"Looks like a Soviet BMP": the network appreciated the SENA 200 armored vehicle developed in Egypt
The national organization for military production, subordinate to the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, has developed a new tracked armored infantry fighting vehicle SENA 200. The technique was first presented to the public at the site of the local defense exhibition EDEX 2021.
The design of the SENA 200 appears to be similar to the Soviet series of BMPs, but according to the Egyptian defense industry, it is a completely new vehicle. At the heart of the [running gear] of the technique are torsion bars and suspensions with shock absorbers, on each side there are five road wheels with a leading "sprocket" in the front and a tension wheel at the rear. The upper part is protected by armor plates
- noted in the edition of World Defense News.
The front of the SENA 200 is sloped, with the driver on the left and the engine compartment on the right. The mechanical drive station is equipped with digital displays for machine control. The interior layout is designed to provide a high level of comfort, with separate seats for each fighter and crew. The hull is equipped with three loopholes on each side.
The troop compartment is in the rear, with six infantrymen sitting back to back in separate seats. They enter and exit the vehicle through two manual doors located at the rear of the hull, each equipped with a small window and one firing hatch.
According to a brochure published by the SENA 200 manufacturer, the vehicle body provides ballistic protection up to STANAG 4 level 45698 against small arms fire. weapons 14,5 × 114 mm. The bottom of the vehicle provides mine protection up to level 3 STANAG 4569 against the explosion of a mine weighing 8 kg in TNT equivalent. The front and side of the SENA 200 can also be equipped with RPG countermeasures.
The SENA 200 is powered by a 360 hp stroke diesel engine. The car can move at a maximum speed of 65 km / h with a maximum power reserve of 600 km. The equipment has a low silhouette: length - 6,1 m, width - 1,88 m, height - 1,88 m. Its combat weight is 14 tons.
We believe the SENA 200 has amphibious capabilities and moves through the water using tracks.
- indicated by World Defense News.
The SENA 200 can be equipped with a wide range of weapon systems, in particular an automatic cannon up to 30 mm in caliber. At EDEX 2021, it installed the Eagle 1 remotely controlled combat station, jointly produced by the Egyptian company Arab International Optronics and the Spanish company Escribano Mechanical & Engineering.
Eagle 1 is a fully stabilized combat module that can be installed on tracked and wheeled armored vehicles. It is equipped with uncooled thermal and daytime sighting cameras, as well as a laser rangefinder and a detection, recognition and identification system. The tower is armed with a 12,7 mm heavy machine gun. It has a 360 ° swivel angle with an elevation angle of -20 ° to + 60 °.
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