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BMO-T



Overview

BMO-T

BMO-T heavy APC in the field during a display in 2016.

Source: Vitaly V. Kuzmin - © GNU Attribution Share Alike license

Origin
Russia
Type
Heavy armored personnel carrier
Entered service
2001
Status
In service
Producer
Russia
Number produced
Produced in limited quantities, perhaps as few as 10 vehicles.
Unit cost
$ 388.000 in 2009
Designations
BMO-T / Boyevaya Mashina Ognemyochikov - Tyazhelyy
Russian for "flamethrower combat vehicle - heavy".
Obyekt 564

Description

Introduction

The BMO-T is a heavy armored personnel carrierd of Russian origin. It was developed in the late 1990's as a dedicated vehicle to support rocket flamethrower infantry units in the field.

Design

The BMO-T is based on the chassis of the T-72 main battle tank and all vehicles produced to date are built using existing stocks of T-72 tanks. Instead of the turret a raised superstructure is present. The new superstructure consists of composite armor and is lined with ERA tiles. The crew consists of a driver and a vehicle commander that also operates the remote controlled 12.7mm heavy machine gun. Alongside the 2 man crew there is space for up to 7 troops. A regular setup is a 4 man flamethrower section with 32 RPO-A shoulder-launched rockets.

Firepower

A 12.7mm Kord heavy machine gun is fitted for self-defense and cover fire in support of the infantry. A total of 1.000 rounds are carried for this weapon. The majority of the firepower comes from the rocket flamethrower section with their 32 RPO-A shoulder-launched rockets.

Mobility

The heavy tracked chassis provides good off road mobility, even which such a heavy armored superstructure. The 840 hp diesel engine provides a maximum road speed of 60 km/h.

Protection

The BMO-T is a well armored vehicle. The new superstructure is well armored. The ERA tiles protect from all but the most capable shoulder fired rockets. In combat the flamethrower troops are are partly exposed. The presence of explosive reactive armor is a further danger to the infantry as well. Effective use of this vehicle requires a thought out and well rehearsed doctrine.

Users

The BMO-T is in use with Russian forces in limited numbers. Perhaps as little as 10 vehicles have been converted to BMO-T. Per old Soviet doctrine the flamethrower units aren't part of the regular forces, but of the chemical warfare troops.

Details

Facts BMO-T
General
Origin
Russia
Type
Heavy armored personnel carrier
Crew
2 + 7 (driver, gunner, 7 troops)
Dimensions
Weight
43.9 t
Length
7.22 m
Width
3.79 m
Height
2.24 m
Armament
Type
12.7mm Kord heavy machine gun
Ammunition
1.000 rounds, 50 ready to fire
Elevation
-5 to +75 degrees
Traverse
360 degrees
Automotive
Chassis
Tracked chassis, 6 roadwheels, idler front and drive sprocket rear
Suspension
Torsion bar
Engine
V-84-1 V12 supercharged diesel
Power output
840 hp at 2.000 rpm
Fuel
961 L
Transmission
7 forward, 1 reverse
Mobility
Max speed
60 km/h on road
30 to 40 km/h in the field
Range
500 km
Wall
0.85 m
Trench
2.8 m
Gradient
60 %
Slope
40 %
Fording
1.2 m
Protection
Armor
Steel armor
Kevlar spall liners
Kontakt-5 ERA on glacis
Smoke
2x6 81mm Type 902A Tucha smoke grenade launchers
NBC system
Yes
Fire supression
Yes, automatic
Equipment
Cargo
32x RPO-A carried for flamethrower troops

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