Report 20260425080000_34UFE0387602064_A

Recon ahead of planned ambush of an armoured convoy.
Below is a chronological list of events and locations

0809L 34U FE 02245 02310 - Arty heard
(UNKNOWN) 34U FE 0210 0235 2S1 spotted
0815L 34U FE 02391 01915 - Troop truck spotted moving WEST TO EAST from RV6 to Polana

Spotted in Polana from drone:
3x Civilians
2S1 no longer in area

Objective Ginger - 1 unoccupied building

Swarog
1x ZSU23 and AA Missile
Drone engaged

0829L 34U FE 02398 01842 - Engaged by 2 pax on motorbike. Both killed, carrying radios

0833L 34U FE 02513 01228 - Spotted civilian helicopter flying overhead (Confirmed to be emergency services, overheard radio comms. Related to fire caused by motorbike exploding)

0848L 34U FE 03834 01823 - Detained 2 workers at radio tower, captured to prevent them alerting enemy of presence
3x BMP1 spotted in Swarog

34U FE 03876 02064 - Determined to be best point to ambush

0904L 34U FE 03413 01639 - Accidental contact with hunter, killed

0910L 34U FE 02342 01776 - Engaged by BTR in a "drive by" shooting
1x casualty (T3) - GSW
Vehicle slightly damaged but repaired

Mostly uneventful return to base, with a trip to a petrol station due to losing a lot of fuel in the contact with the BTR.

Artillery barrage hit unknown town as unit was passing through.

Due to the haste of the operation, confident identities could not be made of the vehicles spotted at Swarog. Thus, FROG VAG has assembled the known facts to create a best guess of the assets possessed by OPFOR.

Three armed and armoured vehicles were parked on the South-Western end of the compound at Swarog. While the hulls were not visible, 2 eyewitness accounts have confirmed the turrets to be the same as used on the BMP-1 system. Based on contact with other armour possessed by OPFOR, it is likely the hulls are also of the BMP-1 system. The 2A28 Grom launcher on all of the vehicles seemed intact. The 9M14 Malyutka missiles were not loaded, but may have been stowed inside of the AFV.
Summary: Three BMP-1s spotted in good shape, identity is nearly certainly correct.

One tracked Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Gun was spotted. The true identity of this vehicle is, as yet, unknown. One eyewitness account spotted two guns, distal on each side of the turret. The turret is approximately half of the width of the hull, and about as tall as the hull. A radome is on the front of the turret, on a flat and vertical plate. The radome was circular and appeared roughly 1 meter in diameter. The hull is tracked and otherwise unremarkable.
Another eyewitness, upon directly comparing SPAAG systems, said that the vehicle that was spotted looked most like a 2K22 Tunguska.
Based on the given information, the most likely systems that were used are listed from most to least likely: 2K22 Tunguska, Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard, Type 87-shiki jisō kōsha kikanhō, Type 95 shi zixing gaoshepao.
Summary: The system that was spotted, while not certainly identified, is likely a 2K22 Tunguska. Regardless, of the options presented, it is clear that the enemy possesses some sort of highly capable short range air defense system. No anomalies reported otherwise.

One wheeled APC/IFV was spotted on the drive back to base, between Swarog and Polana. Multiple eyewitnesses have described what is almost certainly a BTR-80A. The damage on the Humvee used by soldiers is consistent with 3UOR6 or 3UOF8 ammunition used in the BTR-80A. The proximity gained to the vehicle means great detail was available.
Summary: The vehicle engaged with is a BTR-80A, with a great degree of confidence.

Two tracked and armoured vehicles were spotted, possibly the same hull. Eyewitness accounts describe a short and long tracked hull with a relatively squat turret in the back of the vehicle. A gun with a muzzle brake and a pintle mounted machine gun were the only visible armament. The pintle machine gun is on the rear-left side of the turret, and matches the description of a Russian HMG. While one soldier was confident the vehicle was a 2S1, the presence of the machine gun seems to confirm the vehicle as a 2S3 Akatsiya SPG.
Summary: The armoured vehicle(s) are most likely the 2S3, but may also be a modified 2S1.