The Belarusian manufacturer of special equipment - Volat - introduced a new armored car in the framework of the International Defense EXhibition & Conference (Idex-2021) in Abu Dhabi, where the journalists of the Speedme.ru edition are now. Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MZKT) plans to interest foreign customers with 5-seater armored car MZKT-490101.
The car received a four-door armored body, accommodating five people with equipment - a luggage capacity of a legogenurized car reaches 1800 kg. The body and the crew capsule consist of Miilux armored steel, providing the protection level of the BR4. This allows you to withstand shelling from the machine cartridges of calibers of 7.62x; 39 and 5,45x; 39 with PS bullets at a distance of 10 meters. The hinged protection kit provides a resistance to the shelling armor-sieved 7,62-mm cartridges.
To protect the crew from explosive devices, MZKT-490101 equipped with a V-shaped bottom of special steel and raised floor, which dispel the energy of the explosion. Completes the anti-mining protection of energy absorbing chairs that reduce the injury of the crew. The machine corresponds to the 2A \ 2B level according to Stanag 4569 - the crew can withstand the effects of anti-tank mini explosion with a 6-kilogram charge under the bottom or wheel. The customer can vary the level of security by setting additional items.
The armored car received Korean diesel engine Doosan DL06 with a return to 270 hp, which works in a pair with a 6-speed automatic transmission Allison (USA). The engine and transmission are combined into a single module with a two-speed dispensing box from the Czech ADS company, which facilitates the repair and modular replacement of the aggregates. Podcast space is equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system. The choice of foreign aggregates is due to the orientation of the machine to the export market.
Suspension "Wilder" is an independent spring. In the hubs of the bridge type, additional gearboxes are integrated, which made it possible to increase the ground clearance to 450 mm. The brake system is based on disc brakes with calipers from the German company Knott. The off-road arsenal is represented by a complete drive with the possibility of compulsory blocking of differentials, and tire pressure monitoring systems. At the same time, air supply channels are integrated into the rim of the wheel, which reduces the risk of damage. In the case of puncture of the bus, the car can continue to move through the Runflat Boxes.
The interior machine is equipped with a heating and air conditioning system. Each door is equipped with a hatch for small arms, and a hatch is installed in the roof, the place of which can occupy a combat module.
In addition, no new MZKT-741351 was brought to the event - all-wheel drive truck tractor, which is equipped with a 6-cylinder turbodiel motor Caterpillar C18 with a capacity of 812 hp, working together with an automatic transmission of Allison M 6620 AR with electronic control. The torque through a two-speed dispensing box is transmitted to central gearboxes with inter-axis differentials and further on planetary wheels gearboxes. The suspension is completely independent. Steering with a hydraulic amplifier, which has a basic and duplicate system. The tractor is also equipped with an on-board information system, a pressure control system and a central tire paging system.
The Cabab of the Belarusian Giant Islecoming Modular, Pressed, 8-seater. It has automatic climates control, refrigerator, fittings for installing armor, weapon brackets, rotary hatch in the roof with a machine gun holder.