2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42
KAMAZ "Typhoon" debuted in 2011. What is this technique with such a strange name? The history of these vehicles dates back to Soviet times - in the early eighties of the last century, when the Ministry of Defense ordered the military-industrial complex to develop armored vehicles capable of carrying large loads for special forces. Monsters of the Soviet automotive industry, such as KAMAZ, MAZ, Ural, got into this program. According to the requirements of customers, armored cars were supposed to have unified interchangeable units, but the collapse of the country destroyed the project. However, the developments acquired at that time came in handy in 2010, when it was decided to create an armored vehicle for the airborne units. The first serious attempt to take a step in this direction was the Typhoon KAMAZ.
This model attracts attention with a special non-standard body, the shape of which resembles a hex nut. The bottom of the car is made in the form of the letter V. KAMAZ "Typhoon" is equipped with composite ceramic armor, which, in combination with the original shape of the bottom, makes it possible to withstand explosions with a capacity of up to 8 kg of TNT.
Currently, severalplatforms that will serve as the basis for creating a whole line of models. These will be military vehicles for various purposes, with a variety of configurations and equipment.
The KAMAZ Typhoon armored car is planned to be produced with a hull and modular body, as well as with a central location of the power unit. The seven-liter engine, combined with a turbocharger, produces 450 hp. with., while fuel consumption is 35 liters of diesel per hundred kilometers. The motor works in tandem with a six-speed gearbox and, in combination with an independent suspension of each of the six drive wheels, gives the KAMAZ-63968 Typhoon all-terrain vehicle a cross-country ability that has no analogues in the world. The ability to adjust the tire inflation system directly from the driver's cab helps not only in case of damage to the wheels, but also when overcoming difficult areas.
The main criterion for assessing the car KAMAZ "Typhoon" was the protection of this unique vehicle. The developers dressed him in ceramic armor (ceramic is much lighter than similar armored steel), which is able to withstand bullets fired from a heavy machine gun from a distance of 200 meters. The driver's cab is equipped with armored glass (the weight of such glass is 300 kg/m2), which are also capable of protecting against shots from the mentioned weapons.
"Typhoons" are planned to be produced in auxiliary versions, namely as fire engines, minesweepers, sapper "search engines",pontoon carriers, tow trucks. Combat options serve for the operational transfer of special forces. In addition, modifications of the armored car in question are provided for the transportation of anti-aircraft missile systems and artillery systems.
According to the designers, there are practically no serial components and elements in the KAMAZ Typhoon car, everything was developed from scratch. I would like to hope that the most successful solutions will be applied in civil engineering.
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