After the parade on Red Square, the column of military equipment returned to its base. Driving on Moscow streets, the latest K-17 “Boomerang” armored personnel carrier suddenly smoked. Thick white-blue smoke suddenly fell out of the car. They covered a section of the street, which were the audience, watched the passage of technology.
This event with the booming Bumerang armored personnel carrier sparked a discussion on the net..
The event took place in the North-Western District of Moscow. Passing the intersection of Mnevniki and Demyan Poor, APC suddenly began to smoke heavily. Across 100-150 meters he stopped. While the armored personnel carrier was waiting for help, the crew was nearby. Soon, a special military tow truck drove up to the problem armored vehicle and took it in tow. It is suggested that, that engine failure could occur due to overheating.
Military expert Alexei Khlopotov wrote on his blog about another reason, which could cause a breakdown. he suggested, that an emergency operation of the thermal smoke equipment occurred (TDA), designed to create smoke screens. The expert believes, that this equipment could be turned on accidentally. Also, the cause of its unexpected operation could be a malfunction, eg, leakage or pipe break.
But if we are talking about the accidental inclusion of smoke screens, it is unlikely that in this case it would be necessary to tow an armored personnel carrier.
It is worth noting, that a similar incident occurred with the T-90S tank in Nizhny Tagil in 2003 during the arms exhibition.
