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Belgrade – Modern trends in the development of weapons and military equipment, as well as military vehicles, are aimed at increasing the safety of soldiers on the battlefield.
Source: B92
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They also aim to extend the useful life of assets, while reducing their cost of production and maintenance.
MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle) is a name used in military terminology for vehicles that are resistant to mines and explosives and have an appropriate degree of ballistic protection of the shipping part, which allows the protection of the small arms crew and certain types of anti-tank weapons. They are used to transport the unit in dangerous situations, such as war situations or participation in multinational operations in high-risk areas, which require vehicles with high protection, walkability and mobility, according to the website of the Ministry of Defense.
Photo: Ministry of Defense
The new M-20 MRAP 6×6 armored fighting vehicle is the result of national intelligence, the knowledge of our engineers and a product of national factories. It is a vehicle whose purpose is the safe transport of units and that has a high level of ballistic and anti-mine protection. In addition, the ability to open fire from the vehicle places it in the range of the best global solutions in that category.
Taking into account that the medium-term objective of our army is not to transport any of our soldiers in a canvas truck, a new vehicle that is capable of transporting our units safely, safely and quickly and protecting them from the effects of various infantry firearms, but also different mines, it is a big step forward.
In this solution, the transmission with a 205 kW motor, a nine-speed gearbox and a two-speed differential transmission distributor is located at the front and center of the vehicle on the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The vehicle has permanent all-wheel drive. The driver is on the left side and the commander is on the right. The boarding and disembarking part of the crew is located at the rear of the vehicle. The total number of crew members is 12: driver, commander, machine gunner and nine crew members. The crew enters and exits the armored body through a door in the rear panel of the vehicle.
There are also two openings in the roof panel so that, if necessary, the crew can use them for forced entry or exit. The side doors are used by the driver and the commander. The seats in the loading and unloading part are connected to the roof of the vehicle, they can be folded up and efficiently absorb shocks and vibrations through a system of guides and springs, which increases driving comfort.
Photo: Ministry of Defense
As the MRAP 6×6 is a solution based on the components of the FAP 2228 off-road vehicle, this means that the suspension system must be of the dependent type. The advantage provided by the dependent suspension of the FAP 2228 is a ready-to-use solution that does not require further development and tuning of the vehicle’s chassis, and the price is drastically lower compared to the import bracket.
As the FAP 2228 is equipped with a CRPV system, the OVT 6×6 MRAP also has this system in addition to the “run-flat” inserts in the tires, which elevates the mobility of the vehicle to the highest level. Vehicle armor protection provides STANAG level 3 protection on all sides of the vehicle. The thickness of the body armor conforms to the standard so that the level of protection is the same in all parts of the vehicle. The underside of the armored bodywork is configured to provide protection against the shock wave of the explosion under the vehicle and thus meet the vehicle characteristics of the MRAP concept.
The M-20 6×6 vehicle is a key factor in ensuring the protected mobility of the Serbian army infantry, which is planned to be carried out through two families of domestic armored fighting vehicles.
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