11-10-2003, 18:20
The Bisonic Defense Initiatives Agency (BDIA) has announced the development of the Sprut-SDM "self-proppeled fire support system" (read: tank). It is protected from 40mm rounds and is equipped with the Shtora-2 and ARENA coiuntermeasure systems. It can easily destroy an abrams at range, albeit the same is true vice versa. $3 mil each.
http://www.jed.simonides.org/fulltrack/bravo/bmd3_series/2s25/2s25_002.jpg
http://www.milparade.com/pics/n.gifowadays, a trend has appeared in the development of world s armor materiel: to install powerful armament with highly effective sighting equipment on lightweight combat vehicles.
The Sprut-SDM complies with this trend. It is intended for use by subunits of ground forces, airborne troops and amphibious landing parties to fight hard-skinned materiel and manpower of the enemy.
The new gun can independently march over a distance of 500 km and be carried by military transport aircraft and amphibious ships, paradropped with the crew seated in the vehicle, negotiate water obstacles at sea state up to 3 with the delivery of gun fire when afloat within a sector of 35o and climb on amphibious ships from water under its own power during the accomplishment of a combat mission. Possessing a high power-to-weight ratio, it can operate in high mountains and various climates, while the installed rubber-clad shoes or snow-riding tracks expand the vehicle capabilities.
The main armament comprises the 135mm two-axis stabilized electro-thermal checmial tank gun with automatic loader and the coaxial 7.62mm machine gun, allowing it to destroy abrams at 4 km range.
Sprut-SDM is armed with 8 Khrizantema-3 anti-armor missiles, carried towards the back of the turret.
The K-3 is a new supersonic 7.5 km range missile which is guided to the target by millimeter wave radar. As it nears its target, it receives an update from the tank to ensure accuracy. It is capable of engaging tanks with the latest Kaktus ERA, as well as low flying targets such as helicopters, at ranges of up to 7,500 m. Penetration behind RHA is 1200mm.
The work stations of the gunner and commander are practically similar in terms of battlefield surveillance, aiming and fire delivery. The gunner s sighting equipment includes a night and a day sight with an electronic digital ballistic computer and a laser range finder whose field of view is stabilized in elevation. The commander s day/night sight with a two-axis stabilized laser range finder also serves as a tracker to guide a missile launched through the gun barrel.
Sprut-SDM is fitted with the Shtora-2 defensive aids suite. This system includes infrared jammer, laser jammer, laser warning system with four laser warning receivers, grenade discharging system which produces an aerosol screen and a computerised control system.
It is also fitted with NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) protection equipment.
Sprut-SDM is fitted with ARENA.
The Bisonic ARENA system, the first available DAS-system, was analysed by TNO-PML in collaboration with TNO-FEL. This systems detects an incoming anti-tank missile and reacts by throwing a cassette containing explosives and fragments towards the missile. Upon detonation of the cassette, the fragments interact with the missile, such that its effectiveness decreases substantially.
Both laboratory testing of the effectiveness of the fragments and computer simulation of the suite of events- detection, intercept and residual penetration capability- were performed. This resulted in an assessment of the increased survivability of the vehicle equipped with ARENA. The same analyses also gave an idea of the decrease of performance of the anti-tank missile.
The self-propelled gun has an individual hydropneumatic suspension that ensures a high accuracy of fire and makes it possible to change the ground clearance by 400 mm within six to seven seconds from the driver s station, which decreases the possibility of vehicle detection, especially on broken country or in shelter. The design features embodied in the vehicle as well as its weight margin make it possible to modernize the gun by installing a thermal sight or introducing a thermal channel in the gunner s sight and to increase the swimming capability and armoring by mounting apron armor or other systems of protection from guided weapons.
Sprut-SDM is fitted with the 1A5GT fire control system.
The 1A5GT fire control system includes:
- The gunner's 1A43 day fire control system
- A laser range finder
- The driver's TVN-5 infrared night viewer
- A second-generation television sight and automatic thermal target tracker
- An integrated operating system which includes advanced data communications and battle management
- Millimeter wave radar
- Infrared tracking system
Basic Characteristics Gross weight, t 18
Crew 3
Maximum speed, km/h:
- on roads
- in water 71
10
Cruising range, km 500
Armament:
- gun:135mm electro-thermal chemical
- ammunition load (including autoloader), rds 38 (22)
projectiles APFSDS, HEAT, HEF, laser-guided missile
rate of fire, rds/min 12
- machine gun: 7.62mm
ammunition load, 7.62mm rds 2,000
Laying angles, deg:
- in azimuth 360
- in elevation from -5 to +15 (forward)
from -3 to +17 (backward)
Engine:
- type 2V06-2S
- power, kW (hp) 357 (510)
- specific power, kW/t (hp/t) 20 (28.4)
Transmission hydromechanical and hydrostatic
http://www.jed.simonides.org/fulltrack/bravo/bmd3_series/2s25/2s25_001.jpg
http://www.jed.simonides.org/fulltrack/bravo/bmd3_series/2s25/2s25_005.jpg
http://www.jed.simonides.org/fulltrack/bravo/bmd3_series/2s25/2s25_006.jpg
http://www.jed.simonides.org/fulltrack/bravo/bmd3_series/2s25/2s25_002.jpg
http://www.milparade.com/pics/n.gifowadays, a trend has appeared in the development of world s armor materiel: to install powerful armament with highly effective sighting equipment on lightweight combat vehicles.
The Sprut-SDM complies with this trend. It is intended for use by subunits of ground forces, airborne troops and amphibious landing parties to fight hard-skinned materiel and manpower of the enemy.
The new gun can independently march over a distance of 500 km and be carried by military transport aircraft and amphibious ships, paradropped with the crew seated in the vehicle, negotiate water obstacles at sea state up to 3 with the delivery of gun fire when afloat within a sector of 35o and climb on amphibious ships from water under its own power during the accomplishment of a combat mission. Possessing a high power-to-weight ratio, it can operate in high mountains and various climates, while the installed rubber-clad shoes or snow-riding tracks expand the vehicle capabilities.
The main armament comprises the 135mm two-axis stabilized electro-thermal checmial tank gun with automatic loader and the coaxial 7.62mm machine gun, allowing it to destroy abrams at 4 km range.
Sprut-SDM is armed with 8 Khrizantema-3 anti-armor missiles, carried towards the back of the turret.
The K-3 is a new supersonic 7.5 km range missile which is guided to the target by millimeter wave radar. As it nears its target, it receives an update from the tank to ensure accuracy. It is capable of engaging tanks with the latest Kaktus ERA, as well as low flying targets such as helicopters, at ranges of up to 7,500 m. Penetration behind RHA is 1200mm.
The work stations of the gunner and commander are practically similar in terms of battlefield surveillance, aiming and fire delivery. The gunner s sighting equipment includes a night and a day sight with an electronic digital ballistic computer and a laser range finder whose field of view is stabilized in elevation. The commander s day/night sight with a two-axis stabilized laser range finder also serves as a tracker to guide a missile launched through the gun barrel.
Sprut-SDM is fitted with the Shtora-2 defensive aids suite. This system includes infrared jammer, laser jammer, laser warning system with four laser warning receivers, grenade discharging system which produces an aerosol screen and a computerised control system.
It is also fitted with NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) protection equipment.
Sprut-SDM is fitted with ARENA.
The Bisonic ARENA system, the first available DAS-system, was analysed by TNO-PML in collaboration with TNO-FEL. This systems detects an incoming anti-tank missile and reacts by throwing a cassette containing explosives and fragments towards the missile. Upon detonation of the cassette, the fragments interact with the missile, such that its effectiveness decreases substantially.
Both laboratory testing of the effectiveness of the fragments and computer simulation of the suite of events- detection, intercept and residual penetration capability- were performed. This resulted in an assessment of the increased survivability of the vehicle equipped with ARENA. The same analyses also gave an idea of the decrease of performance of the anti-tank missile.
The self-propelled gun has an individual hydropneumatic suspension that ensures a high accuracy of fire and makes it possible to change the ground clearance by 400 mm within six to seven seconds from the driver s station, which decreases the possibility of vehicle detection, especially on broken country or in shelter. The design features embodied in the vehicle as well as its weight margin make it possible to modernize the gun by installing a thermal sight or introducing a thermal channel in the gunner s sight and to increase the swimming capability and armoring by mounting apron armor or other systems of protection from guided weapons.
Sprut-SDM is fitted with the 1A5GT fire control system.
The 1A5GT fire control system includes:
- The gunner's 1A43 day fire control system
- A laser range finder
- The driver's TVN-5 infrared night viewer
- A second-generation television sight and automatic thermal target tracker
- An integrated operating system which includes advanced data communications and battle management
- Millimeter wave radar
- Infrared tracking system
Basic Characteristics Gross weight, t 18
Crew 3
Maximum speed, km/h:
- on roads
- in water 71
10
Cruising range, km 500
Armament:
- gun:135mm electro-thermal chemical
- ammunition load (including autoloader), rds 38 (22)
projectiles APFSDS, HEAT, HEF, laser-guided missile
rate of fire, rds/min 12
- machine gun: 7.62mm
ammunition load, 7.62mm rds 2,000
Laying angles, deg:
- in azimuth 360
- in elevation from -5 to +15 (forward)
from -3 to +17 (backward)
Engine:
- type 2V06-2S
- power, kW (hp) 357 (510)
- specific power, kW/t (hp/t) 20 (28.4)
Transmission hydromechanical and hydrostatic
http://www.jed.simonides.org/fulltrack/bravo/bmd3_series/2s25/2s25_001.jpg
http://www.jed.simonides.org/fulltrack/bravo/bmd3_series/2s25/2s25_005.jpg
http://www.jed.simonides.org/fulltrack/bravo/bmd3_series/2s25/2s25_006.jpg