The "Zemledeliye" engineering remote mining system (developed by the Tula NPO "Splav" named after A. N. Ganichev) entered the engineering troops of the Russian Armed Forces in 2020. Military personnel actively use it to lay mines in the path of the enemy and block their retreat routes.
"Zemledeliye" is essentially a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) on a "Kamaz-6560" wheeled chassis. A special range of rockets has been developed for it.
The system's speed on the highway reaches 100 km/h. An original launcher is mounted on the chassis in the form of a rotating base with a swinging frame. 2 transport and launch containers (TPK) with rockets are attached to the frame.
The TPK has 25 guides of 122 mm caliber, in which projectiles similar to rockets for the BM-21 "Grad" are placed. The projectiles carry a cluster-type warhead containing anti-personnel or anti-tank mines. Each of the mines is equipped with a self-destructor.
Advantages of the "Zemledeliye" remote mining system
- Created on the basis of a chassis with high technical characteristics
- New type of rockets are used
- The range of the mines reaches 15 km
- One remote mining system carries 50 projectiles with several hundred mines (provides a high density of mining)
- The electronic warfare system simplifies the process of laying a minefield and ensures the accuracy of fire
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