16 Czech Tatra four-wheel drive chassis with armored cabins arrived at the Shepetivka repair plant in Ukraine. They will be used as a platform for the MLRS Burevii, replacing the Hurricanes.
So, Defense Express reported that the carrying capacity of the Tatra 815-7 is 24.5 tons.
The vehicles have double-row armored cabins, which can accommodate the calculation of the launcher.
Also, the trucks are equipped with a turbodiesel with a capacity of 480 hp. and a maximum torque of 2100 Nm. All this is combined with the Allison automatic transmission, which has a towing function in order to be able to pull out a damaged or stuck car.
Tatra is also equipped with an autonomous power unit, which saves the life of the main diesel engine.
The motor allows you to provide all the power systems of the car during parking.
Reservation of the cab and power plant the Czech company Excalibur Army was engaged.
MLRS Bureviy – a new multiple launch rocket system with a caliber of 220 mm. It was developed by the Central Research Institute of Armaments and Military Equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to replace the Hurricanes.