RU2095730C1 - Armored articulated combat vehicle of fire support - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: weaponry and military equipment, specifically, vehicles of high cross-country capability meant for hitting of ground targets with fire while conducting autonomous combat actions on various theaters of war in structure of elements and units of ground forces. SUBSTANCE: armored articulated combat vehicle of fire support is manufactured in the form of two transportation-combat sections between which combat section is suspended. This section can be uncoupled from transportation-combat sections with the aid of mechanisms of automatic block system. Combat section can move independently over small distances with the aid of motor-and-wheel propulsive device. Armored combat section carries two target installations housing weapons, drives for its guidance and optic-information systems of detection of targets. Combat section also houses communication and control equipment and is manned by combat crew. EFFECT: high cross-country capability and fighting efficiency of proposed combat vehicle. 1 dwg, 4 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to the design of armored vehicles.

 One of the tasks of the military-technical policy of the Russian Federation is the development, creation and provision of the Armed Forces with high-performance weapons and military equipment systems that can operate in any conditions of a combat situation, in special physical and geographical conditions (in deserts, mountains, tundra, cities etc.), take part in all types of hostilities, including local conflicts.

 Existing methods of delivering equipment and weapons: by rail or by march over a long distance do not allow you to quickly and timely deliver to the war zones a large number of various military and auxiliary equipment and weapons.

 Transporting it by air requires airfields in combat areas for landing heavy transport aircraft or heavy special parachute systems for landing.

 The existing models of combat, support, and auxiliary vehicles (tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, command and staff vehicles, etc.) both in our country and abroad have so far been created according to the principle: “the crew and all systems of the object in one enclosure. " Moreover, the samples were designed as a "whole", combining at the same time all combat (firepower, mobility, security) and operational properties (profitability, performance, habitability, serviceability, maintainability).

 The purpose of the development of armored vehicles for various purposes was to achieve the highest possible levels of all properties due to the use in their design of increasingly complex systems, mechanisms and instrumentation systems while maintaining constant machine dimensions: height, length and width.

 All this led to a reduction in habitable space and, accordingly, to a decrease in the level of comfort and livelihood for the crew, caused a decrease in the quality of its activities and did not significantly increase the efficiency of the use of samples.

 Existing models of armored fire support vehicles, for example, tanks, were created on the basis of tanks that were at that time in the arsenal of the Ground Forces by constructively changing the installation of a larger caliber gun in the fighting compartment than on a tank to be converted. Such samples were called self-propelled artillery mounts (self-propelled guns). They provided fire support for tanks in battle while in battle formations of tank units (Self-propelled artillery mounts ISU 152 M and ISU-152 K, Technical Description and Operational Information, M. Voenizdat, 1973).

 These self-propelled guns have small volumes of combat compartments, a large gas contamination inside the hull, a greater specific pressure than a similar tank, and therefore lower ergonomic and economic indicators, and also do not meet modern requirements for the effectiveness of fire destruction. In addition, ACS data is non-aerotransportable.

 Therefore, to increase the combat and operational efficiency of the fire support vehicle, it is necessary to develop new models taking into account the so-called "system-centric approach", i.e. focusing on obtaining the maximum result when using weapons systems and military equipment, and not only on increasing the level of technical capabilities of individual samples.

 In developing promising fire support vehicles, one should take into account the need to conduct combat operations by units and units of the Ground Forces of the Republic of Armenia autonomously in isolation from the main forces, at various theaters of military operations, as well as the requirements for habitability standards, unification and standardization of weapons, combat, support and auxiliary vehicles , the possibility of their air transport and landing.

 These conditions can be fulfilled in the development of new models of armored combat vehicles, for example, fire support, taking into account the principle of "articulating sections of the machine with each other," with the possibility of separate and autonomous use of individual sections of the vehicle in combat conditions.

 The invention relates to weapons and military equipment, and in particular, to cross-country vehicles and is intended to suppress and destroy ground targets in combat conditions at various theaters of operations.

 As a prototype, a well-known off-road vehicle containing two transport wheeled trolleys having a running gear and a platform suspended between them was taken (DE application N 2541854, class F 41 H 7/02, 1976).

 The above vehicle is not adapted to perform the functions of a fire support vehicle. In addition, it has low survivability, for example, in case of combat damage to one of the sections, it is not possible to quickly replace it due to the integral part of the sections, nor can it be transported by airplanes of the existing carrying capacity and cannot be dismantled by parachute.

 The objective of the invention is to increase the efficiency of fire destruction of enemy ground targets, increase the level of maneuverability, ergonomics of the fire support machine and the security of its combat crew, as well as ensuring air transport and parachute non-air defense.

 To achieve this goal, an armored articulated fire support vehicle (BSMOP) is proposed, consisting of three parts: two transport and combat sections (TBS) and one combat section (BS), which is suspended between them on special automatic locking mechanisms. The combat section in the shelter for the fall of fire is mounted on telescopic supports.

 To move over short distances, the combat section has motor wheels. Firing is carried out from two towers located on opposite sides of the combat section.

 Transport and combat sections move the combat section over long distances when changing the firing position or on the march; they can be disconnected from the combat section and carry out fire destruction of targets, combat guarding of a firing position or the supply of ammunition, and also have jobs for driver mechanics, motor-transmission compartments and machine guns.

 In FIG. 1 shows a side armored articulated fire support vehicle; figure 2 armored articulated fire support vehicle, top view of the fighting compartment; figure 3 armored articulated fire support vehicle, the combat section at the firing position in the caponier; figure 4 - armored articulated fire support vehicle, the combat section for shelter; where 1 transport and combat section, 2 workplace of the driver, 3 - jack, 4 auto-locking mechanism, 5 combat section, 6 tower installation, 7 motor wheel, 8 hatch.

 The armored articulated fire support vehicle can be manufactured according to the existing technology at tank plants using materials traditionally used in the manufacture of armored objects.

 BSMOP (Fig. 1) in a static state is a structure consisting of two transport and combat sections 1, between which the fighting section 5 is suspended on special automatic locking mechanisms 4. In the transport and combat sections there are 2 workplaces for control mechanics sections during BSMOP movement in the area. Mechanics drivers can fire from machine guns located in the transport and combat sections.

 The presented design of the BSMOP allows its transportation by air and parachute landing, dividing it into three sections: combat and two transport and combat. After landing in the combat zone, these sections are connected to each other and carry out combat missions.

 The combat section has two armored tower installations with weapons placed in them, guidance drives and optoelectronic target detection information systems. In addition, communication and control equipment was mounted in the combat section and the combat crew was located.

 To enter the combat section there is an armored door 8.

 Moving the combat section to short distances when taking a firing position can be done on the motor wheels 7. The installation of the fighting section at the firing position, raising and lowering it when uncoupling or coupling with the transport-fighting sections or for shelter in the caponier is carried out using jacks 3.

 The BSMOP work is carried out as follows: having received the task of using the BSMOP, the crew installs the combat section on the jacks in the shelter, unhooks it from the transport and combat sections and fires at the targets indicated to it. Transport and combat sections are detached from the combat section and controlled by mechanics, the drivers guard and defend the location of the firing position of the combat section, if necessary, they hit targets that appear with fire.

 An example of the location of the BSMOS at the firing position is presented in figure 3 and 4.

 After completing the tasks, the transport and combat sections are engaged with the combat section and the BSMOP are moved to a new firing position. During the movement of the BSMOP, the crew can carry out fire damage to the enemy.

Claims (2)

 1. An armored articulated machine containing three sections, of which the extreme are equipped with running gears, and the middle is suspended between them, characterized in that the middle section is a combat section and articulated from each of the extreme sections, which are transport-combat, with an automatic coupling device the possibility of separating them into autonomous sections, with each transport and combat section having a running gear, command and control sections, and the combat section has two armored tower installations with weapons placed in them, ivodami guidance and opto-electronic information systems, target acquisition, control equipment and places for fighting crew.  2. The machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the combat section is equipped with jacks and a motor-wheel propulsion.

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