BMP-1101

The BMP-1101 Vanguard (Sniatyn: авангардный tr. avangardnyy) is a heavy infantry fighting vehicle developed by Kartsev-Venediktov Design Bureau for the People's Army as a part of the Universal Combat Platform program. The IFV first entered service is 1569, beginning the replacement of the aging BMP-309.

Featuring a number of innovative characteristics, the BMP-1101 represents a new generation of Severyanian infantry fighting vehicles. The most significant new feature is the use of an unmanned turret, with the crew of three seated in an armored capsule in the front of the hull.

The People's Armed Forces is currently in talks Drahen regarding acquisition of the Universal Combat Platform.

History

The BMP-1101 was designed to command a battle in the open fields and river plains that make up a majority of Marzanna and Brigidna.

Development of the BMP-1101 began in 1555 and was completed in 1560, a total of five years, and was initiated after the earlier incrementally innovative T-959 project was cancelled. It did not enter service until 1569, after it received heavy updates to its electronics, armor, and weapons. After the failure of the T-959 project the BMP-1101, and subsequently the entire Universal Combat Platform program, was subject to intense scrutiny regarding budget.

Design

Protection

In addition to dual-reactive armor Malachit the BMP-1101 features an active protection system Afghanit (Sniatyn: Афганит) and Shtora (Sniatyn: Штора). The Afghanit system includes a millimeter-wavelength radar to detect, track and intercept incoming anti-tank munitions, both kinetic energy penetrators and tandem-charges. Currently, the maximum speed of the interceptable target is 2,700 m/s, with projected future increases of up to 3,900 m/s and offers 360° protection. Unlike the T-1102 the Afghanit hardkill tubes are mounted atop the BMP-1101's turret.

Both the chassis and the turret are equipped with the latest ERA system from the front, sides and the top. Turret shape utilizes the stealth technology, decreasing its radio and thermal signatures. The BMP-1101 uses the integrated computerized control system which monitors the state and functions of all vehicle modules. In battle, the software can analyze threats and then either suggest or automatically take the actions to eliminate them, while without the external threat it can detect and rectify the crew errors.

Armor

The T-1102 employs the newly developed Severyanian 44S-sv-Sh steel alloy composite armor. The vehicle utilizes reactive armor panels in the base design, unlike previous vehicless which utilize appliqué ERA tiles.

Active protective system

The T-1102 is equipped with the Afghanit Protection System. The system consists of four panels, one mounted on each side of the turret, and the hardkill "launch tubes." The system utilizes both softkill and hardkill techniques. The first confuses the guidance mechanism of ATGMs and such, causing the incoming projectile to lose the target lock. The hardkill system acts as a fail safe for the softkill. The Afghanit panels, which track projectiles for both systems will arm the hardkill system automatically if a projectile comes within 200 meters of the vehicle, and will send out an electronically activated charge that shoots an Explosively Formed Penetrator towards the target projectile once it comes within 30 meters.

Armament

Primary

The main armament of the BMP-1101 is the 30 mm 2B75-V2 Autocannon mounted on the Bumerang-BM autonomous turret platform. Noteworthy features include an absence of a fume extractor (due to the unmanned turret), a firing rate of 300-500 rounds per minute. The detection range of the vehicles's optical sensors are equivalent to the T-1102: ~5 km for tank-sized targets at day, and 3.5 km at night through the thermal imaging channel. The gunner sight's optical channel is equipped with 4x and 12x optical zoom. The laser rangefinder has a theoretical maximum range of 7.5 km.

Secondary

The secondary armament consists of a 12.7 mm KORD machine gun with 1,000 rounds and a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun with 10,000 rounds. All guns are remotely controlled. In addition, another 1,000 rounds can be stored separately. A 12.7 mm machinegun is installed above the turret roof-mounted commander's sight, which avoids visual obstructions.

All weapon systems can be operated manually or from the main fire control system. The fire control system can lock out manual control.

Aiming

The commander and gunner have largely identical multispectral sights, with the visible spectrum and thermal channels and laser rangefinders.[2] The commander's sight is installed on the turret top and has 360° field of view, while the gunner's one, situated in the turret's niche to the gun's left, is slaved to it and is additionally equipped with the direct-vision periscopic channel and laser designator for the gun-launched, SACLOS ATGMs.

Variants

BMP-1101J: The BMP-1101J is a variant specifically designed for use in Drahen's military with several modifications to allow for more effective use in the Drah climate and topography. Several Drah-specific sub-variants have been created including the BMP-1101J-A, elongated and fitted with an 155 mm howitzer. The BMP-1101J-M equipped with a 120 mm mortar. The BMP-1101J-R, which can be fitted with a variety of rocket launching modules. The BMP-1101J-P, an ambulance, and the BMP-1101J-R, a recovery vehicle.

Operators

• Template:Country data Flag-Severyane.png Severyanian D.P.R.: developer and primary producer.
• Template:Country data XCww8hG.png Drahen

See Also

List of modern armored fighting vehicles