"The new Russian Kamaz Typhoon-K 6x6 MRAP armoured vehicle" Topic
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Tango01  | 01 Jun 2015 10:07 a.m. PST |
"Russia's brand new Kamaz Typhoon-K 6x6 MRAP armored vehicles will undergo final operational service tests in 2015, the director of the department of digital design systems of OJSC KAMAZ told RIA Novosti. Russia's Ministry of Defense will decide on the mass production of Typhoons following the trials, Aleksey Purtov added. The Typhoon is a multifunctional, armored, mine-resistant vehicle family, designed and produced by many Russian defence companies since 2010, including KAMAZ. This vehicle was made under the 2020 concept for the development of military vehicles and first unveiled in late 2013. The Typhoon-K (also called Taifun-K) is a family of wheeled armoured vehicle designed and manufactured in Russia by the Defense Company KAMAZ. KAMAZ is one of the leading heavy truck and diesel engines manufacturers globally and the biggest in Russia…"
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| skippy0001 | 01 Jun 2015 11:43 a.m. PST |
LAW-bait, like all vehicles of this class. |
| GROSSMAN | 01 Jun 2015 11:48 a.m. PST |
yeah why bother making something his big and no armor? |
| dsfrank | 01 Jun 2015 4:24 p.m. PST |
if it is mine resistant it is probably resistant to Light Antitank Weapons as well – like LAWs and RPGs just not current gen Manpats like AT4 & Javelin That is a big truck though |
| Noble713 | 01 Jun 2015 5:11 p.m. PST |
The Typhoon-K can be configured in reconnaissance, surveillance, command and staff, engineer reconnaissance, medical evacuation, nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) reconnaissance and surveillance, fire support, special attack and armed escort missions. Seems redundant given Russia's long standing use of wheeled APCs/IFVs, and the introduction of the new Bumerang design. It is built using integrated ceramic armour for all-round protection against 14.5mm bullets, B-32 armour-piercing shells and high-explosive armour-piercing incendiary bullets. I don't think that's gonna stop an RPG/LAW. |
| cwlinsj | 02 Jun 2015 6:47 a.m. PST |
Differing RPG 7 warheads penetrate between 10"-27" of armor. That does not carry 10" of rolled homogenous armor. |
| Tango01 | 02 Jun 2015 10:58 a.m. PST |
Good for Zombie Post Apoc? (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| javelin98 | 05 Jun 2015 11:15 a.m. PST |
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| Blackhorse MP | 05 Jun 2015 11:36 a.m. PST |
Wow, that is one big, square, slab-sided piece of RPG bait! |
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