As reported by the TASS news agency on February 2, 2021, the 9T260 transport and loading vehicle of the new 57-mm self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery complex 1K150 "Derivation-AIR DEFENSE" is capable of charging the combat vehicle of the complex at the forefront of the battlefield. This was reported to TASS in the press service of JSC "Research and Production Corporation "Uralvagonzavod "(UVZ, part of the state Corporation"Rostec").
Transport and loading vehicle 9T260 of the new 57-mm self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery complex 1K150 "Derivation-AIR DEFENSE", developed by JSC "Research and Production Corporation "Uralvagonzavod" (c) JSC " Research and Production Corporation "Uralvagonzavod"
"The transport-loading vehicle 9T260 is made on the chassis of a protected truck "Ural", equipped with an armored cab, body and fuel tanks. Thus, the vehicle can withstand the impact of 5.45-7.62 mm bullets and shrapnel, which represent one of the most serious threats on the battlefield," the press service said.
As noted in the UVZ, a trained crew of two people can load the machine's ammunition in 20 minutes.
The process of unloading ammunition from the transport and loading vehicle to the combat vehicle is maximally mechanized, which significantly reduces the reloading time and increases the survivability of the equipment, the UVZ reported. At the same time, it is possible to load two combat vehicles with ammunition.
As reported in the UVZ, one 9T260 is capable of simultaneously transporting almost 600 shells of 57 mm caliber, aerosol ammunition for setting smoke screens and more than 2 thousand rounds of ammunition.
The transport-loading vehicle, made on the basis of the armored "Ural", is one of the few protected means of support. Usually the Russian equipment of this class is carried out on the chassis of trucks "Kamaz" or "Ural".
A prototype of the 2S38 self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery complex 1K150 "Derivation-AIR DEFENSE" with a 57-mm automatic gun, developed by JSC "Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation", is on display at the International Military-Technical Forum" Army-2018 "in the Patriot Park. Kubinka (Moscow region), 17.08.2018 (c) Mikhail Zherdev
