The project of modernization of BRM-3K "Lynx" with the use of the combat module AU-220M "Baikal" was announced.
On the eve of the “Army-2016” forum, the participating organizations talk about their plans for demonstrating new designs. 30 August Uralvagonzavod Corporation told about its future exposition. In an open area in 1360 square. meters, this organization plans to show 56 already known and completely new developments for military purposes. 37 types of equipment and weapons will be presented in the form of full-scale samples or full-size layouts. Also, some developments of the corporation "Uralvagonzavod" and its member enterprises will be shown on other stands. One of the premieres of the upcoming exhibition should be a modernized combat reconnaissance vehicle BRM-3K. As part of the newest modernization project, it was equipped with the AU-220М combat module.
The AU-220М “Baikal” combat module, armed with an 57-mm automatic cannon, was first introduced last year. This development was positioned as a universal means of increasing the firepower of armored vehicles. The parameters of the module, allegedly, allow you to install it on various existing and future chassis. After installing such equipment, the updated armored vehicle receives new combat capabilities associated with increased firepower. To date, several armored vehicle modernization projects have been submitted using the Baikal system. At the exhibition "Army-2016" it is planned to present a reconnaissance vehicle updated in this way.
Battle module AU-220М "Baikal". Photo OFO "Uralvagonzavod"
Unfortunately, the exact appearance of the upgraded reconnaissance vehicle BRM-3K "Lynx" has not yet been announced. Apparently, the appearance and characteristics of this sample will become known only after the opening of the upcoming forum. Nevertheless, the main goals of the project are already clear, and the means of achieving them are also obvious. The use of the AU-220M combat module with high-power weapons allows the reconnaissance vehicle to maintain its main characteristics at the required level, and also significantly raises its firepower in the event of a meeting with the enemy. Moreover, for some time a new version of the BRM-3K will be able to retain significant advantages over potential adversaries.
Recall, the combat reconnaissance vehicle BRM-3K “Rys” was created in the first half of the nineties by the design bureau of the Rubtsovsk Mechanical Plant. The aim of the project was the reworking of the existing infantry combat vehicle design, the BMP-3, which allows the new technology to solve reconnaissance tasks in the enemy’s rear area. In connection with the new tasks, the original machine should have lost some of the aggregates of the base sample, as well as a fairly large number of new systems.
The change in appointment led to the refinement of the existing corps. Its main parameters, such as the level of protection and layout, were left without significant changes. At the same time, the shape was changed: the “Lynx” lost its machine-gun coursework, due to which the zygomatic part of the corps received different lines and a smaller width. Developed flank niches of the hull begin only near the combat compartment. Other modifications of the case concerned only internal volumes and were associated with the need to accommodate new equipment.
The power unit based on the UTD-29 diesel engine with 500 hp power was saved. A four-speed planetary gearbox with hydromechanical reversing gear mates with the engine. The steering mechanism has a hydrostatic drive and a mechanism for taking power to the jet propulsion unit. To supply radioelectronic systems with electricity when the main engine is turned off, “Lynx” carries a generator of 4 kW power. The design of the chassis was completely borrowed from the base sample and has six track rollers on each side. Suspension - individual torsion bar with additional hydraulic shock absorbers on the first, second and sixth pair of the roller. Drive wheels are located in the stern.
In connection with the need to install a number of special systems, “Lynx” received a tower similar to the units of old-age infantry fighting vehicles. The 30-mm automatic gun 2А72 and the twin PKT machine gun were placed in the turret. Weapon mounting systems allowed vertical guidance ranging from -5 ° to + 64 °. There is also the possibility of using anti-tank missiles.
BRM-3K "Lynx" in the original configuration. Photo of Wikimedia Commons
On the sides and stern of the tower project BRM-3K provided for the installation of three containers with special equipment. Onboard containers are designed to accommodate optical-electronic systems. They contain the Pecheneg 1PN61 and the 1 71 2PNXX, as well as the 1D14 laser rangefinder designed for visual reconnaissance at any time of the day. In the stern container of the turret, the antenna of the radar station 1RL133-1 "Credo-M" should be placed in the stowed position. If necessary, the antenna device can be mounted on the remote tripod.
To solve the assigned tasks, the crew of the BRM-3K had to use a set of equipment for topographic location, optical and radar reconnaissance equipment and other equipment. The reconnaissance vehicle carried several radio stations of various types to transmit data about the enemy objects found. With the help of P-163-50U, P-163-10У and P-163-50К stations without additional equipment, radio communication was provided at distances up to 100 km. With additional antenna mast systems, the communication range could be increased to 350 km.
The crew of the BRM-3K "Lynx" in the initial configuration consists of six people. The commander of the vehicle, the driver-mechanic, the navigator-operator, the gunner, the commander of the reconnaissance group and the radio operator are placed at various places inside the armored hull. Together, the crew members were to control the machine, conduct reconnaissance and transfer the collected data.
A new project developed by the Uralvagonzavod corporation is proposed to equip the Lynx machine with a modern combat module with enhanced weaponry. In this case, a new remotely controlled system should be installed on the roof of the hull instead of the old tower. The AU-220M “Baikal” system was first introduced last year, and over time has found application in several new projects. With the help of this combat module, several existing models of domestic armored vehicles have already been upgraded. In the future, the list of such projects may be updated. A new use option for the Baikal product is the modernization project for the BRM-3K machine.
The combat module AU-220M, created at the Petrel Research Institute, is a remotely controlled system equipped with a set of necessary weapons and special equipment. An important feature of this product is the placement of all necessary components and assemblies in a common housing placed on the roof of the base machine. Due to the removal of the module outside the armored hull of the vehicle, it is possible to release significant volumes inside the protected space that can be used to install one or another equipment. In this case, the control of the combat module must be carried out using remote systems. At the operator’s workplace it is proposed to install a remote control with a monitor and a full set of controls.
Intelligence Equipment BRM-3K. Figure JSC "Uralvagonzavod"
The product AU-220M is equipped with an armored body, providing all-round protection against small weapons and able to withstand a hit 30-mm projectile in the frontal part. Attachments for machine guns and optical-electronic systems are placed on the module's supporting platform. In the central part of the module is a rocking artillery system with an 57-mm automatic cannon. A machine gun of a rifle caliber, carried out in a separate swinging casing, is mechanically connected with it. To the left of the instrument, on the same level with it, as well as to the right on the roof of the module, are placed two blocks of optical-electronic equipment.
The main weapon of "Baikal" is an automatic gun caliber 57 mm, capable of showing the rate of fire to 80 shots per minute. There is the possibility of using projectiles of various types: high-explosive armor-piercing and controlled with a programmable fuse. Depending on the type of ammunition, shooting at a distance of up to 12 km is possible. The most important feature of 57-mm guns is a significant superiority in the basic parameters over the existing serial small-caliber artillery systems. It is expected that such features of the AU-220М module will significantly increase the potential of the equipment equipped with it.
Details of the project to equip the BRM-3K reconnaissance vehicle with the AU-220M combat module have not yet been clarified. Nevertheless, the available information on other similar projects allows us to present the result of these works. So, last year for the first time the updated combat vehicle of infantry BMP-3 with the designation "Derivation" was presented. This modification was distinguished from the base version by the use of the “Baikal” combat module instead of the original turret with weapons. This re-equipment, in the first place, led to the release of large volumes inside the armored hull. Instead of a large-sized fighting compartment, which occupied a significant part of the habitable volume, only a low-height cylindrical unit under the roof and the support of the combat module, reaching the bottom of the hull, remained inside the hull.
Apparently, in the new modernization project “Lynx” similar ideas will be implemented, which will allow optimizing the layout of internal volumes and, to a certain extent, improving the working conditions of the crew. However, there may be some questions about the placement of external units of special equipment. In the case of the BRM-3K in the original version, they were placed on the outer surface of the tower. Whether they will be installed on the Baikal building, or the project authors have found another solution, it is not entirely clear.
However, the release of internal hull volumes is hardly the main goal of the new project. The combat module AU-220М “Baikal” was originally created with the aim of significantly increasing the firepower of modern and promising armored vehicles. It was precisely with this that the use of the caliber of the instrument, non-standard for the present times, was connected.
BMP-3 "Derivation" with the combat module "Baikal". Photo Vk.com/tankspub
The vast majority of modern models of light and middle class armored vehicles carry automatic guns with a caliber of no more than 30 mm. Accordingly, the reservation of this technology is designed to protect the crew and internal units from similar threats. The 57 mm caliber gun must be distinguished by a greater muzzle energy of the projectile, which should have a clear effect on the fighting qualities. Larger caliber, depending on various factors, can increase armor penetration or firing range with the same power. In addition, some other features of weapons are improved.
In the context of the further development of the BRM-3K reconnaissance vehicle, such advantages are associated with a certain increase in the efficiency of solving basic tasks. Using the 57-mm cannon, the Lynx will be able to better defend itself against the enemy in reconnaissance, having the ability to open fire from long distances, as well as using enhanced penetrability characteristics. All this can positively affect the probability of survival of the equipment in the event of an unforeseen collision with the enemy.
At the concept level, the BRY-3K Lynx machine with the AU-220М combat module looks quite interesting. Such a model will be able to preserve all its basic functions, but at the same time improve certain characteristics, which will positively affect the overall effectiveness of combat work. However, for now these are only estimates and assumptions. The project of modernization “Lynx” was developed not so long ago, and to date, the corporation “Uralvagonzavod” has built only a demonstration model of the new technology. To determine the real prospects of such an upgrade, a complex and lengthy work will be required, implying tests and fine-tuning of prototypes. Only after that it will be possible to talk about a particular future project.
It may take some time to complete all the necessary work. In the meantime, the organization-developer of a new project plans to show a sample of new technology at the nearest exhibition. The existing BRM-3K prototype with the 57-mm cannon will be shown at the upcoming Army-2016 forum, which will start on September 6 in Patriot park near Moscow. At the same time, the main features and characteristics of the promising technology are likely to be announced.
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The AU-220М “Baikal” combat module, armed with an 57-mm automatic cannon, was first introduced last year. This development was positioned as a universal means of increasing the firepower of armored vehicles. The parameters of the module, allegedly, allow you to install it on various existing and future chassis. After installing such equipment, the updated armored vehicle receives new combat capabilities associated with increased firepower. To date, several armored vehicle modernization projects have been submitted using the Baikal system. At the exhibition "Army-2016" it is planned to present a reconnaissance vehicle updated in this way.
Battle module AU-220М "Baikal". Photo OFO "Uralvagonzavod"
Unfortunately, the exact appearance of the upgraded reconnaissance vehicle BRM-3K "Lynx" has not yet been announced. Apparently, the appearance and characteristics of this sample will become known only after the opening of the upcoming forum. Nevertheless, the main goals of the project are already clear, and the means of achieving them are also obvious. The use of the AU-220M combat module with high-power weapons allows the reconnaissance vehicle to maintain its main characteristics at the required level, and also significantly raises its firepower in the event of a meeting with the enemy. Moreover, for some time a new version of the BRM-3K will be able to retain significant advantages over potential adversaries.
Recall, the combat reconnaissance vehicle BRM-3K “Rys” was created in the first half of the nineties by the design bureau of the Rubtsovsk Mechanical Plant. The aim of the project was the reworking of the existing infantry combat vehicle design, the BMP-3, which allows the new technology to solve reconnaissance tasks in the enemy’s rear area. In connection with the new tasks, the original machine should have lost some of the aggregates of the base sample, as well as a fairly large number of new systems.
The change in appointment led to the refinement of the existing corps. Its main parameters, such as the level of protection and layout, were left without significant changes. At the same time, the shape was changed: the “Lynx” lost its machine-gun coursework, due to which the zygomatic part of the corps received different lines and a smaller width. Developed flank niches of the hull begin only near the combat compartment. Other modifications of the case concerned only internal volumes and were associated with the need to accommodate new equipment.
The power unit based on the UTD-29 diesel engine with 500 hp power was saved. A four-speed planetary gearbox with hydromechanical reversing gear mates with the engine. The steering mechanism has a hydrostatic drive and a mechanism for taking power to the jet propulsion unit. To supply radioelectronic systems with electricity when the main engine is turned off, “Lynx” carries a generator of 4 kW power. The design of the chassis was completely borrowed from the base sample and has six track rollers on each side. Suspension - individual torsion bar with additional hydraulic shock absorbers on the first, second and sixth pair of the roller. Drive wheels are located in the stern.
In connection with the need to install a number of special systems, “Lynx” received a tower similar to the units of old-age infantry fighting vehicles. The 30-mm automatic gun 2А72 and the twin PKT machine gun were placed in the turret. Weapon mounting systems allowed vertical guidance ranging from -5 ° to + 64 °. There is also the possibility of using anti-tank missiles.
BRM-3K "Lynx" in the original configuration. Photo of Wikimedia Commons
On the sides and stern of the tower project BRM-3K provided for the installation of three containers with special equipment. Onboard containers are designed to accommodate optical-electronic systems. They contain the Pecheneg 1PN61 and the 1 71 2PNXX, as well as the 1D14 laser rangefinder designed for visual reconnaissance at any time of the day. In the stern container of the turret, the antenna of the radar station 1RL133-1 "Credo-M" should be placed in the stowed position. If necessary, the antenna device can be mounted on the remote tripod.
To solve the assigned tasks, the crew of the BRM-3K had to use a set of equipment for topographic location, optical and radar reconnaissance equipment and other equipment. The reconnaissance vehicle carried several radio stations of various types to transmit data about the enemy objects found. With the help of P-163-50U, P-163-10У and P-163-50К stations without additional equipment, radio communication was provided at distances up to 100 km. With additional antenna mast systems, the communication range could be increased to 350 km.
The crew of the BRM-3K "Lynx" in the initial configuration consists of six people. The commander of the vehicle, the driver-mechanic, the navigator-operator, the gunner, the commander of the reconnaissance group and the radio operator are placed at various places inside the armored hull. Together, the crew members were to control the machine, conduct reconnaissance and transfer the collected data.
A new project developed by the Uralvagonzavod corporation is proposed to equip the Lynx machine with a modern combat module with enhanced weaponry. In this case, a new remotely controlled system should be installed on the roof of the hull instead of the old tower. The AU-220M “Baikal” system was first introduced last year, and over time has found application in several new projects. With the help of this combat module, several existing models of domestic armored vehicles have already been upgraded. In the future, the list of such projects may be updated. A new use option for the Baikal product is the modernization project for the BRM-3K machine.
The combat module AU-220M, created at the Petrel Research Institute, is a remotely controlled system equipped with a set of necessary weapons and special equipment. An important feature of this product is the placement of all necessary components and assemblies in a common housing placed on the roof of the base machine. Due to the removal of the module outside the armored hull of the vehicle, it is possible to release significant volumes inside the protected space that can be used to install one or another equipment. In this case, the control of the combat module must be carried out using remote systems. At the operator’s workplace it is proposed to install a remote control with a monitor and a full set of controls.
Intelligence Equipment BRM-3K. Figure JSC "Uralvagonzavod"
The product AU-220M is equipped with an armored body, providing all-round protection against small weapons and able to withstand a hit 30-mm projectile in the frontal part. Attachments for machine guns and optical-electronic systems are placed on the module's supporting platform. In the central part of the module is a rocking artillery system with an 57-mm automatic cannon. A machine gun of a rifle caliber, carried out in a separate swinging casing, is mechanically connected with it. To the left of the instrument, on the same level with it, as well as to the right on the roof of the module, are placed two blocks of optical-electronic equipment.
The main weapon of "Baikal" is an automatic gun caliber 57 mm, capable of showing the rate of fire to 80 shots per minute. There is the possibility of using projectiles of various types: high-explosive armor-piercing and controlled with a programmable fuse. Depending on the type of ammunition, shooting at a distance of up to 12 km is possible. The most important feature of 57-mm guns is a significant superiority in the basic parameters over the existing serial small-caliber artillery systems. It is expected that such features of the AU-220М module will significantly increase the potential of the equipment equipped with it.
Details of the project to equip the BRM-3K reconnaissance vehicle with the AU-220M combat module have not yet been clarified. Nevertheless, the available information on other similar projects allows us to present the result of these works. So, last year for the first time the updated combat vehicle of infantry BMP-3 with the designation "Derivation" was presented. This modification was distinguished from the base version by the use of the “Baikal” combat module instead of the original turret with weapons. This re-equipment, in the first place, led to the release of large volumes inside the armored hull. Instead of a large-sized fighting compartment, which occupied a significant part of the habitable volume, only a low-height cylindrical unit under the roof and the support of the combat module, reaching the bottom of the hull, remained inside the hull.
Apparently, in the new modernization project “Lynx” similar ideas will be implemented, which will allow optimizing the layout of internal volumes and, to a certain extent, improving the working conditions of the crew. However, there may be some questions about the placement of external units of special equipment. In the case of the BRM-3K in the original version, they were placed on the outer surface of the tower. Whether they will be installed on the Baikal building, or the project authors have found another solution, it is not entirely clear.
However, the release of internal hull volumes is hardly the main goal of the new project. The combat module AU-220М “Baikal” was originally created with the aim of significantly increasing the firepower of modern and promising armored vehicles. It was precisely with this that the use of the caliber of the instrument, non-standard for the present times, was connected.
BMP-3 "Derivation" with the combat module "Baikal". Photo Vk.com/tankspub
The vast majority of modern models of light and middle class armored vehicles carry automatic guns with a caliber of no more than 30 mm. Accordingly, the reservation of this technology is designed to protect the crew and internal units from similar threats. The 57 mm caliber gun must be distinguished by a greater muzzle energy of the projectile, which should have a clear effect on the fighting qualities. Larger caliber, depending on various factors, can increase armor penetration or firing range with the same power. In addition, some other features of weapons are improved.
In the context of the further development of the BRM-3K reconnaissance vehicle, such advantages are associated with a certain increase in the efficiency of solving basic tasks. Using the 57-mm cannon, the Lynx will be able to better defend itself against the enemy in reconnaissance, having the ability to open fire from long distances, as well as using enhanced penetrability characteristics. All this can positively affect the probability of survival of the equipment in the event of an unforeseen collision with the enemy.
At the concept level, the BRY-3K Lynx machine with the AU-220М combat module looks quite interesting. Such a model will be able to preserve all its basic functions, but at the same time improve certain characteristics, which will positively affect the overall effectiveness of combat work. However, for now these are only estimates and assumptions. The project of modernization “Lynx” was developed not so long ago, and to date, the corporation “Uralvagonzavod” has built only a demonstration model of the new technology. To determine the real prospects of such an upgrade, a complex and lengthy work will be required, implying tests and fine-tuning of prototypes. Only after that it will be possible to talk about a particular future project.
It may take some time to complete all the necessary work. In the meantime, the organization-developer of a new project plans to show a sample of new technology at the nearest exhibition. The existing BRM-3K prototype with the 57-mm cannon will be shown at the upcoming Army-2016 forum, which will start on September 6 in Patriot park near Moscow. At the same time, the main features and characteristics of the promising technology are likely to be announced.
On the materials of the sites:
http://uvz.ru/
http://burevestnik.com/
http://vestnik-rm.ru/
http://nevskii-bastion.ru/
http://gurkhan.blogspot.ru/
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