T-15 (GBTU Index - Object 149) - Advanced Russian infantry fighting vehicle based on the universal track "Armata" platform. It designed to manage all types of military operations and transportation departments motorized troops and fire support to dismounted riflemen.
BMP T-15 – video
It was first demonstrated at the Victory Parade in Moscow 2015 year. The term of the state tests - 2016-2017 year, after their completion will begin mass production. It will be the first in the Armed Forces of the Russian heavy IFV (on heavily armored tank T-14 level).
AT 2016 he received an order for the production of an unknown number of T-15.
BMP T-15 tank has a level of reservation and the active protection of afghanis, that allows BMP to fight in the same ranks with Armata tanks T-14. The presence of modern missile ATGM Kornet and antiaircraft guns firing allows to effectively ground, and air targets.
The concept and application prospects
BMP T-15 is a combat vehicle network-centric warfare, that is capable of transmitting data on detected targets to destroy other cars tactical level and in turn take them to task for the destruction of the goals of adequate armament BMP. The practical implementation of such a scenario is performed through a single tactical control system.
Designed for doing maneuverable fighting against any opponent as part of the tank and mechanized infantry units as the main multi-purpose combat means in terms of use of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.
Antitank system is designed to defeat modern tanks with active protection.
BMP has a strong support for the work in the air defense system mode, melee with an emphasis on the destruction of drones and anti-tank Apache attack helicopters class.
Unmanned aerial vehicle
According to the developers of BMP T-15 will be the trigger for an unmanned aerial vehicle for reconnaissance and study of the environment. Particular type of UAV is determined during testing of devices provided by various Russian suppliers. Apparently it is a lightweight tactical UAVs class T23 "Aileron" and installed on BMP for such drone launcher catapult.
Variants of combat units
Due to the modularity Armata platform on T-15 is supposed to use multiple weapon stations options depending on the application of the BMP tactical.
Option with weapon station Boomerang-BM
Combat module "boomerang-BM" circular rotation in a 30 mm automatic cannon ammunition supply 2A42 selective and paired with a 7.62-mm machine gun PKT, as well as two twin launchers for ATGM "Kornet". reported, that ammunition will consist of 500 shells to the gun, 2000 machine gun cartridges and four anti-missile defense or missile 9M133 9M133FM-3.
2A42 cannon on alert module Boomerang-BM allows effective fire:
– manpower - to 4000 m;
– for light armored vehicles - to 1500 m;
– air targets - up to the height 2000 m (at subsonic velocities and slant range to the height 2500 m).
The structure of a computerized fire control system (SUO) will consist of two multi-sight: one for the gunner, the other for the vehicle commander, and radar, developed sensor system and two-plane stabilizer arms.
automatic tracking system will allow the target to fire accurately on the whole range of fire to the place and on the move. sights, judging by the photographs, They have a large number of channels, and will largely overlap, which it is very important for remote use.
Unlike other NATO armed IFV, combat units "Boomerang-BM", and especially, 57-mm "Baikal" have a strong support script works in close combat defense mode, passive detection of aircraft on television and infrared optical devices, and defeat modern tanks, complexes equipped active protection.
Boomerang EIA-BM allows conscientious:
– Automatic search targets simultaneously in different spectral bands in passive and active mode;
– Search concealed targets optical locator;
– Simultaneous firing two goals;
– High-performance shooting from the AP for anti-aircraft targets with machine maintenance on the corners to 70 degrees at an altitude of 2500 meters at a distance of 4 km;
– Combat work in remote control mode;
– Of external target designation (including the AESA radar with T-14);
Option with weapon station Baikal
Deputy Director General of the corporation Uralvagonzavod Vyacheslav Halitov announced the creation of Armata T-15 combat module AU200M "Baikal" with an automatic gun, 57 mm. The gun was recycled from the ship's anti-aircraft in a combat unit to be mounted on the chassis Armata. "Baikal" is designed to enhance the firepower against armored targets both ground attack aircraft and heavy attack helicopters with an increase in the ceiling to defeat 8000 meters and a distance of up to 12000 m.
Combat module Baikal is relatively inexpensive shells with remote detonation. Although the trajectory of shells is not correctable, but the missile flew as close as possible from striking an object explodes hitting him several thousand shrapnel balls. This allows hitting small objects like drones, in which a direct hit is almost impossible.
AU220M "Baikal" - the Russian desert combat module with 57-mm cannon developing CRI "Petrel".
Presumably it will look like BMP T-15 weapon station AU220M "Baikal"
Mortar carrier variant
General Director of the Central Research Institute "Petrel" George Zakamenny also announced, that the T-15 will also be set up with a version of the combat module 120 mm mortars, created on the base of the mortar 2S12 "Sani".
Missiles
ATGM "Kornet-EM" is equipped with a rocket 9M133FM-3, designed to destroy aerial targets, including small-sized UAV, and this is the principle of high-explosive destruction. Altitude 9M133FM-3 action is 9 km, which is higher than the ceiling of heavy drum-type UAV US General Atomics MQ-1 Predator (7,2 km). 9M133FM-3 also allows you to confidently hit unarmored class Apache helicopters on a collision course and will catch up at a distance of 10 km, that their long-range anti-tank weapons - rockets «Hellfire», which have a firing range 8 km in most versions. Cruise missiles and low-flying aircraft can be hit 9M133FM-3 only on a collision course.
ATGM "Kornet-EM" to deal with the prospective active protection tank supports salvo launch of two missiles with a delay, at the minimum operating time of the active protection systems tanks.
The presence of a stock of missiles to destroy air targets, and the need to spend two missiles to destroy the tanks with modern KAZ determine the circumstance, that is T-15 4 rocket launchers block, instead of 2 blocks starting with the majority of the BMP class crew compartment below without the ability to fire air targets and defeat modern tanks simultaneous salvo of rockets 2.
safety technology
T-15 has a tank level reservation at Armata T-14
secondhand book
T-15 uses the common elements of a passive booking for Armata platform:
– Frontal composite book impenetrable to modern ATGM calibres 150 BOPS mm caliber up to 120mm
– compartment MTO, ammunition compartment and fuel compartment armored isolated from each other by bulkheads
The photo-T system 15 is visible to reduce visibility in the infrared range by scatterers exhaust, visible as a "vane" on the front of the BMP.
The complex dynamic booking Malachite
The T-15 is a new version of the dynamic booking platform common to Armata, which can be implemented including e-governance. At the moment, developers have disclosed only the data, that the ERA "Malachite" is able to crush the shells inside and reflect heavy ATGM. ERA declared safe for tanks and infantry by reducing the amount of explosive, WHD used for the destruction of ammunition.
active protection system afghanis
Armata family of machines are equipped with active protection system afghanis, which also performs the role of the intelligence radar. Features of the complex include:
– Interception shells destruction
– Intercept missiles destruction or blinding multispectral veils and electromagnetic weapons
– The complex has a radio-optical radar data superimposed on AFAR radar data of infrared and ultraviolet chambers, It is allowing this complex to carry out and the role of intelligence purposes
Specifications prefer-BMP T-15
– Crew, pers.: 3
– landing, pers.: 9
– developer: UKBTM
– Manufacturer: Uralvagonzavod
Rep BMP T-15
– 50 tonnes
Armor BMP T-15
– Type broni: combined multi-layer
Weapon BMP T-15
– Caliber guns and stamp: 1 × 30mm 2A42
– gun type: automatic gun
– Shotgun: 1 × 7,62-mm PKTM
– Other weapons: 4 × PTRK Cornet-ЭM
Engine BMP T-15
– engine's type: diesel
– Engine power, l. from.: to 1500
Speed T BMP-15
– Speed over rough terrain, kmh: 45-50
– The capacity of the fuel tanks, l: 500
– suspension type: controlled blade dampers, gidroupory
Photo BMP T-15
