During the exercise" West-2021 " in Russia, a new B-19 combat vehicle was noticed. The design is a combat module "Epoch" on the chassis of an infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3. The car received the main gun of 57 mm caliber. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
During the maneuvers, several B-19s were noticed. According to the scenario of the exercises, the armored group with new vehicles was brought to the front edge of the defense in connection with the exit of the main forces of the conditional enemy.
The open presentation of the uninhabited combat module "Epoch" took place in 2019. The main weapon of the "Epoch" was an automatic gun of 57 mm caliber. This made it possible to increase the firepower compared to the samples equipped with a 30 mm caliber gun.
Anti-tank guided missiles "Kornet"are designed to fight against fortifications and heavy armored vehicles of the enemy. The combat module also received a controlled Bulat complex with small-sized missiles for destroying vehicles and lightly armored vehicles.
The fire control system of the combat module "Epoch" includes a complex of automated search, recognition and tracking of targets. This allows you to automatically prepare proposals for the destruction of targets.
At the Army-2021 forum in August, the BMP-3 with the Berezhok combat module was shown . The vehicle received a 30-millimeter automatic cannon, an AG-17 grenade launcher and Kornet anti-tank missile launchers.
Daniil Irinin
