Vladislav Perminov
02/23/2021 14:25
Igor Voron
BMPT "Terminator"
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State tests of 30-mm shells with remote detonation for Terminator tank support combat vehicles will begin in April 2021. The new ammunition is being developed by the Pribor Scientific and Production Association of the Tekhmash concern.
“The shells for the“ Terminator ”are going to state tests, in fact, we are starting them according to the directive from April 1 this year. I think that by the end of next year, ammunition with remote detonation will be ready, we put about eight to nine months for testing, then formal paperwork will follow, "- RIA Novosti reports the words of the general director of the enterprise Yuri Nabokov. As the agency notes, the timing of the tests of the new generation projectiles was shifted to the right - earlier the company's management announced their readiness by the end of 2020.
The "Terminator" tank support combat vehicle (BMPT) was adopted by the Ground Forces in 2018. The combat module BMPT consists of a twin installation of 30-mm 2A42 cannons, four 9M120-1 "Attack" anti-tank guided missiles with a laser beam guidance system, two AGS-17 grenade launchers and a 7.62-mm modernized Kalashnikov tank machine gun. The vehicle is designed to support armored vehicles in battles in cramped conditions, in particular, in the city. In 2013, Uralvagonzavod held a public presentation of the BMPT during the RAE-2013 arms exhibition in Nizhny Tagil.
The equipment and armament of the BMPT allows you to quickly identify the main threats, primarily - camouflaged infantry with anti-tank weapons, and quickly hit targets. 30-mm high-explosive fragmentation projectiles with programmable remote detonation can dramatically increase the effectiveness of the vehicle's weapon, allowing it to hit the enemy who has taken refuge with high accuracy. The development of BMPT began in the 1990s. The first contract for the supply of BMPTs to the Russian army was signed in August 2017, at the same time it was reported that vehicles of this type had been tested in combat conditions in Syria. The first batch of 10 BMPTs was transferred to the army in 2017-18 for experimental military operation. Vehicles of this type can either be rebuilt or produced by upgrading the T-72 tanks being removed from service by replacing the turret with a combat module. Besides Russia,
Earlier, "Profile" also announced the beginning of the development of a new generation BMPT on the Armata platform. The vehicle was named "Ilya Muromets", it is supposed to be equipped with a combat module with a 57-mm cannon.
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