A few months ago, the Eurosatory 2018 conference was held, at which the Turkish company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri demonstrated to the public a unique performance of wheeled armored vehicles Pars 4 × 4. The armored vehicle was designed as a self-propelled anti-tank complex equipped with a module with Russian anti-tank missiles 9M133-1.
The new layout of the armored vehicle has many differences from the standard version shown at previous exhibitions in 2015-2017. The equipment was fully modernized, and two such specimens have already come to the disposal of the Turkish military structures, the bmpd blog says.
In June 2016, FNSS received an order from the Department of Defense Industry of Turkey for the supply to the Turkish military structures until 2020, 76 units of such equipment performed by self-propelled ATGMs, as well as 184 Kaplan-ATV tracked vehicles using the Kaplan-10 platform. Bringing technology to the necessary requirements was delayed. Deadlines for the execution of the order extended until 2021.
Known characteristics
As a self-propelled ATGM, this technique is complemented with Remote-controlled Anti-Tank functionally controlled with deletion modules, which have two launch systems and a 7.62 caliber machine gun. The same component is found on Kaplan-ATV. Tests in conditions close to real, have already begun in May. It is noted that the use of promising OMTAS anti-tank systems was first envisaged, but a copy with 9M133-1 missiles was demonstrated at the conference.
The Pars 4 × 4 ATV version shown at the exhibition, when fully armed, weighs 13 tons, the length is 500 centimeters, and the width is 260 centimeters. The crew consists of 4 soldiers. Engine specifications remain secret. Representatives of the company claim that these machines can reach speeds of up to 110 kilometers per hour, traveling up to 700 kilometers. A modular type of armor is used, about which nothing else is known.
