Does the BMP-3 Float?

[gclark03]

Nearly every Russian vehicle can float. If configured properly, even the Vodnik floats!

[[R-DEV]Outlawz7]

Originally Posted by gclark03

Nearly every Russian vehicle can float. If configured properly, even the Vodnik floats!

All the Russians need now is an amphibious MBT and they're set for the "Global warming: The Antarctica meltdown" war.

[gclark03]

The T90 is capable of deep fording with a snorkel. That makes the T90 as close to being amphibious as a MBT deserves to be.

Have you heard of the Soviet PT-76 light amphibious tank? It's not a MBT, but the Russians are on the right track.

[[R-DEV]DankE_SPB]

The T90 is capable of deep fording with a snorkel

Even T-55 is capable of 5,5 meters fording with snorkel

Have you heard of the Soviet PT-76 light amphibious tank

there is new one, Sprut-D(2S25), it has nearly same gun as T-90, airborn and amphibious, but there are very few of them

[UKrealplayER666]

flying p-90 = rofl, pmsl + omfgwut

[gclark03]

I'm starting to see a trend with these Soviet vehicles.

Why are amphibious vehicles so important in Russian military engineering?

[waldo_ii]

Originally Posted by gclark03

I'm starting to see a trend with these Soviet vehicles.

Why are amphibious vehicles so important in Russian military engineering?

To accommodate the large number of different climates in Russia.

[[R-DEV]DankE_SPB]

look at the map of Europe and you will understand

[Pursketuli [FIN]]

Originally Posted by DankE_SPB

Even T-55 is capable of 5,5 meters fording with snorkel


there is new one, Sprut-D(2S25), it has nearly same gun as T-90, airborn and amphibious, but there are very few of them

I have seen the snorkel in Finnish tank museum. It's really bulky desing and looks more like big sever pipe. It's tricky to use fording snorkel and if it fails... It's difficult to get out from the tank if water runs inside it...

[Pursketuli [FIN]]

Originally Posted by gclark03

I'm starting to see a trend with these Soviet vehicles.

Why are amphibious vehicles so important in Russian military engineering?

Main thing is large marshlands, woodlands, and huge amount of lakes, rivers and streams. Russian MBT:s weight is near 40-43 tons, compared with US M1A2 Abrams, 61,4 tons. If you put heavy vehicle in the swamp it get stuck easily. I know what I talk because Finland's terrain is much scimilar.