Vitim is a Belarusian multipurpose amphibious armored vehicle developed and manufactured by Minotor-Service . 4-wheel and 6-wheel modifications are presented. Designed for reconnaissance and escort of columns, and when installing additional weapons can be used as an assault armored vehicle [2] .
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Vitim (4-wheel version) with the Adunok remote fire system at the Milex-2019 exhibition (Minsk, Belarus) | |||||||||||||
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| Combat weight, t | 7 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Crew | one | ||||||||||||
| Landing , people | four | ||||||||||||
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| Body length mm | 5300 | ||||||||||||
| Width mm | 2400 | ||||||||||||
| Height mm | 2200 | ||||||||||||
| Base mm | 3200 | ||||||||||||
| Clearance mm | 430 | ||||||||||||
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| Engine power, l with. | 215 | ||||||||||||
| Cruising on the highway , km | 800 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Wheel formula | 4 × 4 | ||||||||||||
| Gradeability, hail. | 30 ° [1] | ||||||||||||
| The overcome wall, m | 0.4 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Fording , m | floating [1] | ||||||||||||
Content
History
The car was developed on an initiative basis at the expense of the enterprise [3] . The first 4-wheel model was presented to the public in 2016 at the Army-2016 military-technical forum [2] .
Design
Four-wheel drive armored car. Curb weight - 6 tons, load capacity - 1 ton [2] . 4.4-liter YaMZ turbocharged engine with a capacity of 215 liters. with. (158 kW) [3] . A mechanical 5-speed gearbox was developed at the enterprise [4] . The car is controlled through digital systems, but with analog duplication [3] .
The car body is armored and withstands hit by a bullet of 7.62 mm caliber at a distance of 10 meters around the perimeter, undermining a hand grenade or explosive device up to 0.5 kg of TNT under the bottom. The windows are also armored; the tires use a swap system [3] [2] .
Options
Also presented is a 6-wheel all-wheel drive modification Vitim-668240 for trucks (length 6440 mm, load capacity 3500 kg) [5] .