In Ukraine, created a new "unique" armor for BTR
Ukraine has mastered the production of "unique" armor for armored personnel carriers. According to the bmpd blog, citing the Kharkov edition of StatusQuo, new samples of armor could be created at the Lozovsky forging-mechanical plant.
According to the published material in the Kharkov edition under the name “Large plant near Kharkov mastered the production of unique armor”, the Ukrainian military department received from the Kharkiv design bureau of them. Morozova (KMDB), the seven first BTR-4 armored personnel carriers made from new "unique" armor of Ukrainian production. The production of armor has been mastered at the Lozovsky Forge-Mechanical Plant, it is reported that the new armor meets all the highest international standards, and besides it has passed control and acceptance at all stages of production.
In the same place, at Lozovsky KMZ, under the control of the Kharkov KBM and and the research institute of construction materials "Prometheus", the BTR-4 hulls of the new special steel "71" were made. It is reported that in production at the factory there are still about 40 BTR corps of new armor.
Earlier it was reported that for the manufacture of new hulls of Ukrainian armored personnel carriers Armstal of poor quality armor made in Poland was used, as well as attempts were made to create their own samples of armored steel. Basically, under the guise of new cases for armored vehicles, Ukrainian manufacturers used the hulls of Soviet armored personnel carriers made using Soviet technology.
Our expert comment Yuri Apukhtina:
new BTR-4, made with the use of "unique" armor
According to the published material in the Kharkov edition under the name “Large plant near Kharkov mastered the production of unique armor”, the Ukrainian military department received from the Kharkiv design bureau of them. Morozova (KMDB), the seven first BTR-4 armored personnel carriers made from new "unique" armor of Ukrainian production. The production of armor has been mastered at the Lozovsky Forge-Mechanical Plant, it is reported that the new armor meets all the highest international standards, and besides it has passed control and acceptance at all stages of production.
In the same place, at Lozovsky KMZ, under the control of the Kharkov KBM and and the research institute of construction materials "Prometheus", the BTR-4 hulls of the new special steel "71" were made. It is reported that in production at the factory there are still about 40 BTR corps of new armor.
Earlier it was reported that for the manufacture of new hulls of Ukrainian armored personnel carriers Armstal of poor quality armor made in Poland was used, as well as attempts were made to create their own samples of armored steel. Basically, under the guise of new cases for armored vehicles, Ukrainian manufacturers used the hulls of Soviet armored personnel carriers made using Soviet technology.
Our expert comment Yuri Apukhtina:
The material states: "A large plant near Kharkov has mastered the production of unique armor." This is not true. LKMZ is equipped only with forging equipment and, in principle, cannot produce armor. He is only able to carve out armor and weld cases.
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