KshTMS

     Notes: This is a Bulgarian modification of the ACRV (MT-LBu) chassis, used as a command post vehicle at battalion level or above. In this role, the vehicle has at least three radios (and usually more), a computer with wireless modem and LAN capability, a teletype or teleprinter, and a tent that may be erected up to 100 meters away from the vehicle and connected by a fiberoptic cable.  The tent is big enough for the crew and staff of the vehicle, plus four other people, or more standing.  A couple of folding tables and several folding chairs are carried strapped to the sides.

     The driver is in the front left of the KshTMS, with the commander to the right, and a small aisle between their positions that links to the rear of the vehicle. The driver and commander have hatches on the front face of the vehicle; these are not normally used for ingress and egress from the vehicle, as they open only part way (so that they are standing just slightly above straight out from the front face), and both the commander and driver have normal hatches above their positions.  The front hatches are square, while those above their positions are oval; the hatch sometimes used by a gunner is large and circular. The KshTMS has only two firing ports, one in the front right side of the troop compartment, and the other in the rear door. This rear compartment hatchway is filled by a blanking plate. The armor of the KshTMS is of aluminum instead of the steel of the MT-LB, and provides no better protection than that of the MT-LB. The engine is a YaMZ-238N 300-horsepower diesel which is actually an adapted heavy truck engine.  The engine gives the KshTMS the same 6.5-ton towing capacity as the MT-LB. The KshTMS has an automatic transmission, and the driver has conventional driving controls – a steering yoke, a gas pedal, and a brake pedal. Like the MT-LB, the KshTMS is amphibious with a minimal amount of preparation (a trim vane must be erected and bilge pumps turned on), though on the KshTMS a crewmember must leave the vehicle to erect the trim vane instead of simply climbing out onto the front of the vehicle, so 7 minutes are required for preparation instead of five. The KshTMS variants are generally equipped with an NBC overpressure system.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$106,402

D, A

736 kg

15.75 tons

4+3

17

Headlights

Shielded

 

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

137/96

38/27/4

550

127

Stnd

T3

HF5  HS2  HR2

 

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

PK (C)

2000x7.62mm