In Russia, the latest BTR-22 is tested: what is known about the technique (photo)

Its main difference between the new BTR-22 and the previous armored vehicles is the front location of the motor compartment, as well as the presence in the back of the door for the entrance and exit of the soldiers. Russia is testing the wheel armored personnel carrier of the BTR-22 domestic development in the hope of creating a family of machines for replacement of outdated BTR-82, reports Defense Blog.

For the first time, Russian weapons presented a new armored personnel carrier at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023". Its main difference from the Soviet BTR-60/70/80 and 82 is the radical processing of the housing with the transfer of the motor compartment to the front and the presence of doors for the entrance and exit of the landing in the back.

Thus, the power compartment in the new armored vehicle is located in the nasal part of the case to the right, to the left of it is the control department with the workplace of the mechanic-driver. The landing compartment is now located in the feed part. Soldiers can be placed on special antifraumatic chairs, and planting and landing is carried out through feed.

Russian sources claim that thanks to the use of new brands of armor steel and distributed reservation, the protection of the BTR-22 body has become higher. At the same time, the new components provide protection around the perimeter from entering the armor-piercing balls B-32 caliber 12. 7x108mm. The armored vehicle is 7. 5 meters long, almost 3 meters wide, height is 3 meters, with the road clearance 475 mm. Dimensions allow to accommodate up to 10 servicemen.

The total mass of the armored vehicle is 20 tons, but this does not prevent the maximum speed on the highway 100 km/h, and the power plant is known only that its power reaches 330 hp. With regard to firing power, like the BTR-82, the new armored personnel carrier is equipped with an automatic 30mm 2A72 gun, capable of fire at speeds of up to 330 shots per minute. It also has a 7. 62-mm PKTM machine gun. The combined sight of the PNA is equipped with a thermal imaging channel and a laser rangefinder.

The possibility of installing an unmanned cannon-rocket module is also provided. "It is expected that the BTR-22 will be a cost-effective replacement of outdated Soviet armored personnel carriers," the observers said. We will remind, on January 24 it became known about the test of the Russian armored personnel carrier BT-3F in severe climatic conditions. The machine is created on the basis of BMP-3F, but has a number of changes that indicate adaptation for the Arctic conditions.