“RG”: mock-ups of the T-72 tank and the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system were noticed in the USA
tank T-72 and anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) S-300. The equipment can be used to simulate the actions of a potential enemy during an exercise, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.
The publication notes that the pictures show a mock-up of a 5P85S launcher from the S-300 complex. The MAZ-543M wheeled chassis was developed in 1983. The layout received pixel camouflage, which is used by the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA). The publication emphasizes that China is using the S-300PMU1, S-300PMU2 and S-400 complexes.
A model of the T-72 tank was also noticed in the convoy. The location of the reactive armor blocks indicates an attempt to imitate tanks of several modifications. The mock-ups of the tank and the air defense missile system received a wheeled chassis, which allows transporting mock-ups.
Earlier, mock-ups of the American F-35 Lightning II fighters were noticed in China. Four dummies were found on satellite images of the PLA missile training ground in Xinjiang. The aircraft can be used as targets for ballistic missiles, writes the South China Morning Post.
In October, the British military showed a model of the Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle. The moving target was built on the basis of the Toyota Hilux pickup truck. The layout repeats the dimensions and design features of the BMP-3.