Some time ago, we wrote about domestic armored "Kozak", But the "Kozak" is not the only armored car, who can stand up for our country. There are other armored vehicles, that need to pay special attention to "high" military officials. One of these is light armored vehicle "Dozor-B".
"Dozor-B" is designed and built to the state enterprise «Kharkov Design Bureau for Machine Building. Morozov ". It is easy to double-bridge-armored personnel carrier. Its elements - military action. He is able to perform combat tasks at any time, in any weather and on any road, or even the absence of such. Whether it is directly or patrolling the conduct of hostilities, "Dozor-B" has to cope with all this, because he has all the necessary equipment is on board, equipment and armament. But first things first.
Housing "Dozor-B" consists of two compartments: power pack and habitable. As it is not difficult to guess, engine-transmission compartment is located at the bow and the central housing part and separated from the compartment habitable sealed vibration-isolating wall. This compartment is turbo Deutz BF 4M 1013FC corresponding standards EURO-3. this four 4.76 liter unit gives 190 horsepower and 700 Lb.-ft.. The pair worked with him an American five-speed torque converter Allison 1000LCT. This powerplant that is more powerful, that is put under the hood of the "Kozak", but also the weight of the "Dozor-B" nearly a ton more, so the conclusion is, that the car may not have enough power. But he has to deal with its objectives.
Wheelbase is an armored personnel carrier 3100 mm, and clearance is not small 400 mm. The wheels themselves are a central tire inflation system, which provides automatic maintenance of the desired pressure in the tires, and also allows you to change it is the pressure from the driver's seat. Wheels shod with tubeless tires Michelin 365/20 XZL TL.
Inhabited armored compartment occupies the central and rear of the hull. It serves to accommodate the crew and troops, and conditionally divided into three parts, This separation of management, fighting compartment and the troop compartment. In total, an armored personnel carrier 11 seats, including a crew of three people - a driver, commander, operator-gunner and eight marines.
department of management, naturally, It is disposed in front of the compartment habitable. There are placed all the means of communication and navigation, as well as a night vision device for driver.
The fighting compartment is located in the middle of the habitable compartments and it is here Is located space shooter, with authorities aiming and control machine gun mount. In its arsenal, "Dozor-B" has a 12.7-mm anti-aircraft machine gun 12.7 CT with remote control of the car. Standard ammunition includes three ribbons of 150 rounds. If desired,, instead of the standard antiaircraft machine gun "Watch-B 'can be equipped with universal machine-grenade tower module" flare-2 "
The troop compartment is located aft and has room to accommodate eight paratroopers. Just as it has periscope observation devices and loopholes for firing of personal weapons, three on either side and two at the stern armored corps.
The "Dozor-B" is set air-conditioning system, but unlike conventional machines, Here it is vital to, like the system of ventilation and heating. Indeed, under the scorching sun inside the armored air heated in the oven, and in the frost gets very cold. Therefore, a more or less comfortable conditions for the crew are intended to create a system of air conditioning and heating. The constant influx of fresh air provides a ventilation system with forced air recirculation, which also removes the powder gases when firing. If ventilation can not cope, Watch it at present for filtering, which purifies air not only from dust and powder gases, but also from toxic substances, biological aerosols and even radioactive dust.
On the basis of an armored personnel carrier "Dozor-B" provides for the establishment of a series of armored vehicles of various purpose. This can be a machine landing, command vehicle, scouting and patrol, fire support machine, Radiation and chemical reconnaissance, medical machine, and even anti-tank missile system.
There are several car modifications: "Dozor-A" – a multi-purpose road vehicle, proper "Dozor – B ", as well as manufactured under license from the Polish «Oncilla», which corresponds to the NATO standards for ballistic and mine protection to the level of 3 STANAG 4569.
