Russia Will Unveil First 152mm 8x8 Wheeled Self-Propelled Howitzer Koalitsiya-SV.

* Minsera.Blogspot.com * The first Russian-made 152mm 8x8 wheeled self-propelled howitzer Koalitsiya-SV based on a KamAz truck will be presented at the defence exhibition REA 2013 (Russian Expo Arms) in Nizhny Tagil, September 2013. The Russian Defence Ministry has launched a programme to gradually replace tracked artillery pieces in its arsenal with wheeled types.

KamAZ spokesman Oleg Afanasyev told Izvestiya that the new howitzer will be based on the four-axle KamAZ-6560 truck, which has a history of construction and military applications. The platform underwent minor modifications to accommodate the Koalitsiya piece, including the installation of a more powerful engine and a reinforced frame to withstand the recoil.

"This is essentially the platform used in the Pantsir-S SAM system," Afanasyev explained. "It meets the factory and military specifications. It is also in production, which means there will be no production-entry hiccoughs."

According to Afanasyev, a prototype Koalitsiya platform has been shipped to the Motovilikhinskiye Zavody factory in Perm in Russian Urals, which manufactures the howitzer. Factory testing of the complete item is expected to last until late 2015, and will lead up to the official commissioning of the new weapon.

The new howitzer will reportedly be fully automatic, meaning that the crew will remain in the armoured cab for the loading and firing sequence.

Sources at the Defence Ministry told Izvestiya that the howitzer is primarily intended as an asset for assault and light mountain brigades, which require mobility and high road speeds. Lesser-priority recipients are medium brigades, which currently use wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APC) instead of tracked infantry fighting vehicles to transport personnel. Heavy brigades are expected to be armed with tracked vehicles, which are normally better armoured than wheeled vehicles.
KamAZ spokesman Oleg Afanasyev told Izvestiya that the new howitzer will be based on the four-axle KamAZ-6560 truck, which has a history of construction and military applications. The platform underwent minor modifications to accommodate the Koalitsiya piece, including the installation of a more powerful engine and a reinforced frame to withstand the recoil.

"This is essentially the platform used in the Pantsir-S SAM system," Afanasyev explained. "It meets the factory and military specifications. It is also in production, which means there will be no production-entry hiccoughs."

According to Afanasyev, a prototype Koalitsiya platform has been shipped to the Motovilikhinskiye Zavody factory in Perm in Russian Urals, which manufactures the howitzer. Factory testing of the complete item is expected to last until late 2015, and will lead up to the official commissioning of the new weapon.

The new howitzer will reportedly be fully automatic, meaning that the crew will remain in the armoured cab for the loading and firing sequence.

Sources at the Defence Ministry told Izvestiya that the howitzer is primarily intended as an asset for assault and light mountain brigades, which require mobility and high road speeds. Lesser-priority recipients are medium brigades, which currently use wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APC) instead of tracked infantry fighting vehicles to transport personnel. Heavy brigades are expected to be armed with tracked vehicles, which are normally better armoured than wheeled vehicles.

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KEREN...2 Warga Inggris ini KELILING DUNIA menggunakan BAJAJ

* Minsera.Blogspot.com * Banyak petualang yang telah melakukan perjalanan keliling dunia. Namun mungkin baru kali ini ada orang yang keliling dunia dengan menggunakan bajaj.

Aksi itu dilakukan oleh  sepasang guru dari Inggris, Nick Gough dan Ricjard Sears. Selain jalan-jalan, kedua orang itu juga ingin meningkatkan kondisi pendidikan di negara-negara yang dikunjunginya.


 
















Gough dan Sears sudah mengunjungi 27 negara. Keduanya pun memiliki banyak cerita tentang tantangan yang mereka hadapi selama melakukan perjalanan.

Di Tanzania, kedua orang itu harus melakukan perjalanan di atas jalanan yang dipenuhi lumpur. Kondisi itu membuat bajaj yang mereka gunakan bergerak sangat lambat.

Kondisi jalanan yang buruk bukan satu-satunya masalah yang harus mereka hadapi. Di Uganda misalnya, bajaj mereka hampir hancur karena diserang oleh seekor gajah. Demikian diberitakan Orange, Kamis (18/4/2013).

Kini kedua guru itu sedang dalam perjalanan menuju India. Setelah berkeliling Asia, mereka akan melanjutkan petualangan mereka ke Benua Amerika.

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