Russian developers have patented an armored transport-loading evacuation vehicle, according to a publication in the Rospatent database. The new product is built on a tracked chassis and is designed not only for transporting and loading rocket projectiles, but also for evacuating damaged or stuck MLRS combat vehicles and other military tracked vehicles of equal mass from the combat zone.
The vehicle received an armored hull, a dynamic protection complex, a lifting crane, and ammunition stacking devices. The main technical differences from existing analogues are a power plant based on a gas turbine engine and a tracked chassis with seven road wheels. For evacuating equipment, the vehicle was equipped with hydraulic main and auxiliary winches, as well as a dozer blade attached to the front of the hull.
The gas turbine engine provides high power with relatively small dimensions – this is critical for operations in combat conditions. The seven-roller chassis improves cross-country capability and stability when towing heavy equipment.
The developers state that the new vehicle is capable of evacuating damaged and stuck MLRS combat vehicles and other tracked vehicles of equal mass from the combat zone. The patent has already been obtained. The development can find application in the engineering and repair-evacuation units of the Missile Troops and Artillery.
