Unique BTR-82AM at the service of the Russian army Bashny.Net

Russia continues to be a powerful country in terms of development and production of military equipment. And let the "civilian" cars of domestic production of Russians are not particularly inspiring, but the new BTR-82AM impress even the most hardened skeptics. The war machine has replaced an outdated analog of BTR-80 and has already entered service in Samara combined-arms army.





Firepower BTR-82A more than double the possible predecessors. Instead, the machine-gun turret the combat car has received a new module with a 30-mm automatic cannon 2A72, coupled with 7 and 62-mm machine gun PKTM. Weapons are motorized vertical and horizontal aiming and digital two-plane stabilizer arms.



Armored personnel carrier painted in khaki, his weight is 16 tonnes, it is equipped with a turbocharged diesel engine KAMAZ 300 hp and has reinforced transmission and the presence of autonomous diesel generator function allows all life-support systems and communication when the main engine. Significantly improved ergonomics of the driver and gunner operator. To improve the handling on the command armored vehicles mounted digital radio 5th generation P-168 system topographical orientation "Throne-1" and combined vision devices TKN-AI commander. To improve the security personnel on the inner surfaces of the body has a Ballistic protection.



In this connection, the Samara association CVO completely switch to new model armored personnel carriers. Before the year is planned to supply more than 200 BRT-82AM.



Along with the purchase of new armored personnel carriers Ministry of Defense in accordance with the state defense order repairs and upgrades are in the army BTR-80. In particular, last year the Defense Ministry was to send 134 units of BTR-80 overhaul to bringing it to the form of the BTR-82AM. The estimated cost of repair and modernization of less than 2, 66 billion. Rubles.



As compared to the BTR-80A new car has a number of advantages: it is installed 300-horsepower turbo diesel engine company "Kamaz", which allows you to reach a maximum speed of 100 km / h, which is 10-20 km / h more than the previous version BTR-82. Improvements received transmission and suspension, resulting in a mass of new armored personnel carriers rose to 15, 4 tons.



Battle Power module contains stabilized in two planes 30mm 2A42 automatic cannon and coaxial machine gun PKTM. Weapons control is done by sight TKN-4ga-02. On both sides of the tower are located 2 blocks smoke grenade launchers of the "cloud" on the 3 grenade each.



The structure of the module is also a novelty - thanks to a special layout powder gases weapons do not fall into the fighting compartment of the machine. Angle vertical lay the main armament is from -7 to +70 degrees. The Russian army, however, did not give up procurement of the previous modification of the BTR-82, which is armed with a machine gun caliber KPVT 14, 5-mm caliber machine gun PKTM 7 and 62 mm.



Immunity BTR-82A is estimated at his predecessor, the BTR-80A, but the design of the protection system includes a number of improvements: hit by armor, protected by shock wave blasting crew seats and improved fire extinguishing system. APC is equipped with protection against nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction (WMD), as well as air conditioning system.