A method for modernizing T-72 and T-90 series tanks to create tank support fighting vehicles (BMPT) on their base has been invented in Russia. The document was posted in the database of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (FIPS).
The developers proposed to sequentially dismantle the tank turret and install a special transition ring on the chassis. It allows integrating the BMPT combat module without deep modification of the hull.
After that, the vehicle will be equipped with turret protection with elements of dynamic protection, ZIP boxes, a fence for collecting links of automatic gun and machine gun belts, and additional equipment.
During the modernization, engineers only replace the fuel tanks, install a diesel generator unit, mount a rear-view camera, and update the driver's hatch with an emergency opening system. They also adjust the torsion shafts to ensure the specified hull trim.
The technology allows using tanks stored at storage bases without large-scale design changes. This reduces the labor intensity of the conversion and speeds up the production of fire support vehicles.
It should be noted that the only BMPT in service with the Russian army is the Terminator manufactured by Uralvagonzavod. The presented footage suggests that it is precisely about them. Previously, this equipment also began to be covered with anti-drone protection.
Read more materials on the topic:
Now on home
The next stage of the project is the production of medical devices from natural biological tissues
Defence blog: North Korea could have received almost $15 billion for weapons sent to Russia
The development of AI may lead to a network where the main activity will be generated by neural networks
In the "pushing" mode, it cools better, in the "pulling" mode - the flow is shaded by the stand
The American publication The Drive drew attention to an engineering experiment that has already caused controversy in specialized communities
The idea of articulated cars on Jacobs bogies is not new - it has already been worked out in Russia
The committee believes that marking "human" content is more appropriate than marking products of neural networks
China Increases Capacity for Mass Chips, Russia is in the Initial Stage of Import Substitution
Only 7-10% of pilot projects for implementing neural networks reached industrial operation
Roscosmos published a selection of landscapes of the planet
The daily audience of the messenger exceeded 77 million people
Dealers are selling off the remaining 2025 models of KRS, KRX, and HC