The Belarus Army Tests Experimental BTR VOLAT-V2: What is known about the machine (photo)

This was reported on February 15 in Defense 24. The test of Vilat V-2, which was developed by the Minsk Factory of Wheeled Truck (MCCT), began in November 2023. They participated in two options-one with a tower of BMP-2, the other with a new BM30. 2 module with 30 mm gun and installation of guns. In addition, in the photos from this event, you can see a tracked BMP-2 infantry fight, probably as a standard when comparing the characteristics by firing power.

The tests were conducted under the leadership of the Belarusian State Commission of the Defense Industry both in the day and night. Given that the design has many elements that need refinement, the test will allow them to be identified. Vlat-V2 is a family of wheeled armored personnel carriers of 8x8 of Belarusian production.

Unlike the Soviet machines of the BTR-60/70/80 family, this machine is built in accordance with Western design ideas, where a motor compartment is located in the front of the case, then a combat and at the very end-a landing. The crew is three people and the landing is eight soldiers. As an infantry fighting machine, the machine can get one of two types of tower weapons; It was still demonstrated with a modernized BMP-2 tower and BM30. 2 combat module.

According to open data, the armored personnel carrier has a full weight of 19. 9 tons. The technique has amphibious capabilities. According to the calculations, the maximum speed of the APC will reach 110 km/h on land and 10 km/h on the water. The running part uses an independent hydropneumatic suspension of a single -weight scheme. The power plant is a WP13. 550A0 diesel engine with a capacity of 550 hp. with a hydromechanical six-speed gearbox MZKT-55613.

In this case, the power units are assembled into a single block, which, in theory, simplify their replacement in all conditions. "In general, the Belarusian industry is constantly trying to develop modern armored vehicles for its army with the help of research institutions of the country,"-summed up in Defense 24. Earlier it was reported that Russia is testing a wheeled armored personnel carrier of BTR-22 of domestic development in the hope -82.