"Terminator" affects everything around. Bmpt "terminator" engine, weight, dimensions, armament Terminator 2 Russian combat vehicle

MOSCOW, June 28 - RIA Novosti, Andrey Kots. The promising Russian tank support combat vehicle BMPT-72 "Terminator-2" first appeared in Syria. It was demonstrated to Bashar al-Assad by Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, during the visit of the Syrian President to the Khmeimim air base. In a photo that has been circulated social networks and the media, captured the latest modification of the BMPT in sand camouflage, partially covered with a camouflage net. Apparently, this machine is part of the forces engaged in the defense of the Russian base along with the T-90 tanks.

The Syrian combat mission was the first for Terminator 2. Its predecessor was created back in 2001 and was known at that time under the designation "Object 199 "Frame". The BMPT is a machine with unique characteristics and very difficult fate. For many years, the Russian Ministry of Defense, under various pretexts, refused to accept it into service. Nevertheless, many experts believe that the appearance of a tank support combat vehicle in Syria can become an exam for its professional suitability and demand in the army. The further future of the "Terminator" depends on how it will show itself in the war.

land destroyer

The experience of the war in Afghanistan and the two Chechen campaigns showed that greatest danger for armored vehicles in combat conditions in the city and on rough terrain are enemy grenade launchers and anti-tank operators missile systems(ATGM). The BMPT was specially developed at Uralvagonzavod as a mobile and universal means of covering armored vehicles from infantry. As conceived by the designers, these vehicles were supposed to advance along with the tanks in one order of battle and attack any target that poses a danger to their charges.

For this, the BMPT was literally stuffed with the most different systems weapons. The modern BMPT-72 in this regard is more like a land destroyer, rather than a combat vehicle. Its main armament is a twin 30-mm automatic gun 2A42 (they are also installed on the BMP-2, BTR-90 and combat helicopters) with 900 rounds of ammunition. In addition to the cannons, a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun is installed in the turret. On the sides of the tower there are two armored casings, inside which are placed transport and launch containers with guided anti-tank missiles 9M120-1 or 9M120-1F / 4, capable of hitting targets at distances of up to six kilometers. In addition, two course automatic grenade launchers AG-17D are mounted in front of the hull for firing at infantry with fragmentation ammunition. This entire arsenal is mounted on the chassis of the T-72 tank. The first "Terminators" were operated by crews of five people.

It was originally planned to fully equip one company of the Ground Forces with early versions of the BMPT by 2010, but then the car was not accepted into service. In the period from 2011 to 2013, a batch of 10 Terminators was delivered to Kazakhstan. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Defense was in no hurry to completely abandon the BMPT and in 2013 held a special lesson on its combat use for teachers of the Ryazan Higher Airborne School. One of the main claims of the military against the BMPT at that time was too large a crew. However, in the BMPT-72 ("Terminator-2") it was possible to reduce it to three people.

Review problem

However, the Ministry of Defense had other complaints about this car. According to a member of the Expert Council of the Collegium of the Military-Industrial Commission of Russia, Colonel of the Reserve of Tank Forces Viktor Murakhovsky, BMPT in the Ground Forces, until recently, was simply not in demand.

“The main concern of a tank on the battlefield is to see the target,” the expert told RIA Novosti. “If he sees it, he will destroy it, whether it be a long-term firing point, an ATGM crew, an armored vehicle, a fighter with a grenade launcher. All this is hit by a tank within the line-of-sight range "That is, he has enough firepower. If we look at the surveillance equipment and sighting systems on the Terminators and on the main battle tanks, we will notice that they are absolutely identical. That is, the crew of the BMPT on the battlefield will see no more than the crew of the T- 72 or T-90. And in terms of the capabilities of hitting combat targets, a 125-mm tank gun will be more powerful than the 30-mm guns of the Terminator. As I understand it, the Ministry of Defense had a question: in what way could an BMPT, comparable in cost to a tank, be able to surpass it " .

Viktor Murakhovsky stressed that the appearance of Terminator-2 in Syria is quite natural. He recalled that at the beginning of 2017, the Ministry of Defense reported that 160 types of weapons were being tested in combat operations in this country, including those that had not yet passed military acceptance. According to the expert, the BMPT-72 captured in the photograph is the only Terminator-2 sample that exists "in metal". And the desire of the military to test it in conditions, in particular, combat in urban areas, is quite justified. Without such exploitation, all talk about its effectiveness or inefficiency is only theoretical reflections.

© Photo: Telegram account of the press service of the President of Syria

© Photo: Telegram account of the press service of the President of Syria

"We have experience combat use rapid-fire vehicles cannon armament in various military conflicts,” Murakhovsky said. - We are talking about anti-aircraft systems "Shilka" and "Tunguska". But one must understand that small-caliber weapons, as the military say, do not destroy the target, but suppress it with fire. In some cases this is useful. However, many doubt that the BMPT will be able to replace infantry cover in the battle formations of armored vehicles. The motorized rifleman always sees more than the tanker and can react faster to any threat to the tank. In general, from the experience of my many years of service in the Ground Forces, I can say that the role of covering heavy armored vehicles is best played by artillery. We practiced the tactics of a tank offensive under the "umbrella" of fragmentation shells. They exploded at a height of 25-30 meters above the tank chain, covering a vast area with striking elements. No grenade launcher under such a flurry will stick out of the trench. And for tank armor the shrapnel was not dangerous."

The expert emphasized that one can argue about whether the army needs the Terminator or not, but the most important indicator is combat experience. The war will put everything in its place, he concluded.

"Terminator-3"

Whether the BMPT-72 will be accepted into service following the results of the Syrian exam or not is an open question. But it is known for sure that the developments obtained during the creation of this technique can be used in a fundamentally new tank support combat vehicle.

Back in 2016, Oleg Sienko, General Director of Uralvagonzavod, told RIA Novosti that his corporation had developed a concept for the development of vehicles based on the latest Armata platform, which consists of 28 advanced types of weapons, including air defense, heavy armored vehicles. Among them is the BMPT. Little is known about the future car. But it was reported, in particular, that instead of 30-mm guns, a more powerful 57-mm gun, as well as the latest sighting systems, protection systems, communications, and much more, could be installed on it.

Fighting machine fire support (BMPT), made on the basis of the chassis of the T-72 tank, has a high level of security, firepower and controllability.

It is capable of effectively fighting tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other armored targets of the enemy, destroying enemy firing structures, as well as hitting infantry using grenade launchers and anti-tank systems.

As the representative of UVZ explained, in the development of the BMPT-72, the experience of creating and using the basic version of the BMPT "Terminator" was taken into account. Like base model, "Terminator-2" has a high level of firepower, security, command controllability, is able to effectively solve the tasks of fire support for tanks and infantry in all types of combat operations, in various climatic zones, any time of the day.

At the same time, the BMPT-72 has a number of differences from the previous model, including: improved fire control system and orientation system; for the first time on vehicles of this type, protection of guided missile launchers from fragments and fire was implemented small arms; it is possible to install a more powerful propulsion system; depending on the wishes of the customer, an engine with a capacity of 840-1000 hp can be installed on the machine. and means of communication of Russian and foreign production; the crew of the car was reduced to 3 people.

The main advantage of the BMPT-72 is that, created on the platform of the T-72 tank, it provides an extension life cycle machines, can quickly and cost-effectively raise new level combat readiness ground forces, the source explained.

The combat weight of the BMPT-72 is 44 tons. The vehicle is equipped with a powerful automatic weapons system, including two 30-mm 2A42 automatic cannons and a 7.62-mm PKTM machine gun coaxial with them, ensuring the defeat of lightly armored targets and manpower. Two twin launchers are equipped with supersonic missiles, which ensure the destruction of highly protected targets in the entire range of the firing range, with a probability close to 100%.

Automatic weapons have a large ammunition load - 850 rounds for cannons and 2100 rounds for a coaxial machine gun. All remote-controlled weapons (automatic guns, machine guns and guided missiles) are placed in a superstructure placed outside the habitable compartment. The fire control system is automated, all-day with a multi-channel sighting system that provides effective detection, recognition and destruction of targets.

Specifications

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. "Terminator" is exactly what they called their offspring, JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation "Uralvagonzavod" the creators of this weapon. Terminator-2 BMPT capable of effectively solving fire support tasks on a single or integrated modern battlefield. As you know, when conducting a battle for a tank, the main threat is posed by infantrymen armed with portable anti-tank weapons. For their destruction, the "Terminator" was created, which is the name given to it by the creators of this machine. In any climatic conditions, at any time of the day, against any opponent.

Tank support fighting vehicle BMPT-72 Terminator-2 top photo, on the bottom the first modification of the Terminator

Nothing like that, this moment have not been created in any country in the world. In order not to powder the brain, I will describe the most interesting moments, so to speak, without unnecessary water. If something is not clear, we look more closely at the photo, who is too lazy to read the text in the course of the description, watch the video.

photo 30 mm automatic grenade launcher AG-17D (remote) with an enlarged barrel for better cooling, absent on the Terminator 2, due to which the crew was reduced, and allowed to increase the armor angles.

Terminator-2 tank support fighting vehicle BMPT-72 photo

Terminator-2 BMPT tank support fighting vehicle photo video .

• The combat vehicle was built on the chassis of the T-72 tank, which made it possible to observe almost complete unification with the T-90 tank.
• The same multi-fuel engine with a capacity of 1000 hp, a cruising range of 500 km, and a fuel tank capacity of 1100 liters.

SLA, a complex of high-precision automatic weapons. Equipped with a new digital fire control system.

In the photo there are 2 twin 30-mm 2A42 automatic guns, and 4 Ataka-T missiles, there are no AGS-17 (D) course automatic grenade launchers, which made it possible to limit the crew to 3 people

• The crew of the Terminator combat vehicle consists of 5 people,
• moreover, in the original version, the number of crew members was 7.
• But the new modification of the Terminator 2 is only out of three, the reduction in the crew was due to the abandonment of 2 exchange rate automatic grenade launcher systems. If you look closely at the photo of the second modification, you will not see them.
• In fairness, I will say that both the first and second modifications are produced simultaneously, so the choice is the privilege of the customer.

The photo shows the fourth part of the BMPT Terminator ammunition

The Russian Terminator, due to its mobility, high security, fire and strike power, cannot be replaced as a tank support vehicle during offensive and defensive operations, against enemy troops heavily saturated with armored vehicles, in the difficult conditions of a modern battlefield when exposed to various weapons.
Almost complete unification with the T-90 tank. The height of the overcome wall is about 1 meter. Easily crosses water barriers.

Terminator 2 photo from this angle shows that the tower is uninhabited, ammunition is supplied to the weapon installed in it remotely

Terminator-2 BMPT tank support fighting vehicle photo video .

• 30 mm automatic grenade launcher AG-17D (remote), with an enlarged barrel, 600 fragmentation grenades.
• 30 mm cannon with a changeable rate of fire of 8 or 22 rounds (in 2 seconds of firing). Each of the two 30mm guns fires a different type of ammunition. High-explosive fragmentation or armor-piercing type of projectile. Guaranteed to hit lightly armored vehicles such as armored personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles at ranges up to 2.5 km. Shrapnel high-explosive shells operate at ranges up to 4500 meters.
• Missile armament, a complex of 4 Ataka-T missiles, guidance takes place according to laser beam, unlike those installed on helicopters where a radio command channel is used. 4 guided missiles are capable of hitting both air and ground targets. Unlike the first model, the missile system received protective armor, from the damaging effect of fragments, and small-caliber bullets.
• Coaxial 7.62 machine gun with a single belt not required to reload for 2000 rounds.
• We watch the Terminator machine BMPT shooting T 600 resting video

Coaxial 7.62 machine gun single belt for 2000 rounds not required reloading photo

All weapons are controlled remotely. A remote supply of ammunition has been carried out, which is interesting, the ammunition load is below the turret shoulder strap. As a result, an uninhabited tower with weapons.
The full ammunition load carried on the Terminator was fired at a uniform pace during the tests, continuously and more than once. And this is several tons of ammunition, it’s scary to imagine the loads on various types of barrels.

photo Terminator shot, missile exit from the Ataka-T complex, guidance is based on a laser beam

We also watch the video Terminator War Machine shot in SLOMO mode

Russian Terminator BMPT tank support combat vehicle has not yet been adopted by the Russian army, meanwhile, it is already being exported to foreign countries such as Kazakhstan.

Armored vehicles of Russia and the world photo, video watch online was significantly different from all its predecessors. For a large reserve of buoyancy, the height of the hull was noticeably increased, and to improve stability, it was given a trapezoidal shape in cross section. The required bullet resistance to the hull was provided by rolled cemented armor with an additionally hardened outer layer of the KO brand ("Kulebaki-OGPU"). In the manufacture of the hull, welding of armor plates from the inner soft side was used; special stocks were used to facilitate assembly. To simplify the installation of units, the upper armor plates of the hull were made removable with a seal on fabric gaskets lubricated with red lead.

Armored vehicles of the Second World War, in which the crew of two of them was located near the longitudinal axis at the back of each other's head, but the turret with weapons was shifted by 250 mm to the port side. power unit shifted to the starboard side in such a way that access for engine repair was possible from inside the fighting compartment of the tank after removing the safety partition. In the stern of the tank, on the sides, there were two gas tanks with a capacity of 100 liters each, and directly behind the engine there was a radiator and a heat exchanger, washed by sea water when moving afloat. At the stern, in a special niche, there was a propeller with navigable rudders. The balance of the tank was chosen in such a way that afloat it had a slight trim to the stern. The propeller was driven by a cardan shaft from a power take-off mounted on the gearbox housing.

Armored vehicles of the USSR in January 1938, at the request of the head of the ABTU D. Pavlov, the armament of the tank was to be strengthened by installing a 45-mm semi-automatic gun or a 37-mm automatic gun, and if a semi-automatic gun was installed, the crew should have been increased to three people. The tank's ammunition was to consist of 61 shots for a 45-mm cannon and 1,300 rounds for a machine gun. The design bureau of plant No. 185 completed two projects on the theme of "Castle", the prototype of which was the Swedish tank "Landsverk-30".

Armored vehicles of the Wehrmacht did not escape the trouble with forcing the engine. To what has been said, one can only add that the indicated crisis was actually overcome only in 1938, for which the tank received not only a forced engine. In order to strengthen the suspension, thicker leaf springs were used in it. Rubber bandages made of neoprene, a domestically produced synthetic rubber, were launched, the production of tracks from Hartfield steel by hot stamping began, and hardened HDTV fingers were introduced. But all these changes to the tank were not introduced at once. The hull of the tank with inclined armor plates could not be made on time. However, a conical turret with improved protection was delivered on time, and the tank with the same hull, reinforced suspension (due to the installation of thicker leaf springs), a boosted engine and a new turret entered the NIBT test site for testing.

Modern armored vehicles went under the conditional index T-51. It retained the process of transition from caterpillars to wheels, as in the prototype, by lowering special levers with wheels without leaving a person. However, after adjusting the requirements for the tank, which made it a three-seater (it was decided to keep the loader's backup control), and strengthening its weapons to the BT level, it turned out to be impossible to implement a Landsverk-type wheel drive. In addition, the tank's wheel drive transmission was overly complex. Therefore, soon work on the topic "Castle" was already carried out on the T-116 tank, in which "changing shoes" was carried out according to the BT type - by removing caterpillar chains.

Oleg Sienko, General Director of OAO Uralvagonzavod, informed the public about the plans to prepare for the production of a tank support combat vehicle (BMPT) based on the single Armata platform. The project received the unofficial name "Terminator-3" and has already been characterized by experts from the analytical publication The National Interest especially dangerous for the US ground forces, since we are talking about a system that completely discredits the entire American land military strategy.

The modern organizational and staffing structure of the US ground forces, the requirements for their weapons and the methodology for using them on the battlefield are based on the principles that emerged from the results of World War II and were reinforced by the experience of using the American army in subsequent conflicts. First of all, this concerns the concept of maximum preemptive fire impact. positions and heavy weapons the enemy must be destroyed by missile and bomb strikes, artillery fire, mortars and tank guns. Infantry is used at the final stage for the final cleaning of the territory and collecting trophies. This strategy was most clearly formulated in its final form in the Shock and Awe doctrine (Shock and Awe, 1996) and implemented in Operation Iraqi Freedom (the US invasion of Iraq in 2003).

Relying on absolute air superiority and the absence of a solid front line, the American troops, as part of brigade columns, carried out a series of dissecting detour maneuvers in order to localize the defense centers of the Iraqi army, depriving it of mobility, cutting supply lines and disorganizing the control system. Having at the forefront tank battalions, the advancing American units sought to destroy Iraqi heavy weapons immediately from extreme distances, which were usually 1600-2200 meters. To a large extent, success was provided by the superiority of the American army in reconnaissance (of all types) and detection (thermal imagers), which demonstrate superiority especially at night and in bad climatic conditions, in particular, in smoke and dust storms.

US Army during an operation in Iraq, 2003

If the opened defense center was not captured after the first strike, patrols from observer-spotters were left along its perimeter, and the ground units bypassed it and moved on. The liquidation of the encircled groupings was part of the task of the infantry of the second echelon, moving with a separation of 12-20 hours from the combat formations of the first line. As a result, already on the 19th day of the operation - April 9 - the troops of the anti-Iraqi coalition occupied Baghdad, and by May 1, 2003 any organized resistance the army of Iraq, whose generals were simply bought up by the Americans (a very effective military strategy, by the way), was liquidated.

M1A1 Abrams pose in front of the Hand of Victory statue in 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq

Despite the efforts Western media to praise the superiority of the American land strategy, even in Iraq it was noted in principle vulnerabilities. First of all, a critically high dependence on fire support from aviation and a sharp drop in the effectiveness of units in close contact combat, especially where infantry support by artillery and tanks turned out to be impossible. This was most clearly manifested in the battles for Kirkuk, Mosul and, in particular, in the battle for Fallujah in April 2004 (the suppression of the uprising of the local population by the forces of the US 82nd Airborne Division).

The fighting in Fallujah showed the unpreparedness of the American army for close contact combat

From the experience of fighting in Iraq and the operation in Afghanistan, the command of the American army drew the following conclusions. Artillery, as well as attack planes and helicopters, are the main strike means of land combat. But even in their absence, the distance of the brigade's fire impact on the enemy of 2 km provides guaranteed superiority, since the tanks of the Soviet / Russian production T-55, T-64 and early modifications of the T-72 encountered in battle with MBT M1 "Abrams" fire confidently are amazed, while he himself has never been hit at such a distance. The threat of a tank strike from the enemy is stopped by the organization of ambushes of mobile anti-tank systems (heavy, such as TOU-2, and universal, such as FGM-148 "Javelin"). Thus, enemy infantry is deprived of tank cover at a distance from which it itself is not yet capable of inflicting damage, and is further destroyed by fire from large-caliber weapons of infantry fighting vehicle modules. In particular, the automatic 25mm cannon M242 Bushmaster BMP M2 Bradley and 12.7 mm machine guns M2 Browning BMP M1126 Stryker.

ATGM FGM-148 "Javelin"

The new structure of the US Armed Forces is based on the field manual FM 3-96 "Combat Brigade" adopted in October 2015, to which the ground forces are planned to be transferred by 2030. By this date, the army will have to have 58 combat brigades, including: 10 armored, 8 Stryker brigades, 14 light infantry. Each of them has a combat autonomy of up to 3 days, in the event of a large-scale conflict, and up to 7 days when performing "peacekeeping missions" and in low-intensity conflicts. The US Army command believes that the brigade is able to turn around in 8-9 hours and take full control of the situation within a radius of up to 50 km.

Fighting vehicle MGS M1128 "Stryker", modification with a 105mm tank gun

The appearance of information about Russian works in the field of creating tank support combat vehicles, the BMPT (project "Frame-99") did not at first cause concern among the American command. The first sample of the Object 199, which later received the unofficial name "Terminator", was the chassis of the T-72A tank with the turret replaced by an automated weapons module, consisting of two 30mm 2A42 automatic cannons, a 7.62mm PKTM machine gun, four launchers of the Ataka-T ATGM , as well as two automatic grenade launchers AGS-17 "Flame".

Object 199 (BMPT "Frame" / "Terminator")

Despite the wide range of weapons and the presence of anti-tank missiles with a range of up to 6 km, in general, this vehicle is considered the Russian analogue of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle of the M2A2 modification. The re-equipment of the BMPT Object 199 with more advanced means of reconnaissance, guidance and target designation, the introduction of some design improvements and the installation of the Relikt dynamic protection complex, which resulted in the BMPT-72 Terminator-2 project, were also not appreciated by the American command. First of all, because both projects are put into service Russian army were not accepted. At the moment, they are supplied only to the ground forces of Kazakhstan.

Fire support combat vehicle BMPT-72 "Terminator-2"

Such a position of the Russian Defense Ministry was perceived by the military-political leadership of NATO as confirmation of the lack of understanding in the Russian army of the fundamental purpose of such a machine, and its role in the concept of combined arms combat in general. The statement by the Director General of Uralvagonzavod indicates that the search for the concept has been completed and the functional purpose of the vehicle has been determined.

According to currently available information, the Terminator 3 is a BMPT based on the self-propelled part of the Armata platform, similar to newest tank T-14, with the installation of non-automatic combat module AU-220M, developed by JSC Central Research Institute "Burevestnik". His main hallmark is a 57 mm gun designed for light warships and adapted to land conditions. With a rate of fire of 300 rounds per minute, a firing range of up to 16 km and an altitude reach of more than 4 km, it ensures the destruction of all types of air and ground targets on the modern battlefield.

Automatic combat module AU-220M

The module was developed as part of the Russian-French project of the ATOM heavy infantry fighting vehicle, after the closure of which they were used in a new modification of the BMP-3 "Derivation", which is currently undergoing a cycle of field tests.

Modernized infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3 (ROC "Derivation")

The transition to the 57mm caliber is due to the need for guaranteed fire damage to fortified and armored targets at distances exceeding the effective fire range of Western anti-tank weapons, reaching an average of 3.5 thousand meters. The gun of the AU-220M module is guaranteed to penetrate more than 100 mm of armor at a distance of more than 4 km. A standard panel high-rise building breaks through from 4.5 km. In combination with a machine gun and an automatic grenade launcher, as well as means of detection and aiming, the module is capable of providing reliable fire cover for tanks and infantry at ranges 1.6-2.4 times the effective fire distance of both the M2 Bradley and the BMP " Stryker" of all modifications, including the M1128, armed with a 105-mm M68 cannon, as well as anti-tank missile systems, which are in service with NATO armies. There is no information yet about the installation of own anti-tank systems on the AU-220M module, but the need for their presence is obvious. In projects Frame-99 and BMPT-72 launchers anti-tank missiles are present. This predetermines their appearance in the final version on the BMPT "Terminator-3".

BMPT "Terminator-3"

The appearance of such a vehicle in the battle formations of tank and mechanized battalions and / or brigades, as well as equipping the airborne troops with the AU-220M BMP-3 module, and installing them on the promising heavy Kurganets infantry fighting vehicles, means depriving the American ground forces tactical basis their dominance on the battlefield - defeating targets beyond the range of return fire. including direct support army aviation, without which the American army is not capable of conducting a land battle.

Of course, some kind of response from the United States will be worked out over time. However, given the pace and effectiveness of similar work that has taken place over the past 10-12 years, it can be said with confidence that at the moment the American command does not even have an approximate theoretical understanding of how to stop the new threat. At the moment, the emphasis is on DARPA projects in the field of railguns and electromagnetic guns, the dubiousness of which is obvious. Thus, American ground forces for the next 7-10 years, they lose the ability to effectively confront an enemy of an equal technological level in a ground battle.