Ural Typhoon
| Ural Typhoon | |
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Ural Typhoon 63059 MRAP | |
| Type | Infantry mobility vehicle |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2014 |
| Used by | Russian Armed Forces |
| Production history | |
| Designer | GAZ Group |
| Designed | 2010 |
| Manufacturer | Ural Automotive Plant (controlled as of 2013 GAZ Group) |
| Produced | 2014 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 24 tons |
| Crew | 3+16 |
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| Engine |
JAMZ-5367 turbodiesel 450 hp |
| Transmission | automatic |
| Suspension | 6×6 wheeled |
Operational range | 1120 mi (1800 km) |
| Speed | 65mph (105 km/h) |
Ural Typhoon is Russia's multi-functional, modular, armoured, mine resistant vehicle family. The chassis consists of the car bonnet, frame, three-axle drive, bonneted frame and chassis.[1] The Typhoon is part of Russia's large vehicle Typhoon program.
Versions
Can be used as reconnaissance, command and staff vehicles, machinery EW / RTR or communications, ambulance or to conduct engineering, radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance of transportation.
Features
Two variants have been identified thus far:[2]
Ural 63055
- Crew: 3 + 14 in module
Ural-63059
Ural Typhoon passenger compartment
Ural Typhoon rear module
- Total weight: 24 tons
- Crew: 3 + 16 in module
- Configuration: 6 × 6
- Power: JAMZ-5367 450 hp turbodiesel
- Transmission: six-speed automatic transmission,
- Transfer Case: mechanical two-stage,
- Tyres: bullet-proof with automatic sealing
- Armor type: Laminated glass and composite (steel and ceramic)
- Protection class: proof from 14.5 mm armor-piercing bullets, up to 8 kg of explosives underneath
- Armament: remote-controlled unit mounting a 7.62 mm HMG or 14.5 mm KPV HMG, loopholes
Ural-63099
Ural-63099 Typhoon MRAP
Operators
Current operators
See also
Notes
- ↑ http://old.redstar.ru/2011/09/14_09/1_01.html (Yuri Avdeev The attraction of Nizhny Tagil "Red Star" (14 September 2011). Retrieved October 12, 2012)
- ↑ http://ural-servis.ru/news/?id=747
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