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In the event of a major war, the Donbass will turn into a giant cemetery of infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers

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A new escalation in the Donbas, if it does end with the Ukrainian offensive, will lead to heavy losses of the parties in light armored vehicles.

Currently, the main combat vehicles of the warring parties are still the same BMP-1, BMP-2, plus a small number of amphibious BMDS of the first and second generations remain in service with the APU.

Among the armored personnel carriers, there is also nothing new, the people's militia of the unrecognized republics of Donbass is armed only with the BTR-80. The APU continues to exploit them. Plus, they have BTR-3, BTR-4, as well as old Soviet BTR-70, BTR-60 and their upgraded versions. You can also recall the English AT105 "Saxon", armored vehicles of various brands.

For the delivery of personnel on both sides of the front, lightly armored MT-LB tractors are used.

Most of the above equipment does not have additional protection. Except for the Ukrainian BTR-4 anti-cumulative screens were installed. Therefore, based on the experience of previous military operations in the Donbas, as well as local conflicts in recent decades, we can confidently say that the parties will suffer monstrous losses in the BMP, BTR and MT-LB.

At the same time, it is possible that armored vehicles, in which there are troops in addition to the crew, will often be destroyed. Military experts believe that if the active phase of the conflict is prolonged, the infantry in this hot spot will already be transported by car.

And in the armies of other states, the military will buy more heavily armored IFVs and APCs with active protection systems.

Dmitry Lemeshko

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19.03.2021 15:46
Если подует "северный ветер то там будет кладбище не только БМП И БТР, но много чего дополнительно.
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19.03.2021 19:08
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Военные эксперты считают, что при затягивании активной фазы конфликта пехоту в этой горячей точке уже будут перевозить на автомобилях.

Конечно, будут. Но почему? Потому, что на автомобилях безопаснее? Или потому, что легкая бронетехника закончится?  Раз речь о "затягивании активной фазы конфликта", то понятно, что подразумевается второй вариант.
Отсюда мораль: причина БОЛЬШОЙ проблемы - не "толщина брони", а сам способ разрешения конфликтов военным путем. Не бог весть какое открытие. :)
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