The self-propelled de-installation of mine clearance UR-77 "Meteorit" of 1978 is today an indispensable means of active and rapid demining, able in a matter of minutes to ensure the promotion of previously inaccessible territory. Thanks to the advent of this modern engineering vehicle, the Soviet and now Russian engineer-engineer troops can solve more complex tactical combat missions.
Development and design features
The development of a new machine for fast and efficient demining began in the mid-seventies. It was required to create a more powerful self-propelled launching platform capable of carrying a greater number of destructive charges. The developers of the new engineer engineering chose the platform of the self-propelled 122 mm howitzer 2S1 "Carnation".
The new installation received a steady armored hull, which easily accommodated two new launchers with the necessary equipment. By 1977, the new rocket launcher was ready, after which the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on the adoption of a new vehicle into service in 1978 by the Soviet Army was issued. Serial production began in 1978. Currently, self-propelled de-installation of mine clearance UR-77 "Metorit" is in service with sapper units and units of the Russian Army.
Specifications and parameters of the installation UR-77 "Metorit"
- Crew - 2 people.
- Combat weight - 14.1 tons.
- Length - 8.4 m, width - 2.85 m, height - 3.9 m, clearance - 405 mm.
- Ammunition - 2 charge clearance UZ-67, UZP-77.
- Armor thickness: 15 mm.
- The maximum speed is 60 km / h.
- Cruising on the highway - 600 km.
- Diesel engine, power - 240 hp
- The size of the passage in the anti-personnel minefield: length 80-90 m, width - 6 m.
The Soviet-era Meteorit reactive mine de-installation during the Soviet era did not have combat experience. In the 90s, the sapper units of the Russian army actively used the Meteorit UR-77 rocket launcher during the Chechen company. To date, the installation is used as part of the demining units of the military contingent of Russian troops in Syria.
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