New Chinese battle reconnaissance vehicle
Like other manufacturers of armored vehicles, China seeks to develop various machines based on a single platform. So there are BMP, sanitary, repair and evacuation and other machines that use a common chassis with minimal changes in its design. In addition, the Chinese military and defense industries carefully observe secrecy and rarely publish information about new types. weapons and technology. So, a few weeks ago, a photograph of a new combat vehicle became public. Unfortunately, so far no information about this car has appeared, even its name remains unknown.
New development of Chinese engineers has several features that allow you to speculate about its origin and purpose. Thus, the armored hull and chassis of the car suggest that it was developed on the basis of one of the latest Chinese BMP - ZBD-04 or ZBD-08. However, it cannot be excluded that this machine is a completely new development by one of the Chinese companies. On the existing photo you can see that there are some antennas on the tower of the new car. This fact suggests that the Chinese defense industry has created a combat reconnaissance vehicle.
The new Chinese BRM has an armored body, the design of which was created taking into account previous developments in this area. It has an upper frontal sheet located at a large angle to the vertical, as well as sloping lower frontal sheets. At the same time, in contrast to the ZBD-04 and ZBD-08 machines, the new BRM has a top front sheet of smaller length, which allows us to speak about a certain change in the layout of the housing units. Reservations, apparently, bulletproof and protivosnaryadnoe.
The layout of the internal volumes of the hull of the new Chinese BRM is standard for modern technology of this class and current BMP. The front of the case is given under the engine compartment, shifted to the starboard. Next to it, at the left side there is a department of management with the workplace of the driver. The middle part of the body is given under the fighting compartment. Estimated basic infantry fighting vehicles have a troop compartment in the stern, but because of the different purpose in the stern of the new BRM some special equipment is housed.
Chassis new BRM standard for Chinese armored vehicles of the last time. It has six track rollers with independent torsion bar suspension on each side, front-wheel drive wheels and stern guide wheels. To enhance the chassis, some rollers are also equipped with hydro-pneumatic shock absorbers. The upper branch of the caterpillar lies on three supporting rollers.
The new BRM is equipped with a tower with a characteristic faceted shape. It is noticeable that the outlines of the turret, formed by several armor plates, are significantly different from the shape of the corresponding units of infantry combat vehicles ZBD-04 and ZBD-08. So, the front sheet has a smaller inclination. In addition, in view of other weapons, the shape of the central part of the tower was changed.
The armament of a new Chinese combat reconnaissance vehicle consists of one automatic cannon and a machine gun paired with it. Judging by the photos, the “main caliber” of the machine is the 30-mm automatic gun. The barrel of the gun is covered with a casing frame. Probably, like on other Chinese machines of a similar class, a rifle caliber machine gun is mounted in the same installation as a cannon. On the front sheet of the tower smoke grenade launchers are provided.
The main task of combat reconnaissance vehicles is to carry out raids on the enemy’s nearby rear and detect various targets. On the roof of the tower of the new Chinese BRM is a block of antenna equipment. Apparently, the car is equipped with a radar station. This equipment allows the crew of the vehicle not only to conduct visual reconnaissance, but also to pinpoint targets using radar. Modern reconnaissance vehicles, such as the Russian BRM-3K “Rys”, are equipped with their own radar station. Such equipment significantly increases the effectiveness of the intelligence services, since they are able to detect targets at a relatively long distance, as well as monitor a fairly large area.
The above-mentioned Russian machine BRM-3K is equipped with modern navigation equipment and data processing systems, which allows it to quickly transmit information about the detected targets. This may mean that the new Chinese BRM carries not only a radar station, but also a number of other systems that facilitate reconnaissance and provide data transfer.
For obvious reasons, the weight and dimensions of the new Chinese intelligence machine are unknown. Probably, in size, the car is similar to ZBD-08, having a length of about 7,2 m, a width of the order of 3 m and a height of up to 2,5 m. The combat weight of the new BRM can be estimated in 22-24 tons. According to reports, the BMP ZBD-08 is equipped with a hp 590 diesel engine. Due to the absence of a serious difference in weight and size, the new BRM may have a similar propulsion system.
With a power density of at least 24 HP per tonne BRM should reach speeds of up to 65-70 km / h. Probably, the possibility of crossing water obstacles by swimming with the help of jet propulsion, which accelerates the car to 6-8 km / h, is preserved. Power reserve should not exceed 550-600 km.
It should be noted that the new BRM, whose photo has recently become public knowledge, is not the first development based on the ZBD-04 infantry fighting vehicle. This BMP in its original form has not received much distribution in the ground forces of China, but it is quite actively used to create new equipment of various types.
The existence of an armored recovery vehicle on the ZBD-04 chassis is known. In addition, there were reports about the creation of self-propelled artillery mounts PLZ-05A and SH3. In the summer of this year, in the course of the Peace Mission international exercises, the Chinese military showed for the first time a self-propelled anti-tank missile system HJ-10. Finally, the newest infantry combat vehicle ZBD-08 is also a further development of the older ZBD-04, which did not fully suit the military.
Available information may indicate that the family of vehicles based on the BMP ZBD-04 has increased again. This time, this BMP became the base for a combat reconnaissance vehicle, the name of which remains unknown. Similarly, the details of the project and its prospects are still unknown. The armored vehicle depicted in the “leaked” photo can be either a prototype of a new type of equipment, or a representative of one of the serial batches.
On the materials of the sites:
http://militaryparitet.com/
http://military-today.com/
http://vestnik-rm.ru/
New development of Chinese engineers has several features that allow you to speculate about its origin and purpose. Thus, the armored hull and chassis of the car suggest that it was developed on the basis of one of the latest Chinese BMP - ZBD-04 or ZBD-08. However, it cannot be excluded that this machine is a completely new development by one of the Chinese companies. On the existing photo you can see that there are some antennas on the tower of the new car. This fact suggests that the Chinese defense industry has created a combat reconnaissance vehicle.
The new Chinese BRM has an armored body, the design of which was created taking into account previous developments in this area. It has an upper frontal sheet located at a large angle to the vertical, as well as sloping lower frontal sheets. At the same time, in contrast to the ZBD-04 and ZBD-08 machines, the new BRM has a top front sheet of smaller length, which allows us to speak about a certain change in the layout of the housing units. Reservations, apparently, bulletproof and protivosnaryadnoe.
The layout of the internal volumes of the hull of the new Chinese BRM is standard for modern technology of this class and current BMP. The front of the case is given under the engine compartment, shifted to the starboard. Next to it, at the left side there is a department of management with the workplace of the driver. The middle part of the body is given under the fighting compartment. Estimated basic infantry fighting vehicles have a troop compartment in the stern, but because of the different purpose in the stern of the new BRM some special equipment is housed.
Chassis new BRM standard for Chinese armored vehicles of the last time. It has six track rollers with independent torsion bar suspension on each side, front-wheel drive wheels and stern guide wheels. To enhance the chassis, some rollers are also equipped with hydro-pneumatic shock absorbers. The upper branch of the caterpillar lies on three supporting rollers.
The new BRM is equipped with a tower with a characteristic faceted shape. It is noticeable that the outlines of the turret, formed by several armor plates, are significantly different from the shape of the corresponding units of infantry combat vehicles ZBD-04 and ZBD-08. So, the front sheet has a smaller inclination. In addition, in view of other weapons, the shape of the central part of the tower was changed.
The armament of a new Chinese combat reconnaissance vehicle consists of one automatic cannon and a machine gun paired with it. Judging by the photos, the “main caliber” of the machine is the 30-mm automatic gun. The barrel of the gun is covered with a casing frame. Probably, like on other Chinese machines of a similar class, a rifle caliber machine gun is mounted in the same installation as a cannon. On the front sheet of the tower smoke grenade launchers are provided.
The main task of combat reconnaissance vehicles is to carry out raids on the enemy’s nearby rear and detect various targets. On the roof of the tower of the new Chinese BRM is a block of antenna equipment. Apparently, the car is equipped with a radar station. This equipment allows the crew of the vehicle not only to conduct visual reconnaissance, but also to pinpoint targets using radar. Modern reconnaissance vehicles, such as the Russian BRM-3K “Rys”, are equipped with their own radar station. Such equipment significantly increases the effectiveness of the intelligence services, since they are able to detect targets at a relatively long distance, as well as monitor a fairly large area.
The above-mentioned Russian machine BRM-3K is equipped with modern navigation equipment and data processing systems, which allows it to quickly transmit information about the detected targets. This may mean that the new Chinese BRM carries not only a radar station, but also a number of other systems that facilitate reconnaissance and provide data transfer.
For obvious reasons, the weight and dimensions of the new Chinese intelligence machine are unknown. Probably, in size, the car is similar to ZBD-08, having a length of about 7,2 m, a width of the order of 3 m and a height of up to 2,5 m. The combat weight of the new BRM can be estimated in 22-24 tons. According to reports, the BMP ZBD-08 is equipped with a hp 590 diesel engine. Due to the absence of a serious difference in weight and size, the new BRM may have a similar propulsion system.
With a power density of at least 24 HP per tonne BRM should reach speeds of up to 65-70 km / h. Probably, the possibility of crossing water obstacles by swimming with the help of jet propulsion, which accelerates the car to 6-8 km / h, is preserved. Power reserve should not exceed 550-600 km.
It should be noted that the new BRM, whose photo has recently become public knowledge, is not the first development based on the ZBD-04 infantry fighting vehicle. This BMP in its original form has not received much distribution in the ground forces of China, but it is quite actively used to create new equipment of various types.
The existence of an armored recovery vehicle on the ZBD-04 chassis is known. In addition, there were reports about the creation of self-propelled artillery mounts PLZ-05A and SH3. In the summer of this year, in the course of the Peace Mission international exercises, the Chinese military showed for the first time a self-propelled anti-tank missile system HJ-10. Finally, the newest infantry combat vehicle ZBD-08 is also a further development of the older ZBD-04, which did not fully suit the military.
Available information may indicate that the family of vehicles based on the BMP ZBD-04 has increased again. This time, this BMP became the base for a combat reconnaissance vehicle, the name of which remains unknown. Similarly, the details of the project and its prospects are still unknown. The armored vehicle depicted in the “leaked” photo can be either a prototype of a new type of equipment, or a representative of one of the serial batches.
On the materials of the sites:
http://militaryparitet.com/
http://military-today.com/
http://vestnik-rm.ru/
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