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 |