Stalker (combat vehicle)
Stalker is an experimental Ukrainian tank support combat vehicle based on the chassis of the T-64 tank.
History
[edit]BMPT Stalker was developed jointly by the Zhytomyr and Kyiv armored plants together with Artem Design Bureau. The vehicle was first showcased at the Weapon and Security-2017 exhibition. In addition to tank support on the battlefield, Stalker was intended to provide the destruction of both air and ground targets.[1]
Armament
[edit]Equipped with the combat module "Duplet." The firepower of Stalker is provided by two automatic 30 mm ZTM-2 autocannons, two paired 7.62 mm machine guns KM-7.62, 30 mm automatic grenade launcher AG-17, and the high-precision anti-tank missile system "Barrier" with four launchers. The module also has six 81 mm aerosol installations for firing smoke grenades "Tucha".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Зброя та безпека-2017: Україна вперше покаже бойову машину "Страж"". 10 October 2017.
- ^ ""Страж" - бойова машина підтримки танків - прем'єра від "Укроборонпрому" на виставці "Зброя та Безпека-2017"". Укроборонпром (in Ukrainian). 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.