New light amphibious tank is created on the basis of self-propelled gun "Octopus"
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Development of a new light floating tank on the basis of the airborne self-propelled anti-tank gun "Octopus-SDM1" is already underway. This was reported by TASS, citing a statement by Sergey Abdulov, chief designer of the Special Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering (SKBM, part of the holding "High-precision complexes").
As the chief designer of SKBM said, based on the Sprut-SDM1, a new light tank is being developed. In contrast to the "Sprut" new tank will not be airborne, but will remain floating. The lack of airborne assault removes mass restrictions from the new light tank, due to which the Sprut has only bulletproof armor and, thus, the new machine will receive more powerful protection. The gun on the tank will remain the same, but the suspension will undergo changes. The name of the new project, he did not say.
The new tank will use a torsion bar suspension from the BMP-3, which is more reliable and less whimsical than the hydro-pneumatic one in the Sprut
- noted Abdulov.
Recall that the Sprut-SDM1 self-propelled anti-tank unit was developed specifically for the Airborne Forces and because of a strict mass restriction (18 tons) has only bulletproof armor. The arming of the machine is a smooth-bore gun 2А75М caliber 125 mm, which can use the entire range of domestic tank shells.
Earlier it was reported that in the framework of the Army-2018 forum held last year, it was decided to work on the improvement of the Sprut-SDM1 and create on its basis a whole series of combat vehicles designed to perform various tasks.
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