Kurganets-25
| Kurganets-25 | |
|---|---|
 Kurganets-25 IFV Kurganets-25 APC | |
| Type | Tracked Platform[1][2] |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Russian Armed Forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kurgan Machine-Building, Kurganmashzavod[2] |
| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod |
| Produced | 2015 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 25 tonnes (28 short tons)[1][2] |
| Crew | 3 (+8 passengers)[1][2] |
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Main armament |
Kurganets-25 IFV: Bumerang-BM turret |
| Engine | 800 hp[1][2] |
| Power/weight | 32 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | Torsion Bar[2] |
| Speed | On Water: 10 km/h (6.2 mph; 5.4 kn)[1][2] |
The Kurganets-25 (Russian: Курганец-25) is a tracked, 25-ton modular platform being developed for the Russian Army. The Kurganets-25 will evolve into various models, gradually replacing BMP and BMD and MT-LB and other types of tracked armored platforms.[3] The Kurganets-25 will have modular armor that can be upgraded for specific threats.[2]
The Kurganets-25 IFV and APC variants were first seen in public (initially with the turret and main armament shrouded) during rehearsals for the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade. If preliminary and state tests go well, serial production could begin by 2016.[4]
Design
The Kurganets-25 is designed to bring the Russian tracked troop carrier fleet up to standard with Western designs like the American M2 Bradley and British Warrior, which outclassed their Soviet Cold War BMP-series counterparts, while being lighter than the T-15 "heavy APC" based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform tank chassis. There are two versions of the vehicle: a heavily armed IFV carrying 6-7 troops; and a lightly armed APC carrying eight dismounts. Other variants proposed for the Kurganets include an armored ambulance, an 82 mm Vasilek mortar carrier, anti-tank vehicle, armored recovery vehicle, a reconnaissance vehicle, a command vehicle, and an armored engineering vehicle.[5] The vehicle represents a departure from traditional Russian low profile designs, having a higher floor more suited for mounted combat rather than troop carrying, which also provides better IED and mine protection. While the T-15 is expected to be deployed with T-14 tanks in armored formations, Kurganets-25 platforms will equip mechanized units.[6]
Armament
The Kurganets-25 IFV features the Bumerang-BM remote control turret with its 2A42 30 mm auto cannon, a 7.62 mm coaxial PKT machine gun and a bank of two Kornet-EM anti-tank guided missiles on either side. The Kurganets-25 APC variant has a 12.7 mm MG RWS instead of the Bumerang-BM turret.[7]
A version SPAAG with a 57 mm gun and a Kurganets-25 SPG with a 125 mm are planned.[8]
Mobility
The Kurganets-25 weighs 25 tonnes.[2][7] This allows the Kurganets-25 to be light enough to be mobile on water. The maximum speed of the vehicle is 80 km/h on land and 10 km/h on water.[1][2] Both the IFV and APC variants of the have a front mounted engine[7] rated at 800 hp.[1][2]
Protection
The Kurganets-25 IFV has 360-degree coverage from its active protection system launcher tubes. This APS is smaller than the one found on the T-14 Armata and T-15, but like the T-15, it's attached close the top of the hull. A two-part projectile detection system is placed on various places on the hull and turret. The Kurganets-25 APC variant, when revealed in the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade, had a scaled down APS systems which were attached only to the turret. The APC variant had no APS tubes attached to the hull.[7]
Ergonomics and Crew
According to first vice president and co-owner of Concern Tractor Plants, Albert Bakov, the new Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle uses a console similar to a Sony PlayStation gamepad.[9] It is wider than previous generations of Russian APCs and IFVs. Also, the front located engine increases crew comfort and ease of access.[7]
Variants
Operators
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Курганец-25 "Объект 695" Боевая машина пехоты". Военный информатор. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Administrator. "Kurganets-25 BMP Kurganets AIFV armoured infantry fighting vehicle technical data sheet pictures video - Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK - Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Tamir Eshel. "Russia Plans to Field the T-99, a Radically New Main Battle Tank by 2015". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "БМП "Курганец-25" - Телеканал "Звезда"". tvzvezda.ru. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ↑ Russia Hopes Its New Super Combat Vehicle Will Rule the Battlefield - Nationalinterest.org, 30 July 2016
- ↑ Kurganets-25 – a new family of medium troop carriers from Russia - Defense-Update.com, 24 April 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.janes.com/article/51469/russia-s-armour-revolution
- ↑ http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/2026563
- ↑ http://sputniknews.com/science/20150508/1021883796.html
- 1 2 http://www.military-informant.com/news/8525-na-poligone-v-alabino-poyavilis-novye-bmp-kurganets-25.html
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