The Belarusian army can receive self-propelled mortars created on the chassis of armored vehicles MZKT-490100 V1. A model of this combat vehicle was presented at the 10th International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment MILEX-2021 held in Minsk.
According to the developers, it is planned to use the 120-mm B11 mortar, proven by many years of operation, as the main weapon, which will be located in the aft part of the vehicle in the deployed position. It will take only one minute to prepare for its combat use.
The maximum firing range is 7100 meters, the minimum is 480 meters. Elevation angles: from 45 to 80 degrees. Ammunition-48 min. The rate of fire is up to 12 rounds per minute. The crew consists of 3 people.
MZKT-490100 V1 has good protection from small arms bullets and shrapnel. The power of the diesel engine is 215 hp. The maximum speed on the highway is 110 km / h. The fuel reserve is 1000 km.
This class of military equipment is becoming increasingly popular in various armed forces of the world. For example, the Spear MK2, which is exported, was created in Israel. In Russia, the complex was demonstrated on the chassis of the SBM MIC - 233136 "Tiger".
In Ukraine, they tried to create their own version of a similar self-propelled gun, but the widely advertised Bars-8MMK turned out to be useless and the military department of Ukraine refused to adopt them.
Alexey Moiseev
