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Infantry Fighting Vehicle Object 688, the only sample
The vehicle was developed in 1981. An experimental batch has been released. Not in service for Soviet army. Not used in the battles.
The performance characteristics of the object 688
weight – 17 tons
The crew – 10 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 6720 x 3150 x 2300 mm.
Armament: gun – 1 piece, caliber – 30 mm., Ammunition – 600 rounds
grenade launcher – 1 piece, caliber – 30 mm., ammunition – 500 grenades
machine gun – 3 pieces, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 6000 rounds
anti-tank guided projectile – 8 pieces
Armor Protection – Ballistic
Engine power – 500 horsepower
Maximum speed – 70 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 600 km.
The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 10 km / h
Object 688 Design features:
The base is original.
General layout – the location of the vehicle’s compartments from the bow to the stern: control compartment, combat compartment, landing and engine-transmission compartments; the facility is equipped with bulldozer equipment; has a variable clearance; movement afloat is provided by water-jet propulsion; fiber optic optical fibers are equipped to ensure targeted fire from a landing weapon; There are communications and fire fighting equipment.
Armament – 30 mm. automatic gun, 30 mm. grenade launcher, three machine guns of 7.62 mm caliber. and installation for the launch of guided missiles.
Protection – hull and turret of welded construction, from rolled armor plates with rational angles of inclination.
Chassis – diesel engine, 10-cylinder, liquid cooling; average specific ground pressure 0.55 kg / cm2; hydromechanical transmission; torsion bar suspension with hydraulic shock absorber.