Russia's BMPT: A Tank for Urban Warfare - The Future of Tank Combat?

This video discusses the BMPT Terminator I and the BMPT-72 Terminator II. We look at the origins and influences from the Soviet-Afghan War, the Battle of Grozny / Chechen Wars and others. We look at various photos of both vehicles and the differences between the BMPT and BMPT-72. Additionally, we also look at the geo-strategic situation in regards to demographics and more people living in cities.

Cover: Dmitriy Fomin: Terminator-2, 2018, https://flickr.com/photos/df77/41253215634/
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Modified by MHV.

Photos in the Video: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, permission granted.
https://www.vitalykuzmin.net/Military/Engineering-Technologies-2012/i-98rh99K
https://www.vitalykuzmin.net/Military/ARMY-2020-Static-part-1/
Some photos were cropped.

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Product Page: BMPT-72
http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/land-forces/armored-combat-vehicles/BMPT-72/

Product Page: BMPT Fire Support Combat Vehicle (FSCV)
http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/land-forces/armored-combat-vehicles/BMPT/

Product Page: FIRE SUPPORT FIGHTING VEHICLE TERMINATOR (Russian)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140625054318/http://uvz.ru/product/70/39

Product Page: FIRE SUPPORT FIGHTING VEHICLE TERMINATOR 2 (Russian)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140625061534/http://uvz.ru/product/70/67

Product Page: Terminator 2 Fire Support Combat Vehicle BMPT-72
https://web.archive.org/web/20140803091257/http://uralvagonzavod.com/products/special_products/49/

Первая штатная рота БМПТ «Терминатор» сформирована в танковой дивизии ЦВО
The first full-time BMPT "Terminator" company is formed in a tank division of the Central Military District
https://structure.mil.ru/structure/okruga/centre/news/more.htm?id=12396571

Video of 9 BMPT – Terminator IIs being transported by train
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twitter suspends various accounts
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BMPT Terminator
https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/modern/Russia/BMPT-terminator.php

BMPT - Tank support combat vehicle
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/bmpt.htm

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80

Photos BMPT Terminator near Salamiyah, eastern Hama
https://imgur.com/a/4qaVb#HkOU5Sr

Russia Is Now Sending 'Terminator' Tanks to Syria
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russia-now-sending-terminator-tanks-syria-21465

BMPT-72 ‘Terminator’
https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2018/06/22/bmpt-72-terminator/

Urban Legend: Is Combat in Cities Really Inevitable?
https://warontherocks.com/2019/05/urban-legend-is-combat-in-cities-really-inevitable/

Israel’s Main Battle Tanks Adapted For Urban Combat, Low-Intensity Conflict
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9M120_Ataka

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