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Pereplyunem Russian “Octopus”. In the United States announced the start of development MZOM

The American army in the near future will create prototypes of new light armored vehicles under the designation “Mobile protected firepower” (MZOM), that will change the principles of land war and exceed Russian analogues, says the publication National Interest.

Переплюнем русский "Спрут". В США заявили о начале разработки МЗОМ

According to senior US Army leadership, MZOM developers want to achieve an optimal balance between “knockdown, mobility and survival” and build technique, all over the superior Russian equivalent – amphibious self-propelled gun 2S25 “Octopus-SD”, which weighs about 20 tons and has a 125 mm smooth-bore weapon. Army units need to be easily deployable and mobile fire support, which can not handle the US main battle tank “abrams”.

In the military leadership mark, that the army needs it in the mobile battle platform, capable of rapid deployment, so MZOM will be created based on the deployment in the cargo hold of the plane C-17. Also in the new machine to be installed weapon caliber not less than 120 mm.

MZOM development is scheduled to begin in 2019 year and during 14 months to get the first prototype combat vehicle. At the moment, there are two contenders for the contract conclusion – BAE Systems и General Dynamics Land Systems.

                          
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