Russia plans to airdrop armored vehicles -- with crews inside

[Byker]

If nothing else, it's a good way to send seven soldiers plummeting to their
deaths, like these unmanned Humvees:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjF8ju7YeLI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd94Rfi_gng
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Russia Developing Parachute System To Airdrop Armored Vehicle With Personnel
Inside

The Russian Airborne Force will get a new parachute system in 2018, the
Bakhcha-UPDS multi-cupola, which can air-drop a BMD-4M infantry fighting
vehicle with a seven-member crew inside it.

"This year, the state trials of the Bakhcha-UPDS new parachute system
designed to air-drop BMD-4M vehicles and other hardware from military
transport planes are coming to a close. These trials are proceeding
successfully,” Russian Army’s Airborne Force Commander Colonel-General
Andrei Serdyukov told TASS on Monday.

“We are planning to finish this work by the end of the year and somewhere at
the beginning of next year this system will become operational and will be
primarily arriving in a planned manner for our parachute infantry and
high-alert units," the commander was quoted as saying.

“The BMD-4M is made to be air-droppable and in this vehicle we can parachute
seven people," the commander said adding that special equipment has been
installed inside it including special seats for the personnel.

"Immediately after landing, this fighting vehicle with paratroopers inside
can accomplish assigned missions, including combat and special assignments.
Its ability to quickly leave the parachuting area after landing considerably
increases its survivability," the Airborne Force commander was quoted as
saying.

The BMD-4M is equipped with an automated fire control system and a new
navigation system. Its advanced targeting equipment facilitates aiming at
moving targets while the vehicle itself is moving at high speeds across
rough terrain.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/20102/Russia_Developing_Parachute_System_To_Airdrop_Armo red_Vehicle_With_Personnel_Inside#.WYvTPVGGOUk


Pic: "Rigorous testing of the new Bakhcha-U parachute system, the modernized
airborne infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) has seen it dropped from an Il-76
strategic airlifter 11 times since November 2015. This, incidentally, is
also the number of main parachutes the Bakhcha-U system has: 11 giant domes
each 350 sq m; the size of a large house. The technology used in these huge
parachutes makes it possible to reduce the load on the crew in the vehicle
during landing. Once the IFV has landed, the parachutes automatically
detach, and the vehicle is immediately ready for battle."
https://in.rbth.com/economics/defence/2016/02/29/russias-flying-fighting-vehicle-bmd-4m-lands-with-crew_571607

[john szalay]

"Byker" > wrote in
:

> If nothing else, it's a good way to send seven soldiers plummeting to
> their deaths, like these unmanned Humvees:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjF8ju7YeLI
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd94Rfi_gng
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------- Russia Developing Parachute System To Airdrop Armored
> Vehicle With Personnel Inside
>
>

Not ME !, in my days in the airborne, I,ve seen what happens when Murphy
has his way, Twice.. once with a 3/4 ton and once with a M-151.

[Miloch]

In article >, john Szalay
says...
>
>"Byker" > wrote in
:
>
>> If nothing else, it's a good way to send seven soldiers plummeting to
>> their deaths, like these unmanned Humvees:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjF8ju7YeLI
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd94Rfi_gng
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ----------- Russia Developing Parachute System To Airdrop Armored
>> Vehicle With Personnel Inside
>>
>>
>
> Not ME !, in my days in the airborne, I,ve seen what happens when Murphy
>has his way, Twice.. once with a 3/4 ton and once with a M-151.
>
>


In America, you smash vehicles by parachute drop...in Russia...parachute drop
does you!




*

[john szalay]

Miloch > wrote in
:

> In article >, john
> Szalay says...
>>
>>"Byker" > wrote in
:
>>
>>> If nothing else, it's a good way to send seven soldiers plummeting
>>> to their deaths, like these unmanned Humvees:
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjF8ju7YeLI
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd94Rfi_gng
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> -- ----------- Russia Developing Parachute System To Airdrop Armored
>>> Vehicle With Personnel Inside
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Not ME !, in my days in the airborne, I,ve seen what happens when
>> Murphy
>>has his way, Twice.. once with a 3/4 ton and once with a M-151.
>>
>>
>
>
> In America, you smash vehicles by parachute drop...in
> Russia...parachute drop does you!
>


;-)

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:31:20 -0500, john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net>
wrote:

>"Byker" > wrote in
:
>
>> If nothing else, it's a good way to send seven soldiers plummeting to
>> their deaths, like these unmanned Humvees:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjF8ju7YeLI
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd94Rfi_gng
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ----------- Russia Developing Parachute System To Airdrop Armored
>> Vehicle With Personnel Inside
>>
>>
>
> Not ME !, in my days in the airborne, I,ve seen what happens when Murphy
>has his way, Twice.. once with a 3/4 ton and once with a M-151.

That'll buff out...