Some more:
Translated from Russian(using BabelFish):
“According to the special-order the Ministry of Defense OF THE USSR two “false” Il-76MD OF THE USSR -76450 and USSR -76451 were built as strategic airborne command posts (VKP) for the management of the nuclear forces of the country if ground-based control posts will be disabled. The equipment component of these machines is standardized with the aircraft Il-86VKP also constructed according to the special-order, another part – with the aircraft DRLO A -50. Aircraft have design designation Il-76VKP and troop designation Il-76SK (special command). However, was encountered designation Il-82! Appearance Il-76VKP very characteristic – them not with which you will entangle. Entire top of the forward fuselage from the pilot’s cab to the center section occupies very strong box superstructure with the equipment of satellite communication as on Il-86VKP. Glazing navigational cab is sewn by metal, and meteoradar is closed with the reduced fairing about the changed form but to type A -50. Similar to A -50, left entrance door is absent – not to landing aircraft it it is not necessary. The fairings about the landing-gear retracting mechanisms are also borrowed in A -50 – their forward sections are noticeably thickened, extended and have on two round air ducts of different size. In them electronic equipment is placed; therefore VSU is transferred into the tail end of the left landing-gear fairing and is supplied with the appearing air duct as on A -50. To the left of the nose strut of chassis to the left wheel fairing of chassis the box fairing about the installation is pulled. On the fairing of center section after the wing are located by rhomb four petalous antennas, along the sides of the leading edge of keel – two oblong fairings as on Il-86VKP. Two enormous petalous antennas are established on the lateral loading doors, while on the average – drum, from which is unwound the towed wire antenna of ultra-low frequency special-connection with the drogue at the end. This antenna with a length of 5 km (!) serves for the connection with the submerged submarines. Drum is located inside the fuselage, outside is visible only small fairing and poluutoplenyy in it cone. The installation of drum forced to transfer lower flashing light from the average fold of hatchway under the tail cone. After letting out antenna, aircraft begins to describe circles. Cone, after losing speed, falls down, and five-kilometer antenna hangs almost vertically. Only in such a situation of antenna radio signal can open the thickness of water. The receiving antenna of submarine is also wire and with the small float at the end. Finally, under the external outer planes of wing small oval containers with the directional forward bolt VHF antennas connection are fastened to the short pylons. According to some data, both boards enter into the composition of the separate air squadron of control and relaying of 8 air divisions of special designation. Aircraft constantly be based on airfield Chkalovsk. Any other information on these machines is closed. This some of few, until now, not declassified models of aviation equipment”
Hi Jack.
In the beggining of the thread i posted pictures of BMPT and talked how usefull it will be.This is description of BMPT and its weapons.
“Presented during the Ural Expo Mars 2000 in Nizim Tagile, BMPT (Object 199), was constructed in Ural Transport Machine Construction Bureau (UKBTM). The prototype was developed as the own initial of UKBTM and uses the T-72/90 tank chassis. The purpose of the vehicle differs from the Achzarit and BTR-T transporters. The task of BMPT (in the constructors’ assumption) is not safe transport of infantries in the terrain threatened by direct enemy anti-tank fire or in areas where operations of typical infantry transport mediums are impeded (urban area, mountains). It is meant to provide fire support to the tanks. The experience gained from post War II conflicts showed, that the tank crews are forced to locate and engage too many types of targets – not only other tanks and armored vehicles, but also light field fortification, fire position, even single soldiers armed with light anti-tank weapons. All these have a negative influence to the accomplishment of the major task – engage enemy tanks and fortification. BMPT vehicles, moving along with the tanks, are to combat secondary targets like IFVs, armored transporters, infantries and other weapons that could post threats to the tanks – and therefore it is named: Tank assistance combat vehicle. The common position in combat grouping with tanks forces the BMPT to be protected by equivalent armor. Its front and side armors are comparable with T-90’s, but the most exposed parts – the front of the chassis and the turret is additionally protected by integral ERA panels. The wheels and sides of the chassis are covered by screens with ERA and the rear with grids which causes cumulative warheads to explode. The armor of BMPT is probably heavier that the base tank, as it weight 47 tons (T-90S – 46.5t). The vehicle is as mobile as T-90S, similar to the newest series of tanks it is powered by W-92S2 diesel engine developing 736kW/1000hp. This is an engine from the W-46 family, in which air intake system, fuel installation, pistons are modified and turbo-charge is installed.
The crew is 5 people. In the Turret sits the commander and gunner, in the chassis – the driver and 2 shooters, the last are sited on both sides of the driver. All crew members have their individual hatches.
Instead of standard turret, BMPT obtained a low profiled, welded turret with externally installed weapons which include: stabilized in 2 planes 2A42 30mm automatic cannon with large lifting angle, AGS-30 automatic 30mm grenade launcher. Additionally, on the turret a remotely controlled PKTM 7.62mm automatic machine gun is mounted. The turret is also equipped with 4 9M133 Kornet laser guided anti-tank missiles, which are located in a armored container on the left side of the turret. The commander and gunner (whose duties are fully exchangeable) have the same PNK day-night gunsight integrated in the digital fire control system aided by the DWE-BS meteorological sensor. Laser warners which co-operates with 12 smoke grades are also installed on the turret . On the track covers of the Object 199 prototype, AGS-30 automatic grenade launchers controlled by the shooters are installed in armor containers (they can be replaced by PKTM automatic machineguns). The shooters are equipped with rotatable observation turrets with Agat-MR aiming equipments and periscopes.
Tomasz Wachowski “
AGS-30
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