UKRAINIAN designers managed to create a set of #39;ZEBRA#39; PROTECTION upper hemisphere TANK FROM DIFFERENT MEANS OF
Long confrontation projectile and armor at this stage still leaning toward weapons. Currently in service around the world already have a ready-made antitank weapons hit the frontal armor of the tank thickness of more than 1.5 meters. However, significant progress in the protection of the upper hemisphere of the tank with the threat of its destruction from the air have made Ukrainian designers. The result is a complex?
ZEBRA | to protect the upper hemisphere (the tower or engine room) for the most massive of the T-72. Design features of the complex can use it as a screen infrared enemy tanks using infrared surveillance equipment or homing ATGM, and a special set of unique coating reduces the ability to detect enemy tanks radar facilities.
Planes and helicopters equipped with ATGM today afflict much of the advancing armored targets and defending enemy. On the basis of these situations, the protection of the upper hemisphere of the tank can significantly change the situation on the battlefield and reduce the loss of armored vehicles.
Today, with the air tank is clearly detectable on the battlefield objective. All the efforts of the designers of armored vehicles to reduce the silhouette of the tank to reduce the lesions were not successful. As a result of the constructors of the tank, but got a low silhouette, but significantly increased its area. And the thickness of the armor?
Ceiling | formidable tank reaches only 30-60 mm.
Conducted analysis of actual combat set a new goal of the Ukrainian defense constructs the upper hemisphere of the tank with the threat of its destruction from the air. According to the requirements of the military, the equipment should be hung on the tank and not interfere with the operation of all machinery and armament of the tank. It was also limited by the ability to change the silhouette of the tank.
As a result of our work, created a complex? ZEBRA | to protect the upper hemisphere (the tower or engine room) of the T-72. Design features of the complex can also use it as a screen infrared enemy tanks using infrared surveillance equipment or homing ATGM.
It is also essential that the new equipment has a protective coating such as unique? STEALTH |, which reduces the ability to detect enemy tanks radar facilities.
Complex? Zebra | made as attachments to mount on the additional hardpoints, powered by the onboard network of the T-72. Complex equipment of the tank can be carried out by the crew in the field.
In this complex can be upgraded today all models of the T-55 and T-72.
Managing disclosure of additional armor is made from the tower commander. Power element of the drive are squibs, which are electrical and mechanical control.
If necessary, exit the tower crew through hatches, the elements are automatically set to the original transport position.
Today, we are carrying out work to improve the complex, the possibility of supply of new equipment from other models of armored vehicles.
Contact information:
Scientific and Production Enterprise LVALAR |.
