[kellyhound]

early morning shelling South Ukrain

[kellyhound]

The BAT-2 armored tracklayer is used for road and track clearing and grading. It can drive graded tracks across various terrain and snow. Vehicle is also used to create earth barriers, dig ditches. It can be also used during disaster relief operation.

The BAT-2 is also described as the combat engineering vehicle due to it's versatility. This vehicle was intended to supplement the previous unarmored BAT-M high-speed tracklayer.

The BAT-2 fulfils a wider range of missions than the BAT-M. It seems that this vehicle is no longer produced. The BAT-2 is currently in service with Russia, Hungary and Ukraine.

The BAT-2 engineering vehicle is based on the MT-T heavy tracked transporter, which in turn uses many automotive components, such as suspension and running gear, of the T-64 main battle tank.

The BAT-2 is fitted with a large bulldozer blade, which is larger than on the previous BAT-M. The blade width is adjustable to suit the task. In bulldozer mode the blade is 4.5 m wide, for road or track clearing it is 4.2 m wide, for grading operations it has a variable width between 4.1 and 4.35 m.

The blade can also follow terrain contours. The BAT-2 drives graded track across terrain at a speed up to 6.8 km/h, across snow at 8.15 km/h, terrain with trees at 2.3 km/h. Vehicle has an earth working capacity of 200 - 250 m³/h when digging ditches.

Vehicle also has a 2 t capacity crane at the rear of the cab. The crane has a maximum boom reach of 7.3 m and can be used to clear obstacles. This combat engineering vehicle is also fitted with a 25 t capacity winch with 100 m of cable.

The BAT-2 is operated by a crew of two. Vehicle has a fully-enclosed forward control cab. The cab provides seating for the crew and for a combat engineer squad of eight men.

The cab is fitted with NBC protection system. A variety of combat engineer stores are carried behind the cab.

The BAT-2 carries no defensive armament.

This engineering vehicle is powered by a V-64-4 multi-fuel diesel engine, developing 700 hp. This engine is derived from that, used on the T-72 main battle tank. It is also used on some other Soviet military vehicles.

Many automotive components are from the T-64 MBT. The BAT-2 fords water obstacles up to 1.3 m deep. This vehicle can operate in temperature range from -45°C to +45°C.

[WhiskeyOutpost]

- UKR forces using an FGM-148 Javelin to take out a Russian personnel carrier.

[RUTHIE7]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Russia says it has hit a plant making anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev, the media reported.
Fly over kalibr missiles Kiev.
Explosion Kiev

1st Video, sounds like the guy said "DOUBLE FUCK!"

[WhiskeyOutpost]

- Hands down some of the best Russian footage of actual combat in Mariupol . See if you can spot the American Humvee

- Recently downed Ukrainian chopper #aircraft

- Russian T-72B3 in Mariupol firing its 125mm main gun

#mariupol

[WhiskeyOutpost]

- In the Smolensk region of Russia, a Tu-160 M3 is refuled in the air, accompanied by fighter escorts. #aircraft

- A RUS cruise missile (most likely Kalibr) travels to its target, location unknown.

- Impact of a mortar round in #Kharkiv .

- Finally found the unicorn. Some Kadyrovite #Chechens in actual combat, albeit to some horrible "music".

[dreamsneverend]

UA still has best music so far, Russians sounding like Warcraft outtakes and all of the Chechen stuff is marred by their Dollar Tree jihadi theme songs.

[WhiskeyOutpost]

- Downed RUS chopper from late last month near Makariv. I've identified it as a Mi-8amtSh. A long range model which can be fitted for a variety of roles. #aircraft #deadru

[tootsieflowrslave]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyOutpost ↗

- In the Smolensk region of Russia, a Tu-160 M3 is refuled in the air, accompanied by fighter escorts.

- A RUS cruise missile (most likely Kalibr) travels to its target, location unknown.

- Impact of a mortar round in Kharkiv.

- Finally found the unicorn. Some Kadyrovite Chechens in actual combat, albeit to some horrible "music".

WTF was that?? Russian Nasheed music?

[Oiar]

why do so many people put dogshit music in the vids.
Just let the audio unedited