A little "crazy", but at the same time very effective called American analyst Joseph Trevithick Russian complex TMC-65U with the engine VC-1 for a special treatment of military equipment.
An occasion to recall the unusual system became a video, published by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the 100th anniversary of the Radiation, Chemical and biological protection (RXBZ).
The Russian military has different equipment and individual devices for cleaning of equipment and personnel against chemical and biological contaminants. Among them a special place is occupied by the complex on the basis of the car "Ural" - TMS-65U, uses jet engine VC-1, Trevithick quoted the Russian newspaper.
TMS-65U - a kind of a car wash on the battlefield, he says. Its principle of operation is simple: decontamination liquid spraying, motor fed to the nozzle. The operator can control the jet. Turn the engine in different directions, it achieves a more thorough processing equipment.
According to analysts, the cleaning process is much faster, than, If this was done by people, armed with brushes and hoses. He added, The car has a decent supply of fuel for jet engine - about 1000 liters.
In addition to cleaning TMS-65U can perform another function - to put a smokescreen. In this case, instead of the disinfecting liquid reservoir can be filled, eg, fuel oil.
Without special additives is the "cloud" will not hide from infrared optics, but from a visual observation may cover several units, he explains.
Trevithick recalled, that at the end 1940 s engines VC-1 put on the MiG-15 fighter jets. Then they fitted with the MiG-17 and IL-28. After the cancellation of this technique in the USSR an excess of engine VC-1, so they were used as part of non-standard devices, designed to clear snow, extinguishing fires, etc..
And today he has shown no signs of, In the near future the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is going to get rid of the TMS-65U. undoubtedly, These systems play an important role in the Russian Armed Forces, concludes Trevithick.
