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Link unknown Russian 8x8 off bridge
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:25 pm
by Picasso
Unknown Russian 8X8 falls off a bridge and is recovered with video.
http://igor113.livejournal.com/35651.html
Some great shots of some other Russia hardware as well.
http://igor113.livejournal.com/51213.html
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:08 am
by GenevaPinz
The plane/boat on the second pic is an Ekranoplan...
I guess the only things I regret about the Soviet Union are some of the crazy vehicles they designed...
Jan
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:11 pm
by russ
That plane was on a Wings of the Soviet Union episode. It didn't fly so much as use surface effect to skim above the water if I recall correctly. Could lift heavy loads.
I like the layout/look of the 8 wheel vehicle even if it does have a flat bottom (bad for mines). Looks quite capable.
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:33 pm
by totaljoint
Some research tells me that the 8x8 is a Russian BTR-90 varitant (BTR= Armored Personel Carrier). The windows indicate it is an air control command vehicle. The 90 version has the door between the 2nd and third axels on the right side.
There are some youtube videos of similar amphibious ones running around, seems they are still used by the Russians.
Ed
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:45 pm
by benztech
hey, here is the link for their BTR
http://www.gaz59037a.ru/specifikacii__h ... otografii/
It is actually btr-80, this thing is sooo cool
beats pinz for sure, well
at least 710 anyway.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:04 pm
by totaljoint
The Russians seem to like to modify/pimp out various military vehicles. There are some Russian web sites showing amazing things with Pinzgauers, but see what they did with an APC:
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/pimpe ... style.html
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:04 pm
by benztech
It's a BRDM-2. I used to hang around army garages when I was a kid and it actually looked much better without all that pimping crap, just my opinion, very capable offroad/recon truck
not as cool as BMP2
http://www.rusarmy.com/uk/photo/armor/b ... o_mps1.htm
but then it is a tracked apc, so not a very fair comparison.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:40 am
by GenevaPinz
That's one cool ride...
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:37 pm
by texas pinzgauer
That Russian 8X8 rig was nuts! Those videos were great.
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:38 pm
by benztech