The newest combat module "Hunter" with a laser rangefinder and stabilization system went into series

Serial production of the newest combat module for armored vehicles has begun in Russia. We are talking about BM "Okhotnik", developed in NPO "Electromashina".

The newest combat module has passed all the necessary tests by now. The module itself will be demonstrated during the representative international forum "Army-2021".

Not so long ago, five BM "Okhotnik" were sent to the plant "Remdizel", where they are being installed on domestic armored vehicles "Typhoon-K".

The developer points out that the combat module is a stabilized remotely controlled platform (SDUP) that can be used in various branches of the armed forces.

It is worth noting that five Typhoon-K armored vehicles (53949) with the Hunter combat modules installed on them were demonstrated during the Victory Parade in Moscow on Red Square in 2020.

The new modules received certain improvements, including the Russian machine gun, which was specially created for robotic systems.

According to Ivan Korolkov, Deputy Director General of the Chelyabinsk NPO Electromashina JSC, the effectiveness of hitting the targets of the Hunters after the improvement of the combat module has increased by about 30 percent.

It is known that BM "Okhotnik" in addition to armored vehicles "Typhoon-K" will be installed on a vehicle from UKBTM (Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering) and on other equipment. This indicates the high versatility of the module.

Some characteristics of the BM "Okhotnik" are presented. So, the module can be used by the shooter remotely - from a protected place.

"Hunter" is equipped with a thermal imaging monitoring system, built-in diagnostics of a malfunction, a counter-indicator of cartridges, a stabilization gyroscope of the sight and weaponsas well as a laser rangefinder.

The defeat of targets in the aimed shooting format can be carried out when the vehicle is moving at a speed of up to 30 km / h, while the distance to the target is 1000 m. BM ammunition - 250 ammunition, total ammunition - up to a thousand rounds.

Comments

[Borik]

Something I did not understand, they said and wrote that this complex was put into service in 2019. Does this article say that only this year will its production begin? Or it will be a modernized complex. If so, we wish you faster and more of them in the troops.

[Volodin]

Quote: Borik

Something I did not understand, they said and wrote that this complex was put into service in 2019. Does this article say that only this year will its production begin? Or it will be a modernized complex.

Started serial production. Improved BM. Before that, there were single "basic versions"

[Real Pilot]

Here I look at the first photo for the article, and it comes to my mind that this module is being installed not only on armored vehicles.
Apparently, it can work as an automatic turret, on which human controls are retained - handles and triggers in place, and the module stands on a tripod. Maybe there was a modernization in this too? In earlier versions, it looks different, only on armored vehicles.

And this is good! Such a guard does not sleep, he will not let the enemy in a dangerous direction either day or night. Toothy surveillance camera ... And if there is a network of those on the border? It was rumored that South Korea had something similar placed on towers for a long time.
For the formation of strong lines of defense - this is a great option, especially the border guards would appreciate!

[Gunther]

Quote: RealPilot

... Such a guard does not sleep, he will not let the enemy in a dangerous direction either day or night. Toothy surveillance camera ... And if there is a network of those on the border?

Yes, it is, an irreplaceable thing on the border in addition to minefields, especially for ours in Tajikistan.
this is what our citizens in Novorossiya are like.

[Sands Careers General]

Would have given a different name. And then we have a hunter - S-70 "Hunter"

[Flooding]

Quote: Sands Career General

Would have given a different name. And then we have a hunter - S-70 "Hunter"

and then there is the Orion UAV
whose namesake, according to mythology, was a hunter to all hunters))

[vargo]

Not busy yet "Hunter for hunters", "Hunter", "System Hunting", "OXO-ta") There is room to develop such systems

[lucul]

Some characteristics of the BM "Okhotnik" are presented. So, the module can used by the shooter remotely - from a protected place.

Why can it? This should be the main regime today.
Because

The Okhotnik is equipped with a thermal imaging system and a laser rangefinder.

They will be more effective than just human eyes.

[bairat]

As always in the USSR / RF, everything is classified. What machine gun, what ammunition 250 pieces? We'll find out the details on enemy sites by ourselves, with pens))

[Hypertension]

Why not indicate in the article that the module uses a 12.7 mm "Kord" machine gun? Only without the characteristic muzzle brake. After all, the caliber and name of the machine gun is an important characteristic, isn't it?
I do not argue, maybe there are people on the VO in the subject and with a keen eye, but personally, after reading this article, I had to go to other sources to find out what kind of machine gun is used.

[BARKHAN]

How to reload, how to get out under the bullets?

[Dkuznecov]

Judging by the nozzle on the barrel, we FINALLY have
will there be a programmable detonation?
Thank God, it’s uncomfortable even in front of the Turks.

[Vadim237]

What other programmable detonation for the 12.7 caliber?

[Dkuznecov]

In the article, it seems, the caliber is not indicated. I could be wrong, of course.

[Flooding]

Quote: DKuznecov

In the article, it seems, the caliber is not indicated. I could be wrong, of course.

caliber is not specified, but it is obvious that in the photo doom for a machine gun

[Barberry25]

12,7 is certainly cool .. but when will they put 23 mm?

[vargo]

Then when you prepare comments about the need for 30mm;)

[Vadim237]

Already

put 30 mm

[Barberry25]

yes I am aware of it, but still 30 mm is too big ... and 23 mm is the thing .. AP-23 on the Crossbow has been shown for a couple of years already ... but things are still there

[Piramidon]

Quote: Barberry25

but still 30 mm is large ... and 23 mm is the most

How many people, so many opinions. You can't please everyone. If all the development of weapons is coordinated with the users of the HE, the designers will blow the roof.

[lucul]

12,7 is certainly cool .. but when will they put 23 mm?

What for ? Against infantry, 12mm is very good, but 23mm is not very good, such shells take up too much space in this limited volume of the vehicle.

[Barberry25]

fragmentation effect, yet 23 mm has it + the range is higher .. In general, my opinion is this: you need to put a doublet in the form of 7,62 mm PKTM and either AGSa or 23 mm ap-23. It's just that 12,7 will still work at the same 1 meters as PKTM, and 000 mm, due to BZTshek, will be able to destroy light armor ... And in general, you need to put it on a panoramic sight on a tank ... Excessive firepower never happens

[Vadim237]

Instead of 23 mm, I would put an automatic grenade launcher - it is much more effective against both infantry and armored vehicles if you use cumulative ammunition.

[Barberry25]

Well, you can't work from it through the air ... then either a spark is needed, or something else ..

[lucul]

fragmentation effect, yet 23 mm has it + the range is higher

The effect is negligible, and the range is only 500 m higher.

It's just that 12,7 will still work at the same 1 meters as PKTM,

It is quite 2 m in strength.

There is never excess firepower

You don’t understand - 130gr cartridge from 12mm and 450gr cartridge from 23mm. The mass of the cartridge is 3 times higher and the volume occupied is larger. And the effect on infantry is the same, that 12mm is redundant for a soldier, and 23mm is even more redundant for a soldier.
Just do not forget that the 82mm Drok mortar is being tested on the same chassis, and its high-explosive effect is quite enough against the infantry.
In general, Typhoon-K turned out to be quite good, and on its basis it is possible to plan motorized riflemen at a new level.

[Barberry25]

and another 120 mm mortar .. what a habit of citing game as an example? we are talking about a DUM with small arms that can be massively installed .. about "only 500 meters." This is 500 meters MORE .. this is significant, not to mention the fact that instead of a fart to frighten the infantry, we get a serious firepower ... the enemy en masse switches to MRAPS, therefore you need to be ready to work on it, which means you need more caliber less than 12,7

[lucul]

the enemy en masse switches to MRAPs, therefore you need to be ready to work on it, which means you need a larger caliber than 12,7

I beg you, all these MRAPs are only for skirmishes at the company / balion level, for the level of armies / fronts they are stupidly not enough, because it is too expensive.

This is 500 meters MORE .. this is significant, not to mention the fact that instead of a fart to frighten the infantry, we get a serious firepower.

If the infantry is dispersed, then you will be tortured to hunt 23 mm for it, there is simply not enough ammunition.

and another 120 mm mortar .. what is the habit of citing game as an example?

Two Typhoons - one on the 12mm Hunter, the second on the 82mm Drok, which hits at 5 km, in the field can effectively solve the problem of both the infantry and the MRAPs that delivered this infantry.

[Barberry25]

only they ALREADY buy them in thousands of pieces ... so in case of war they will be, so the feasibility study needs to be taken into account. About "you are tortured to hunt" - but from 12,7 you are not tortured? And again, stop writing game about the mortar ...

[lucul]

and from 12,7 you will not be tortured

There are 1 rounds of ammunition.

And again, stop writing game about the mortar ...

And why is it an automatic game mortar? ))))

only they ALREADY buy them in thousands of pieces

And then a million reservists will be mobilized)))

[Barberry25]

1) there are 250 of them in the combat module. 2) who's stopping the installation of a full-fledged ammunition load? ... only to the point of them? We either immediately lay the advantage, or find ourselves in the role of catching up

[lucul]

the point is that you need a massive means of fire support, and not the complacency of the crew, so, in principle, you can put PKTM,

PKTM - it has a ceiling of 1m. This is not enough for open space.

Either we put in an advantage right away, or we find ourselves in the role of catch-ups.

One Typhoon with a Hunter, and one Typhoon with a Gorse, will destroy 2 Typhoons with a 23mm mount, at the same price)))

[Barberry25]

ace still behind Typhoon gatling .. enough nonsense about gorse to write ... not tired already? or, in principle, do not understand what is the essence of MRAPs?

[lucul]

enough nonsense to write about gorse ... not tired already?

What does Drok not suit you?

[Barberry25]

the fact that this is a mortar, and about the caliber, unfortunately there is no exact data on the ap-23, but there is a possibility that this is a single-barreled version of the gsh-23, which means there is a caliber 23 * 115, which allows it to fit very well into the dimensions of Cord, but for account of OZ ammunition to give an advantage ... and the warehouses are crammed with old BZTs, and in the future it is possible to use modern versions of armor-piercing, which is guaranteed to create an advantage ...

[lucul]

the fact that it is a mortar,

An automatic mortar with 12 rounds per minute, and will reach both in the trench and behind the wall.

[Nikolaevich I]

Quote: Barberry25

12,7 is certainly cool .. but when will they put 23 mm?

Better yet, an automatic recoilless gun like the German Sondergerät 500 ...

[senima56]

Anything over 20 mm is no longer a machine gun, but a cannon!

[Nikolaevich I]

Quote: senima56

Anything over 20 mm is no longer a machine gun, but a cannon!

And I'm uvazi ?

[Barberry25]

Yes, at least a rocket launcher is the main thing to fulfill the assigned combat missions, and the task is to create fire superiority ... the Arabs in Yemen also rushed in their time fashionable modules with 12,7 and 7,62 ... but what in the end? old armored personnel carriers from all over the area, because 12,7 does not channel

[lucul]

the Arabs in Yemen also rushed at one time to install fashionable modules from 12,7 and from 7,62 ... but what in the end?

So old armored personnel carriers have a 14 mm machine gun)))

[Barberry25]

the fact of the matter is that the caliber is too small, but logically, due to the newfangled optics, it should have been enough, but it turned out the other way around, and since 14,5 and 23 mm have similar ballistics, it is better to take more

[lucul]

the fact of the matter is that the caliber is too small,

Don't judge by the Arabs))))
Ours, at a distance from 10m to 300 km, have a very dense line of weapons. What the Arabs don't have, that's why they have to invent. The same self-propelled guns will work on a target at 30 km, just give target designation.

[Barberry25]

hmm, how about the wall ... free

[lucul]

hmm, how about the wall ... free

Pfff .... weird further)))

[Nikolaevich I]

Actually, right! "The main thing is to fulfill the assigned combat missions ..."!

[senima56]

What machine gun is installed? What caliber? The most important thing is not said!

[Barberry25]

along the barrel, we can say that 12,7 is worth

[ROSS_51]

Some characteristics of the BM "Okhotnik" are presented.

Caliber? Rate of fire? Barrel length? Why is this all ... what some consider an article?