Russian military personnel have begun to use the highly protected BMR-3MA "Vepr" mine clearance vehicle (produced by Uralvagonzavod) with a solid TMT-S roller trawl in combat conditions. The equipment creates passages in minefields 3.2 m wide if the enemy used mines with contact fuses, and 7 m wide if with magnetic fuses.
The latest modifications of the BMR-3MA "Vepr" are built on the basis of the T-90A tank. Prior to this, Uralvagonzavod specialists used T-72 and T-90 tanks as a base.
Features of the BMR-3MA "Vepr":
- enhanced anti-mine protection
- the cabin is welded from armored rolled sheets
- armament: 12.7-mm NSVT anti-aircraft tank machine gun, 8 grenade launchers of the 902V "Tucha" smoke screen system
- additional kit: RPG-7D grenade launcher, 9K38 "Igla" MANPADS, AKS-74 assault rifle
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