"Strategic asset on the battlefield": the Armed Forces will receive a new modification of BTR-60xm "Harunzhi" (photo)

In Ukraine, the modernized armored personnel carrier "Harunzhi" was approved for use for military purposes against Russian troops. On September 2, 2024, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine approved the supply of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Choruni armored personnel carrier. This machine is a deep modernization of the Soviet BTR-60, which combines significant technical improvements with high quality materials. This was reported on the website of the defense department.

The building of the Ukrainian armored personnel carrier is made of Finnish high quality steel, which improved ballistic protection and at the same time did not increase the mass. The housing is protected around the perimeter from the 7. 62 mm caliber balls with a steel core, the frontal armor can withstand the shot of a large caliber machine gun from a distance of 10 meters, the Ministry of Defense press service reports.

The design of the bottom of the housing is made of special subsoil seats, which protects the landing from explosive devices with a capacity of 6 kg in the TNT equivalent. "Harunzhi" is much more powerful than the BTR-60, because instead of two gasoline engines at 90 hp. In the front of the new APC housing is a 330 hp diesel engine. The fighting machine accelerates to more than 80 km/h, and the capacity of fuel tanks provides a margin of more than fifty kilometers.

It is noted that the APC has a completely new layout of the body with improved ergonomics and convenience for landing is carried out through the feed part of the armored car. The new APC has modern electronics, cameras, air conditioning and an autonomous generator that allows you to work with the engine off. From weapons, the new Ukrainian armored personnel carrier received a battle module with a machine gun of 14. 5 mm or a gun of 30 x 113 mm.

BTR "Harunzhi" can be produced in six variants: linear armored personnel carrier, transport transporter, sanitary-evacuation, repair-evacuation, command-staff and self-propelled mortar machine. According to Army Recognition journalists, such a Defense Defense decision marks an important step in the modernization of Ukrainian military equipment, "harun" is positioned as a strategic asset on the battlefield. We will remind that the Netherlands give Ukraine BTRA Marines Viking.