Ural Typhoon
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| Ural Typhoon | |
|---|---|
 Ural-63095 Typhoon MRAP | |
| Type | Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2014-present |
| Used by | Russian Armed Forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Military Industrial Company |
| Designed | 2010 |
| Manufacturer | Ural Automotive Plant |
| Produced | 2014-present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 24 tons |
| Length | 9.5m |
| Width | 2.60m |
| Height | 3.50m [1] |
| Crew | 3+16 |
| Engine | YaMZ-5367 turbodiesel 450 hp |
| Transmission | automatic |
| Suspension | 6×6 wheeled |
Operational range | 1120 mi (1800 km) |
| Maximum speed | 65mph (105 km/h) |
Ural Typhoon is Russia's multi-functional, modular, Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle family. The chassis consists of the car bonnet, frame, three-axle drive, bonneted frame and chassis.[2] The Typhoon is part of Russia's large vehicle Typhoon program.
Versions
[edit]Can be used as reconnaissance, command and staff vehicles, machinery EW / RTR or communications, ambulance or to conduct engineering, radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance of transportation.
Features
[edit]Two variants have been identified thus far:[3]
Ural-63095
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- Total weight: 24 tons
- Crew: 3 + 16 in module
- Configuration: 6 × 6
- Power: YaMZ-5367 450 hp turbodiesel
- Transmission: six-speed automatic transmission
- Transfer case: mechanical two-stage
- Tyres: bullet-proof with automatic sealing
- Armor type: Laminated glass and composite (steel and ceramic)
- Protection class: proof from 14.5 mm armor-piercing bullets, up to 8 kg of explosives underneath
- Armament: remote-controlled unit mounting a 7.62 mm HMG or 14.5 mm KPV HMG, loopholes
Ural-63099
[edit]- Crew: 3 + 12
Operators
[edit]Current operators
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ At full weight and ground clearance= 4.20m
- ^ http://old.redstar.ru/2011/09/14_09/1_01.html (Yuri Avdeev The attraction of Nizhny Tagil "Red Star" (14 September 2011). Retrieved October 12, 2012)
- ^ "«Группа ГАЗ» представляет перспективные".
External links
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