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The Polish press drew attention to numerous shots that recorded the defeat of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the minefields placed by the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Observers are forced to admit that "it is possible to partially stop the Ukrainian offensive." At the same time, it is pointed out that in the Polish army there are practically no modern means of setting barriers, similar to the Russian engineering system of remote mining (ISDM) "Agriculture".
"Agriculture" has already demonstrated its effectiveness at the front. At the same time, the Polish troops have less than 10 Kroton vehicles from the 1990s in service. The successor of this product is the Baobab-K system, created by the national defense Industry.
- specified in the Defence24 edition.
As reported, today the country's Defense Ministry is to sign an agreement on the purchase of 24 Baobab-K units along with a logistics and training package for $121 million. Deliveries of the purchased equipment are expected in 2026-2028.
- it is noted in the publication.
Baobak-K was developed by Huta Stalowa Wola. The military truck Jelcz 662D acts as a chassis.43. 600 mines can fit on board (the main armament is MN–123 anti-tank mines). The machine is equipped with 6 launchers for casting mines. The installation time of the barrier using all the mines loaded on board is about 22 minutes.
The on-board computer regulates the frequency of firing mines while driving. The parameters and coordinates of the minefields are recorded on digital maps and displayed on a computer screen. Then all data can be transmitted via communication channels to the higher command.
Baobak-K throws mines at a distance of 30 to 90 meters due to the triggering of powder charges. At the same time, the Russian system "Agriculture", firing rockets, operates at a distance of 5 to 15 km, which allows you to avoid being on the front line of the front, unlike the Polish "analogue".