In the Russian Federation, a rare UMZ-G barrier was noticed on the road on the basis of T-72: what is known about it (photo)

According to military analysts, the tracked mine barrier UMZ-D weighs 43. 5 tons and is equipped with nine starting guides, intended for installation up to 270 mines up to a distance of up to 40 meters. During the installation process, the machine can develop speeds of up to 40 km/h. A rare Russian mine barrier UMZ-G on the basis of T-72 was noticed in the Tver region of the Russian Federation, which aroused interest in the environment of experts and analysts.

The photos of the machine appeared in the open access to BTVT. info profile resource, Defense Express writes. The UMZ-G was developed by the Omsk Design Bureau, it was presented as part of various exhibitions, but was not launched in mass production. This machine is part of a family of mine barriers "Tick-G", represented by Russian developers at the Forum "Army-2019". UMZ-G, weighing 43.

5 tons, equipped with nine starting guides for installation of up to 270 minutes of different types up to 40 meters. The machine is able to reach up to 40 km/h during the installation of mines, but other specifications have not been fully opened. Wheel machines from the family "tick-g" were also demonstrated: UZ-K with the possibility of accommodation up to 180 mines and a car based on the typhoon-VDV chassis with the possibility of accommodation up to 60 mines.

In November 2021, the UMZ-D began state tests, the results of which were not officially announced. "Probably, the very fact of moving UMZ-G may indicate that Russians can try to restore work on this mine barrier, in the context of the current situation on the front," analysts summarize. We will remind, Ukrainian analysts noted on June 14 that the Ukrainian army requires installations of remote mining to increase the loss of occupiers during the storms of the positions of the Armed Forces.