Within the framework of the ongoing international military-technical forum "Army-2016", in addition to showing the latest Russian weapons and demonstrating their capabilities, representatives of enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex and the military are also discussing the possibility of creating and implementing new promising projects for the Russian army.
According to the press service of the RF military department, the Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of creating new light attack vehicles in the interests of the Airborne Forces, which received the designation "Squadron". Miniature armored vehicles equipped with advanced weapons are planned to be used as reconnaissance and sabotage vehicles, the ministry said.
According to the special assignment, the cars must accelerate to a speed of 150 kilometers per hour, have a mass of no more than 3 tons, and also have a low-temperature hybrid power plant that allows vehicles to move silently in any conditions. Naturally, like all equipment for the Airborne Forces, the Squadron will be capable of landing.
In addition to the ultralight strike vehicle for the "winged infantry", which, most likely, will look like a buggy, the forum also discussed the progress of the project of another promising tactical armored vehicle for the Airborne Forces under the code "Toros", which provides for the presence of an independent torsion bar suspension and possessing armor corresponding to the fifth level of protection.
Samples of these machines developed by the UAMZ company in combined arms, sanitary and open design have already been shown to the public earlier, but the fate of the program has not yet been determined. According to some reports, both models of equipment will be included in the development program of the Airborne Forces until 2025.
On February 9, 2017 in Moscow, as part of the meeting of the Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Guard, an exhibition of weapons and special equipment was held. At the exhibition, along with other developments, the INTRALL consortium, which organizes and manages industrial projects in the automotive industry, led by President Anatoly Leirich, presented a new light armored assault vehicle for the first time.
The new armored buggy is made on the basis of the Squadron ultralight airmobile attack vehicle, the creation of which was discussed by representatives of the Russian Airborne Forces and the military-industrial complex at the Army-2016 forum.
Highly maneuverable buggy "Squadron", designed for quick transfer of tactical groups. They are primarily planned to equip reconnaissance and sabotage units of the Airborne Forces. The car can accelerate to 150 km / h, its weight is no more than three tons. Thanks to its design, it can easily overcome even difficult off-road conditions. This machine, like any other airborne equipment, can be parachuted.
The Squadron vehicle will receive a complex of modern weapons. The issue of installing 12.7-mm Kord machine guns and several Kornet anti-tank missiles is currently being considered as the main weapon.
The main advantage of the technical solutions of the Squadron ultralight percussion vehicle is the use of the latest low-temperature hybrid power plant, which makes it possible to move stealthily and silently to complete the last step in any extreme conditions.
In addition to simplicity and reliability, the Squadron buggy can be used as a multipurpose platform, depending on the configuration and installed weapons.
To carry out combat missions associated with an increased risk to life, the INTRALL consortium installed a single armored capsule in the Squadron buggy. This is a new armored, highly mobile vehicle can be armed with missile launchers.
Exact specifications the car remain unknown.
On February 9, 2017 in Moscow, as part of the meeting of the Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Guard, an exhibition of weapons and special equipment was held. At the exhibition, along with other developments, the INTRALL consortium, which organizes and manages industrial projects in the automotive industry, led by President Anatoly Leirich, presented a new light armored assault vehicle for the first time.
The new armored buggy is made on the basis of the Squadron ultralight airborne attack vehicle, the creation of which was discussed by representatives of the Russian Airborne Forces and the military-industrial complex at the forum of the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2016.
Highly maneuverable buggy "Squadron", designed for quick transfer of tactical groups. They are primarily planned to equip reconnaissance and sabotage units of the Airborne Forces. The car can accelerate to 150 km / h, its weight is no more than three tons. Thanks to its design, it can easily overcome even difficult off-road conditions. This machine, like any other airborne equipment, can be parachuted.
The Squadron vehicle will receive a complex of modern weapons. The issue of installing 12.7-mm Kord machine guns and several Kornet anti-tank missiles is currently being considered as the main weapon.
The main advantage of the technical solutions of the Squadron ultralight percussion vehicle is the use of the latest low-temperature hybrid power plant, which makes it possible to move stealthily and silently to complete the last step in any extreme conditions.
In addition to simplicity and reliability, the Squadron buggy can be used as a multipurpose platform, depending on the configuration and installed weapons.
To carry out combat missions associated with an increased risk to life, the INTRALL consortium installed a single armored capsule in the Squadron buggy. This new armored, highly mobile vehicle can be armed with missile launchers.
Airmobile buggy "Squadron" of the INTRALL consortium / Photo: sdelanounas.ru
Buggy "Squadron" - armored modification / Photo: sdelanounas.ru
Buggy "Squadron" - armored modification / Photo: sdelanounas.ru
Modern wars in the Middle East region dictate their own terms for the military and technical equipment... Conflicts take place in the zone of deserts, semi-deserts, mountain ranges, as well as on the streets of cities and settlements... High mobility and speed of movement are more and more appreciated.
Conducting a military operation against terrorists in Syria, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation instructed the designers to create fast car capable of high speed move off-road and at the same time carry a number of weapons. And such a machine was created - buggy squadron.
Technical characteristics of the military buggy
The shock buggy is light and fast. It is capable of speeds in excess of 150 km / h, in conditions of absolute off-road conditions, it can move up to 130 km / h. The cabin has a capacity of 4 people, while the driver and passengers are in a kind of armored capsule. The carrying capacity of the Squadron buggy is 1.5 tons. 
Light version of Buggy
This army all-terrain vehicle It is convenient to use for the transfer of a small group of special forces, the evacuation of the wounded from the place of active hostilities. It is easy to drop vehicles from an airplane.
One of the main advantages of the Squadron buggy is the fact that all components (down to the smallest screw) are made in Russia.
Armament Buggy Squadron
The weapon is installed on special platforms located behind the cockpit. Russian military buggy can carry different types weapons: small arms, mortars, anti-tank systems, electronic warheads, the main thing is that their total mass should not exceed the vehicle's carrying capacity (1.5 tons). 
Armored Buggy Squadron
In the coming years, these all-terrain vehicles are likely to be widely used in the wars in the Middle East. This weapon of the future is already being supplied to the Russian army, and its export supplies are not excluded. Many foreign partners, especially the countries of Asia and North Africa, are already interested in the development. Buggy Squadron will bring not only military benefits, but also economic benefits.
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Eh, Egyptian tachankaExport prospects open up for light mobile equipment
Cherkasov Sergey
Army buggy "Squadron" is made in two main modifications: the first is designed for four people and cargo, the second - with an individual armored capsule. Is this a response to the real needs of the army or a desire to seize on government orders?
Army buggy "Squadron" is made in two main modifications: the first is designed for four people and cargo, the second - with an individual armored capsule. Is this a response to the real needs of the army or a desire to seize on government orders?
The exact technical characteristics of the development, as is often the case, are unknown, but something is guessed. Compared to other army buggies, "Squadron" is more of a heavyweight. In exchange for a serious mass, we get one and a half tons of payload. This allows you to place four fighters in full gear, a pair of large-caliber machine guns of the "Korda" type, several launchers of ATGM "Kornet", ammunition in the range.
It is clear that the modular system will allow the production of modifications with various weapons. For example, the 82mm Tray mortar will look good with the Squadron. And one of the machine guns can be replaced with a heavy-duty grenade launcher of the AGS-40 type.
Speed is the best armor
The question of what protects more effectively on the battlefield - stealth or armor - comes up periodically. Americans traditionally choose stealth. Let us recall the Humvees, on which most of the American infantry still sits. Four people - counting on low losses in case of defeat, a decent speed for the 80s of 88 kilometers per hour and at first complete openness to all infantry deaths: the armored modification appeared later.
Our approach is traditionally different. The first combat vehicle infantry, we launched into production in the mid-60s. It was intended to protect the artillery barrage from fragments of a fiery barrage, as close as possible to which Soviet soldiers were supposed to attack the enemy fortifications.
The calculation turned out to be correct. Invisibility - for punishment of technically undeveloped natives, and with a serious opponent, strong protection is needed. Note: the most protected tank and infantry fighting vehicles - T-14 and T-15 - were developed in Russia, our defense industry is moving the same course.
However, a bet on armor is not always possible. First of all, we are talking about the Airborne Forces. For them, such powerful weapons have been developed as the BMD-4 with two guns and even a self-propelled anti-tank gun of 125 mm caliber, almost a tank, but weighing only 18 tons, which essentially means only bulletproof booking. It is quite difficult to change the situation. The carrying capacity of aircraft is a very tough parameter, and the armor, even of the most modern materials, is heavy. Therefore, whatever one may say, but either airborne equipment, or protected.
With a buggy, paratroopers have great opportunities. The lack of reservation "Squadron" compensates for its swiftness. 130 kilometers per hour off-road is no joke. Aiming at a high-speed, highly maneuverable target requires a very good skill.
"Squadron" by its name alludes to a raid on enemy rear areas, where the density of fire is low and fierce defense is not expected.
Considering that even a loaded buggy will not weigh more than three tons, it can be transported by an Mi-8 class helicopter. Our army did not yet have a vehicle that could be issued to the soldiers like a machine gun and transported together with them to the landing site on an ordinary "turntable".
Another feature of the "Squadron" is a low-temperature hybrid power plant, which allows silently and invisibly to the enemy to make the last dash and strike suddenly.
Take off "Cornet"
Meanwhile, the weapons for the buggy are required not only to flexibly change for the specific needs of the military, but also to be, in principle, removable. The soldiers, if necessary, must pick up ammunition, remove the machine guns and hide, hiding the car or simply abandoning, if there is no other way out.
In this regard, the idea of the developers to equip the buggy with launchers of the Kornet anti-tank missile system is beginning to look somewhat dubious. The cost of one ATGM is about 900 thousand rubles. The price of the buggy is still unknown, but, comparing with analogs, it can be assumed that three or four "Cornets" are much more expensive than "Squadron".
However, if we talk about finances, only the "Ratnik" equipment of each of the four fighters costs a million rubles, and their lives are absolutely priceless. So the tactical group moving on the "Squadron" must necessarily have means of dealing with enemy armored vehicles. Another thing is that launchers"Cornet" must be designed as quick-detachable.
Scout trooper
As for the second modification of the "Squadron" - with an armored capsule for one person, its use looks less promising. This is not even connected with a futuristic concept - a driver-operator in a single armored vehicle with remotely controlled weapons, but with a narrower field of application in reconnaissance.
Indeed, to go to it quickly and quietly, without fear of small arms fire, to record the situation with sensors and instruments, directly transferring it to the headquarters, -
valuable ability. It is possible that a glorious future awaits the armored buggy in reconnaissance. And perhaps, the increase in proportion to the use of expensive equipment, the cost of the "Squadron", as well as the complexity of the simultaneous control of both the buggy and the weapons, will affect.
However, the trend
The army buggy is a popular trend in the armies of the world, including ours, where the ultralight vehicle sector is not yet occupied. By the way, there are enough applicants for the place. For example, "Chaborz", created on the initiative of Ramzan Kadyrov in his homeland, in two versions: a three-seater and a six-seater buggy.
Talk that the army needs an ultralight vehicle has been going on since the days of Soviet Union... Of course, critics of this technique also have arguments, starting with the peculiarities of our territory, teeming with dense forests, swamps and rivers, and ending with a cold climate. However, the appearance of the "Squadron" is caused rather by an objective need for light, maneuverable, imperceptible and inexpensive car, and not at all by the fantasies of the developers.
Speaking of the buggy, one cannot fail to note its export potential. Russian weapons are traditionally quoted abroad both in terms of quality and price. But not everyone can afford tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. A buggy for the price of a business class car is another matter entirely. In addition, judging by the war in the Middle East, carts are experiencing a rebirth and are becoming popular even with regular units of government troops.
"Squadron" of someone's crazy thoughts
Speed is too weak defense
Response to the article "Eh, tachanka - Egyptian"
Another advertisement, this time a Squadron buggy. I was hooked by the phrase: "130 km / h off-road is not a joke." Does the author understand what he wrote? Has he ever participated in a motorcycle or autocross? I have been driving since 1953. While studying at the Moscow Higher Technical School, he was engaged in motocross. And sometimes it was necessary to fly, of course, separating from the motorcycle (a kind of technique, like insurance against injuries in case of a fall), even at lower speeds.
About speed as protection. With a frontal movement of the target, its speed does not matter, and it is struck by any type of weapon elementary. When flanking (to the shooter - with the side) with a correctly chosen lead (and this is taught) - it is more difficult, but still quite easy. The further away from the shooter the target, the easier it is to hit it. One front-line soldier told me how they caught German motorcyclists with a direct hit with the third mortar round. Now it is only in a nightmare that one can imagine what happened.
If we take into account that the buggy has a decent thermal radiation due to the open engine, then when used on the target MANPADS with a seeker in the infrared channel, the buggy will not be unscrewed.
I repeat: a compact military vehicle is a serious business. Impromptu here does not take.
Vladislav Meleshin,
mechanical engineer, designer, head of the sector of the KB of precision engineering named after A.E. Nudelman
