The first in the army of Russia, a regular unit, equipped with combat vehicles of support for tanks (BMPT) “Terminator”, appeared in the Central Military District, said the commander of the Troops of the Central Committee, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, writes RIA Novosti.
According to him, according to the decision of the Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu, the company was formed from nine combat vehicles. In June 2022, the technique will use in the exercises. As part of training, the military plan to investigate the possibilities of using the Bumpt battalion.
Lapin expressed confidence that the machines would successfully cope with the fighting tasks “as the most efficient fire facility.” “Not only support for tanks, but also to solve a wide range of tasks in the mountains and settlements,” he said.
Previously, the German edition of Stern called the BPPT “Armored Steroids”. The publication said that the Terminator received the chassis from the T-90, whose tower, having lost the “classic main part of the battle tank – a long-life gun,” received a “whole bunch of weapons.”
“Terminator” is designed for action in the composition of tank formations in order to defeat anti-tank agents.