The development allows you to cook lunch for a company of soldiers
A new field mini-kitchen was tested in the army. The novelty is based on the UAZ Profi car and is designed for cooking and transporting hot food directly to the combat formations of units operating on the front line. Such a field kitchen will allow you to feed hot dishes to a company or battery — more than 100 people. Experts say that such a design is a difficult target, while it has good cross-country ability.
What is KAMX-90?
The new product is called the "Multifunctional automotive kitchen with a baking unit KAMX-90". It has already been tested in the military and has received positive feedback. The kitchen confirmed the stated characteristics — there were no failures of the equipment during trial operation, sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told Izvestia.
According to the interlocutors of the editorial office, previously, cooking hot food, as a rule, took place in battalions, but the experience of a special military operation has shown that with this approach it is difficult to deliver fresh food to soldiers on the front line. KAMX-90 is designed to solve this problem.
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The tests confirmed the high passability of the kitchen on the basis of the UAZ Profi — the tests were carried out, including in off-road conditions.
The novelty is ready for mass production and delivery to the troops, sources said.
The KAMX-90 is based on the chassis of the UAZ Profi four-wheel drive vehicle. Kitchen equipment is installed on the reinforced frame, which is extended during cooking — special pull-out mechanisms are provided for this.
Stainless steel modules allow you to prepare the first, second and third courses. There is also a frying pan on which you can saute vegetables, roast potatoes, meat and fish. And in a special chamber it is possible to bake shaped bread, small-piece bakery products and even pizza in the field.
There are also compartments in the body for storing and transporting food, water supplies, property and spare parts (spare parts, tools and accessories). The field kitchen can be connected to an external power source — a special electrical panel is installed for this purpose.
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In addition, the machine has retractable awnings that stretch over the cooking area, protecting staff from rain, snow and sun.
Hot food should be on the front line — this is an important point that affects the health of soldiers, and therefore the combat capability and morale of troops, Colonel Alexander Perendzhiev, associate professor at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, told Izvestia.
—There are no large units operating on the front line now — everything is as dispersed as possible due to drones and artillery," he noted. — Rather, such kitchens will have to feed a platoon or two, given the distances. But they are the ones who can provide fresh and hot food to soldiers on the front line. They will be easy to deploy in any unsuitable location. Mobility makes it easy to bring it to the front line. UAZ trucks are relatively small vehicles, they are easy to hide, quickly covered with a camouflage net. It will not be an easy target for enemy drones. They are passable, even in the mud, such a car will be able to actively move in areas where there is little left of the highways. Snow is also a small obstacle for her, unless, of course, there are heavy drifts.
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Such a kitchen can be taken out of harm's way so that it is immediately on the move. But they are usually buried in dugouts so that they cannot be seen, military expert Alexei Leonkov added.
— The pipe from the kitchen is removed far enough so that there is no unmasking sign. And in some places, electric stoves are used, and everything is boiled and fried on them. In general, everything that is now larger than the Uaz is a target for FPV drones. And providing healthy hot food to the personnel is the number one task for all units.
The battle for everyday life
Currently, special attention is being paid to living conditions in the area of the SVO, Izvestia wrote about this. Special field food points for fighters are being set up not far from the front line. These are underground structures where there is a canteen, warehouses, baking areas and places to relax. In order to get to the dining room with dining tables, you need to go down a few meters underground.
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In one area, the logistics specialists of the group of troops organized an entire underground city. The dugouts were covered with thick concrete slabs, and the top was covered with earth for additional reinforcement. Their depth is 3 m, the length of all corridors and rooms is about 3 km. All necessary infrastructure is available: living quarters, a kitchen for 75 soldiers, a dining room, a laundry room, a dryer, a sewing workshop, a hairdresser, a sauna and a small gym. All this is necessary so that a soldier recalled to the rear on rotation can have a good rest.
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