is comparable to the light a tank... Armored amphibians are armed with 100 and 30 mm cannons, as well as anti-tank missile systems.
- Kurganmashzavod, https://morozov.com.ua/
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