Complexes of artillery intelligence family "Zoo"

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The ground forces of the modern army need a large number of special equipment and electronic equipment. In particular, artillery needs radar reconnaissance systems capable of monitoring the specified territory and controlling the results of firing. Currently, the main domestic means of this class are the Zoo family complexes.

1L219 Zoo

The development of the radar artillery reconnaissance complex 1Л219 "Zoo" began in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on July 5 1981. The new radar was designed to replace existing types of equipment, primarily the 1RL239 “Lynx” complex, which was actively used by the troops. The head developer of the project was assigned to the Strela Research Institute (the city of Tula), V.I. Simachev. Also several other organizations were involved in the work. For example, NPP "Istok" (Fryazino) was responsible for the development of microwave equipment, and the Tula plant "Arsenal" was to build prototypes of the finished complex.

It should be noted that one decision of the Council of Ministers required the creation of two artillery reconnaissance complexes at once. The Zoo-1 and Zoo-2 systems should have different characteristics and different components. At the same time, the maximum possible unification of two types of equipment was implied.

Complexes of artillery intelligence family "Zoo"
Self-propelled radar 1L219 "Zoo-1"


The development of a new project at a certain stage encountered some difficulties, which led to a shift in the timing of the implementation of different phases. Thus, a draft version of the project 1Л219 "Zoo" was completed in two years: it was ready in 1983. The following year, a technical version of the project was prepared. In 1986, the organizations involved in the project completed all the work on the preparation of design documentation, but the start of construction of experimental reconnaissance complexes was postponed due to the changed customer requirements.

19 June 1986, the Council of Ministers issued a new decree, determining the further development of radar reconnaissance systems for artillery. The military wanted to get not only a self-propelled machine with a set of electronic equipment, but also a number of other means. In accordance with the new decree, it was necessary to develop a new set of facilities into which the Zoo machine was to enter. Due to changes in customer requirements, project developers had to re-develop some elements of the complex. Alteration has undergone part of electronic equipment, including means of detecting targets.

Due to numerous improvements, the construction of the Zoo prototype machine has been delayed. She was able to release for preliminary tests only in 1988 year. This phase of inspections, accompanied by various modifications, continued until the spring of 1990, when several prototypes were presented for state tests. During the year, the equipment was tested in the ground forces of several military districts. During these events, all the necessary information about the operation of the complex under the conditions of the combat units was collected.

In the course of all tests, the calculated characteristics of the complex were confirmed and the advantages over the existing “Lynx” system were revealed. In particular, the range was increased by 10%, the field of view was doubled, and the throughput of automation - by 10 times. According to the results of state tests, the radar artillery reconnaissance complex 1Л219 "Zoo-1" was adopted. The corresponding command order was signed on 18 on April 1992 of the year.

The Zoo-1 reconnaissance complex was designed to monitor the specified areas, monitor enemy artillery and monitor the results of firing of their batteries. In order to ensure the possibility of combat work on the same positions with artillery, all the equipment of the complex was mounted on a self-propelled chassis. The MT-LBU universal tractor was chosen as the basis for the complex. When the combat weight of the machine is of the order of 16,1 t, the maximum speed at the level of 60-62 km / h is ensured. Management of all the facilities of the complex is carried out by the calculation of three people.

An antenna post, made in the form of a turntable with a phased antenna array mounted on it, is mounted on the roof of the base chassis. In the stowed position, the antenna is lowered to a horizontal position, and the entire post is rotated along the body of the machine. The antenna array is part of a three-coordinate radar station and allows you to monitor a sector up to 60 ° in azimuth. The viewing angle of elevation is around 40 °. The ability to rotate the antenna post allows you to change the surveillance sector without moving the entire machine.

Radar complex 1L219 operates in the centimeter range and is controlled by onboard digital computers such as "Electronics-81B" and "Saver-2". All operations for tracking the specified sector, detecting targets and issuing the processed information are performed automatically. The calculation of the complex has the ability to monitor the systems and, if necessary, intervene in their work. To display information about the situation in the workplace of the commander and the operator provides black and white screens on the CRT.


1L219 system operation scheme


The main task of the 1L219 “Zoo-1” reconnaissance complex was to detect the positions of the rocket forces and artillery of the enemy, as well as to calculate the trajectories of the projectiles. In addition, it was possible to control the shooting of their artillery. The main method of determining the coordinates and trajectories was tracking small-sized high-speed ballistic targets - projectiles. The station was supposed to automatically monitor the shells, calculate their trajectories and determine the location of the guns or launchers.

The automation of the Zoo-1 complex is capable of detecting at least 10 enemy fire positions in a minute. At the same time, no more than 4 targets are maintained. The probability of determining the position of the weapon in the first shot was determined at the level of 80%. During the combat operation, the complex was to determine the current parameters of the flying projectile, as well as calculate its full trajectory over a known segment. After that, the automation issued information about the place of launch of the projectile at the command post. Further, this information should be transferred to the artillery to strike back at the enemy’s firing position in order to destroy his equipment and weapons. To determine its own position, used in determining the coordinates of the targets, the 1Т130М “Beacon-2” topogeodesic reference system is used.

Serial production of self-propelled radar artillery reconnaissance complexes 1Л219 "Zoo-1" was entrusted to the enterprise "Vector" (Ekaterinburg). Initially it was assumed that the 1L219 complexes would be used in the missile forces and artillery at the regimental level. Each regiment and brigade had to have its own systems of this type, designed to monitor enemy artillery and issue coordinates for the counter battery.

However, the collapse of the Soviet Union did not allow to fully implement all the available plans in a short time. Serial construction of machines "Zoo-1" was conducted at a relatively slow pace, but in recent years, ground forces have managed to get some of such equipment. All stations 1Л219 are used in the control system of artillery formations and successfully solve the tasks assigned to them.

1L220 Zoo 2

Resolution of the Council of Ministers on July 5 1981, required to develop two radar reconnaissance complex. The first, 1Л219, was created by the Strela Research Institute in Tula in collaboration with some other enterprises. The development of the second complex with the designation 1Л220 was entrusted to NPO Iskra (Zaporozhye). The task of the second project was to create another intelligence complex with an increased detection range. The rest of the goals and objectives of the projects were the same.

Within the framework of the Zoo-2 project, a complex of electronic equipment was developed, suitable for mounting on various chassis. It was planned to offer the customer two modifications of the intelligence system at once, mounted on different chassis. There was a project of the machine on the basis of the GM-5951 tracked chassis and the KrAZ-63221 wheeled. The wheel complex received its own designation 1L220U-KS. In the case of a tracked chassis, the electronic equipment was located inside a light-armored hull, on the roof of which a rotary antenna post was installed. The wheeled vehicle design implied the use of a box body with the appropriate equipment.


Complex 1Л220 "Zoo-2" on tracked chassis. Photo Catalog.use.kiev.ua


According to the general architecture, the “Zaporozhye” version of the complex resembled the development machine of Tula specialists. The 1Л220 complex was proposed to be equipped with a radar with a phased antenna array mounted on a swivel base. Working in the centimeter range, the station was supposed to produce the detection of flying artillery shells.

The electronics of the Zoo-2 complex made it possible to automatically monitor the situation, search for targets and determine their trajectories, at the same time calculating the location of enemy guns.

After the collapse of the USSR, the enterprises engaged in the Zoo program remained in different countries, which led to a serious difficulty in working. Despite all the problems, NPO Iskra continued to work and completed the creation of a new artillery reconnaissance complex. Due to some problems, the project had to be further refined. The updated version of the project received the designation 1L220U.

Due to the country's economic problems, the need to refine the project, etc. tests of the prototype system "Zoo-2" began only in the late nineties. According to the results of tests, the system in 2003 was adopted by the Ukrainian army. Subsequently, Ukrainian enterprises in cooperation with foreign organizations built a certain amount of such equipment supplied to the armed forces.

According to available data, due to improvements in radio-electronic equipment, it was possible to significantly improve the performance of the 1Л220У complex in comparison with the “Tula” 1Л219. The machine station of Ukrainian development is able to follow the sector width 60 ° in azimuth. Radar can detect tactical missiles at ranges up to 80 km. When an enemy uses multiple launch rocket systems, the maximum detection range, depending on the type of missile, is 50 km. Mortar mines caliber to 120 mm station notices at distances up to 30 km. Declared the ability to detect enemy firing positions per minute before 50.

1L219М Zoo-1

In the early nineties, the research institute Strela began the development of a modernized version of the Zoo-1 complex. The updated version of the complex received an index 1Л219М. In some sources there are various additional designations of this complex, in particular, sometimes the name “Zoo-1M” appears. However, this “name” was later assigned to another family complex.


Machine 1Л219М "Zoo-1". Photo Pvo.guns.ru


The goal of the 1Л219М project was the replacement of obsolete equipment with new and enhanced features. For example, the replacement of the CABM was made. In the updated complex, computer control of the Baguette family is used to control the operation of automation. In addition, a new topographic-geodetic binding system was used in the modernization project. To accurately determine its own coordinates, the upgraded Zoo-1 machine has received the 1Т215М topregiver and the GLONASS receiver.


According to the developer, in the project 1Л219М it was possible to significantly improve the characteristics of the radar station. Thus, the detection range of operational-tactical missiles was increased to 45 km. The maximum detection range of missiles increased to 20 km. When an adversary uses mortars of caliber 81-120 mm, it is possible to determine the firing position at ranges up to 20-22 km.

The automation complex 1Л219М is capable of processing up to 70 targets per minute. Up to 12 objects are simultaneously accompanied. For automatic calculation of the full trajectory of enemy ammunition with the definition of a launch point and a drop point, no more than 15-20 are required. C.

In addition to the radar equipment, the calculation jobs have been upgraded. The main innovation was the use of color monitors, which display all the information about the situation in the station's sector of responsibility. All information about the enemy’s firing positions found is automatically transmitted to the command post and can then be used to strike back.

The development of the project 1Л219М “Zoo-1” was completed in the mid-nineties. Soon after, the prototype tests started. According to some sources, during the tests, numerous shortcomings were identified, primarily related to the reliability of various units. Consequently, it was decided to modify the system in order to improve the characteristics that do not meet the requirements.


Machine 1Л219М "Zoo-1". Photo Ru-armor.livejournal.com
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Exact information on the production and operation of complexes 1Л219М is not available. Some sources mention the construction of such equipment and even its use in some recent conflicts. However, full evidence of this is missing. It was probably decided not to start mass production of new equipment due to the lack of serious advantages over the existing one, as well as due to the difficult economic situation of the armed forces. Nevertheless, the Zoo-1 complex in the updated version was demonstrated at various exhibitions.

1L260 Zoo-1М

The latest at the moment complex artillery intelligence family "Zoo" is a system with an index 1Л260, created in the two thousandth years. After a not too successful project 1Л219М, the Tula research institute Strela continued to work on the creation of new radar stations for ground forces. To date, the Strela enterprise has received the status of a research and production association and became part of the Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern.


Self-propelled 1L261 "Zoo-1M" radar. Photo Npostrela.com


The complex "Zoo-1M", despite the name, is not a modernized version of the existing technology, but a completely new development. For example, the new complex has several components at once that perform various functions. The main element of the complex is a self-propelled radar 1Л261 on tracked chassis. In addition, the 1Х38 maintenance machine and a backup power station are involved in the combat operation. Auxiliary elements of the complex are mounted on car chassis. According to some information, the self-propelled radar can, if necessary, perform the assigned tasks independently and without the help of additional elements of the complex.

Self-propelled radar 1Л261 differs from its predecessors in a different layout of the main units. As before, all units of the machine are mounted on a tracked chassis, which is used as the machine GM-5955. An antenna post with lifting and rotating mechanisms is mounted on the roof of the case. In the stowed position, the phased array antenna is placed on the middle and aft part of the hull cover. The combat weight of the machine exceeds 38 t. The work of all systems is controlled by the calculation of three people.

During the preparation of the complex for operation, the antenna rises and can rotate around the vertical axis, changing the viewing sector. The design of a phased array antenna allows the calculation of the station to follow the objects located in the sector of 90 ° in azimuth. The exact characteristics of the target detection range have not yet been announced. According to previously published data, the 1L261 station is able to determine the firing position of enemy artillery with an error up to 40 m. When calculating the launch point of missiles of multiple salvo systems, the error is 55 m, the launch point of ballistic missiles is 90 m.


The full composition of the complex 1L260 "Zoo-1M". Photo Npostrela.com


Exact information about the current status of the project 1L260 "Zoo-1M" is not available. According to some reports, a few years ago, the Russian Ministry of Defense ordered a number of such complexes, but the details of the contract were not announced. In addition, in 2013, one of the tests of the complex could be carried out. Official information about the complex "Zoo-1M" and its prospects have not yet been published.


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  1. +5
    11 August 2015 05: 27
    This long-suffering complex has long been awaited by the troops and it is good that it finally began to arrive. I would very much like that our designers would not stop and further improve it, especially in terms of unification of the base chassis and reduction in size, while increasing capabilities.
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    2. gjv
      +5
      11 August 2015 11: 27
      Quote: svp67
      This long-suffering complex has long been awaited by the troops and it is good that it finally began to arrive.

      23.09.2013 (14:33) Website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

      The servicemen of the motorized rifle compound of the Southern Military District deployed in the Chechen Republic, during the training of artillery units, developed the skills of using the latest Zoo-1 mobile reconnaissance and fire control system.
      RLC "Zoo-1" detects in flight shells fired by enemy artillery and calculates the trajectory of their flight. The data obtained make it possible to detect the firing positions of the opposing side and effectively adjust the operation of their fire weapons.
      The new generation radar allows you to determine the coordinates of enemy firepower even with massive shelling and give distributed target designation for their destruction, preventing the change of shooting position.
      The Zoo-1 reconnaissance and firing control system is completely autonomous, it takes about 5 minutes to deploy.
      During the month, the gunners worked out the deployment of the radar system at different times of the day and complied with more than 30 standards for the reception, transmission and processing of information.
      1. +1
        11 August 2015 17: 05
        And what is this crap in the photo (PUW like) still used in the troops?
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        2. +6
          11 August 2015 17: 26
          "I want the Zoo in Donetsk!"

          Well ... Give, Give! ...
          1. 0
            11 August 2015 20: 46
            Quote: Tanais
            "I want the Zoo in Donetsk!"

            Well ... Give, Give! ...

            but you might think he’s not there? fellow wink A little and maybe not even on an ongoing basis. but there is! Perhaps you just do not own the information or just modest?
            hi
            1. +3
              12 August 2015 08: 05
              Quote: old man54
              but you might think he’s not there? A little and maybe not even on an ongoing basis. but there is! Perhaps you just do not own the information or just modest?

              Good things never happen ...
    3. +1
      22 August 2015 08: 48
      He served at this complex as an operator in Chechnya from 2004 to 2007 ... It's a complicated thing ... Therefore, he never worked for us as intended !!!! We practiced a little, most of the time we washed the barracks, mowed lawns, etc. ... We did all this while serving under a contract))) The complex checks the systems before work, we had constant failures, we could not establish its normal operation for good ... They explained that he was standing under the open sky, like it was damp and there were failures))) ... Even specialists from the factory came ... One died in our unit on the very first day - he gobbled up Chechen alcohol ... The second set up the complex, after several days of work everything became bad again - constantly failures of different units ... The Prapor () technician of the complex, after several months of training at this complex, only learned to wipe the contacts with alcohol ... Lieutenants who came to us during my services - they did not understand a damn thing about it, as well as in the SNAR-10 complex, which came only from a major overhaul (they could not turn on "HIGH" on it) ... They explained that they taught the Zoo from pictures and tables, and SNAR-10 is old complex and was not studied at all))) ... K Orchest, not a single complex worked in our reconnaissance battery, by the way, the PRP control batteries did not work either))) ... We did not even know how to work with them, because no one taught, and the lieutenants and other officers did not understand a damn thing about them. .. Everyone was only interested in order in the barracks and on the territory, so that the stripes on the blankets were in one row (I remembered that hatred still remained for this) ... And then the Zoo was completely broken, the warrant technician and the platoon officer forgot to unlock it and began to raise the antenna, some holders tore apart, by that time I was transferred to SNAR-10 ... Then my contract ended, I hated the service in the Ministry of Defense and got a contract with the border authorities ... There is also not sugar, but an order of magnitude it was better ... It's not enough to just have a good complex - you need to be able to use it, teach people how to work on it, and not force nits to be put in place all day long ... I don't need these white curbs and mowed lawns for x ... as well as straight strips on blankets with broken pillows ... It is necessary for the complex to work, so that I can fight on it !!!! I knew how to fix the malfunction ... And while serving under a contract, I could only orientate the compass in three years ... By the way, everyone else too ... I remember it took two spotters somehow, and the battalion commander said to the regiment commander: " there are none, no one can do a damn thing "And a year later the Georgians attacked our peacekeepers in Ossetia and our regiment was raised on alarm and sent to war (for two days they started equipment, they could not leave the garrison) ... Your mother ... ..... I called the guys, I didn't ask about the complex, but I think that the Zoo never showed itself, but it was needed like air ... I think it hadn't even been repaired by that time, or maybe it was even written off ...
      1. 0
        22 August 2015 08: 54
        most of the time they washed the barracks, mowed lawns, etc.

        It seems that this is the notorious 42nd)
        1. 0
          22 August 2015 08: 57
          Healthy fellow man))))))
          1. 0
            22 August 2015 09: 00
            healthy, but I did not serve in it, just seen enough of you))
            1. 0
              22 August 2015 09: 01
              where did you look? )))
              1. 0
                22 August 2015 09: 03
                mainly from the mountain south
                1. 0
                  22 August 2015 09: 04
                  Is it from Georgia?
                  1. 0
                    22 August 2015 09: 06
                    Yes, and the border with Georgia.
                    (it is necessary to tie a flood, they will punish)
                    1. 0
                      22 August 2015 09: 08
                      Flooding - what does it mean to do? I recently on this site ...
                      1. 0
                        22 August 2015 09: 29
                        http://topwar.ru/rules.html
  2. -4
    11 August 2015 08: 36
    These "zoos" give out very powerful radiation. An acquaintance got to the "Vector" after the institute. He worked at the landfill. The result is cancer. Cut out half of the body.
  3. gjv
    +3
    11 August 2015 11: 24
    According to the developer, in the project 1L219M it was possible to significantly improve the characteristics of the radar station.

    The site of the Ministry of Defense described this complex. There are slightly different performance characteristics.
    Calculation 3 people.
    Deployment time 5 min.
    The number of simultaneously tracked targets 12 pcs.
    Median errors in determining the coordinates of targets, m:
    in intelligence 30-60
    under control 40-70
    Range of reconnaissance of firing and launching positions, km:
    mortar 13-17
    field artillery guns 10-12
    multiple launch rocket systems 15-22
    tactical missiles 40-45
    Chassis MT-LB
    1. +2
      11 August 2015 12: 04
      It’s interesting that the "independent" version of the "Zoo" will have higher characteristics, moreover, back in the 90s ... I'm wondering, from what came to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, what else works for them? Since they are so chasing after "American" stations ...
    2. 0
      11 August 2015 16: 30
      Quote: gjv
      Range of reconnaissance of firing and launching positions, km:

      I would like to know from the artilleryman: is this the distance from the position of the Zoo radar to the point on the trajectory where she identified the enemy shell (missile, mine)? Or in order for him to confidently determine where the fire is coming from, should this Zoo be adjusted to a specified distance to the enemy's firing range?
      1. +1
        11 August 2015 21: 13
        These "zoos" give out very powerful radiation

        C-300 generally pounds so that hiding in containers and bunkers am
  4. +2
    11 August 2015 21: 11
    The main innovation was the use of color monitors, which displays all the information about the situation in the station's responsibility sector. All data on the found enemy firing positions are automatically transmitted to the command post and can then be used to strike back.

    Probably not even at the command post, but at the receiver of the RZSO. After receiving the data, the RZSO servos without human intervention aim, and the answer went.
  5. +3
    11 August 2015 21: 21
    He read it in Technique-Youth, the year of commercials in 1995.
  6. -2
    12 August 2015 09: 26
    B .. who comes up with names for military equipment? "Zoo"! Are you going to fight against "Tigers" and "Panthers"?