Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] On the combat experience of the use of BMPT "Terminator" in the NWO in Ukraine. For these machines, this is the first serious war.
BMPT is a crewed vehicle, and apparently the only nexus to autonomous combat vehicles is the name.
They were actively used in the battles for Kamyshevakha, Severodonetsk.
Despite the attractiveness of the concept of this combat vehicle (I am completely silent about the appearance) - and this is tank escort and the destruction of anti-tank weapons - the BMPT is a rather problematic vehicle, and the main "nuances" lie in completely different planes than performance characteristics and combat capabilities.
As far as I know, the role and place of the BMPT is still not clearly defined, and there are no units in the typical OShS.
"Terminator" is not just a new tank or infantry fighting vehicle to replace the old ones, but a fundamentally new vehicle, while it is not capable of replacing any of them. Logically, it should become part of the tank units, but on what rights.
There is no system for training crew members (except for the driver), and this is especially true for command positions, as the BMPT is designed to implement new tactics that require a very high level of interaction.
There is no understanding of the required logistics and how to integrate it even into the supply system that is infinitely far from ideal.
It seems to me that the squabble between the representatives of Uravlagonzavod
(Longtime Russian tank factory in the Urals region)
(the car is Agon, there are no analogues!) And the Moscow Region (but where to put it ?!) would last forever, while the Terminators, meanwhile, would slowly but surely be purchased by different African countries, but The Russian military made its own adjustments and the experimental batch of cars had to prove in practice how much Wall-e had matured ...
Further I quote:
"The vehicle has proven itself worthy.
Firstly, I would like to note the high security - the front armor withstood four hits from a tank gun with a cumulative projectile and the crew escaped with only a slight fright.
All used machines are equipped with an effective KAZ, which is better to keep on semi-automatic, in view of the smart-assed enemy, who in some places, but comes across.
Secondly, the weapon system allows you to successfully solve a wide variety of tasks.
The grenade launcher (AGS-17) has proven itself very well - a large BC allows you to literally mow down enemy positions.
The Ataka ATGM is powerful and hits everything from enemy armor to pillboxes or small buildings.
The Ataka ATGM (AT-9)is most commonly used in Russian military aviation.
But here the features begin - there are only four ATGMs and there are nuances for their use in certain conditions (for example, high dustiness) due to the implemented control system.
The main disadvantage is 30, since the skew of the tape, and it happens, can only be eliminated by leaving the car.
But despite this, the crews are satisfied with the vehicle."(c).
In my opinion, the main advantage of the BMPT is not the weapon system at all (although it immediately catches the eye), but armor protection comparable to tanks, which allows them to act together, in the same battle formations.
The BMPT's chassis is a T-72 hull.
As for the conclusions about the solvency of the "Terminator", which is for "fuck it, I like it" - they are quite enough, therefore, wangyu, that the number of relevant IKSperts from now on will increase dramatically.
Rozhin means when the vehicle gets deployed in serious numbers, the the number of "couch soldiers" commenting on the Russian war also will increase.