KUBINKA (Moscow region), 23 Aug-RIA Novosti. The promising Manul BMP equipped with the Epoch combat module will be shown at the Army-2021 forum, Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the Rostec arms cluster, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
"I am sure that Manul has a great future ahead of it, and this IFV will become a platform for installing various promising weapons systems. This will allow you to create original machines for the tactical and technical tasks of different customers. This year, a car equipped with a promising combat module "Epoch" will be presented at the Army, "Ozdoev said.
He noted that work on the technical task for Manul began immediately after the completion of last year's Army forum. Currently, the appearance of this machine continues to be formed.
For the first time, the Manul BMP, equipped with an uninhabited combat module and having improved technical characteristics compared to the BMP-3, was presented at the Army 2020 forum.
According to the chief designer of the Special Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering (SKBM, part of the Kurganmashzavod structure of the Rostec State Corporation) According to Sergey Abdulov, at an economical price compared to armored vehicles that are currently being created within the framework of promising ROC, Manul meets all the modern requirements of the Russian ground forces. Moving the engine to the front of the car significantly increased its security during frontal shelling.
As part of the uninhabited combat module "Epoch" – a 57-mm gun, a 7.62-mm PKTM machine gun with an ammunition set of 2 thousand rounds is paired with the gun. A distinctive feature of the new combat compartment of the BMP "Berezhok" is the presence in its composition of the ATGM "Kornet" with an ammunition package of eight missiles, of which four are immediately ready for launch, and in addition to the 30-mm automatic cannon, an automatic grenade launcher is installed.