In Ukraine, the latest MLRS "Hurricane" was tested»
Ukraine has introduced a new multiple launch rocket system "Bureviy" or "Hurricane". The Ministry of defense of the country is extremely interested in receiving this weapon, since it should replace the old Soviet MLRS of the same name that are in service with the APU. Military observer " Newspaper.Ru " Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the subtleties of the new Ukrainian development.
The Ukrainian enterprise " shepetovsky repair plant "in accordance with the plan agreed with the Ministry of defense of Ukraine, conducted tests of the new multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)"Hurricane". This is written by the Ukrainian edition of defense Express.
This multiple rocket launcher system is considered by the Ukrainian leadership as a replacement for the outdated Soviet-made 9k57 Uragan MLRS, which are still being equipped with rocket troops and artillery of the Armed forces of Ukraine. Fire tests of the new MLRS recently took place at the Goncharovsky combined arms training ground in Ukraine.
The caliber of the MLRS "Hurricane" is 220 mm, on the combat vehicle-16 guides, writes defense Express. The new combat vehicle can use all available missiles in the Arsenal of the APU for the Soviet "Hurricane". In addition, the promising MLRS will also use new missiles with a range increased from 35 to 65 km, which are being developed by the Ukrainian Yuzhnoye design Bureau as part of the Typhoon-2 program.
The new jet system of the shepetovsky repair plant is equipped with a digital fire control system, including a system for exchanging information on the battlefield.
This minimizes to a few minutes the time from target detection to destruction.
The Uragan MLRS is being tested in cooperation with the Ministry of defense of Ukraine, which is very interested in this vehicle. When creating the MLRS, the following conceptual approaches were applied: maximum digitalization, increased firing range, mobility, as well as comfort and safety of the combat crew.
"We have fully developed and manufactured the entire package of guides and guidance system. They are installed on a new all-terrain chassis, which will be equipped with a fully armored cab in the future, "said Oleg Turinsky, Director of the SE" shepetovsky repair plant", Defense Express.
Import substitution on the contrary
The promising Ukrainian multiple launch rocket system "Uragan" is placed on a high-pass chassis T815-7T3RC1 from the Czech company Tatra with a wheel formula of 8x8.
The main power units for this line are various modifications of the Tatra T3C-928 V8 type air-cooled diesel. The engines have a displacement of 12.7 liters, power 326, 367 or 408 HP, are equipped with turbocharging with an intercooler (intercooler of supercharged air) and meet the Euro 3 environmental standard. Most models have mechanical 14-speed Tatra transmissions, but cars of the 8x8 type are equipped with Allison automatic transmissions. On request, vehicles with Tatra transmissions can be equipped with the Tatra-Norgren electronic gearshift system.
"For the Ministry of defense of Ukraine, one of the main priorities is the qualitative renewal of the Armed forces of Ukraine. This includes the issue of long-range artillery systems that have not only a significantly increased firing range, but also the ability to place them on modern reliable mobile platforms. Now most of these systems in the Armed Forces of Ukraine are still mounted on outdated Soviet machines, the resource of which is already close to exhaustion. Despite the large number of orders for the Ukrainian military Department, Kremenchug automobile plant is currently in bankruptcy, and we must find an alternative to this enterprise.
- Deputy Minister of defense of Ukraine Alexander Mironyuk told Defense Express.
"I should note that the multiple launch rocket systems Grad, Uragan, Smerch and Alder are currently deployed on the Ural, ZIL and MAZ platforms. These car chassis were developed in the 1960s and 70s, and were never produced in Ukraine. In fact, now the military-industrial complex of Ukraine and the APU themselves are only able to maintain them in working condition, " a senior representative of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine added.
"It would seem that the main supplier of automobile chassis for the installation of weapons for the Armed forces of Ukraine should be the Kremenchug automobile plant. Reliance on imported cars and engines in the conduct of combat operations may not be the best way to affect the combat capability of troops. It is good to talk about localization, but this issue will not be resolved tomorrow, " he said in a conversation with Gazeta.Ru " Deputy Director Of the center for analysis of strategies and technologies Konstantin Makienko.
However, as the source of the publication explained, the only Ukrainian manufacturer of trucks - KrAZ, which is privately owned, recently began bankruptcy proceedings. In 2020, the company was able to deliver only 29 vehicles to Ukrainian customers, which is naturally a drop in the bucket of the APU's needs. Now the property of KrAZ is put up for sale by the Deposit guarantee Fund of Ukraine.
"The most negative impact on the Ukrainian military-industrial complex has a small series of manufactured weapons and military equipment. For example, while almost single copies in the Armed forces of Ukraine are represented by such promising weapons systems as the operational-tactical missile system " Thunder "(and its modifications), the main battle tank T-84 BM" Oplot "(the manufactured vehicles are not enough to complete a tank regiment), the wheeled self-propelled howitzer" Bogdan " 155-mm caliber (a technology demonstrator in a single copy), military transport aircraft An-178 and an-70. So we can not exclude that the promising Ukrainian MLRS "Hurricane" will also be included in the number of purely exhibition copies, " concluded Konstantin Makienko.
Mikhail Khodarenok
