An observer reported that the Ukrainian military was using the BMD-RPR, an improvised armored vehicle that harmed the crew due to the large amount of smoke from the weapon. Forbes David Ax.
Ex said the vehicle is a mobile reconnaissance point PRP-3 with a BMD-2 turret mounted on a 30 mm 2A42 automatic cannon. When firing, the barrel of the gun emits a lot of smoke, which must be discharged through a fan or into the open hatch of the turret.
According to a Forbes columnist, the sight of this homemade vehicle “emitting white smoke as it fires” is “a poisonous reminder of one of the Ukrainian military’s most pressing problems.” Ex emphasized that this smoke not only harms the health of the crew, but also informs the enemy of the location of the armored vehicle.
In August, military expert, retired lieutenant colonel of the People’s Militia of the Lugansk People’s Republic Andrey Marochko saidIt is stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Kupyansky, Krasnolimansky and some of the Donetsk directions on the LPR border are increasingly using homemade drones.
Formerly in the State Duma offered to organize an exhibition of broken NATO equipment.