UR-77
| UR-77 | |
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| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by |
Russia Syria |
| Wars |
Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War[1] |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1977[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1,550 kg (3,420 lb) |
| Crew | 2[2] |
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| Effective firing range | 90 m (300 ft)[2][1] |
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Main armament | Mine-clearing line charge |
The UR-77 (Russian: УР-77 Метеорит, lit. 'Meteorite') is a Soviet mine clearing vehicle, based on a variant of the 2S1 Gvozdika chassis.[1]
Description
The vehicle is armed with a launcher and two Mine-clearing line charges. When launched, a charge causes a shock wave that destroys or disables all the shells or mines along the area of the line charge. (with a width of 6 metres and length up to 90 metres).[2]
The vehicle has also been used offensively, where its line charge has been used to destroy entire streets in urban combat.[1]
Current operators
References
- 1 2 3 4 Beckhusen, Robert (12 October 2014). "Spotted — Al Assad's Brutal Mine-Clearing Tank in Syria". Medium. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Nekrasov, Mikhail (29 March 2017). "UR-77: Clearing one landmine at a time". Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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