Terminator BMPT combat vehicle: description, technical characteristics and reviews. Why is the Terminator tank support combat vehicle not adopted? Russian Terminator fire support combat vehicle

In the early 2000s, the world was presented with probably one of the most controversial examples of Russian military equipment - the tank support combat vehicle. The population had never seen anything like a tank chassis, equipped with a whole arsenal of various weapons instead of the usual cannon.

The spectacular name “Terminator” assigned to the BMPT (by the way, the experienced Su-37 fighter was also “christened” in a similar way) added fuel to the fire of popularity. No one even thought that in the famous film, “terminators” referred exclusively to humanoid combat robots and neither aircraft nor armored vehicles had anything to do with them.

History of creation

During the Second World War, a new, at that time, type of military equipment - self-propelled anti-aircraft guns - was often involved in performing fire support tasks. In the USSR, for example, they readily used American M17 anti-aircraft guns - a quadruple installation of 12.7mm machine guns on an armored personnel carrier chassis. At that time, however, no conclusions were drawn from the effectiveness of their use.

In the 1980s, the Soviet Union became involved in the war in Afghanistan. The specifics of counter-guerrilla operations in the highland country were such that most Soviet military equipment was poorly suited for them. The elevation angle of the tank guns did not allow them to effectively fire at enemy ambushes at heights.

The 30mm caliber anti-aircraft self-propelled gun "Shilka" with quad 23mm guns "felt" best in such conditions. However, these vehicles were protected by light bulletproof armor, making them very vulnerable.

Then the idea arose of creating a combat vehicle that, on the one hand, would have a level of protection comparable to a tank, and on the other, could quickly detect tank-dangerous infantry and more effectively suppress it. By 1989, three prototypes were built in Chelyabinsk on the T-72 tank chassis.

The prototypes of the “tank support combat vehicle” were distinguished by their armament complex - one of the BMPT prototypes was equipped with a 100mm gun-launcher, the other was equipped with a pair of 30mm automatic guns.

However, the project was closed after the collapse of the USSR and the closure of the design bureau at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant.

In the mid-90s, Russian troops suffered huge losses during the assault on Grozny. In this operation, they tried to use the Tunguska self-propelled gun to cover the tanks, but this did not bring any effect. As a result, they again remembered the concept of a heavily armored BMPT. In 1998, work began at Uralvagonzavod under the code “Frame”.

In 2000, the first prototypes of the “Object 199” were presented. And in 2006, tank support combat vehicles passed state tests. It was then that the name “Terminator” appeared, which later replaced the official BMPT code – “Frame”.

Design

The Terminator BMPT was built on 0. Accordingly, the welded hull made of rolled steel armor remained unchanged. The upper front sheet is made of combined armor, additionally protected by dynamic protection "Contact-5". Due to this, the equivalent thickness of the BMPT's frontal armor is about 800 mm when hit by armor-piercing shells and about 1100 mm when hit by cumulative shells.

The sides (as well as the rear) of the Terminator are covered with protective screens and anti-cumulative grilles.

The Terminator engine is a 12-cylinder diesel B-92 with a power of 1001 hp, transversely installed in the rear of the BMPT.

The main difference between the BMPT and the base tank is the absence of a turret and autoloader carousel. In its place is a light module with weapons placed outside. All ammunition is also located outside the armored volume of the Terminator.

The BMPT commander and gunner are sitting in the reserved space. At the same time, the BMPT commander not only has the ability to display a “picture” from the gunner’s sight on his display or independently turn the turret in the chosen direction, he is able to completely replace the gunner and use the Terminator’s weapon at his own discretion.

In addition, two additional “workplaces” have appeared in the BMPT body - on both sides of the driver sit the gunners of the 30 mm directional grenade launchers. To monitor the situation and aim grenade launchers at the target, they use Agat stabilized sights with day and night channels. They also have a built-in electronic ballistic computer.

The improved modification of the BMPT-72 (aka “Terminator 2”), which appeared in 2015, is somewhat different from the original model.

Security has increased due to the replacement of the Kontakt-5 dynamic protection with the next generation system - Relikt. The placement of weapons in the combat module has undergone changes. And the course grenade launchers, along with the gunners and their sights, were abolished.

Armament

The combat module of the BMPT “Terminator” is equipped with two 30mm 2A42 automatic cannons designed by Gryazev and Shipunov. The guns, first used on the BMP-2, have a variable rate of fire (low – 300 rounds per minute, high – 550). In the “standard version” they have selective power, allowing you to instantly change the type of projectiles used. On the BMPT, the power supply has become single-belt, each of the guns is equipped with different shells (the left one is armor-piercing, the right one is fragmentation shells).

The common armor-piercing projectile 3UBR6 at a distance of 700 m is capable of penetrating a sheet of armor 40 mm thick. The 3UBR8 sub-caliber projectile has higher penetration - at a kilometer range it can penetrate 50mm armor. The most modern, but rarely used, sub-caliber projectiles with an increased core length can penetrate over 100 mm of armor.

Thus, with the help of cannons, the Terminator can even penetrate the side and rear armor of tanks. To perform “core” tasks - suppressing infantry positions - they are used fragmentation shells 3UOF8, containing a bursting charge - about 50 g of hexal. Gun ammunition - 900 rounds.

The first BMPT prototypes were equipped with the well-known Konkurs anti-tank missiles.

The final version of the “Terminator” received the Ataka ATGM, originally developed for attack helicopters. Four launch containers for these 130mm caliber missiles are mounted on the BMPT combat module.

Using missiles with a cumulative warhead, the Terminator can hit tanks (armor penetration is estimated at 950mm), and a modification with a thermobaric charge can be used to destroy fortifications and group targets. The BMPT uses a modernized version of the “Attack” with laser beam guidance. In addition, the module is equipped with a 7.62mm PKT machine gun, its ammunition capacity is 2000 rounds.

The Terminator AG-17D course grenade launchers are a modification of the Flame mounted grenade launchers. Although the sights of the grenade launchers are stabilized, the grenade launchers themselves are not stabilized. Their ammunition capacity includes 600 fragmentation grenades caliber 30 mm. The rate of fire of each grenade launcher can reach 400 rounds per minute, while the radius of damage from fragments from each grenade is about 4 m.

Since the fuse is triggered instantly when it encounters an obstacle, and no other types of grenades, except fragmentation ones, have been developed for the AGS-17, it cannot be used to combat protected targets. The BMPT-72 weapon system differs from the first Terminator mainly in the refusal of grenade launchers. In addition, the Ataka missile launchers were moved to armored containers.

Exploitation

Despite regular demonstrations of the “Terminator” at exhibitions and corresponding reports about which countries representatives showed interest in BMPTs, in the first decade of the 21st century only Kazakhstan purchased them. And a very small batch - only ten pieces. Subsequently, negotiations were held on both the continuation of supplies and the organization of joint assembly, but their actual results are still unknown to this day.

The only non-CIS country that was really interested in the BMPT was Algeria, a long-time buyer of domestic defense products and one of the first customers of T-90 tanks.

At first, things didn’t work out for “Terminator” at home. Initially, it was planned to put BMPTs into service by 2010, launch serial production and equip at least a company with tank support combat vehicles. None of this came to fruition on time. They proposed not to build new chassis for the BMPT, but to convert outdated T-72s into “Terminators” - nothing came of this either.

In 2017, however, there were rumors about the use of BMPT Russian troops in Syria (no details were provided), and in 2018 it was announced that 10 Terminators would finally go for military testing.

Project evaluation

Most of the publications covering the appearance of “Terminator” were openly enthusiastic. During demonstration shooting, targets disappeared in impressive clouds of shell and grenade explosions. However, the BMPT also had opponents. Wherein general concept and the need to support tanks was not criticized, the question was posed as follows: how will the Terminator cover tanks during existing complex weapons?

And indeed: in urban combat conditions, more or less trained grenade launchers will attack from ambushes, trying to find themselves in a non-shooting zone. For example, from the upper floors and roofs.

At the same time, the elevation angle of the barrels of 30 mm guns for BMPTs is 45⁰ – versus 70⁰ for the BMP-2 and 60⁰ for the BMP-3.

It turns out that when attacked from above, the Terminator will be even more helpless than the machines it is supposed to support. And a declination angle of five degrees plus a high line of fire creates a large dead zone in the “lower hemisphere.” At the same time, the BPMT does not have any installations similar to the turret machine guns of tanks.

The density of fire is also not increased, since the two guns are used to fire different projectiles. Doubts were also expressed about the combat value of course grenade launchers. In urban combat, they could become a good means of self-defense - if they had the ability to fire all around.

The Terminator can only hit targets that are directly in front of it with grenade launchers. And taking into account the fact that the AGS-17 was created to conduct barrage fire over areas, it turns out that the BMPT can most effectively destroy open targets ahead in the direction of movement.

In open terrain combat, an infantry support combat vehicle would be little easier. Tank-dangerous infantry, from which the Terminator must protect tanks, can be armed with guided missiles with a firing range of about 3 km. The firing range of the notorious AGS-17 does not exceed 2 km.

It is theoretically possible to “get” an ATGM crew with BMPT cannon fire at a distance of 4 km, but this should be a clearly visible cluster of infantrymen standing at full height, and not a hidden and camouflaged crew.

It turns out that the only way the Terminator can protect allied tanks from enemy missilemen is its own guided missiles.

Even if we do not touch upon the fact that ATGMs are an expensive weapon, it should be mentioned that BMPTs have only four of them, the containers are installed openly and can even be hit by bullets and shrapnel. How can one not recall the BMP-3 vehicle, capable of not only launching guided missiles from the barrel of a gun, but also “covering” targets with conventional high-explosive fragmentation shells. But one of the early versions of the BMPT provided for just such weapons.

It was reported that the Terminator could simultaneously fire at four targets. Obviously, this meant a situation in which the gunner fires a cannon at one target, the commander launches a rocket at another (but located in the same direction), and both grenade launchers fire at the same target along the BMPT course.

How fair the criticism of the BMPT was can be concluded by returning again to the differences between the BMPT-72 and the earlier version. The Terminator missiles were put into protected containers, and the grenade launchers were abolished. Is it because they really recognized their uselessness? At the same time, the manufacturer’s website does not provide information about the pointing angles of the second Terminator module, so it is unknown whether they have changed.

Performance characteristics

For clarity, let us present the main parameters of the Terminator BMPT - a machine that has no analogues to this day.

So, in fact, the BMPT is a vehicle comparable in mass-dimensional parameters, mobility and security to tanks, but at the same time armed, at best, like an infantry fighting vehicle (automatic cannon, guided missiles). And it’s not very suitable for interacting with tanks (as opposed to motorized rifles).

It is also worth noting that some infantry fighting vehicles are even more powerfully armed - some modifications of the Swedish CV-90, for example, are equipped with a 40mm Bofors gun. Indeed, a 40-50mm caliber gun could provide, on the one hand, a good rate of fire, and on the other hand, it would provide better range and the damaging effects of projectiles. But in the USSR there simply were no such guns, except for outdated 57mm anti-aircraft guns.

However, now such weapons have already been created, and if the new generation of BMPTs is equipped with them, then the “Terminator” will finally show what it is capable of.

The Terminator BMPT, as well as its modernized version BMPT-72, are used in the online computer game “ Armored Warfare" However, due to the peculiarities of the game mechanics, one cannot count on any plausible reflection of the characteristics of the Terminator. Suffice it to say that in the game, tank support combat vehicles play the role of anti-tank vehicles.

"Terminator" is perhaps the most controversial development of the domestic defense industry.

Although the BMPT was created to solve specific problems, it is still impossible to say with certainty whether it can effectively solve these problems.

At the same time, advertising materials diligently ignore the original “specialization” of the “Terminator”, presenting it as a kind of “universal” machine that can replace almost motorized rifle company along with the BMP. I would like to believe that in the future the concept of a tank support vehicle will still take its final, clear form.

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The Ground Forces have finally adopted the BMPT, a tank support combat vehicle. This is the first case in the history of modern Russia of adopting armored vehicles of a completely new level, which has no analogues abroad.

The event is virtually equivalent to the announcement of adoption. With the significant difference that we have tanks all over the world. But the BMPT is not.

The machine, which has no equal in the world in terms of firepower in close combat, is called the “Terminator”. Naturally, it is associated with the formidable cyborg character of the famous Hollywood blockbuster. IN Latin According to dictionaries, one of the meanings of the word terminare is “to stop/end.” And this fully corresponds to the purpose of the BMPT. Anyone who sets out to destroy the tanks or manpower they cover will inevitably cease to exist upon contact with the Terminators.

Here are just the main features and advantages of this miracle machine. The crew is five people. Four optical observation and aiming channels, all-round panorama, high speed turning the turret - ensures guaranteed destruction of three targets simultaneously at a distance of up to 1000 m. And this is one hundred percent defeat. The actual firing range of cannons is up to four kilometers, and with missiles up to five.

In terms of firepower, this vehicle, as experts have calculated, is superior to two motorized rifle platoons. The elevation angle of the missile armament and two 30 mm 2A42 cannons at 45 degrees allows for effective fighting in mountainous areas and populated areas. The vehicle is capable of hitting targets in the basements of buildings and on floors.

The Ataka anti-tank guided missile complex with four semi-automatic laser-guided missiles having a supersonic flight speed with a range of 5 km and armor penetration up to 1000 mm of homogeneous armor leaves no chance for heavy enemy armored vehicles if they appear on the battlefield. And the 9M120-1F high-explosive fragmentation missile is guaranteed to hit manpower and various engineering structures. Her shooting accuracy is sniper-like. In the future, the BMPT will have many systems capable of determining the exact location of objects potentially dangerous to tanks and infantry, and then transmitting their data to the fire control system. But even today “Terminator” sees almost everything.

BMPT turret on the T-90 tank chassis

The vehicle, excellent in all respects and very necessary for the ground forces, could not reach these troops for almost 10 years. And objectively speaking, then all 25, since it should have appeared already in 1992. The name itself partly played against it - fighting machine tank support. Not everyone in the leadership of the Ministry of Defense understood why the tank needed additional support. And it's strange.

After all, it’s still the Second World War showed that tanks, when separated from infantry, become very vulnerable. And in all the warring armies they began to use tank landings - small units of soldiers who sat on the armor,, if necessary, dismounted and cleared places where tank destroyers could be located. Special brackets on the turrets, which were still on the Soviet T-62, were precisely intended for the soldiers accompanying the armored vehicles to hold on to.

There are photographs showing modern American Abrams moving across Iraq, surrounded by infantrymen.

Surprisingly, until the beginning of the 21st century, nowhere in the world had they figured out how, other than people, they could reliably protect tanks from those armed with hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers. And grenade launchers are one of the biggest threats to combat armored vehicles. Invented and made in Russia.

There is an interesting military paradox. Tanks seem to be vulnerable. But if, suppose, there are several tanks in an army motorized rifle column, everyone feels more confident. Tanks were required to support all military or humanitarian convoys in Afghanistan or, more recently, in Chechnya.

As those who have gone through the hot spots of past decades say, the best anti-sniper weapon is, again, a tank. It has excellent surveillance devices and powerful armor protection. A well-trained crew will always find a sniper's nest at a distance of several kilometers and destroy it.

It is no coincidence that in Afghanistan, when Soviet troops entered there, the hunt for tanks immediately began. There they were effectively covered by Shilka anti-aircraft guns. Their quadruple 23 mm cannons literally demolished the duvals and mowed down the “green stuff” along with the dushmans who had settled there. But the “shaitan-arba,” as the Islamist militants called “Shilka,” had significant shortcomings. It was an anti-aircraft gun, which means it was expensive by definition. Moreover, there were few of them in Afghanistan. And the armor protection turned out to be symbolic - it was penetrated by an AK-47.

Tank fire support combat vehicle (BMPT) "Terminator"

The initiator of the start of work on the creation of a specialized combat vehicle to support tanks and infantry during operations in the mountains and populated areas was Sergei Aleksandrovich Mayev. From 1985 to 1987, he served as deputy commander for armaments of the 40th Army fighting in Afghanistan. At the same time he was the head of armaments of the Turkestan Military District.

It was he who put forward the idea of ​​​​creating a vehicle that had better armor protection than a tank, but was armed with small-caliber weapons, making it possible to provide hurricane force firepower within a radius of up to two kilometers. He came up with the name - tank support combat vehicle, although he later regretted it. Now he says that it would be more accurate to call it a fire support vehicle. Military scientists reacted with understanding to the general’s idea.

The 38th Scientific Research Institute of the USSR Ministry of Defense formulated the main directions for the creation of BMPT. In 1987, the lead executor of the work was determined to be the special design bureau of the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. The project received the code “Frame”. Already in 1989, we conducted research tests of three versions of the machine and chose the optimal one. In 1992, the BMPT could be ready for state tests. But... The Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant went bankrupt, and a series of changes of owners began. Was there a defense theme before?

The project was saved by the fact that Colonel General Sergei Mayev became the head of the Main Armored Directorate in 1996. His authority and perseverance made it possible to transfer the work to Nizhny Tagil, to Uralvagonzavod. They made it there in 2002 prototype combat vehicle, later significantly improved. In 2006, the BMPT successfully passed state tests.

Tank fire support combat vehicle (BMPT) "Terminator-3"

The car was recommended in as soon as possible take into service. In 2010, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Alexei Maslov, announced the readiness of the troops to accept the first batch of BMPTs. But in the same year, the higher leadership of the Ministry of Defense stopped all work on the BMPT. The former Chief of the General Staff, Nikolai Makarov, played a very negative role in the fate of the vehicle. Surprisingly, he himself is a tanker by military education, he did not understand the essence of the, without exaggeration, unique combat vehicle created in Russia. And he did everything to prevent the BMPT from joining the troops. The argument is that tanks do not need support, they themselves are designed to provide support. Staff intrigues began.

Further development of the BMPT was carried out at the expense of Uralvagonzavod. And, probably, the presentation played a decisive role new version BMPT - “Terminator-2” at the military-technical exhibition in Nizhny Tagil RAE-2013. Nothing like this has been done in domestic military exhibition practice. It was convincingly shown that Russia has created a combat vehicle that has no analogues in the world. The ideologist of the unique show was Deputy General Director of UVZ Alexey Zharich. The presentation was also watched by those people who have the right to make decisions. They appreciated her.

Besides, intrigues are intrigues, and war is war. Events in Syria have shown all the advantages of Russian T-72 and T-90 tanks, even in urban battles. But once again it became clear that a well-protected vehicle was needed for their fire support.

Even before the start of hostilities in Syria, Uralvagonzavod specialists began to develop the idea of ​​a fire support vehicle in several directions. In particular, a concept design for the BKM, a combat counter-terrorism vehicle, was proposed. It does not have guided missile weapons; its protection and machine gun and cannon weapons are even more enhanced. It is designed to destroy mobile, well-armed terrorist groups.

The classic BMPT with five crew members has been simplified and made cheaper. The T-72, subject to major renovation, proposed to remove the turret with the cannon and replace it with a missile and gun module. The crew is like a tank - three people. The car was called "Terminator 2". IN open access photographs have appeared in which this BMPT can be seen on Russian base Khmeimim in Syria.

Most likely, all variations of BMPT and BKM will find their place in the troops and will receive their further development. It is significant that in the USA, Western Europe and the PRC are now hastily trying to create analogues of the BMPT. But no one will take away the palm from us.

The BMPT, even before the Russian army, was purchased by the army of Kazakhstan, and they are very happy with this machine. And Rosoboronexport receives one application after another from countries wanting to purchase large quantities of Russian Terminators almost tomorrow.

On September 26, 2013, at the Russia Arms Expo-2013 exhibition in Nizhny Tagil, NPK Uralvagonzavod and Kazakhstan Engineering signed an agreement to create a joint venture. This agreement was signed as a development of previous agreements on the Terminator tank support combat vehicle, which are being supplied to this country. The agreement provides for the creation of a special technical center in Kazakhstan, which will begin operating next year. It will be created as a joint venture on a parity basis. However, when talking about the assembly of BMPT in Kazakhstan, they mean a completely different vehicle - the BMPT-72 “Terminator-2”. The appearance of the “second series” of the “Terminator” is associated with the implementation of the wishes of the Kazakh side and with the elimination of comments received during the trial operation of the vehicle in the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan.

Meeting the customer's wishes, the design and manufacturing technology of the BMPT-72 were optimized for the conditions of conversion of T-72 tanks being decommissioned at the customer's repair facilities using modernization kits supplied by Uralvagonzavod. The Kazakhs put forward a completely sensible and logical demand to reduce the cost of BMPTs by abandoning course grenade launchers and, accordingly, two “extra” crew members. Thus, the crew of the BMPT-72 will be brought into line with the standard personnel of tank units. As you can see, the UKBTM ideas reflected in the BKM-2 project were taken as a basis, more precisely, only in that part of it that concerned the modification of the chassis. The Kazakhs did not want to simplify the control system; on the contrary, a requirement was put forward to introduce a thermal imaging channel into the commander’s panoramic sight. Now, instead of the B07K1 panoramic sight with a low-level television channel and a laser rangefinder, a panoramic sight is installed, similar to the sight of the modernized T-90MS tank, which has seriously expanded the search, observation and targeting capabilities of the control system.

Another drawback eliminated in the “sequel” of the BMPT concerned the protection of missile launchers from bullets and shrapnel. Now transport and launch containers with missiles are equipped with armored casings. Here it is appropriate to say a few words about the overall design of the vehicle: the BMPT-72 looks very unusual, indeed, like some kind of “terminator” that materialized from the future or, at least, stepped out of the screen of a science fiction film. And this is no coincidence! On the one hand, Ural designers Lately began to pay more attention to technical aesthetics, making their combat vehicles more attractive. On the other hand, behind the design of the BMPT-72 lies a simple engineering calculation. Having abandoned course grenade launchers when using the hull of a converted tank with minimal alterations, it was necessary to abandon the armored boxes that were located on the fenders and shielded the turret hull. To maintain the level of protection of the tower from the side projections, screens with dynamic protection elements and additional spare parts boxes were used. It was also possible to ensure protection for ATGMs only if the design of the launchers was changed. At the same time, the shape and installation angles of screens, casings (including guns) and boxes are designed not so much for external effect, how much to reduce the EPR from forward angles.

Thus, the design of the BMPT-72 partially implements stealth technology. Unfortunately, lattice screens work the other way around in terms of reflecting the radar beam, but without them it is impossible to protect the stern projections from RPGs. Therefore, the BMPT-2 becomes a full “self-propelled vehicle” only when using radio-absorbing material placed over the grilles. Unlike the BMPT, when purchasing a BMPT-72, the customer is offered several options to choose from:
- choice power plant: 12-cylinder V-shaped four-stroke multi-fuel diesel engine with liquid cooling and supercharging from a V-84MS driven centrifugal supercharger with a power of 840 hp. (cheaper basic version) or a similar turbodiesel V-92S2 with a power of 1000 hp. In the first case, the mobility level of the base tank is maintained, in the second, the specific power increases by 19% and reaches a value of 22.73 hp, exceeding that of the T-90S tank;
- choice of motion control system: levers and manual transmission (cheap basic option) or steering wheel control and automatic gear shift;
- choice of communication means: in the basic version, the BMPT-72 is equipped with the R-168-25UE-2 radio station with the AVSKU-E hardware and software complex, however, at the customer’s request, any other communication means can be installed;
- selection of an auxiliary diesel generator set: DGU5-P27.5-VM1 generators can be installed in the armored compartment on the left fender electrical power 5 kW (as on the basic version of the BMPT) or DGU8-P27.5-VM1 with a power of 8 kW;
- additional equipment with a KMT-8 mine trawl with an EMT electromagnetic attachment or a TBS-86 bulldozer;
- additional equipment for suppressing radio land mines.

Contrary to the BKM concept, the BMPT-72 refused not only to simplify the control system and replace the ATGM with a NURS, but also to reduce the fuel supply, resulting in a maximum range of 700 km. This is especially important in long-term conditions autonomous action in mountains, steppes and deserts, isolated from supply bases. And even in urban battles, the supply of fuel is often difficult or simply impossible. The BMPT-72 also retains standard weapons protection equipment. mass destruction: here it is worth remembering a very recent case chemical attacks against government troops and civilians by Syrian insurgents. But the fire-fighting equipment has been modernized and replaced with faster-acting ones. The survivability of the crew is also increased due to the use of anti-fragmentation screens inside the fighting compartment made of Armotex aramid fabric of the Kevlar type, which protect against the flow of secondary fragments and splashes of a cumulative jet.

BPMT-72 provides effective destruction of lightly armored vehicles and manpower. The weapon system, controlled remotely, is located in an armored superstructure located outside the habitable compartment on a low-profile turret. It is possible to hit targets with guided missiles with cumulative and high-explosive concrete-piercing warheads at a range of up to 6000 m, with automatic cannons - up to 4000 m, with a machine gun - up to 1500 m. Large vertical guidance angles - up to 45", the ability to quickly maneuver fire in narrow urban conditions streets (since when the turret rotates, the weapons do not protrude beyond the hull), 30-mm automatic cannons are constantly ready to fire to kill (providing minimal reaction time in a changing combat situation - readiness to open fire up to 8 s), high-precision guidance of guns (as consequence of reducing collateral destruction of urban areas), large ammunition capacity (the ability to destroy several dozen small-sized targets) - all this guarantees the effective use of the BMPT-72 in dense urban areas, in mountainous and wooded areas. For its firepower, similar to its predecessor, which it received. nicknamed "Terminator", BMPT-72 was called "Terminator-2".

Rosoboronexport believes that the new modification of the BMPT-72 Terminator-2 tank support combat vehicle has good export prospects. Indeed, the BMPT-72 “Terminator-2” is a very interesting and promising combat vehicle from the point of view of market promotion. The range of its applications is very wide and diverse. According to experts and specialists, as well as according to a number of UKBTM employees, Terminator-2 is not just a fire support vehicle. This is exactly what, in their opinion, a tank should look like, corresponding to modern realities of combat. It is not for nothing that the BMPT-72 is considered by many not as a “conversion” of the T-72 tank, i.e. literally in the language of divine Latin, “change”, the transformation of one thing into another, which is what the BMPT-72 de facto is, and as “modernization” - “updating”, “modernizing” the tank itself.

The big advantage of the BMPT-72 is that, created on the platform of the T-72 tank, it provides a unique opportunity to extend life cycle vehicles, quickly and at minimal cost raise the combat effectiveness of the Ground Forces to a new level. At the same time, the modularity of the design and placement of weapons allows, if necessary, to change its composition depending on the needs of each specific customer. Analyzing the development of design ideas based on the developments demonstrated by various enterprises included in the special equipment division of the Uralvagonzavod corporation, the development of the situation in the world, the nature of modern armed struggle, as well as some criticism and complaints about the design of the BMPT combat module, it is not at all difficult to determine the direction of further improvement and development of a machine of this class.

A completely logical step would be to design an BMPT based on a convertible tank of the T-72 type with the installation of one of the variants of the AU-220M combat module developed by the Burevestnik Central Research Institute with a 57-mm BM-57 automatic cannon. At the RAE-2013 exhibition, this module was demonstrated on the basis of the ATOM heavy wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, a joint Russian-French development. Of course, when installed on a BMPT, the AU-220M combat module must undergo appropriate modifications in terms of improving the control system (installation of a commander’s panoramic sight), weapons (additional equipment with at least four Kornet-M ATGMs, a remote-controlled 12.7 mm machine gun) and 30-40 mm automatic grenade launcher) and protection (armor ceramic panels, dynamic protection). One way or another the BMPT will develop - time will tell. In the meantime, we can hope that Terminator 2 will find its consumer not only in Asia or Africa, but will also be adopted by the Russian Armed Forces.

Technical characteristics of BMPT-72 “Terminator-2”
Combat weight, 44
Crew, people 3
Overall dimensions, mm:
- body length along mud flaps and lattice screens 7200
- width 3600
- height 3330
Weapons:
Automatic gun: quantity, caliber, brand 2x30mm, 2A42
Types of ammunition - Fragmentation-tracer, high-explosive fragmentation, Incendiary, Armor-piercing tracer, armor-piercing sub-caliber
Ammunition, cartridges 860
Guided weapon system: B07S1, provides firing of a guided missile from a stationary position and on the move, day at night at a range of up to 6000 m
Types of missiles/ammunition used, pcs. - Supersonic ATGM "Ataka-T" / 9M120-1 (with a tandem cumulative warhead), 9M120-1F (with a high-explosive concrete-piercing warhead of a volumetric detonating composition) / 4
Defense guided missile launchers, pcs. 2
Auxiliary weapons:
- Machine gun 7.62mm/PKTM (6P7K) with UDP (T05BV-1)/ 2100 rounds
Fire control system:
- Gunner's sight - Multi-channel with sighting and thermal imaging channels, laser rangefinder, built-in laser missile control channel and independent 2-plane vision stabilization
Tank target recognition range, m:
- During the day through the sighting channel - 5000
- At night through the thermal insulation channel - Not less than 3500
- Max, range measured by rangefinder, m. 7500
- Commander's sight - Combined panoramic with television and TV channels, laser rangefinder and independent 2-plane field of view stabilization
Ballistic computer - Electronic digital with a set of sensors for meteorological and topographic conditions
Weapon stabilizer - 2-plane with electromechanical drives in horizontal and vertical planes
Radio equipment - Digital, with secure (cryptographic) and noise-resistant radio communication modes
Hull - Welded, with modular dynamic protection, with DZ side screens and lattice screens to protect the side and stern projections
Tower - Welded, with combined frontal projection protection, built-in dynamic protection and anti-fragmentation screens on the internal surfaces
Armor protection, type - Multilayer combined
Dynamic protection, type, brand. - Universal in modular design, “Relic”
Lattice screens - On the stern and side projections
Curtain deployment system - Automatic, optical-electronic, provides indication and deployment of an aerosol curtain in the event of a threat of use of anti-tank weapons
WMD protection system - Collective
Fire protection equipment - Automatic, fast-acting, double action
Protection of the crew, equipment and ammunition from the secondary flow of fragments - Anti-fragmentation screens made of aramid fabric in the turret

Mobility and permeability
Average speed on a dirt road, km/h. 35-45
Maximum speed on the highway, km/h. 60
Maximum range on highway, km. 700
Maximum elevation angle, degrees. thirty
Maximum roll angle, degrees. 25
Overcoming ditch, m. 2.6-2.8
Climbable wall, m. 0.85
Fording depth (with preliminary preparation), m. 1.2 (1.8)
Depth of surmountable water obstacle with OPVT, m. 5
Engine, typ. V-84MS or V-92S2, four-stroke multi-fuel diesel with monitoring station or turbocharged
Maximum power, kW (hp). 618 (840) or 736 (1000)

TANK SUPPORT COMBAT VEHICLE

BMPT "TERMINATOR" AND "TERMINATOR-2"

24.02.2015
The fighting in the Donbass has once again revived the military's interest in BMPTs, or, as they are now renamed, fire support combat vehicles. The fact is that during the battles, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers demonstrated very low survivability, and main battle tanks showed that they have mediocre capabilities in combating enemy personnel armed with man-portable anti-tank weapons.
In conflicts of this kind, the Terminator BMPT, rejected by former officials of the Ministry of Defense, would definitely come in handy. This combat vehicle has high firepower (thanks to the presence of small-caliber guns, guided missiles, automatic grenade launchers and machine guns) and a perfect all-day fire control system. Another important detail: the Terminator is much better protected than the T-90A tank, not to mention the T-72B3.
According to military experts, this car in terms of its combat potential, it is capable of replacing up to a platoon of infantrymen, 2-2.5 infantry fighting vehicles or 3-4 armored personnel carriers. This is very important at the present time, when there is a certain shortage in the conscription contingent.
"Terminator" is criticized for some shortcomings, for example, some military experts think the caliber of the guns is small, perhaps this is so. But, the process of developing and testing a new version of the BMPT, which is radically different in armament from the existing vehicle, may last for long years. As a result, such a vehicle may not reach the troops at all, but in order to fend off existing threats, it was needed, as they say, “yesterday.”
Bulletin of Mordovia

24.06.2015
ARMY-2015: TANK SUPPORT COMBAT VEHICLE BMPT72

The Uralvagonzavod Corporation presented the BMPT-72 fire support combat vehicle, known as Terminator-2, at the Army-2015 forum.
The fire support combat vehicle (BMPT), based on the T-72 tank chassis, has a high level of protection, firepower and controllability. It is capable of effectively fighting tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other armored enemy targets, destroying enemy fire installations, and also hitting infantry using grenade launchers and anti-tank systems.

19.06.2017


As Alexey Khlopotov (Gur Khan) reports in his blog, the Nizhny Tagil Uralvagonzavod is preparing to launch mass production of BMPT fire support combat vehicles, also known as the Terminator. Currently, about a dozen military personnel have arrived at the enterprise to train in the operation of these new machines. For two weeks, the sergeants took a theoretical course on the design of the BMPT, and are now familiarizing themselves with the material part of the vehicle directly at the design bureau.
Procurement is expected to begin in 2018. Currently, the number of purchased vehicles is not yet known, however, most likely, it will be at least 10 pieces.
The configuration of the BMPT will correspond to that in which these vehicles have already been supplied to Kazakhstan. The crew of the BMPT is 5 people. Armament composition: 4 Ataka-T (Shturm-SM) missiles, 2 automatic 30 mm 2A42 cannons, a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun and 2 automatic 30 mm AG-17D grenade launchers on the fenders.
The choice of this option is due to the fact that in this form the BMPT has passed state tests and all the necessary design documentation with the appropriate letter has been properly completed for it, in contrast to the more modern and cheaper BMPT-72 “Terminator-2”, which is not yet ready for serial production production. At the same time, the BMPT control system can be modernized by installing a commander’s panorama with a thermal imaging channel.
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The Russian army will for the first time purchase tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) “Terminator” and modernized BMP-3 with the “Epoch” combat module, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Thursday during the signing of agreements.
“For the first time, the Ministry of Defense will receive combat vehicles supporting Terminator tanks and modernized BMP-3 with the Epoch combat module,” Borisov said, opening the ceremony of signing government contracts at the Army-2017 forum.
Previously, the Terminator BMPT was supplied exclusively for export.
RIA News

09.09.2017


Syria and Israel simultaneously showed interest in purchasing Russian tank support combat vehicles (BMPT) of the Terminator type, Alexander Shevchenko, head of the Main Armored Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, told reporters on Thursday.
Earlier, during the military-technical forum "Army-2017", the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a contract with Uralvagonzavod for the supply of a batch of these vehicles; before this, BMPTs of the "Terminator" type were produced exclusively for export.
“This year, a fundamentally new class of vehicle will be adopted by the Russian Armed Forces - a tank support combat vehicle, in which many countries have already shown interest, primarily Israel and Syria,” Shevchenko said.
The Terminator BMPT, which in many ways has no analogues in the world, is designed to protect tanks from enemy infantry. These vehicles are armed with two 30-mm 2A42 automatic cannons with a firing range of up to four kilometers and an ammunition load of 850 rounds. In addition, the weapons also include four supersonic guided missiles of the Ataka-T complex, two 30-mm AG-17D automatic grenade launchers and a 7.62-mm machine gun coaxial with cannons.
Terminators are equipped with all-aspect ballistic protection against weapons, highly effective target detection devices, automated system fire control.
RIA News

TANK SUPPORT COMBAT VEHICLE

BMPT "TERMINATOR" AND "TERMINATOR-2"

Work on tank support combat vehicles began back in the days Soviet Union. Several variants of such a machine were developed, including on the chassis of an experienced light tank. The idea seemed reasonable at the time: the vehicle was to be manufactured at armored tank repair factories by converting obsolete models with minimal alterations if possible.
One of the main implementers of the theme was the Kiev Technical Center. The vehicle should be made on the basis of early models of the T-72 tank with the installation of a new 45-mm automatic cannon. However, it did not come together - the idea was not embodied in metal. After the “great and mighty” ceased to exist, the BMPT was forgotten for some time.
The second stage began at the end Afghan war. At the very end of the 1980s, the Chelyabinsk GSKB-2, under the leadership of Vershinsky, received an order to develop a vehicle known as a “mountain tank” or “tank for border guards.” Considering that the borders of the Union were getting hotter and hotter, the border guards needed a car with good characteristics mobility and high level of protection.
However, the armament of the main battle tank was excessive for them. Based on this idea and its technological capabilities and production and economic interests, the Chelyabinsk Design Bureau consistently produced 4 versions of such a machine.
The first was closest to the previous concept and was probably based on the developments of the Kiev people. The 2 samples that followed were essentially independent vehicles - only the chassis and mechanical parts remained from the basic design of the T-72.
Everything else, including the body, they had their own. Their crew consisted of 7 people. A 40-mm automatic grenade launcher was installed in the bow; behind the turret in the hull there were 2 sponsons heavy machine guns"Cliff". Sample N2 was armed with two 30-mm small-caliber 2A72 cannons, and sample N3 received the BMP-3 weapon system, but in a much better protected turret. Both cars had original and quite serious body protection, made according to a modular principle.
Next on the drawings appeared sample N4, its body was lengthened by 1 roller. Work was stopped in the second half of the 1990s due to the fact that all work on defense topics in Chelyabinsk was curtailed altogether. The developments were transferred to Nizhny Tagil.
But soon events in Chechnya forced a return to this development. The construction of the BMPT began in Nizhny Tagil. At one of the exhibitions in this city, the first version of this machine was demonstrated for the first time. A turret with a 30-mm cannon was installed on a well-protected tank chassis, as well as the latest Kornet anti-tank missiles. In addition, two automatic grenade launchers were installed to combat manpower.
As it turned out, the first version was, in fact, a running prototype, and a few years later the final version was presented. He already had two 30mm automatic guns. For some reason, the “Cornets” were replaced with “Ataka-T” ATGMs, which, to the surprise of many, were completely openly placed on a rotating turret.

At the beginning of the 2000s, Uralvagonzavod demonstrated its new development- “Object 199.” When creating this vehicle, the goal was to provide fire support for tank formations in different conditions battle. For this reason, "Object 199" received the alternative designation BMPT (Tank Support Fighting Vehicle). The theme on which the project was created bore the code “Frame,” which over time became the name of the machine itself.
By its design, the BMPT is a kind of “hybrid” of a main tank and an infantry fighting vehicle: a turret with relatively weak armament for heavy armored vehicles is mounted on a tank chassis. At the same time, the complex of 7.62 mm machine guns, 30 mm automatic cannons, automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank guided missiles is in some respects not inferior to tank guns. The main purpose of the BMPT is to escort tanks, detect and destroy tank-dangerous targets, light enemy fortifications, as well as tanks. According to the designers’ calculations, one “Frame”, thanks to its varied armament, is capable of replacing six infantry fighting vehicles and 40 motorized rifle troops. Due to such high calculated efficiency indicators, the unofficial nickname “Terminator” was stuck to the combat vehicle.
The BMPT received the most modern fire control system. For example, the commander's 360-degree rotating panoramic sight had a television channel and automatic target tracking. The operator's gunner's sight was no less modern.
Development of the BMPT ended at the end of 2006. Despite official statements that by 2010 one company of ground forces will be created, fully equipped with new vehicles, in 2009 the BMPT was put into service Armed Forces Russia did not take place, mass production was not started. At the beginning of 2010, it was officially announced that the purchase of new BMPTs and the conversion of obsolete tanks under this project would be abandoned.

The tank support combat vehicle developed by Uralvagonzavod on the basis of the T-72 is distinguished by a very high level of security. BMPT, being directly in the battle formations of tanks, can effectively suppress enemy infantry equipped with grenade launchers, anti-tank systems, small arms, as well as hit tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, repel attacks by helicopters and low-flying enemy aircraft.
The BMPT has multi-channel weapons, consisting of two main modules. The first is located in the turret and is controlled by the gunner and commander. It includes two twin 30-mm 2A42 automatic cannons, a 7.62-mm PKTM machine gun with an electromechanical drive and a PNK sight, and launchers with four supersonic laser-guided Ataka-T anti-tank missiles that penetrate any armor, concrete fortifications and command posts.
The second is a hull weapons module, consisting of two AG-17D course automatic grenade launchers in a thermal casing, controlled remotely by two operators. AG-17D ensures destruction of targets in the near zone (up to 1,000 - 1,200 meters). The BMPT is also capable of hitting air targets. Missiles can be fired at hovering helicopters at a range of up to 5 km.
Multi-channel weapons allow you to suppress and destroy a large number of targets simultaneously. All three systems - grenade launcher, rocket and cannon-machine gun - have independent control systems. The BMPT fires nine hundred 30-mm shells, six hundred 30-mm grenades and two thousand 7.62-mm bullets per minute.
But the main novelty of the BMPT is the on-board information and control system (BIUS). In it, the computer not only diagnoses the condition of all components of the tank, but can also receive real-time information from helicopters, UAVs and even A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and, using this data, “manages” the actions of the crew on the march and in battle.
The Terminator BMPT has a modern, advanced automatic fire control system (FCS) "Frame". The gunner's sight includes:
- thermal imaging channel,
- optical channel,
- ground control equipment for the laser beam guidance channel for ATGMs,
- laser rangefinder.
The body of the BMPT is the same as that of the T-72 tank - with built-in dynamic protection (ER) on the frontal armor, screens with ERA to protect the side, as well as lattice screens to protect the rear projections. A low-profile, welded, filled and built-in remote sensing turret is installed on the base of the tank, which has modern weapons capable of effectively hitting both lightly armored ground and air targets, as well as heavily armored ground targets of the “tank” type.
The commander and gunner are equipped with PNK rangefinder sights, allowing effective firing of all types of main weapons.
The BMPT is equipped with built-in bulldozer equipment for self-digging; it can also be equipped with a KMT-8 rutted knife trawl with an EMT electromagnetic attachment.
In the armored compartment on the right fender there is a 5 kW diesel generator set.
The habitable compartment is equipped with a collective protection system against exposure shock wave, poisonous and bacteriological agents, as well as an automatic, fast-acting, double-action fire extinguishing system.
Used as a concealer automatic system launching Sistema-902A smoke grenades.

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Various articles In the network dedicated to this machine you can find a huge number. So I decided to post for discussion on our website material about this extraordinary example of armored vehicles, timed to coincide with the display of this vehicle at an exhibition in Nizhny Tagil.

First, a few words about why such a machine is needed in general?

By the beginning of the 80s, the experience of combat training of troops and research results showed that breaking through the enemy’s prepared defense according to the traditional scheme using tanks and infantry fighting vehicles became problematic due to the massive saturation of the defending side with hand-held anti-tank weapons.

In addition, it is worth recalling the experience of using tanks in Afghanistan and Grozny. When modern MBTs became practically defenseless against individual grenade launchers hiding in the folds of the terrain and houses. It was under the influence of this experience that the concept of the BMPT was developed.

The fact is that to combat such threats, the tank’s weapons are excessive and ineffective due to the insufficient rate of fire. A weapon to combat tank-dangerous enemy manpower must not necessarily be powerful, but must be rapid-fire and be able to quickly reorient from one target to another. In addition, the combat vehicle itself had to be different from, for example, an infantry fighting vehicle, in general, in terms of armament, meeting the above requirements, and armored to the MBT level. Since it is still not possible to avoid fire contact with the enemy, and the armor of infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers is absolutely insufficient to withstand hits, not only from grenade launchers, but even from large-caliber small arms.

This is how the idea of ​​the BMPT was born. Essentially, it’s a tank with small-caliber weapons.

In the case of the BMPT, they decided to take the path of developing a combat module with a whole weapons complex. And by installing such a module instead of a tower on such a base.

Several types of such combat modules have been developed. But on the latest version of the BMPT Terminator, the designers came to the conclusion that the most effective is a combat module with the following armament: 2 automatic 30-mm 2A42 cannons with 850 rounds of ammunition, belt-fed, four launchers of Shturm-S guided anti-tank missiles , with cumulative or thermobaric warheads, the latest Kord machine gun (2000 rounds of ammunition). In addition, 2 automatic 30-mm AGS-17D grenade launchers are installed in the frontal part of the BMPT hull, although they have a rather limited firing sector. But, in my opinion, this is not a big problem, since after all, the main weapons are 30 mm cannons, and grenade launchers are installed to a greater extent so that, in some cases, it is possible to save ammunition for the cannons.

What capabilities does this combat module provide?

The 30 mm 2A42 cannon is capable of effectively hitting lightly armored targets at a distance of 1500 m, manpower at a distance of 4000 meters, and low-flying air targets up to 2500 m. The Shturm-S ATGM makes it possible to hit a tank and the enemy or low-flying air targets at a distance of up to 6000 m. Well, automatic grenade launchers make it possible to clear the area in front of the BMPT in the amount of three square kilometers.

Also, the undeniable advantage of this combat module is the ability to install it not only on a tank, but also on a lightly armored chassis, such as an infantry fighting vehicle/armored personnel carrier, and even on ships.

Modern aiming and observation devices installed in the combat module. Distributed among all crew members, which makes it possible to timely identify and identify enemy targets. The weapon complex guarantees simultaneous firing at 3 targets. This means that 3 crew members have every chance to conduct independent fire at detected targets in a 360-degree sector. In other words, the high efficiency of the BMPT is guaranteed by the multi-channel nature of the weapon system.

Other performance characteristics of the BMPT depend on the base on which this combat module is installed. Or rather, they repeat the performance characteristics of tank a, which became the donor for the BMPT. In the case of the Terminator BMPT, its base was the T-90S MBT. And it has performance characteristics:

Engine - multi-fuel diesel V-92S2, 740.31-240 with 1000 hp turbocharger. With.
Speed, max — 65 km/h
Cruising range - 550 km

In addition, there are projects for installing the same combat module on the bases of obsolete Soviet tanks, right up to the T-55. In my opinion, this path is the most promising, but for some reason the Russian military did not like it. And they categorically rejected it. After which, specialists from Uralvagonzavod created this BMPT, based on the base of the most modern Russian tank T-90S. But, oddly enough, the Russian military did not need this vehicle either. In their opinion, the vehicle has a number of serious shortcomings, which do not make it possible to adopt the BMPT into service.

What shortcomings do the Russian military see?

First of all, the Russian military believes that four ATGMs are not enough for a vehicle like the BMPT (I don’t understand whether there is really a problem with adding more launch containers). In addition, these same launchers are absolutely not protected from weapons of destruction, which is generally not acceptable - during the battle, the ATGM will be disabled in the very first minutes (also, eliminating this shortcoming, in my opinion, lies with surface. It can be easily eliminated by installing armored screens on the side of the launch containers). Another disadvantage is that this ATGM is used in Ground forces, is quite limited, therefore, it will inevitably require the introduction of specialists in its technical maintenance into the staff of the unit and, accordingly, the presence of control and testing equipment. This will entail additional material costs, and due to the large weight and size characteristics of ATGMs, it will be necessary to allocate additional transport for their storage and delivery to units.

Also, the military believes that placing a grenade launcher in the front plate of the hull is ineffective due to large quantity dead zones of a grenade launcher. But, as I wrote above, in my opinion, a grenade launcher is purely an auxiliary weapon. And if the question is so acute, then it may not be asked at all.

There are also a bunch of less significant complaints about the BMPT from the military. But I won’t describe them. Because even from what is written above it is clear that the claims against the machine are simply ridiculous and easily removable, and clearly do not correspond to the advantages that it can provide if adopted.

To support my thesis, I can say that during the demonstration of the BMPT at an exhibition in Nizhny Tagil, representatives of the Israeli delegation immediately became interested in it. And they even spoke out about the immediate purchase of a batch of BMPTs to support the Israeli Merkava tanks, which are poorly suited for operating in urban environments, and are participating in the cleansing of Palestinian settlements. True, at the last moment the Israelis changed their minds - they decided that they themselves could develop their own analogue of the BMPT. In addition to the Israelis, the military from Malaysia also showed interest in purchasing BMPTs. So, it is possible that the first to receive BMPTs will not be the Russian military.

In conclusion, I would like to say that, in my opinion, the non-adoption of the BMPT into service by the Russian army lies far from the plane of the performance characteristics of this system. The origins of why the BMPT is not accepted into service should be sought in the corruption that permeates everything. Apparently, if the BMPT were adopted, those responsible for this matter would not receive a sufficient kickback for them. So they are mucking about this project, quite clearly hinting to representatives of Uralvagonzavod about what they need to do in order for their brainchild to receive funding from the Russian defense department.

By the way, the situation with BMPTs very much reminds me of the situation with armored personnel carriers on the eve of the war. Then, too, the military did not find a use for the new technology. For which, then, our soldiers paid with millions of their lives.

PS. Just before the publication of the material, I came across, so to speak, an alternative view of the BMPT online. Or more precisely, on what the combat module should be, taking into account the elimination of the claims of the Russian military. First of all, instead of a pair of two 30 mm guns, it is proposed to install a 30 mm six-barreled automatic rifle AO-18, used in the navy, adapted for installation in the fighting compartment of a tank and provided with two-belt power.

Next, in the combat module, to the left and right of the 30-mm machine gun, it is proposed to install two PKT machine guns and two AG-17 grenade launchers, assembled into two PKT + grenade launcher blocks. Nine ATGMs should be placed in the rear of the fighting compartment, and launcher for them, place it in the center of the fighting compartment, slightly shifting it towards the stern of the combat module. Ammunition for all weapons of the combat module must be placed on the bottom of the fighting compartment, in place of the rotating tank automatic loader.