Russians-in-Ukraine T-series Shed Tank build pics

[Story]

Separate from the Soviet/Russian Tank and derivatives Ideas and Inspiration since it'd get lost there.

No idea who the watermark belongs to, but full credits to them.



Gonna just provide links to the majority of the pics so as to save bandwidth.

https://i.imgur.com/zNeRcPn.jpg    https://i.imgur.com/HMOYfB3.jpg

Truely, garden shed style construction
https://i.imgur.com/skkqHkf.jpg      https://i.imgur.com/uyWq7QS.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/pkFOlMM.jpg    https://i.imgur.com/VSk8jMF.jpg    https://i.imgur.com/GqzW07w.jpg

[GTX_Admin]

Anyone interested in these should watch this excellent video:

Turtle Tanks, "Cope Cages" & Modified Vehicles in Ukraine - Purpose, Evolution & Effectiveness

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhfGspOIg24" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhfGspOIg24</a>

[apophenia]

Anyone interested in these should watch this excellent video:

Turtle Tanks, "Cope Cages" & Modified Vehicles in Ukraine - Purpose, Evolution & Effectiveness

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhfGspOIg24" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhfGspOIg24</a>

Yup, excellent analysis from Perun as usual 

[raafif]

another video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gWlb0N2jNc

[Story]

Ukrainians with a captured shed

[GTX_Admin]

 

More details here

[Frank3k]

The correct technical term is "blyat-mobile".

They're starting to look like A7Vs... only full of blyat.

[GTX_Admin]

 

[apophenia]

Ukrainians with a captured shed

Now, once the war is over, the chooks will be able to hit the road and see a bit of the world 

[Old Wombat]

When you slap that much armour over it, where is the point you stop calling it a "tank" & start calling it an "SPG"?

And, beyond that, when do you stop calling it an "SPG" & start calling it a "bunker"?

 

[Frank3k]

If you watch videos of these things in "action", the gun is limited to about the same range of travel as a SPG. Visibility is also very poor; FPG drones can get past the cope cages and the metal does a great job at reflecting the blast forces back towards the tank. Sadly, the shielding greatly reduces or eliminates turret throw events, so these tanks don't qualify for that competition.

[ChalkLine]

They usually have cameras all over them so visibility is achieved that way

[Story]

When you slap that much armour over it, where is the point you stop calling it a "tank" & start calling it an "SPG"?

And, beyond that, when do you stop calling it an "SPG" & start calling it a "bunker"?

 

It's not armor, it's plywood and sheet metal. Look at the interior shots I posted.

[Old Wombat]

When you slap that much armour over it, where is the point you stop calling it a "tank" & start calling it an "SPG"?

And, beyond that, when do you stop calling it an "SPG" & start calling it a "bunker"?

 

It's not armor, it's plywood and sheet metal. Look at the interior shots I posted.

Still limits turret movement & vehicle mobility, & still armour, only for bomb-drones not shells & bullets.

[Frank3k]

Three Blyatmobiles got taken out one after the other earlier this week. Usually by one FPV in the front and one in the back, for less than $1000/tank, maybe less.

[Frank3k]

Detailed walk through (or on) of a captured Blyatmobile: https://www.reddit.com/r/DroneCombat/comments/1dm8id1/aftermath_pimp_my_ride_footage_of_a_russian/

Basically, a poorly armored field taxi. "Blind, loud and stupid"

[GTX_Admin]

I like the term coined over on Secret Projects:  Hillbilly armour.

[Kerick]

I like the term coined over on Secret Projects:  Hillbilly armour.

Hillbillies would be highly insulted being associated with something this stupid!

[GTX_Admin]

It depends upon what sort of hillbillies they are...

[Frank3k]

They're Russian hillbillies. You don't see many Moskals from Muscovy or Saint Petersburg getting rapidly dismembered in a trench or atomized in a tank.