Lipetsk Mechanical Plant (LMZ, part of the Kalashnikov concern) handed over a tracked vehicle (GSh) for an anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) to the customer after repairs. The equipment passed mandatory tests, which confirmed its basic characteristics, the Rostec press service reported. 

GSh
GSh
Источник изображения: Kalashnikov concern

GSh is designed to accommodate, transport and provide power to the equipment of the SAM combat vehicle.

Features of GSh: 

  • speed - up to 65 km/h 
  • range - 500 km
  • high maneuverability
  • climbs elevations at an angle of 35°
  • the body is made of special steel

According to Veniamin Sizov, Executive Director of LMZ, the restoration of tracked vehicles has become a new area of the company's production activities. The plant's employees took into account all the nuances in order to return equipment to military personnel on the move in a short time, he concluded.

LMZ produces self-propelled trackedchassis for the S-300VM and S-300V4 SAM systems. It was also planned to launch the repair of the SAM systems themselves here.