TSNIITOCHMASH (It enters Rostec) first published photo of modern self-propelled "Lotus", created to VDV.
Picture graced the August page of the corporate enterprise calendar.
In October 2018 at TSNIITOCHMASH reported, that started the creation of "Lotus" prototype, which will replace the 120-mm self-propelled guns "Nona-S".
According to the head sector artvooruzheniya Dmitry Melikhova, the creation of any military equipment must be handled with inspiration.
A kind of inspiration for developers has become a lotus flower, which the, despite its fragility, It is growing in very difficult conditions, and is the perfect combination of grace, Beauty and invincibility.
Melikhov noted, that aviadesantiruemoe floating CAO "Lotus" along with high ballistic performance designed on the principle of "golden section", and, "In spite of its power, pleasing to the eye every facet ".
Self-propelled received not only the optimum weight and size characteristics, but graceful silhouette, added in the press-service.
Currently, the Institute debug prototype machine. According to engineers, when creating the CAO was involved a whole range of unconventional design solutions, which allowed him to improve survivability, combat and driving performance.
In this case, the technical characteristics of the "Lotus" the press service did not disclose, noting, that such information prior to the test is closed.
