Polish armored vehicles (Rys M98, Rys E8, Puma E8)

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Rys M98, Mortar Carrier
(modernized SKOT)

http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/RysM98/RysM98-01.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/RysM98/RysM98-02.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/RysM98/RysM98-03.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/RysM98/RysM98-04.jpg


Rys E8, Wheeled APC
(modernized SKOT)

http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/RysE8/RysE8-01.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/RysE8/RysE8-02.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/RysE8/RysE8-03.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/RysE8/RysE8-04.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/RysE8/RysE8-05.jpg


Puma E8
(modernized BMP-1)

http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/PumaE8/PumaE8-01.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/PumaE8/PumaE8-02.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/PumaE8/PumaE8-03.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/PumaE8/PumaE8-04.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/PumaE8/PumaE8-05.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/PumaE8/PumaE8-06.jpg
http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/PolishArmy/PumaE8/PumaE8-07.jpg

All photos by Michal Bartusiak

[marktigger]

what is the armament on the puma?

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what is the armament on the puma?The E8 one-man-turret developed by Rheinmetall Landsysteme, equipped with 30mm machine cannon MK30-1 including double belt feeder (main armament), 7,62mm machine cannon and smoke grenade launcher. The same turret has Rys E8.

[tony6]

Yeah-but in fact turret on that picture is a half-model (check out the cannon and machine gun barrels).
This picture was taken during MSPO exhibition in Kielce (2003).
I was there:)

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Yeah-but in fact turret on that picture is a half-model (check out the cannon and machine gun barrels).Mhm, this is mock-up. Rheinmetall lend one real E8 turret (shown on the Rys E8, came from proposal of amament of Kentaurus for the Greek Army) and one mock-up, shown on the Puma hull.

[marktigger]

Remov I seem to remember something about the Fuel tanks being the back doors on the BMP has this been changed on the E8?

[tony6]

Fuel tanks being the back doors...hmmmm-I know nothing about it.
Back doors are...back doors simply:)
Puma is basically BMP with power pack (new engine+transmission, quick to repair/dismount) + new turret (E8)...and some gadgets like new tracks for example.

[Tygryssek]

Rheinmetall E8 also can shoot spike guided missiles selected by Poland.
http://www.rafael.co.il/web/rafnew/images/spike-firing.jpg

[mustamato]

Rheinmetall E8 also can shoot spike guided missiles selected by Poland.

http://www.jed.simonides.org/fulltrack/bravo/bmp1_series/bmp-1ps/bmp1ps_001.jpg
The BMP-1PS (Suomi = Finland) is a modified BMP-1P with a number of local modifications, including a roof-mounted Lyran 71mm mortar and four 76mm smoke grenade launchers. The Lyran mortar is used to launch illumination rounds. Note that the big IR spotlight is missing. AT-5 Spandrel anti-tank missile launcher on the roof.

I would like to see that turret on the finnish BMP-1. Finland has 140 but it is of course not necessary to modify all of them. However with the same 30 mm as the BMP-2 uses, and PKT machinegun. Especially considering that the Euro-Spike has been bought by the FDF as well. But I guess that it will never happen because of the cost and the fact that it has already been decided that they will be scrapped sometime the next decade (but then the turrets could of course be transferred to other vehicles, such as the AMV´s or the XA-series) But BMP-1 is probably still quite a good platform, although not very much space inside.