"Lynx". Details of the operation Bashny.Net

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The 10th brigade of special purpose (Molkino, Krasnodar Territory) since November 2011 are granted two armored "Lynx". Impressions of this machine from the military brigade and my personally see below.

Background. The team is known that in 2011, about a month machines operated on the range Chebarkul (Chelyabinsk region), and then were sent to a warehouse for storage of motor vehicles Friazino. Warehouse at this time to undergo the procedure and the dissolution of two cars of the eight passed the 10th Special Forces Brigade. We can assume that this is the machine of the first installment, which is placed on a KAMAZ vehicle sets in April 2011.
Machinery attributed to the company of special weapons, but it does not nominally listed and, accordingly, in the fighting schedule not taken into account. The car used occasionally for travel on special orders of command, particularly this winter brought to escort convoys of ammunition at the site "Prudboy" (Volgograd region). Each month, reports are sent to the operation of the RF Defense Ministry
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The main run of the car's got all the same "Prudboy" where the car was moving almost exclusively on the track, when the stretch of Fryazino in Molkino and participation in the May 9 parade in Rostov-on-Don



As such a serious test ride quality on the roads was not carried out, as far as I knew, it was only a few test drives. In their opinion on the results of a bad car:
 - Slowly dispersed, which is critical during evacuation spetsnaz groups
 - Called protectors of little use off-road. Rubber soft, wear out quickly



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 - When driving on a dirt car constantly pulls on track, if it is deep, it sits on the bottom of the car. If you sat on the bottom, it is useless to attempt to get out, because "Lynx" gets bogged down even more and the automatic transmission can simply disable. They say that it is better to cling to the winch and pull. At work winch no complaints, reliable and durable, which distinguishes it from that on STS "Tiger". The technical documentation indicated that the "Lynx" can be towed "painless" for her at a distance of not more than 50 km at a speed not exceeding 45 km / h



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When talking about the mud, then immediately the officer remembered that CTC "Tiger" landing on the bottom of the mud alone can not choose, and brought the story, which had zaryvshiysya on the hood of "Tiger" to extract, placing a harness each other three of the same machines that barely pulled brother.
"Lynx" in the brigade has not been tested in driving on snow and to overcome ford water obstacles, so impressions about this, unfortunately, is not.
Of the benefits noted Running softer suspension, which is well absorbs all the bumps and road irregularities.
After a while the company will re-team with special weapons CTC "Tiger" to "Lynx" and that's when the machine will operate at full capacity and it will be possible to create a complete view.

Training of drivers in the "Lynx" will be held in two weeks in special courses in the suburbs, where you learn to drive a car with automatic transmission, show how to fix minor damage, towing and clarify the rules so
Officers believe that conscripts machine will be tricky.
Repairs should be performed by the representative of the manufacturer, but still there was no serious damage.
From minor repairs had screwed, come off due to vibration of the battery terminals, while operating on the "Prudboy." Officers associate it with the improper use by the driver of the machine.
At the recent filming of "Polygon" TV people bent one of the footrests when riding off-road on a hill



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Next will be a lot of pictures inside and out with explanations.
I wanted to see how the crew is placed in the machine, so the command has allocated 5 soldiers for a photo shoot



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The driver's seat only moving back and forth, the other firmly fixed (in the photo is roughly in the middle position)



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Location paratroopers immediately behind the driver



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Place commander



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Location paratroopers once the commander



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Height soldier sitting in the middle, two meters



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Now a closer look at each venue.
The driver's door (the doors in the car are identical)



Mirrors
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Wide steps on the car, apparently because of the improvements that have appeared on the "Lynx" according to the results of operation of the first two cars in Russia. Fixing of the steps taken quite unsuccessfully, on the move due to vibration bolts to spin, causing a step in the stretch from Moscow had just shoot, you do not lose them along the way. Mother, narrow stairs, which are included, more convenient and more reliable
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The driver



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Courtesy light
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Filmed during the day, so check if there is enough brightness could not
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Browse to the driver's normal
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Let's go to the commander's place



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As already said, the commander and the crew seats are fixed, forward-back do not move back is not rejected. The officer, distilled machine from Moscow, said that after 2.5-3 hours he appeared uncomfortable feeling of sitting in the same position, had to stop to stretch their legs. This, of course, depends on the individual physiology, but a place to sit in the car for another no, very dense arrangement prevents



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My height is 181 cm, on his knees in the commander's seat in front of the plastic is not rested, but with the convenience of collapse does not work



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Five-point safety belts. Castle rapid uncoupling is very convenient, eliminates the belt very quickly



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Seats paratroopers. Legs quite pull nowhere



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Air conditioning in the car is very good to work no complaints there, keeps remarkably cool. But on the heater heard two different opinions, one person said that the heat and the other, that the stretch from Moscow at -15 to -20 degrees in the car was uncomfortable. It may, of course, something is incorrect, but is there a negative statement. It was noted that the machine is properly factories, -30
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Inside, on the partition mounted power distribution unit in the cockpit with a branch connector (12/24) to connect consumers



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However, the signalman could not connect it to any of the radio station. Whether to locate the connectors have forgotten, or not signalman Copenhagen



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The headrests on all seats are removable mounted on the type of locks fasteksy



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Armchair with headrest removed



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Um, I do not know how to name them, but overlays on a chair and stand under the body armor is also removable. In the center of the chair with removed plates. Without them, people would sit comfortably small in stature



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All rear seats are raised, so the gunner does not have to mark on your seat



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On each side of each seat are latches that hold the seat in the folded state



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The seats are folded on two chairs. At the extreme seat pads can not develop (maybe it's wrong to do), so I had to take them off. The seat is raised in the center of the machine gunner with the overlay



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Special pallets, which should reduce the dynamic loads on the legs of the machine at blasting



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Luc gunner



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Standing guy comes to a rather narrow platformochke middle, spinning will obviously uncomfortable



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The view from the roof of the car (by the way, roofing prevents slipping)



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The swivel gun for missing (either forgot to put the transmission in a car brigade, or the turret was made without him, that strange at all)



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So fasten broneschitki. In the middle of the circle - rotation lock overhead



The hatch in the open position after a fixed backstay flag



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Output air inlet on the roof



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Bracket array antenna



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Let us turn to the cargo compartment at the rear of the machine. You can open it from three sides, but the rear is only possible when removing the spare wheel. Lower the wheel can be manually adapted for the descent no



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The door of the cargo compartment on the left side of the machine



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View from inside



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The canister comes, but photos do not seem native



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Spare parts for towing, which is also stored in the cargo hold



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The compartment fits all ammunition and backpacks commandos raid, but there is no room for ammunition. The interior of the ammunition can only take what will be webbed directly to the fighters. Boxes of ammunition to put nowhere. The only thing, if in packs shove on the door niches, but there are many not fit



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Supports under the gun in the car there, it has to be hand-held, with a machine gun or grenade launcher is already very difficult to turn. About to take a big-bore AGS or even out of the question. Extremely interesting, some way out of this situation, the military found the countries where operates Iveco.

According to technical documentation hood open two people who opened the latch, it lifts the both sides. You can do it, and one at the front, but it requires a lot of effort, and a plastic hood though, but quite heavy



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The view from the roof of the car



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Walk around, look at the different little things, are not included in the main story.
The same protection from snow, set on "Lynx" for the first pilot tests in Russia



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Floor Rear



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Floor Front



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The bottom two-layer



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Mudguard front



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Mudguard with the exhaust pipe behind



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Pipe withdrawn upward in the event of a water barrier to overcome wade



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The gap between the cargo compartment and bronekapsuly



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Fuel tank cap is at the stern of the machine



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Mud flaps rear



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Lubricate door hinges produce enough simply



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The door lock is deeply recessed into



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Side mirrors



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Markings on the bulletproof



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During the operation damaged the front and cracked plastic hood



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I asked about the need for loopholes to "Lynx." They said that loopholes would be useful when driving in a convoy when the shelling starts, but life just did not need to see them. Did - well, did not - okay.

To summarize. The team did, as an experiment, two armored "Lynx", which is rarely exploited. Outside the roads are practically not used. General impressions of the operation will appear after cars become regular units. This does not mean that the car has not been tested at all (something is she in spetsnaz Solnechnogorsk from 2011 does, and on Chebarkul her there too, for some reason, we were chasing), but in the 10th brigade of special forces wear it did not work .

The general opinion about the car very mediocre officers, primarily due to the ride quality. Everyone wants to remove the automatic transmission. In second place on the wishes - an increase of transported payload. On the third - more space for the convenience of the crew and paratroopers. In the pros marked anti-mine protection, soft-riding on the road, air conditioning.
Officers believe that the car is not bad for the convoys would be, what some police operations as a commander or a connected car. Replacing the CTC "Tiger" to "Lynx" in the special forces is puzzling, because let "Tiger" is not mine protection, the air conditioner, but it is better in terms of off-road qualities and has a larger internal volume of the cabin.

My impressions. It has long been wanted to feel the car in person and to hear opinions about it are not biased journalists and the military, directly operating this machine. Because on the road to the "Lynx" did not have to travel, the main impression was from the convenience of the car. Tight internal arrangement - a consequence of increased body armor - of course, disappointing. If the machine is operated as the same commander, then there is no difficulty, a lot of ammunition and ammunition haul is not necessary. But if you use it as the only means of transport department / group, the issue of small useful volume becomes a key. Is that on the roof of some trunk fence.

It would be necessary to disclose the Defense Ministry has bought the card for which the armored car (the establishment of cooperation with Western countries, purchase of technology or whatever), and then issues the public too much.

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