[Ukraine] T-64BM Bulat - An upgrade project for T-64B

[YIN67LIV@psn 49]

Hi everyone, I am going to suggest a tank called  T-64BM Bulat.

T-64BM Bulat.

 

Background:

 

The T-64BM Bulat also called the Obyekt 447AM-1 which is a heavily upgrade version of the T-64B. After the fall the Soviet Union, Ukraine received about 2200 T-64 from the former Soviet Union. The upgrade project aimed to upgrade the old T-64 up to modern combat capability. Originally, there were two versions of project were proposed which called T-64BM (also called T-64U) and the T-64BM2 and the T-64BM2 equipped with a new auto loader but with a inferior fire control system. Finally, the more advanced version - T-64BM Bulat was selected for the upgrade project. The T-64BM Bulat was upgraded by Morozov Machine Design Bureau of Kharkiv in Ukraine and developed since 1999. The T-64BM Bulat entered service in Ukrainian Army in 2005. The aim of this upgrade project was enhancing the tank specifications significantly which aimed to support troops during combat, overcome waster obstacles and swamps, rapid counteraction to enemy counter-offensive and perform other tasks. The upgrade project focused in the improvement of the mobility included the modernization of the power unit and installing the more power engine 5TDFM, the improvement of fire power by modernization of the armament and the equipped of 1A43U fire control system and PNK-4CR commander sight which increasing the fire efficiency and the improvement of the protection by enhancing the ability to withstand the modern anti-tank rounds by installing passive protection, built-in dynamic protection and air-defense systems. The overall performance of the T-64BM Bulat is similar to T-90 and very close to Ukrainian T-84 OPLOT. This tank was seen in action in conflict of Ukraine and Russia and widely use in this conflict during 2014. However, in recent years, all remaining T-64BM tanks were repaired and put to storage and they mainly use older T-64B now. There are over 100 T-64BM Bulat were built. 

 

Specification:

 

Country of origin: Ukraine

Developed since: 1999

Entered service: 2005

Crew : 3 (commander, gunner and driver)

Weight: 45 t

Length (gun forward): 9.22 m

Hull length: 6.54 m

Width: 3.6 m

Height: 2.17 m

 

Mobility:

 

Type of engine: Two-stroke, five-cylinder diesel with gas turbine supercharging, liquid-cooled, with horizontal placement of cylinders and boxing pistons

Engine model: 5TDFM / 6TD-1 (upgraded)

Engine power: 850  hp (5TDFM) or 1000 hp (6TD-1)(Upgraded)

Maximum rpm: 2800

Power to weight ratio: 18.9 hp/t

 

Maximum road speed: 60.5 km/h

 

Number of forward gears: 7

Number of reverse gears: 1 

 

Gradient: 60%

Side slope: 40%

Vertical step: 0.8 m

Trench: 2.85 m

Fording: 1.8 m

Fording (with preparation): 5 m

 

Firepower:

 

Equipped with  laser rangefinder

 

Gunner sight: 

1G46M sight

Megnification: X2.7 - X12

The Buran-Catherine thermal imager can be installed

 

Commander sight:

PNK-4SR 

Commander also have a thermal imager as optional.

 

There are two types of main gun including KBA3 and 2A46M - 1

Type: smoothbore

Calibre: 125 mm

Elevation range: - 6 to + 14 degrees

Autoloader can hold 22 rounds

Total number of total rounds: 46

Can fire 9K119 (AT-11 Sniper) ATGM

Total number ATGM:  5

 

Coaxial machine gun: KT 7.62 mm or PKT 7.62 mm

Ammunition: 2550

 

Anti-air machine gun: 

Model: NSVT 12.7 mm or KT 12.7mm

Ammunition: 1000

 

Protection:

 

1. Smoke grenade launchers: X8 (4 on each side)

 

2. Equipped with ESS

 

Base armor: T-64B

 

3. Add-on explosive reactive armor - Nozh

Cover:  Frontal hull, hull side, turret front, turret side and turret roof

Frontal hull

 

Hull side

 

Turret

 

4. Add-on composite armor

Cover: frontal hull and turret side

 

Effectiveness of the armor protection:

 

Increased in protection level:

Against chemical rounds: by a factor of 2.2

Against kinetic rounds: by a factor of 1.9 

 

Able to withstand:

• Anti-tank hand grenades and projectiles fired from heavy grenade launchers or recoilless guns
• ATGM: TOW-2, Milan and Shturm-S
• Rounds fired from 125 mm smoothbore tank guns (ZBK-14(14M), ZBK-18)
• APFSDS fired from 125 mm smoothbore tank gun (ZBM-22, ZBM-26, ZBM-42)

 

 

Videos:

 

 

Photos:

Camouflage for forest (Standard)

 

Camouflage for forest

 

 

Camouflage for forest

 

Source:

 

https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/modern/Ukraine/BM-Bulat.php

http://www.military-today.com/tanks/t64bm_bulat.htm

https://en.topwar.ru/487-tank-t-64-bulat-ukraina.html

https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukrainian_army_main_battle_tank_heavy_armoured/t-64bm_bulat_mbt_main_battle_tank_technical_data_pictures.html

https://morozov.com.ua/en/bronetankovaya-tehnika-i-vooruzhenie/tanki/modernizaciya/bulat/

https://en.uos.ua/produktsiya/bronetehnika/57-osnovnoy-boevoy-tank-t-64bm-bulat

https://spetstechnoexport.com/en/service/37

https://www.pmulcahy.com/tanks/ukrainian_tanks.html

 

 

[ItssLuBu 1,798]

Approved and open for discussion. 

[eleks12 1,079]

+1. Maybe this could be folded with the T-64B. Or maybe also become a premium.

[Yontzee 1,673]

Ukrainian Sub-tree!!~~ +1

[Milocat 4,848]

I'd like to see this but I wonder where Ukrainian vehicles would go.  Putting them in the Russian tree seems like a bad idea.  Future Eastern European tree perhaps?

[stuka2689 314]

On 10/03/2021 at 00:49, YIN67LIV@psn said:

Number of reverse gears: 1

Still...?

+1

[modern_primat 182]

if there is ukranian sub tree in USSR +1, but not for adding it alone -1. we have enough t64-72-80-90 in game. i voted no

[Alan_Tovarishch 860]

I would love to see more Kharkov tanks in the USSR tech tree.

[Yontzee 1,673]

I’m pretty sure this tank competed in a Tankathon and lost a wheel but still came near the top. Could’ve been a regular T-64BV. Nevertheless add! 

Edited August 18, 2021 by Yontzee

[Intel Slava Z 37]

This Kharkovite tractor would compliment my 10.7 lineup well.

 

On 11/03/2021 at 22:16, Milocat said:

I'd like to see this but I wonder where Ukrainian vehicles would go.  Putting them in the Russian tree seems like a bad idea.  Future Eastern European tree perhaps?

 

It's of USSR lineage so stick it in the USSR tree.

[Kingtiez@live 606]

+1 would be a cool continuation of the T-64 series tanks in the USSR tech tree.

Edited January 26, 2022 by Kingtiez@live

[yoyolast 1,708]

On 12/03/2021 at 08:16, Milocat said:

I'd like to see this but I wonder where Ukrainian vehicles would go.  Putting them in the Russian tree seems like a bad idea.  Future Eastern European tree perhaps?

Ukraine was a part of the USSR until the union dissolved, it only makes sense that it would go to that tree m8. +1 btw.

[Raiden_Black 1,875]

There's also the T-64 BM2 Bulat. A 2019 modernization that fixes many of the issues of the BM Bulat.
Easily recognizable by the enlarged engine compartment with slat armor for the new 1000hp 6TD-1 engine and transmission.
As well received TPN-1TPV thermal sight, raised turret ring and improved Nozh ERA.

[Вуйкоツ 35]

On 28/06/2022 at 00:42, Raiden_Black said:

There's also the T-64 BM2 Bulat. A 2019 modernization that fixes many of the issues of the BM Bulat.

The T-64BM2 version is called "Crab". Bulat is a version of the T-64BM.

[Andrei_bt 7]

 

Bulat ERA http://btvt.info/3attackdefensemobility/bulat_dz.htm

Bulat in details - http://btvt.info/1inservice/bm_bulat/bmbulat.htm 

[Raymond_S 117]

Yes please.