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The 3 biggest Russian tank factories are idling due to electronics.
The Uralvagonzavod, Omsktransmash and Kurganmashzavod are working with semi-finished armored vehicles. This is when you produce the unit, but didn't assemble the interior equipment, extern sensors, etc.
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RU vehicles always were using 60-90s technology. But 2 components break this cycle: Thermal/Night sights.
The navigation and fire control are completely manufactured in Russia.
A detail, the 2E36-I and 2E52 stabilizers for BMP-2 /BMP-3 are made in Ukr by PETROVSKIY KYIV.
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FCS
The Russian holding Vysokotochnye Kompleks has around 20 companies developing high precision components as Fire controls, sensors, etc.
The Novosibirsk Instrument Making Plant, RFAS and Vologda Optical are also manufacturing FCS.
I don't think they miss components there.
4/6
The navigator system and others equipments are rudimentaries, but the russians know how to use it very well.
Bellow images from the BMP-3 without modern equipment.
The problem: RU don't manufacture these equipments anymore and miss components to manufacture the new ones.
4/5
The New BMP-3 variants have new components. It's a good vehicle and with excellent price.
But... Russian only started a nationalization program at 2018/19. They hadn't time to research and manufacture domestically most of its components.
It should take more than one decade.
5/5
Their real pain are the thermal sights.
They are using the Namut thermal sight is a joint development of Sagem from France, SKBM-Kurgan and Peleng of Belarus. Due the sanctions, French company just frozen the project.
RU created a national thermal called Sosna-U and PNM-T.
Note:
RU can substitute every component buying from international market. (Rarely anything is newer than 20y).
Bur it takes time and even the already developed systems haven't a full production line.
Even in US and EU, some equipments are assembled manually, tested, etc.
Note: 2
It's impossible to start massive production of a complex equipment as the PNM-T for example in few months.
And another question is the quality. Military equipment must be made to survive in the hardest conditions and intensive usage. This means lot of tests and fixes.
Don't think they aren't producing. They are producing Bellow their capacity, but still producing. Some people has no idea about who Ukraine is fighting.
bulgarianmilitary.com/amp/2022/10/10…
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armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russ…
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eurasiantimes.com/russia-to-doub…
They will send T62, T55, even T34 if they have because this is how they fight. They want to stretch the allies capacity to supply weapons and, they are sure that western equipment cost 3x more.
It's a fight military capacity and a long war.
Ukr is fighting well, but need more aid
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