Good news, Ordnance Science and Technology 2024 No. 8 "The United States "Typhon" Medium-Range Missile Deployment in the Philippines is newly listed, and friends who like it can pay attention to the WeChat public account Ordnance Science and Technology Express or scan the QR code in the article to buy!
Recently, in the official propaganda film of the Iraqi Army, a fashionable sci-fi 6×6 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle was displayed, which attracted widespread attention, and this infantry fighting vehicle is the mainland's VN-22 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle. According to Iraqi sources, the Iraqi army not only purchased some finished VN-22 products, but even purchased assembly lines, imported parts from China to assemble them themselves, and the number of equipment will be relatively large. VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle won another big export order! So, what exactly is the origin of the VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle?
Recently, in the official propaganda video of the Iraqi Army, a 6×6 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle was shown, which is the VN-22 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle of the mainland
Future-proof infantry chariots
VN-22 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, a modern infantry fighting vehicle designed and developed by Chongqing Tiema Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
Chongqing Tiema Industry Group Co., Ltd. began to develop and produce armored vehicles in the fifties of the last century, and after decades of accumulation, it has formed a relatively complete research and development system for special vehicles, special vehicles and their key components. A number of well-known wheeled combat vehicles have been developed, such as the 551, VN2, VN4 series of wheeled vehicles, etc. The VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle is a new infantry fighting vehicle designed and developed by the company for modernization, future-oriented and adapting to customer needs.
At the 13th Zhuhai Air Show in 2021, the VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle made its first public appearance. At present, the VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle has been successfully exported to Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Bangladesh and other countries. Not only that, in a previous military program on the mainland, the VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle was also publicly unveiled, when the infantry fighting body was covered in white paint, and the word "UN" in bold black was extremely eye-catching, which is the general coating of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, it is not difficult to see that this new foreign trade infantry fighting vehicle has entered the peacekeeping forces and will be deployed in peacekeeping operations.
VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle unveiled at the Zhuhai Air Show
An active defense system can be installed with superior protection performance
In terms of exterior design, the VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle has been carefully designed, with a streamlined predecessor and a sturdy body, which is very technological and comfortable, and has good protective performance. First of all, in terms of armor configuration, large areas of additional armor plates are installed on the upper and lower heads and sides of the hull, and the thickness is not low. Together with the additional protection in front of the power compartment, the frontal ballistic resistance of the VN-22 was sufficient to cope with the attack of armor-piercing ammunition for large-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns and ordinary ammunition for small-caliber machine guns.
In addition to bulletproof capabilities, VN-22 also pays attention to mine protection, the chassis of the car adopts an integrated lightning protection design, which reduces welding and splicing as much as possible, and the bottom of the car adopts a V-shaped design to disperse the impact of mines and explosives. Moreover, all occupants are equipped with anti-mine seats, and the bottom of the rear passenger seat is not in rigid contact with the bottom of the vehicle, which keeps it suspended, which can effectively reduce the impact of the explosion transmitted to the personnel. And the tail gate was also covered with thick armor plates, which enhanced bulletproofing.
In addition, the car is equipped with smoke grenade launchers, active defense systems and other protection systems. In particular, the installation of active defense systems can significantly increase the protection capabilities of the VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle. At present, the mainland has made tremendous progress in the development of active defense systems for armored vehicles. As early as 2017, at the "Armor and Anti-Armor Day" event hosted by China North Industries Corporation, the North Industries Group Corporation demonstrated the GL5 tank armored vehicle active protection system for the first time, and carried out a live-fire interception and firing test of anti-RPG rocket launchers, and achieved complete success. It is reported that the GL5 active defense system consists of 4 phased array antennas and 4 groups of interceptor missile launchers, which are installed on both sides of the front and rear sides of the tank turret, and the whole system is compact, compact, lightweight, occupies little vehicle space, and does not need to be modified with a large workload of the installed vehicle. Each set of sensors and interceptors in the system is responsible for a 90° sector, which together cover a 360° area. The detection elevation angle is ±20°, which is the main angle of attack for most incoming missiles/artillery shells/rockets. Each group of interceptor missile launchers has 3 bombs, which have the ability to intercept multiple waves of anti-tank weapon attacks. The GL5 interceptor missile can attack from a distance of 1.5 to 10 meters against different incoming targets, using a reasonable distribution of high-energy explosive fragments and shock waves to destroy enemy artillery shells, rockets or missiles.
5 The VN-22 is well-proportioned and beautiful in appearance
At the 2022 Zhuhai Air Show, a more advanced active defense system was installed on the Continental VT-4A1 tank. Since the GL5 interceptor missile launchers are all fixedly installed and the launch angle is constant, although the horizontal direction is 360 °, it cannot effectively intercept the top attack bomb of the air strike, and can only intercept the height of about 20 °. The new active defense system has been improved in view of the shortcomings of GL5, focusing on strengthening the protection of the top attack ammunition, and its twin active launch systems are facing upwards, and have rotation and pitch functions, which can not only deal with horizontal incoming missiles, rockets, etc., but also have the ability to deal with the ability to attack the top of the anti-tank missile, similar to the Israeli "Iron Fist" system.
The VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle can undoubtedly be equipped with a new active defense system according to the needs of customers to greatly improve its defense capabilities to cope with the future battlefield environment.
It is suitable for urban street fighting, and it is mobile and flexible
In terms of maneuverability, the VN-22 adopts a semi-active adjustable oil and gas suspension and all-wheel steering design, so its off-road maneuverability and limited space maneuverability are very strong. The use of semi-active adjustable oil and gas suspension allows the driver to adjust the stiffness and damping of the oil and gas springs in the car, and the ground clearance of the car body can also be adjusted according to the terrain conditions, so that the ride comfort and handling of the VN-22 can be optimal.
The VT-4A1 tank has a new active defense system similar to the Israeli "Iron Fist" system installed on the turret
At the same time, it can also adjust the posture of the vehicle body according to the situation of the cover, conceal itself as much as possible, and increase the elevation or depression angle to facilitate the main gun fire. The use of all-wheel steering makes the VN-22 have a very small steering radius, which manufacturers say is smaller than the commonly used 4-wheeled vehicles, which is very convenient for vehicle maneuvering in urban street fighting.
The firepower configuration is abundant and the degree of informatization is high
In terms of firepower, take the VN-22, which was publicly displayed at the 2021 Zhuhai Air Show, as an example, which is equipped with a new unmanned turret. The new turret is equipped with a new 30-mm cannon with advanced performance and powerful firepower. In addition to the machine gun, the turret had a side-by-side 7.62 mm machine gun.
Ordnance Science and Technology Magazine WeChat Mall, long press or scan the QR code to enter the store to buy
And the most attractive thing on the turret, in addition to the new guns, are the two new self-seeking anti-tank missiles in the rear. This type of missile is a third-generation anti-tank missile with image guidance, which has the ability to fire and forget about it, and also has a top-attack ballistic mode, which can kill from the weakest top of the tank.
In addition to the good firepower, the VN-22 is equipped with fire control that can be called luxurious. The commander and gun commander of the vehicle are equipped with an independent stable photoelectric sight with a thermal imaging channel, the photoelectric instrument also has a high-definition white light and laser ranging channel, the commander and the gun commander can independently operate the gun to shoot, and the fire control has the ability to hunt and destroy, and also supports shooting between the marches.
Close-up of the VN-22 unmanned turret
In fact, the VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle has a modular design, and the turret armament can be replaced at any time according to the needs. For example, in the VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle recently tested in Iraq, the Iraqi army did not choose the tall 30 mm chain gun and the universal vehicle-mounted anti-tank missile, but chose a relatively cheap manned machine gun turret and installed an LM5 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, which greatly reduced the level of automation and fire intensity. On the one hand, this may be due to the fact that it is being tested, and on the other hand, it may be that Iraq does not need such a large firepower for the time being.
Senegal and Tedkire have also purchased the mainland's VN-22 infantry fighting vehicles, but the 105 mm gun version of the VN-22, also known as the VN-22B, has further improved its firepower performance.
In short, VN-22 adopts an advanced modular design, has a super deformation ability, can be equipped with a variety of mission modules according to needs, and can be expanded into a series of models such as reconnaissance and command, fire assault, personnel transportation, rescue and rescue, etc., to carry out various tasks and have a wide range of uses.
The VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle is a high-end foreign trade infantry fighting vehicle product created by Continental using new technologies, new systems and new weapons
epilogue
All in all, the VN-22 infantry fighting vehicle is a high-end foreign trade infantry fighting vehicle product created by the mainland using new technologies, new systems and new weapons, and its comprehensive performance has a world-class level and can effectively meet the needs of modern combat missions. It is mainly deployed in mechanized troops, rapid reaction composite battalions, special forces or internal security forces, and can be used as a separate formation or in combination with other wheeled armored equipment; It can be used as equipment for peacekeeping, anti-terrorism, anti-riot and emergency handling tasks, and has broad prospects for foreign trade.