Ukrainian corporation Bogdan has developed a new armored vehicle Leopard-6
Bars-6 was developed in 2014 year by the design office of the Cherkassy Automobile Plant.
At the end of February, 2015, at the IDEX-2015 armaments exhibition, the corporation presented the Bars-6 armored vehicle model (an improved version of the Bars armored vehicle, with a combat module on the roof of the troop compartment).
Layout of Bars-6 armored vehicle at IDEX-2015
The armored vehicle has the usual layout with a front engine, a control compartment in the middle part of the vehicle, and the troop compartment is located in the rear part of the vehicle. The crew consists of two people (the driver and the commander of the machine), in the troop compartment provides the possibility of transporting goods or 4 - 6 infantry in full uniform.
The body of the armored car is welded, made of steel armor plates, angled. It is reported that booking a car provides protection against 5,45-mm and 7,62-mm ammunition. It is also reported that the frontal part of the car, including the roof of the engine compartment, provides protection against 7,62-mm bullets from firing at an emphasis.
In the sides of the fighting compartment there are two doors for the driver and the commander of the vehicle, in the upper part of which there is a bulletproof glass block. Windshield bulletproof, consists of two glass blocks. In the stern of the hull is a door for landing and landing troops. There is also a sunroof.
In the upper part of the sides of the troop compartment are loopholes for firing from a small weapons (two on each side).
On the windows in the sides of the armored car, there are grilles that protect the glass blocks from mechanical damage (strikes with sticks, abandoned stones, etc.).
Specifications:
Length, mm - 5060
Width, mm - 2120
Height, m - 2208
Wheelbase, mm - 3050
Front / rear track, mm - 1741 / 1851
Minimum ground clearance, mm - 250
Loading capacity, kg - 1000
Drive - 4x4
Transmission - Manual, 6 Gear
Engine capacity, l - 2,0
Engine power, hp / rpm - 157 / 4000
Max torque, Nm - 305
Specific power, hp / t - 45
Wheel size - 265 // 90R16
Max speed, km / h - 100
Slope - ~ 30 °
Side slope - ~ 30 °
Front / Rear Pace Angles - 32,5 ° / 35 °
Materials used:
www.bogdan.ua
en.wikipedia.org
bmpd.livejournal.com
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