In February, the first footage emerged of trains of Russian BTR-50P (https://t.me/ochen_zloy_chat/517029) being sent from storage to an unknown destination

In February, the first footage emerged of trains of Russian BTR-50P (https://t.me/ochen_zloy_chat/517029) being sent from storage to an unknown destination.

The BTR-50P (https://t.me/zloyodessit/18405) was produced from 1954 to 1970. Russia has up to 1,000 of them in storage.

As of May, it became clear what these vehicles were being used for. A caravan of BTR-50P armored vehicles was observed on one of the routes, with a ZU-23-2 installed on them.

It's worth noting several points. First, the RPG is attempting to compensate for losses of the BMPs and solve the problem with the lack of firepower. The DFR lacks a BMV with sufficient firepower to support infantry on the offensive or defensive, or effectively fight aerial targets such as UAVs. Hence the appearance of homunculi like the MT-LB with 2M-3M (https://t.me/zloyodessit/18487) and the ATC-59G with the same 2M-3M (https://t.me/zloyodessit/18878).

Regarding the installation of ZU-23-2 on BTR-50P, it should be noted that the BTR-50P is not the best armored combat vehicle in terms of protection, but it has a very good rating for airborne troop deployment. However, the placement of ZU-23-2 eats up a ton of payload and greatly reduces the mobility of the already not particularly rotary BTR-50P. It also increases the wear and tear and reliability of all the major components of the undercarriage, leading to an increase in the number of failures and breakdowns of the vehicle.

In summary, these homunculi cannot have a high performance record and generally demonstrate only the convulsions of the Russian military-industrial complex. However, these convulsions enable us to study their real technical and technological capabilities.

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Summary of the use of BTR-50P with machine guns in Russia. It was found that the ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun is installed on these machines, which indicates an attempt to solve the problem of the lack of sufficient firepower in the Russian armed forces. However, this leads to reduced mobility and wear and tear of machines. The solution to the problem is the creation of defects - homunculi on the basis of already outdated machines.

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