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The start of "Skynet," Russian style.
You need rifles. One well aimed shot and your replacement for your rifle squad is little more than a scrap heap.
You need riflemen.
[Regnum] The Terminator tank support combat vehicle (BMPT), with the help of its weapons system, can replace an entire motorized rifle squad during an attack, which includes an infantry fighting vehicle (BMP-2M), riflemen, a machine gunner, and grenade launchers. This was reported on January 6 by the press service of the Rostec state corporation.
It is noted that the Terminator is a highly protected vehicle, the experience of using which in the special operation zone has shown that the BMPT is capable of withstanding multiple hits from enemy weapons without harm to the crew and its main systems.
The press service recalled that the Terminator is equipped with two 30 mm automatic cannons, guided missiles, machine guns and automatic grenade launchers, which gives the vehicle the ability to strike several targets at once. At the same time, in the special operation zone, the BMPT demonstrated high efficiency not only in covering tanks, but also as an independent assault combat unit capable of destroying enemy firing points and strongholds.
“In certain situations, the BMPT can replace a motorized rifle squad in an attack, which includes a BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicle, riflemen, a machine gunner, and grenade launchers,” the state corporation’s Telegram channel says.
Rostec added that the BMPT has no analogues in Western countries, just like the Russian heavy flamethrower system Solntsepёk.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on September 21, 2024, the Ministry of Defense spoke about the preparation of the Terminator crews before going into battle - they conduct training and improve their skills. It was noted that the BMPT crews practice high-speed driving and direct fire, as well as coordination with the crews of tank units.
In July 2023, the commander of the Terminator crew of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces said that in one night his vehicle fired 400 shells at the positions of Ukrainian formations near Avdiivka. The strikes were carried out from a distance of 4 km using high-explosive fragmentation and armor-piercing tracer shells.
The BMPT Terminator is designed to operate as part of tank formations to destroy enemy anti-tank weapons. It is capable of destroying tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, long-term and tree-earth firing points, and other highly protected targets on the move and from a stationary position.
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