MOSCOW, July 1 — RIA Novosti. The Akhmat armored car, the development of which took into account the challenges faced by the military-industrial complex and military personnel during a special military operation in Ukraine, was created in Russia, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov was the first to show interest in it, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
"The new armored car was created taking into account the experience gained during a special military operation. According to the wishes and recommendations of the servicemen at the front, an easy-to-handle and economically affordable car with a 6x6 wheel arrangement was created. The head of Chechnya Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov was the first to show interest in it back in April, as a sign of respect for his patriotism, it was decided to name the pilot batch of these armored cars "Akhmat," the agency interlocutor said.
According to the source, for the first time "Akhmats" were demonstrated at the Victory Parade in Grozny on May 9. The relevant footage is at the disposal of RIA Novosti. It is expected that the public presentation of armored vehicles will take place in August at the Army-2022 forum.
The interlocutor of the agency noted that this car was designed in the shortest possible time, dictated by the need to deliver such vehicles to the military as soon as possible. It took only a few months from the start of work in March to the readiness for mass production of Akhmatov.
To save the lives of the crews
A well-known military expert Alexey Leonkov suggested that the main tasks of the Akhmat will be the transfer of troops to the front and the preservation of the lives of fighters in the face of the threat of mine detonation and shelling of columns of equipment with cluster munitions.
"The main functionality of the armored car is the delivery of troops in full gear to the combat zone. Considering that now they are trying to hit our columns with fragmentation and cluster munitions, such armored vehicles will give the landing party a better chance to survive," he told RIA Novosti.
Analyzing the appearance of the armored car, Leonkov suggested that this car was made on the standard chassis of the Ural. The Akhmat has a fully armored engine and a landing cabin. The high chassis frame and V-shaped protrusion indicate that the car has mine protection (5th or 6th class). The armored body of the vehicle should protect the crew from small arms of caliber 12.7 and possibly 30 millimeters.
The expert did not rule out the possibility of placing combat modules such as machine-gun points or automatic grenade launchers on the roof of the Akhmat. At the same time, according to Leonkov, the class of the car does not imply its direct participation in hostilities.
The interlocutor of the agency also drew attention to the fact that this is one of the first known examples of the refinement of Russian equipment based on the experience gained by the military during a special operation in Ukraine.
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal "the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years." To do this, according to him, it is planned to carry out the "demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine", to bring to trial all war criminals responsible for "bloody crimes against civilians" of Donbass. According to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces are striking only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
