Military vehicles of Russia and the world. Russian military equipment

The armies in the states are created to defend against various attacks and guard the borders, and military machines are called upon to help them in this. At the same time, both people and technology are very closely related. It is impossible to provide technical support to the troops with inefficient technology, as it is unrealistic to control military vehicles not trained by this people.

Each state seeks to surpass neighboring countries with its technical equipment, and often the outcome of combat depends on machines and their fire support. Annually billions of dollars are allocated for the development and improvement of technology. The military machines of the world are becoming more and more functional and dangerous every year. The same countries that, due to various circumstances, can not develop or produce equipment for the army, apply the developments of other states on a commercial basis. And Russian military equipment is in some positions in good demand, even its outdated models.

BTR and tanks

Undoubtedly, armored vehicles have a significant influence on the outcome of the battle with skillful planning of actions. And the better maneuverability and security have military machines, the more likely to win with the least losses. To date, no country in the world has been able to surpass the modified T90 tank. And even "Leopards" and "Shermans" lose to him on all tactical and technical characteristics, despite his main drawback. But the main tank, which is afraid of all potential enemies of Russia - "Armata". It will begin to be supplied for service in 2015. Moreover, the platform "Armata" was so successfully designed and versatile that it is planned to produce BMP and armored personnel carriers.

The armored vehicles for the Russian infantry and landing troops are in no way inferior to the machines of France, Israel, Germany or the United States. Among the armored personnel carriers it is worth noting BTR 82 and BTR 82A, adopted for service in 2013. Russian military vehicles for infantry today have no equal in the world at the moment - no country could create an analog of BMP-3.

Multi-Purpose Protected Vehicles

It is impossible not to mention the STS "Tiger", which is in service with the Russian army. Already during the development, the task was to unify most of the spare parts and components from the APC, which simplified the repair work in difficult field conditions. Although there are many questions: in comparison with the American Hummer and Italian Iveco "Tiger" clearly loses. First of all, engine power and fuel consumption. However, the torsion bar allows you to pass where other machines are stuck. Data are provided by Russian military vehicles to escort columns, tanks, deliver cargo and soldiers to the destination, conduct reconnaissance and anti-terrorist operations. Although the capacity is not too impressive - up to eight people or up to 1.2 tons of cargo.

Armored Trucks

Between two amateurs of army equipment there will always be a discussion about which military vehicles are better. At the same time, the winner of the dispute will not be - any car has its advantages and disadvantages. Three models are very noteworthy: the Russian "Ural-63099", the Swiss DURO-3 and the American ones on the FMTV platform.

DURO-3 has a wheel formula of 6 x 6, is armored. Used in the arsenal of the Swiss army, as well as in units of Germany, Venezuela, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Has a good protection against fire, mines and fragmentation grenades. Can carry up to 10 people team.

Trucks on the FMTV platform are in service with the United States and Iraq. In this group there are many modifications for use for different purposes: transportation of cargo, people, water, ammunition. Management has too much electronics, which can become a significant drawback in an emergency situation.

"Ural-63099" has no analogues so far. Equipped with mine protection, as well as from falling shells. One-volume housing provides protection of transported cargo, units and assemblies. The car can also tow platforms regardless of the presence and condition of roads, overcome 2-meter water barriers, and vertical barriers up to 0.6 meters. Fuel tanks are protected against fire.

Tractors for the Strategic Missile Forces "Topol" and "Yars"

But missile systems on wheels to this day could not develop, except Russia, no country in the world. MZKT-79221 was developed since the times of the USSR and managed to survive the times when the treaty on nuclear disarmament was signed. 8-axle tractor can move on roads of any complexity, for a turn it needs only 34 meters of free space, can overcome various obstacles. Such military vehicles (photo presented in this article), together with missiles, make you respect Russia.

Kamaz "Typhoon"

"Typhoon" is a whole family of armored army vehicles. These military vehicles are used for various purposes: transportation of personnel, organization of a mobile headquarters, radio and biochemical reconnaissance, protection and escorting of columns, conducting fire support, conducting reconnaissance operations. In addition to the armored hull, the Typhoon family cars have high protection of the wheels and bottoms from undermining - they can withstand an explosion of 8 kg of TNT.

"Terminator" - a fighting machine supporting tanks

The development was so successful that the Israeli military became interested in it. Buy not bought, but their own version, similar to the Russian, and could not develop. Meanwhile, these military vehicles appeared after the storming of Grozny. Tanks are not good at fighting in the city, so they need support. On the platform from the tank "T-90" installed a pair of 30-millimeter guns, the Kord machine-gun, the installation of anti-tank missiles, and two grenade launchers. "Terminator" is able to replace 40 personnel and 6 infantry fighting vehicles.

Military Engineering Machines

Engineering troops and their equipment are used not only in military conflicts of a local or global scale. Engineering war machines are also used to eliminate the consequences of various natural disasters. So, for today in the Russian army it is used IMR-3. It was created on the basis of tanks "T-72" and "T-90". The engineering machine of the barrier is able to dig or fill the foundation pit, remove blockages, lay roads in the forest, perform loading and unloading operations.

In the US there is a similar technique - the M1 "Grizzly". It is also placed on the chassis of the Abrams tank and is capable of performing certain operations, like the Russian IMR-3. However, it requires 3 people (it only 2 for domestic), it does not only have machine guns, but also grenade launchers to create a smoke screen. But Grizzly is not very functional, so it was not even launched into mass production.

Until recently, the world's combat vehicles surpassed the technology of the Russian Federation. However, internal conflicts in Russia led to the fact that the military-industrial complex not only began to develop, but also created a technology that is equated with world standards, and in many cases surpasses them and has no analogues in the world.