The video shows the work of a Russian military mobile field bakery. Military bakers bake Easter bread, Easter cakes and paint Easter eggs for Easter, interview with the baker at the end of the video. In the video episodes you can see Russian bakers using the KhPK-50M2 baking oven, technical information on the screen. The uniqueness of the oven is that inside the baking chamber, the trays for baking bread can move in a vertical plane like on a carousel, this guarantees uniform baking of baked goods. The KhPK-50M2 bread baking oven operates on any type of fuel. The oven capacity is 3000 kg of baked goods per day, the oven is designed for 108 bread forms, with a bread weight of 700 grams in one form.
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Close-up footage of a Russian T-72 tank with a homemade Tsar-barbecue protection installed, designed to protect against drones. The protection was further strengthened by welding additional grilles onto the outer hull; in this configuration, the chance of hitting the tank with an FPV drone is minimal. Also, to combat mines, the T-72 tank was equipped with a KMT-7 track mine trawl with two roller sections; the trawl provides trawling against anti-track and anti-bottom mines with a reliability of 95%. Despite criticism of this design, it is now the most effective protection for a tank against drones.
Ammunition used on Russian FPV drones. Russian military personnel showed the ammunition they use to equip FPV drones. The main types of ammunition used are RPG-7, PG-7S armor penetration up to 400 mm of armor, PG-7L armor penetration up to 500 mm and TBG-7V is a thermobaric ammunition with a damage radius of up to 10 meters.
They also use a KZ-6 shaped charge, the charge penetrates armor up to 21.5 cm, a reinforced concrete slab up to 55 cm thick and soil to a depth of up to 80 cm. In Soviet times, when there was a threat of nuclear missiles being captured, they were supposed to be destroyed with KZ-6 charges. Details in the video.
They also use a KZ-6 shaped charge, the charge penetrates armor up to 21.5 cm, a reinforced concrete slab up to 55 cm thick and soil to a depth of up to 80 cm. In Soviet times, when there was a threat of nuclear missiles being captured, they were supposed to be destroyed with KZ-6 charges. Details in the video.
Russian troops received a new batch of BMP-3 and BMD-4M manufactured in 2024. This is the second batch of BMP-3 for 2024. Kurganmashzavod reports that the BMP-3 has been improved and received enhanced protection, which will likely be installed locally in units. The BMP-3 was equipped with standard additional protection kits that protect the BMP from side-by-side attacks from any angle. Kits are also supplied to protect the upper hemisphere of an armored personnel carrier from the discharge of cumulative ammunition from above from drones. The kit also includes “Cape” visibility reduction devices, made of heat-insulating and radio-absorbing material, to reduce the visibility of the combat vehicle. In addition, additional protection kits for the BMP-2, anti-cumulative grilles and armored screens were manufactured ahead of schedule. There is no information on the BMD-4M.
I would say making more BMD-4M should be a higher priority in peace time than BMP-3. A lot of the airborne troops are still using the BMD-1 and BMD-2. Which have way worse specifications.
But the thing is the BMD-4M costs about the same or more than the BMP-3. While the BMP-3 can carry more troops, both use the same turret. And the air drop capability of the BMD-4M is not needed at this point. They should just assign BMPs to at least some of the airborne and increase their infantry component. Basically turn them into ground combat units.
So to save costs I think they should just produce the BMP-3. And they should have sped up programs to upgrade the BMP-2 and BMP-1. The BMP-2 needs modern radios and thermal sights. And the BMP-1 needs those and also an autocannon. All vehicles should get improved engines with more performance so they can carry more armor and/or payload.
But the thing is the BMD-4M costs about the same or more than the BMP-3. While the BMP-3 can carry more troops, both use the same turret. And the air drop capability of the BMD-4M is not needed at this point. They should just assign BMPs to at least some of the airborne and increase their infantry component. Basically turn them into ground combat units.
So to save costs I think they should just produce the BMP-3. And they should have sped up programs to upgrade the BMP-2 and BMP-1. The BMP-2 needs modern radios and thermal sights. And the BMP-1 needs those and also an autocannon. All vehicles should get improved engines with more performance so they can carry more armor and/or payload.
The only Soviet combat fighter I-16, which participated in the battles of the Great Patriotic War, has been restored in Russia. There are now only three flying I-16 aircraft in the world. The I-16 fighter will take to the skies at the Victory Parade in Novosibirsk on May 9. The I-16 was developed in the design bureau of Nikolai Polikarpov. The I-16 aircraft is quite difficult to pilot; due to its tendency to go into a tailspin at low altitude, which leads to difficulties during landing, the aircraft did not make even the slightest mistakes in piloting. The first I-16 type 4 fighter was put into serial production in 1934, it became the most popular Soviet fighter, 10 thousand aircraft were manufactured before 1942, they were also used in Spain and China. The aircraft was equipped with engines with power starting from 480 hp. up to 1100 hp The aircraft is armed with 4 ShKAS machine guns of 7.62 mm caliber or 20 mm ShVAK air cannon. The plane carried 6 RS-82 shells or up to 500 kg of bombs. The maximum flight range of the I-16 is 680 km, at altitudes up to 9950 meters, at speeds up to 470 km/h.
A homemade medical evacuation vehicle 502T will be received by Russian troops. The Russian Museum of Military History in the village of Padikovo showed a homemade medical evacuator created on the Izdeliya 502TB platform. The 502TB multi-purpose armored vehicle or universal tracked chassis was created on the basis of the BMP-3; on the 502TB Products platform it was planned to create command post and evacuation vehicles, as well as deploy electronic warfare systems. But developments based on the 502TB chassis were not accepted by the Russian Ministry of Defense and were not further developed. The Museum of Military History in the village of Padikovo bought old cars and created a homemade medical tow truck 502TB on their basis; officially the car does not have its own index. The vehicles were restored with funds from the museum and private investors and will be shown at the parade on May 9, after which they will be sent for trial operation to some units of the Russian troops. The 502T medical evacuation vehicle has a crew of two people, and the vehicle is capable of transporting up to four wounded people.
The Russian army has begun to use small tankers. The cars are based on the Chinese Desertcross buggy, the UAZ Profi car and a motorcycle. Small tankers are designed for use in hazardous locations and where large volumes of fuel are not needed. Fuel tankers always accompany crews with portable electronic warfare systems. The fuel tanker based on the UAZ “Profi” is equipped with a capacity of up to 1,500 liters and has a high-performance pumping system. This volume is enough to fully refuel two or three infantry fighting vehicles. To protect the container from loss of fuel and from shelling, it is covered with a special anti-fragmentation blanket. The Desertcross buggy has a trailer with a fuel tank; the fuel refueling system at its base allows simultaneous refueling of several pieces of equipment.
They really lay on thick that Western propaganda.
What a useless article.
Since the end of the Soviet Union Russia has developed several space technologies.
They built the improved Soyuz 2 rocket. Because Soyuz 2 uses digital control the launch sites do not need a rotating launch table anymore. It also means launch operations are a lot simpler.
They built all new fabrication facilities at Omsk to serial produce the Angara rocket. A modern replacement for the Proton.
The article totally neglects to mention the fact that the Vostochny Spaceport was built and has two operational launch pads. One for the Soyuz 2, and another for Angara. The article author didn't forget to mention the money the constructors stole from the Far Eastern Launch site project. But she did forget to mention it was still built in spite of that.
Russia developed in the 1990s a VAX compatible processor which had much better performance than previous space grade Russian or Soviet processors. It was the first space grade 32-bit processor they had.
In the 2000s a priority was given to replenish the GLONASS satellite network. GLONASS-M was developed. Using that 32-bit VAX processor.
In the late 2000s they launched their first Lotos-S SIGINT satellite.
In the late 2000s development of GLONASS-K using imported Western electronics (from Europe) started. After the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and Western sanctions on sales of space grade semiconductors to Russia, the Russian government started a crash program to produce more modern space grade semiconductors. It seems to have paid off since the Russians have started launching GLONASS-K and more modern GLONASS-K2 satellites in the early 2020s.
In the early 2020s Russia launched their first Pion-NKS naval SIGINT satellite.
As for the optical satellites the Russians seem to have developed higher resolution CCD sensors. They have imaging satellites with better than 1m resolution. And they don't use film based imaging anymore like the Soviets did for high resolution images.
That article was utterly pointless drivel for anyone who wants to understand actual Russian space capabilities.
Russian government owned space based satellite assets aren't significantly behind Western ones. Where they are much behind is the lack of the huge commercial imaging satellite constellations that the West has. These are what enable the US military to have short revisit times in the first place. Their own US government imaging satellites have revisit times roughly similar to Russian government satellites.
What a useless article.
Since the end of the Soviet Union Russia has developed several space technologies.
They built the improved Soyuz 2 rocket. Because Soyuz 2 uses digital control the launch sites do not need a rotating launch table anymore. It also means launch operations are a lot simpler.
They built all new fabrication facilities at Omsk to serial produce the Angara rocket. A modern replacement for the Proton.
The article totally neglects to mention the fact that the Vostochny Spaceport was built and has two operational launch pads. One for the Soyuz 2, and another for Angara. The article author didn't forget to mention the money the constructors stole from the Far Eastern Launch site project. But she did forget to mention it was still built in spite of that.
Russia developed in the 1990s a VAX compatible processor which had much better performance than previous space grade Russian or Soviet processors. It was the first space grade 32-bit processor they had.
In the 2000s a priority was given to replenish the GLONASS satellite network. GLONASS-M was developed. Using that 32-bit VAX processor.
In the late 2000s they launched their first Lotos-S SIGINT satellite.
In the late 2000s development of GLONASS-K using imported Western electronics (from Europe) started. After the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and Western sanctions on sales of space grade semiconductors to Russia, the Russian government started a crash program to produce more modern space grade semiconductors. It seems to have paid off since the Russians have started launching GLONASS-K and more modern GLONASS-K2 satellites in the early 2020s.
In the early 2020s Russia launched their first Pion-NKS naval SIGINT satellite.
As for the optical satellites the Russians seem to have developed higher resolution CCD sensors. They have imaging satellites with better than 1m resolution. And they don't use film based imaging anymore like the Soviets did for high resolution images.
That article was utterly pointless drivel for anyone who wants to understand actual Russian space capabilities.
Russian government owned space based satellite assets aren't significantly behind Western ones. Where they are much behind is the lack of the huge commercial imaging satellite constellations that the West has. These are what enable the US military to have short revisit times in the first place. Their own US government imaging satellites have revisit times roughly similar to Russian government satellites.
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