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Street Fighter: The BMPT-72 Terminator-2 attack vehicle

“We’re going to push through our front lines…(with) speed, surprise, and overwhelming firepower.” — Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, The Great Raid film, 2005. The First Chechen War of December 1994 to August ...
Shephard Media

Russia’s UVZ makes new push to convert outdated T-72 tanks to BMPT ‘Terminators’

Russia’s UralVagonZavod (UVZ) is offering the conversion of older T-72 main battle tanks (MBTs) into BMPT-72 ‘Terminator’-style fire support vehicles. According to UVZ, this offering is primarily ...
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The BMPT-72 was built for the urban threat tanks feared most

The BMPT-72 was designed to solve one of modern armored warfare’s biggest problems by protecting tanks from the close-range threats that standard battle tanks struggle to eliminate. Armed with ...
International Business Times

Russian Terminator 2 Tank: BMPT-72 Rare Glimpse Draws Attention At Army Expo

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev spoke during a presentation of the BMPT-72 tank, dubbed the Terminator 2, during the "Russia Arms Expo 2013" 9th international exhibition of arms, military ...
The National Interest

Did China’s Army Just Copy Russia’s BMPT-72 Terminator Tank?

Key point: Beijing is known for copying foreign weapons and reverse-engineering them. It appears that China’s “new” QN-506 armored vehicle shows Beijing is still at it. Take the weapons on Russia’s ...