A special remote control module for the PKT tank machine gun was developed for use in the northwestern military zone

A remote control module for the PKT tank machine gun has been developed in Russia. The platform was developed at the request of soldiers taking part in a special military operation. This was reported by the press service of Rostec.

The Stavropol Signal plant has developed a special remote control platform tank PKT machine gun of 7,62 mm caliber. As stated at the enterprise, the request for the creation of such a module came directly from the North Military District zone; such a request was made by soldiers fighting in one of the directions. The entire process, from receiving the technical specifications to creating the first sample module, took only two months. The military, who ordered the development of the product, took part in the design and testing of the product.

Specialists of the Stavropol Signal plant, a subsidiary of KRET, at the direct request of Russian soldiers from the Northern Military District zone, made remote control platforms for the PKT tank machine gun

- said in a statement.

The developed platform is equipped with a high-resolution camera with stabilization in two planes and 30x zoom. It is possible to install a thermal imager and a “night light”. The module is controlled using a joystick and an LCD monitor. In this case, the operator can be located at a distance of up to one kilometer from the machine gun installation. Other development details have not been disclosed. It is noted that, at the customer’s request, this module can be designed in the form of a case.

The module has already been tested by the troops, four products have been delivered to the Northern Military District zone, and five more will be transferred to the military by the end of the year.

Comments

[pettabyte]

What about us, did we still have to crawl out of the hatch to do this?
I thought there was a machine gun moving there with cables and a perescope standing there.

[rotmistr60]

What about us, did we still have to crawl out of the hatch to do this?

In fact, the PKT is installed combined with a gun or, as previously, with a KPVT on an armored personnel carrier. The shooting was carried out from the fighting compartment, which is why it was called a “Kalashnikov tank machine gun” and was equipped with an electric trigger.

[pettabyte]

No, that one is clear, paired with a gun.
And he was still on the roof.
It's like "anti-aircraft".

[rotmistr60]

It's like "anti-aircraft".

Previously, tanks were equipped with DShK (12,7 mm), later NSVT of the same caliber,

[pettabyte]

In fact, the PKT is installed combined with a gun or, as previously, with a KPVT on an armored personnel carrier. The shooting was carried out from the fighting compartment, which is why it was called the “Kalashnikov tank machine gun” and was equipped with an electric trigger

No, that one is clear, paired with a gun. You don’t need to move it separately (and if you do, it’s not a problem).
And he was still on the roof. It's like "anti-aircraft".
So I thought it was somehow twisted with cables.

[Repellent]

Quote: pettabyte

What about us, did we still have to crawl out of the hatch to do this?

Actually, the article talks about PCT used separate from the tank. Thanks to the presence of an electric trigger, the PKT is also suitable for remote use.

Quote: Article

the operator can be away from the machine gun installation up to one kilometer away

That's it

[Woroshilow]

This is actually a remote stationary turret, and what does it have to do with the hatches.

[Anton Serov]

Wake up, where are the hatches in the trench from? And this can be controlled directly from the bed, a kilometer from the trench.

[Mikhail Maslov]

Remotely controlled modules for various weapons are the future, and those who do not understand this will seriously lose on the battlefield. The same story as with UAVs. Yes, it is still expensive, but it is effective and, most importantly, one of the ways to reduce personnel losses.

[pettabyte]

The future in general belongs to autonomous ones (it searches for the target on its own, it shoots on its own).
In principle, it’s possible, it’s not even expensive.
But what a stink it will be if the foal climbs onto a protected object and his system overwhelms...
Well, with one’s own or another’s complexity. But “get rid of everyone” - even today.
Basically there are questions about safety, responsibility, and reliability.

[kakvastam]

Why only PCT?
A useful thing to have around the house, especially if you provide it with the ability to lift it so that it doesn’t light up until there are goals.

[pettabyte]

Why only PCT?

I think what hands have reached.
But in principle, redoing is not a problem.
Of course, if KPVT is reliable, the drives and mass/supports need to be strengthened.
And if the recoil, rate of fire and mass are approximately the same, everything is simpler.

[Ross xnumx]

Quote: kakvastam

Why only PCT?

Why only nine?

The module has already been tested by the troops, four products have been delivered to the Northern Military District zone, and five more will be transferred to the military by the end of the year.

So that you can report that in 2023 the number of remote control modules for the PKT tank machine gun has been increased by 9 times?
A cheap, practical module capable of firing without endangering the machine gunner.
If the fighters like it, the production should like it too...

Quote: kakvastam

A useful thing to have around the house, especially if you provide it with the ability to lift it so that it doesn’t light up until there are goals.

And it won’t glow anyway. Heat will appear when shooting. Remember the film “Storm Gates”, when during the retreat two friends: Gorshkov and Vetrov, remained to cover the retreat of their comrades? Perhaps this module was created for such and similar purposes.

[Woroshilow]

Yes, these installations were already invented in bulk back in the nineties

[faiver]

Of course, I could be wrong, but in my opinion it’s a disposable canoe, who will carry this crap with a battery?

[Vita vko]

Quote: faiver

mu disposable canoe

Not all at once. Sight and remote control is the first step. Surely, at the front, our Kulibins will come up with a scooter cart so that the machine gun can be rolled and hidden in cover when the shelling begins. Or even hang it on a UAV.
Still, this is hundreds of times cheaper than the projects of combat robots that were only heard about at parades.

[faiver]

those. You still need to come up with and make a cart for it, a couple of fighters will remove this tripod from the cart for shooting, then, in order to roll away from under fire, put it back on the cart... Don’t you think that the whole point of this module is lost?

[Vita vko]

Quote: faiver

. I still need to come up with and make a cart for it

In a trench under fire, you think much better than in a laboratory or on a sofa. So they'll come up with it.

[Mint Gingerbread]

Fortifications to strengthen such a prodigy. She doesn't care about snipers and stray bullets.