Войти

A special car based on the T-72M1 was filmed in the Indian Avadi

1992
0
0
Image source: rg.ru

An unusual road user - a BLT-72 tank bridge-laying machine on the T-72M1 Ajeya chassis - was filmed in India. A heavy engineering vehicle drove along one of the streets of the city of Avadi, where the production of such equipment is carried out. Judging by the fact that its passage did not cause much excitement, the locals have long been accustomed to this.

The BLT-72 was developed by Indian specialists, although, apparently, technical solutions previously used on the previous generation MTU-55 bridge-laying machine, produced in the Soviet Union since the early 60s, were used in the design.

It uses two types of folding bridges of the "scissors" type: 20 and 22 meters long, with a load capacity of up to 50,000 kg. The installation time is no more than five minutes.

Like the base tank, this machine has a powerful armor protection. During the work, you can disguise yourself by installing smoke screens. To do this, there are two six-barrel grenade launchers in the front of the case.

The engine power is 780 hp. The maximum speed on the highway is 60 km/h. Crew - 3 people.

The importance of tank bridge-laying machines was once again demonstrated by the fighting in Syria, when government troops in the Damascus area had to face a significant number of wide canals filled with water.

Russia has currently developed modern MTU-90M on the platform of the main combat T-90 and the promising MTU-2020.


Alexey Brusilov

The rights to this material belong to
The material is placed by the copyright holder in the public domain
  • The news mentions
Компании
Do you want to leave a comment? Register and/or Log in
ПОДПИСКА НА НОВОСТИ
Ежедневная рассылка новостей ВПК на электронный почтовый ящик
  • Discussion
    Update
  • 29.06 10:47
  • 10
Russia says its new armor will stop a 12.7mm bullet (Popular Mechanics, USA)
  • 29.06 09:39
  • 1
NATO is not ready for the Russian upgraded Tu-160 bomber (The National Interest, USA)
  • 29.06 09:16
  • 9515
Without carrot and stick. Russia has deprived America of its usual levers of influence
  • 29.06 06:21
  • 0
О социальной эволюции и естественном отборе
  • 28.06 23:42
  • 1066
Израиль "готовился не к той войне" — и оказался уязвим перед ХАМАС
  • 28.06 23:06
  • 1
Модернизация флота: ВМС США делают ставку на искусственный интеллект и «квантовую революцию»
  • 28.06 22:21
  • 1
Trump says US-Iranian talks will take place next week: the war in the Middle East is over for now (Bloomberg, USA)
  • 28.06 21:46
  • 0
Ответ на "Раскрыта роль F-22 в спецоперации США в Иране"
  • 28.06 21:23
  • 0
Ответ на "Названа будущая жертва новейшей ядерной крылатой ракеты ВВС США"
  • 28.06 19:57
  • 55
CEO of UAC Slyusar: SSJ New tests with Russian engines will begin in the fall - TASS interview
  • 28.06 15:29
  • 1
Медведев заявил, что когда страна воюет, должна воевать и партия
  • 28.06 14:41
  • 79
Какое оружие может оказаться эффективным против боевых беспилотников
  • 28.06 14:27
  • 1
Назван срок первого полета «Байкала» с российским двигателем ВК-800СМ
  • 28.06 14:20
  • 14
Problems with the Baikal aircraft
  • 28.06 14:12
  • 17
Тегеран подготовил ракеты для потенциального ответа США - СМИ