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Soviet T-62 based ATGW vehicle


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IT-1 Drakon or Истребитель танков – 1 (Tank Destroyer - 1) Dragon.

 

It was not very successfull design and served very shortly between 1968 and 1970, later vehicles were converted to ARV's.

 

It's kinda a funny story because T-62 originally was also developed under Истребитель танков program as a tank destroyer but during development cycle was changed to medium tank.

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6 minutes ago, Maj.Hans said:

What was the missile used with the IT-1?

 

Seems to me like it could have been easily developed into an analog to the BRDM based tank destroyers, while still being more survivable due to having armor instead of tin foil?

Making ATGW carrier with tank armor is tactically and economically unreasonable, and IT-1 was best proof of this.

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2 minutes ago, Damian90 said:

Missile was 3M7 Drakon:


Guidance: Radio SACLOS.
Weight: 54 kg
Warhead: 5.8 kg
Diameter: 180 mm
Wing span: 860mm
Length: 1240mm
Range:
300 m to 3300 m (day)
400 m to 600 m (night)
Speed: 217 m/s
Penetration: 250 mm versus RHA at 60 degrees

 

Interesting to see how such a huge missile could have so little penetration in the early days, while just a few years later tiny little infantry portable things did much better!

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See, when it comes to tank destroyer role,  BRDM-2-based 1P133, 1P137 and 1P148 can do exactly same job as IT-1(just because tank destroyer is not supposed to operate in   single formations with MBTs) , but with much  unit cost, and much lesser logistics,  maintenance and training requirements.

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I still feel like some armor would be preferential.

 

Not because I expect the tank destroyer to operate with or alongside MBTs, but because you can light up a BRDM with an M2, a 60mm mortar, let alone 155mm artillery, and immolate it and it's crew.

 

I see something like the Jaguar as being a pretty ideal ATGM carrier.

It's fast, light, mobile.  It has thick enough armor that you can't shoot it up with small arms, and it should be somewhat resistant to artillery.

It can deal with attracting tank main gun fire by positioning behind a ridge line, or by leaving.

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On 9/13/2016 at 10:32 AM, Maj.Hans said:

just a few years later tiny little infantry portable things did much better!

Which is why it had a 2 year service life

 

On 9/13/2016 at 10:59 AM, Maj.Hans said:

 

It can deal with attracting tank main gun fire by positioning behind a ridge line, or by leaving.

 

This is how a BRDM-2AT "Deals" with Tank Gun Fire. :)

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