Russian engineers from the "Spektr" Design Bureau are working on creating the "Hedgehog MLRS" robotic platform, designed to destroy strongholds. The latest development was reported by IA "TASS" by the executive director of the bureau, Andrey Bratenkov. The platform will be equipped with a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) and will be able to fire cumulative fragmentation projectiles weighing 0.6 kilograms each.
A feature of the "Hedgehog MLRS" will be its armor penetration, which is estimated at 200 millimeters. The "Hedgehog MLRS" will be able to make up to six launches and is planned for use at short distances.
In open terrain, seeing a small green machine crawling towards you is not the easiest task. Let's say, at night, a stronghold is unlikely to be ready to repel an attack from a mini-MLRS.
Moreover, the developers are planning to release the "Hedgehog MLRS" in tracked and wheeled versions. The modular platform allows for the replacement of the base depending on the conditions of use, ensuring high mobility and adaptation to various types of terrain.
By and large, this will be a rather harsh machine that can crawl up to a stronghold and destroy the stronghold and enemy armored vehicles that are approaching the Russian borders.
Earlier, www1.ru reported on the "Hedgehog-M" — a flip-over platform for remote mining. Work on it is also underway at KB "Spektr".