UR-77 Meterorit
The UR-77 Meteorit (Russian: УР-77 Метеорит, lit. 'Meteorite') is a Soviet mine clearing vehicle, based on a variant of the 2S1 Gvozdika chassis.[3]
| UR-77 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Russia Syria |
| Wars | First Chechen War[1] Second Chechen War War in Donbass[1] Syrian Civil War[3] |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1977[4] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 15,500 kg (34,200 lb) |
| Crew | 2[4] |
| Effective firing range | 90 m (300 ft)[4][3] |
Main armament | Mine-clearing line charge |
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).[4]
The vehicle has also been used offensively, where its line charge has been used to destroy entire streets in urban combat.[3]
Current operators
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References
- "Боевики ударили "Горынычем" по Марьинке: видео мощнейшего взрыва". Liga.net (in Russian). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- Tutov, Kuzma; Kuznetsov, Michael (17 December 2016). "Dangerous objects: the base of an army engineering unit of Russian invaders in Donetsk". Inform Napalm. Translated by Kalashnik, Evgeniy. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- Beckhusen, Robert (12 October 2014). "Spotted — Al Assad's Brutal Mine-Clearing Tank in Syria". Medium. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- Nekrasov, Mikhail (29 March 2017). "UR-77: Clearing one landmine at a time". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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