Ukrainian defense forces received outdated British FV432 armored personnel carriers and GAZ-66 vehicles

The Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces received armored vehicles and trucks. The solemn ceremony of transfer of equipment took place in Kyiv, as reported by the Ukrainian press.

Ukrainian territorial defense units are supplied on a residual basis; they have almost no armored vehicles of their own. Volunteers from the “World Congress of Ukrainians” decided to correct this situation and transfer some of the Teroboronists to British armored personnel carriers. Let them be outdated, but capable of transferring personnel to the front line, where they will go on foot for the next “meat assault”.

According to the Ukrainian press, TRO units received 13 British FV432 armored personnel carriers, 1 CVRT Stormer and 1 CVRT Shielder. They were also given ten GAZ-66 vehicles and two MT-LB tractors. British armored personnel carriers will be further equipped, night vision devices will be installed on them, after which all this equipment will go to the front, where it will enter service with one of the territorial defense brigades.

We will use this equipment to transport personnel to the front line. In an appropriate manner, in the opposite direction, if necessary, to transport the wounded and provide them with reliable protection during movement

- said the commander of the TRO Forces, Major General Igor Tantsyura.

Previously, former British Defense Minister Ben Wallace promised the supply of FV430 armored personnel carriers to Kyiv, but they never reached Ukraine. Now volunteers are buying them from the British and handing them over to the defense forces.

The FV430 MK.3 Bulldog tracked armored personnel carrier is an improved version of the FV430 armored personnel carrier, designed specifically for British units in Iraq. Combat weight 13 tons. Crew 2 people + landing 10 people. The maximum speed is 72 km / h, the cruising range is 590 km (on the highway), the fuel supply is 454 liters per 590 km. Armament - one 7,62 mm machine gun, smoke installation system.

Comments

[Lev_Russia]

The defense forces are still being mobilized to the Donbass, and these pieces of hardware, which are no longer needed THERE, can always be sold THERE for scrap metal... Kreakly never refuse to receive for free something that can later be somehow resold...
They always fight for freebies -
Whoever has a freebie, that one has power ...
They think they have a right
Freebie omcocamb or steal...
Cocamb they can do anything in life -
And they don't need to get used to cocamb...
Cocali among the Austrians and Poles -
Now the British will start cocamb...
They are also at the Yankee's subcoce ...
They need a currency subcoc,
And if someone asks to return the "loot" -
They will say that we will give the land ...
It's easy to make such promises
When the land is foreign, not yours -
And this is what I'll tell you in parting -
All this is our Russian land!!!

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

These pieces of iron are armored vehicles and transport. If you think that our army is much better with all this, then you are mistaken.

[Anarchist]

There's a lot of mischief in Energodar right now. And explosions and bursts.
I knew where I was going. Still points
Complementing ...
Another arrival. Apparently a “shell” is working somewhere nearby
There's a line and then bang.

[Mordvin 3]

Quote: Lev_Russia

They always fight for freebies -
Whoever has a freebie, that one has power ...

You know? You swayed with your rhymes

[Al manah]

Please note - we received it for free. And we have a lot of things partners и allies installed for free? That's just it, that - nothing...

[Murmur 55]

Al manah , do we have them as allies? There are fellow travelers who are stupidly cautious and timid, there are beneficiaries who, taking advantage of the situation, have their own goodies and goodies, there are those who, taking advantage of the situation, are trying to bite us, although just yesterday they were smiling and shaking hands. But there are no allies or partners. Well, unless you remember about the army and navy.

[Borik]

I just didn’t understand one thing from what was written? Did the British supply the same Gaz-66? Or one of our former friends made a fuss, since it is clear that all the cars were taken from one storage location and were not collected in different places and bought by some volunteers and transferred to the Ukrainian Reich..

[Michael]

Quote: Borik

Is there just one thing I didn’t understand from what was written? Did the British supply the same Gaz-66?

Most likely Bulgarians. They made the 66th with an extended frame under license. And in the photo, the tent bodies for products of the domestic automobile industry are clearly too long.

[Escariot]

Quote: Murmur 55

Al manah , do we have them as allies? There are fellow travelers who are stupidly cautious and timid, there are beneficiaries who, taking advantage of the situation, have their own goodies and goodies, there are those who, taking advantage of the situation, are trying to bite us, although just yesterday they were smiling and shaking hands. But there are no allies or partners. Well, unless you remember about the army and navy.

If you remember, even these allies did not help in 1917.

[svarog77]

Yes, yes, the Ukrainians bought it and supplied it for free...

[Mikhail Krivopalov]

You can put the question differently, the leadership regularly forgives billions of debts to various countries, provides free assistance to various oligarchs to support business... But have ordinary citizens forgiven any debts or provided gratuitous assistance?

[Li17]

I won’t say anything about armored personnel carriers, but GAZ-66!!! I sympathize, based on my own experience!

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

Then feel our army too, because we also use GAZ-66, only the Ukrainians will have newer ones.

[Foaly]

For every Ratmir from Ryazan, there is a Ratmir from Volyn, who is now hysterical on Ukrainian resources because of the rubbish they are being sent.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

Where did you see the hysteria? Or is this an attempt on your part to belittle my comment?

It irritates me that 90% of commentators here are not only not objective in their assessments of various news, but also do not want to find out the true state of affairs on some issue.

In my company in the Northern Military District there is no equipment at all, except for Tavria and UAZ, which were purchased with our own money, and here someone is trying to sympathize with the Ukrainian defense forces, which were given a dozen GAZ-66s from storage and the same number of armored personnel carriers.

We took out the wounded on kopecks and other rubbish saved from the locals. This is for you to understand the severity of the problem.

[Foaly]

Hysteria is observed in the news about the arrival of something in the Russian Army. It comes from people with the psychological attitude “good for them, bad for us.” It was this, I believe, that was the basis for the conclusion “there will be newer ones.” I’m not calling for rabid self-indulgence, but in conditions of a serious conflict, ideological policy must have specific outlines, and the most zealous of those who do not fit into it, in principle, can be given the aphedron.
And I think it’s quite obvious that there are people with a similar attitude on the other side. They won’t miss the fact that armored personnel carriers are more than fifty years old. And that the shishiga eats twice as much as a non-new lawn, the cabin is cramped even for an average-sized person, the driver needs to fumble with his hand somewhere behind to change gears, it is undesirable to fill a small body entirely, and in war conditions a cabover car runs straight into a mine under the cabin. Yes, we have problems too. But listen to people like you, our barge haulers are moving howitzers from the Volga.

[karabas-barabas]

Quote: Foalish

I’m not calling for rabid self-indulgence, but in conditions of a serious conflict, ideological policy must have specific outlines, and the most zealous of those who do not fit into it, in principle, can be given the aphedron.

You are contradicting yourself, because you want to shut everyone up, and this also means throwing hats at you. And how will it help to stupidly keep silent about problems and shout about victories that don’t exist? When did this help and who did it help?

Quote: Foalish

They won’t miss the fact that armored personnel carriers are more than fifty years old.

These armored personnel carriers have good protection, which, with additional armor, holds most anti-tank systems in a circle; Bulldogs were used in urban battles in Iraq. Better than Motolygas, BMP 1, 2, 3, BTR 50, 60, 70, 80, 82, Urals, Ladas and KamAZs for transporting drugs and the wounded, although the latter are in short supply. On the Russian side, 300s become 200s many times more often than those of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, precisely because of the lack of transport, while in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on the contrary, thanks to the saturation of MPAPs and other vehicles, including old ones, even heavy 300s survive. You won’t be able to carry a wounded man further than 1 km with four of you, and if he’s still flying and thumping, you’ll be covered in holes by the time you’ve covered those 1000 m. Talking about “old stuff” is similar to talking about “small pearls.”

[Nastia makarova]

Russian armies have not used gas 66 for a long time

[Mikhail Krivopalov]

The jingoistic patriot has such a sharpened vision of the world that he sees the shortcomings of his adversaries, and completely does not see the same shortcomings in his own

[knn54]

What's bad about the GAZ-66? Its main job is to pull howitzers.
The engine is really not economical. There is no price for an all-terrain vehicle. The border guards were happy. During my service, I even went to the mountains to buy pistachios.

[Arisaka]

It is bad for the driver and mechanics. Starting from the gearbox and ending with the ergonomics behind the wheel. There is no point in mentioning mines and armor. The cabin is directly above the wheels - when hitting a mine, there are no occupants in the cabin.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

What about our KamAZs, Urals, UAZs when they hit a mine? Or maybe they are armored? Or is the ergonomics really such that it gives extra health points to the driver?)

[Arisaka]

It seemed like we were talking about shishiga, and not about searching for equally bad trucks.

[Lynx2000]

Quote: knn54

What's bad about the GAZ-66? Its main job is to pull howitzers.
The engine is really not economical. There is no price for an all-terrain vehicle. The border guards were happy. During my service, I even went to the mountains to buy pistachios.

It will be difficult for him to carry howitzers and guns; he himself is not heavy, and the total weight of the towed trailer is recommended by the factory to be no more than 2 tons. Towed mortar "Vasilek", or 120 mm mortar on a wheeled trolley - yes.
For the army, the efficiency of internal combustion engines is not the main condition. And its purpose is as an off-road vehicle. Whether it’s bad or not bad for the driver is a matter of habit and the need for use, besides, the cabin and controls were not designed for a long-range truck, but based on the technical specifications of the military: compact (cabless layout), lightweight, passable...
It was even used in the national economy in the 1990s, and there were options with diesel internal combustion engines. On his farm, my grandfather had a SAZ dump truck based on the GAZ-66 “selkhoznik”, but from the factory on GAZ-52 tires, with two ramps on the rear axle.

[Murmur 55]

Well, an armored personnel carrier as an armored personnel carrier after Bradley and other Strykers is an unremarkable vehicle, but they got excited about reliable protection.

[Codett]

It’s a pity that they weren’t covered with geraniums or something else. The equipment is combat-ready, although old, and the shishiga is a very passable and useful vehicle, most likely from the warehouses of Eastern Europe, as for junk, alas, we are no better, our army fights on cardboard tarantasses, the same BTR 80-82, BMP 1-2 and 3 is also weak in armor, and motorized skirmishers began to be used as armored personnel carriers, a vehicle is needed following the example of the Israeli Namer, buoyancy is not the best ability, more powerful armor protection is better.

[Murmur 55]

Codett , 66 has an advantage in cross-country ability, but the rest is not very good, ease of control, survivability, fuel consumption here, this model is not very good.

[karabas-barabas]

So she has to go pick up the wounded and deliver ammunition over 2-10 km, along broken, washed out and impassable roads. Better than on foot, or with help from volunteers.

[Andriuha077]

UVZ is ready
to large-scale production
"Tanks of the English Channel" T-80BVM/UM1

According to the publication “Business Magazine. Ural" (https://ural.business-magazine.online/fn_1377374.html) with reference to the statement of the General Director of JSC "Concern "Uralvagonza Vod" / UVZ (part of the Rostec Group) Alexander Potapov on the air of the program "Military Acceptance" "at TC "Zvezda", UVZ headquarters was tasked with constructing a production line and launching large-scale production of MBTs of the T-80BVM and T-80U/UM-1 lines.

In light of the situation observed in the Northern Military District zone, where (https://t.me/c/1740661035/1026) in addition to highly protected T-90M Proryv-3 tanks with equivalent frontal projection resistance from BOPS of the order of 950 - 970 mm, highly mobile vehicles with the highest dynamic qualities and maneuverability for timely entry into firing positions, this information is extremely positive. After all, the 1250-horsepower GTD-1250 gas turbine engines provide the T-80BVM tanks with a specific power of 27,2 hp/t, a speed on the highway of up to 90 km/h and over rough terrain of up to 60 km/h.

Thus, T-90BVM are capable of moving to firing positions 35 - 50% faster than T-90M.

Moreover, there are developments on a unique project for a promising MBT with a highly protected welded Burlak turret based on the T-80BV. The turret is represented by massive frontal armor plates with combined armor and spacing, covering part of the side projections. At the same time, the ammunition and automatic loader are isolated from the fighting compartment in a specialized aft niche with ejection panels, which greatly increases the survivability of the vehicle’s crew. If tanks of the Burlak project are equipped with Sodema, Sosna-U and PKP sights, as well as 2A46M-4 guns, the combat capabilities of these vehicles will reach the T-90M levels, and in terms of driving parameters and dynamic qualities they will significantly exceed.

(Because no one bought our galoshes except Africans, who had to walk on hot sand.)

[TerraSandera]

Interesting story. At first we are not building Armata, it is too complex, expensive, technologically advanced, T90m instead, almost the same characteristics and easier to manufacture. Now the T90 is the same story, because the T80 can completely replace them. At this rate, we can get to IS3 and T34; in general, we can rivet them in the thousands, after those that are on the move are removed from the monuments. And God forbid there are them in every town. And some of it is possible even on the go. + Myanmar seems to have transmitted it. (For filming) in exchange for “unnecessary” T72

[Arkadich]

Where did you read that instead of the 90s they will make the 80s? They will be produced in parallel, because the front needs both cars.

[Bingo]

And the Minister of Defense also received them...

A yacht and citizenship from Borusik Johnson))) Having earned it through hard work, and for winning in the counter-grunt, the slave was given his freedom ahead of schedule)

[Fangaro]

All the hardware that is sent to enemies is still hardware that somehow protects them.
President Borzilia believes that the arrest of the President of Russia is within the competence of the court.
What rejoice?
This BRICS ally?
That soldiers, officers and generals of the Ministry of Defense do not run away?
Or the proposal of the Minister of Defense to conduct an inventory of the privatization of lands of the Ministry of Defense during the Northern Military District, but do not dig about two-thirds of the modern one yet?

[Arkadich]

President Borzilia believes that the arrest of the President of Russia is within the competence of the court.
What rejoice?
This BRICS ally?
That soldiers, officers and generals of the Ministry of Defense do not run away?
Or the proposal of the Minister of Defense to conduct an inventory of the privatization of lands of the Ministry of Defense during the Northern Military District, but do not dig about two-thirds of the modern one yet?

And what are you saying here?
What kind of ally is Brazil? Do we have any agreements? Read what BRICS is.
Who should run where and why?
In light of the latest scandal, instructions have been given to conduct an investigation - what’s wrong with you?
There is no need to carry nonsense, it is not heavy, but it does not make a person beautiful.

[Escariot]

For some, outdated weapons, and for others, time-tested classics.

[Vasyan1971]

if there is such a need, to transport the wounded and provide them with reliable protection during movement
- said the commander of the TRO Forces, Major General Igor Tantsyura.

1. The word “if” is somehow out of place here.
2. The word “reliable protection” also arouses suspicion...

[Bingo]

Quote: Vasyan1971

The word “if” is somehow out of place here.

The wounded must be treated. It’s cheaper to call a disabled person straight away

[Metallurg_2]

Where does GAZ-66 come from? Are they decommunizing?
Or "is it different"?

[TerraSandera]

They have armored personnel carriers (necessarily outdated), and gases, etc. And here the whole world collects them for loaves of bread (not an outdated classic). And fpv at 99x is amazing. Of course things are bad for them. After all, they are given hundreds of trucks, several hundred cars, every two to three months, while volunteers buy from us and workers at factories assemble dozens. So shall we win?

[dementor873]

Quote: Murmur 55

Al manah , do we have them as allies? There are fellow travelers who are stupidly cautious and timid, there are beneficiaries who, taking advantage of the situation, have their own goodies and goodies, there are those who, taking advantage of the situation, are trying to bite us, although just yesterday they were smiling and shaking hands. But there are no allies or partners. Well, unless you remember about the army and navy.

The DPRK could help, but we are a proud bird.

[Mavrikiy]

The Ukrainian defense forces received obsolete British armored personnel carriers FV432 and GAZ-66 cars

The arrogant Saxons again saved on recycling.