In another photo from the Kharkiv direction, where the Ukrainian forces continue their counter-offensive operation, we can notice another trophy seized in battles against russian occupiers – the BMO-T infantry fighting vehicles designed to accommodate flamethrower teams.
Essentially, this is a heavy armored personnel carrier based on the T-72 chassis that can carry up to 7 troops and 30 RPO-A "Shmel" jet flamethrowers. This is also one of the reasons why such a non-complex vehicle will be quite easy for the Ukrainian military to repair.
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Before russia waged an all-out war on Ukraine, russian defense industry made only 10 BMO-T vehicles which were distributed among two military units: the 1st Mobile NBC Protection Brigade (base in Shikhany, Saratov Oblast) and the 47th Tank Division that was engaged in battles in vicinity of the Izium city in Ukraine.
Until now, there were only two such vehicles reported as destroyed in Ukraine: in April and in May this year. And some other sources estimate there was a third one eliminated, too.
This is how russians have found themselves in an awkward situation. Before the invasion, they managed to craft only ten armored vehicles of the "heavy APC" level of protection. And now they already have four of the entire fleet, or 40%, lost in combat.
This by the way indicates that not only does the thickness or armor matter when it comes to the survivability of a vehicle, but also the adequacy of inner design and competent operation of one during real combat.
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