The Australian company GaardTech continues to expand the range of manufactured models of military equipment. So, at the end of last year, samples similar in appearance to the T-90, T-72 and BMP-3 were presented.
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However, it is not necessary to talk about complete similarity with real tanks and Russian-made infantry fighting vehicles. For example, in the "nineties" they forgot to depict the hatches of the gunner-operator and the driver-mechanic. There is no imitation of an ejector on the "barrel of the gun" - a device that serves to remove powder gases after firing from the gun.
However, there is a commander's closed machine gun installation and searchlights of the Shtora optoelectronic suppression anti-missile system with characteristic "red eyes".
The T-72 models have the same disadvantages. The "BMP-3" shown in December has only a "100-mm gun" visible, the paired 30-mm was forgotten.
At the same time, all these "armored vehicles" have rotating turrets, thanks to the presence of a wheeled chassis and remote control, it is possible to move. It was also reported that thanks to special on-board equipment, they create the same thermal visibility as real samples of equipment, and therefore they can be involved in exercises at night using thermal imagers.
Last year it was reported that this company had built an imitation of the Russian advanced T-14 tank on a heavy unified Armata platform.
For the maneuvers of the air Force, models of the well-known ZSU-23-4 Shilka anti-aircraft self-propelled guns and the Kvadrat (SA-6) mobile air defense missile systems, which are still common in third world countries, have been created.
It is reported that contracts for the supply of such products to NATO countries have now been signed.
Alexey Moiseev