Today Russian motorized infantry moved in armored personnel carriers BTR-80 and BTR-82.These machines are time-tested, reliable and simple to use, but modern requirements have already started to fall behind.
Until recently, even the military experts was difficult to judge whether that is technically new development of Russian military equipment designers "Boomerang".APC photos which have only recently become available to the general public, is likely to produce a revolution in the tactics of application of mechanized infantry units.
As shown by the armed conflicts of recent decades, monolithic armor does not create adequate protection for people being in machines, it can pierce cumulative ammunition.The level of armament and, according to military experts, would be increased to such a machine to effectively support advancing infantry.And yet, modern armored vehicle must cross water obstacles, without waiting for the engineers will induce bridges.
Taking into account the customer's requirements, engineers Military Industrial Company started to develop a new universal armored bay, on the basis of which to build war machines in several versions, including armored personnel carriers."Boomerang" turned multipurpose.
design of the chassis and body, according to the designers, should be carried out in a modular fashion, so you can achieve a high degree of harmonization, which will facilitate the supply of spare parts and will enable, if necessary peremodifitsirovat any sample.The options are: intelligence, medical, infantry fighting vehicles, mobile air defense systems, and electronic warfare.
BTR "Boomerang" is a multi-layer ceramic-metal armor, greatly surpassing the resistance of monolithic.Reinforced anti-mine resistance.Armament represented artillery tower telemetry control.30-mm rapid-firing gun, automatic grenade launcher and UR "Cornet" make standard combat unit, but there are options with heavy weapons (125 mm gun), enabling them to hit the modern armored vehicles.
Information saturation equipment BTR "Boomerang" is unprecedented for Russian motorized rifle technology.Real-time commander can judge the position of all vehicles on the battlefield, to obtain information about their injuries and on the basis of these data to make operational decisions.Thanks to thermal imaging and infrared devices BTR "Boomerang" can move and fire at night and in fog.Development now unified management tactical (ESU TK) create the conditions for coordination of actions of the crew, which will significantly improve the overall effectiveness of combat operations.
20-ton machine is driven by a 600-horsepower engine, has a long lifespan.Depending on the modifications it can be floating.
still not known all the tactical and technical data BTR "Boomerang".News 2013, photo, published in the press and some information provided by the management of the Military-industrial company, provides insights into the fighting qualities of the new combat vehicle and its estimated price.It is worth it, of course, more expensive than the BMP-82, but cheaper than foreign analogues.
is expected that in 2015, "Boomerang" will act in military units.
