“Chisel” goes to war: the namesake of the 90s “banditomobile” goes to the front
August 22, 2023
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The ways of the Russian military name are inscrutable. Assigning the names of buttercup flowers to deadly steel monsters and bludgeoning the enemy with their help is what
The ways of the Russian military name are inscrutable. Assigning the names of buttercup flowers to deadly steel monsters and bludgeoning the enemy with their help is what we can do. But the latest trends in this industry indicate a transition from floral designs to nostalgic ones.
Citizens interested in military equipment roaring in Ukraine are most likely aware of the existence and successful mass use of drones called “Lancet” and “Ghoul”, remote mining machines “Agriculture”, as well as other military gadgets with similar original names. Judging by all, this language series will soon be supplemented by another combat unit. On the Army-2023 forum, a military unit called the Chisel was shown.
We suspect that the majority of fellow citizens who were involved in driving at the end of the 90s of the last century and the beginning of the 2000s, this name caused an unambiguous association with cars of the VAZ-2108-09 family. They were so called by the people because of the characteristic chopped, angular body design. In the 90s, the “chisel” of the color of wet asphalt was a favorite means of transport for bandit elements, swindlers and near-criminal personalities of other stripes. ‘Remdizel’ JSC from Naberezhnye Chelny created a modern “chisel” and now offers it to the troops.
The appearance of the novelty fully corresponds to the name. The wedge-shaped “muzzle” is made of strongly bevelled rear armor plates – to improve the protection of the engine, which (like most trucks) is located above the front axle of the vehicle. The main “trick” of this device is that it is a drone. This armored platform was demonstrated at the forum, equipped with a cargo bed and a twin rapid-fire 23mm ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun.
The “trolley” for the robot was a two-axle four-wheel drive chassis, most likely a KamAZ 5387. Remdizel installed a KamAZ 610.10 engine with a capacity of 350 horsepower on his brainchild. Of. Note that it was this chassis that KamAZ previously equipped with a 340 hp Cummins ISLe 340. Yes, and other performance characteristics of the chisel indirectly confirm the assumption about the “source” of the novelty: the length is 7465 mm, the curb weight is 13.3 tons and the total weight is 16 tons. The indicated carrying capacity is 2700 kilograms.
It is known that the dead weight of the KamAZ 5387 chassis is less than seven tons. It can be assumed that the armor and weapons of the chisel account for about six tons. If so, the drone’s armor level roughly matches modern Russian armored personnel carriers. The vehicle can support strike teams with fire, recharge the batteries of flying drones, deliver ammunition to the battlefield and evacuate the wounded.
Recall that for almost 10 years, KamAZ periodically reported on the development of technologies for driverless driving of its trucks. And mostly on factory sites. It’s only recently that his “Inhumane” cars took to the public road for a real-world run-in. And earlier there, apparently, cars were taught to drive, including over rough terrain. Otherwise, the Tatarstan company would not be able to bring to light an unmanned “robot” ready to solve problems on the battlefield.
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Citizens interested in military equipment roaring in Ukraine are most likely aware of the existence and successful mass use of drones called “Lancet” and “Ghoul”, remote mining machines “Agriculture”, as well as other military gadgets with similar original names. Judging by all, this language series will soon be supplemented by another combat unit. On the Army-2023 forum, a military unit called the Chisel was shown.
We suspect that the majority of fellow citizens who were involved in driving at the end of the 90s of the last century and the beginning of the 2000s, this name caused an unambiguous association with cars of the VAZ-2108-09 family. They were so called by the people because of the characteristic chopped, angular body design. In the 90s, the “chisel” of the color of wet asphalt was a favorite means of transport for bandit elements, swindlers and near-criminal personalities of other stripes. ‘Remdizel’ JSC from Naberezhnye Chelny created a modern “chisel” and now offers it to the troops.
The appearance of the novelty fully corresponds to the name. The wedge-shaped “muzzle” is made of strongly bevelled rear armor plates – to improve the protection of the engine, which (like most trucks) is located above the front axle of the vehicle. The main “trick” of this device is that it is a drone. This armored platform was demonstrated at the forum, equipped with a cargo bed and a twin rapid-fire 23mm ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun.
The “trolley” for the robot was a two-axle four-wheel drive chassis, most likely a KamAZ 5387. Remdizel installed a KamAZ 610.10 engine with a capacity of 350 horsepower on his brainchild. Of. Note that it was this chassis that KamAZ previously equipped with a 340 hp Cummins ISLe 340. Yes, and other performance characteristics of the chisel indirectly confirm the assumption about the “source” of the novelty: the length is 7465 mm, the curb weight is 13.3 tons and the total weight is 16 tons. The indicated carrying capacity is 2700 kilograms.
It is known that the dead weight of the KamAZ 5387 chassis is less than seven tons. It can be assumed that the armor and weapons of the chisel account for about six tons. If so, the drone’s armor level roughly matches modern Russian armored personnel carriers. The vehicle can support strike teams with fire, recharge the batteries of flying drones, deliver ammunition to the battlefield and evacuate the wounded.
Recall that for almost 10 years, KamAZ periodically reported on the development of technologies for driverless driving of its trucks. And mostly on factory sites. It’s only recently that his “Inhumane” cars took to the public road for a real-world crash. And earlier there, apparently, cars were taught to drive, including over rough terrain. Otherwise, the Tatarstan company would not be able to bring to light an unmanned “robot” ready to solve problems on the battlefield.
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