KAMAZ "Typhoon": a brief review of the model

KAMAZ "Typhoon" debuted in 2011. What is this technique with such a strange name? The history of these cars began back in Soviet times - in the early eighties of the last century, when the Ministry of Defense ordered the military-industrial complex to develop armored vehicles capable of transporting large loads for special forces. In this program came the monsters of the Soviet automotive industry, such as KAMAZ, MAZ, the Urals. According to the requirements of customers, the armored cars had to have unified interchangeable nodes, but the collapse of the country destroyed the project. However, the developments acquired at that time were useful in 2010, when it was decided to create an armored car for landing units. The first serious attempt to take a step in this direction was KAMAZ "Typhoon".

This model draws attention to a special non-standard body, the shape of which resembles a hex nut. The bottom of the car is made in the form of the letter V. KAMAZ "Typhoon" is equipped with composite ceramic granite, which in combination with the original bottom shape allows to withstand explosions up to 8 kg of TNT equivalent.

Currently, several platforms are being developed, which will serve as the basis for creating a whole line of models. These will be military vehicles for various purposes, with a variety of equipment and equipment.

Armored car KAMAZ "Typhoon" is planned to be produced with a body and modular body, as well as with the central location of the power unit. The seven-liter engine in combination with a turbo-supercharging differs capacity in 450 l. With., The fuel consumption is 35 liters of solar oil for a hundred kilometers. The engine is paired with a six-speed transmission and, in combination with an independent suspension of each of the six driving wheels, gives the KAMAZ-63968 "Typhoon" to the terrain, which has no analogues in the world. The possibility of adjusting the tire auto-pumping system directly from the driver's cab helps not only with wheel damage, but also during the overcoming of difficult-to-reach areas.

The main criterion for evaluating the KAMAZ vehicle "Typhoon" was the protection of this unique vehicle. Developers clothed it in ceramic armor (ceramics are much lighter than similar armored steel), which is able to withstand bullets fired from a heavy machine gun from a distance of 200 meters. The driver's cabin is equipped with armored glass (the weight of such glass is 300 kg / m ² ), which are also capable of protecting against shots from the mentioned weapons.

"Typhoons" are planned to be released in auxiliary versions, namely, as fire trucks, minesweepers, demolition "search engines", pontoons, evacuators. Combat variants serve for the operational transfer of special forces. In addition, modifications are envisaged for the armored car in question, intended for the transport of anti-aircraft missile systems and artillery systems.

According to the designers, in the KAMAZ "Typhoon" there are practically no serial nodes and elements, everything was developed "from scratch". I would like to hope that the most successful solutions will be applied in civilian equipment.