A mixture of two cars: Cuban army showed a BTR-100 with a gun from T-55 (photo)

BTR-100 is a gun from the T-55 tank, a base from the Soviet BTR-60, and probably the engine from a civilian truck. The car was created by analogy with the French BBM AMX-10RC. The Cuban Army showed a BTR-100 armored personnel carrier, which is an unconventional mixture of two BTR-60 cars and a T-55 tank. About it reports Army Recognition. Social networks were shown a BTR-100, which is based on the concept of creating a reconnaissance armored machine with a powerful gun.

Such machines are also called a wheel tank, such as French AMX-10RC or Italian B1 Centauro. They have a 90mm gun or 105 mm gun, weak protection and high maneuverability. BTR-100, which was created in Cuba, is a combination of BTR-60 and T-55 tank. A combat module from the T-55 was integrated on the armored personnel carrier chassis. It was impossible to put a gun with the tower because it is a barrier for the BTR-60.

Therefore, to accommodate the machine, they made a hybrid tower that has from the base hatch of the commander and the gunner, but the front and rear projects have a different form and protection against bullets. Also, the tank did not cross the navigation equipment. As a result, the BTR-100 received a 10mm D-10T-TS2 gun and two PKT machine guns 7. 62 mm caliber and 12. 7 mm DSKT machine gun. Due to the modernization of the APC can no longer overcome marine obstacles.

However, unlike the T-55, the machine has high maneuverability. According to experts, the weight of the machine is 18-20 tons. The crew consists of 4 fighters. It is assumed that the BTR-100 has installed the engine from a civilian car of Western production. The production of BTR-100 in the Cuba took place from 2002 to 2012 in very small quantities.