Today in the world there is no better machine than the Russian “Tiger-6M”. It’s not praise our industry. It is a fact that is recognized by leading experts of the US and NATO, says Military review.
But it’s not what is written, but how to compare. The fact that Western and Russian armored cars use completely different methods for the evaluation of armored vehicles. Russian, Italian, Austrian, and Swiss machines are different.
Russian cars are checked according to GOST. In the countries of the NATO basic document is the Agreement on standardization “STANAG”. What’s the difference? The difference is quite big. Just one example. For vehicles 6A class according to GOST armor penetration from small arms is not allowed at all! Simply put, if you position a car of the highest class of protection, then it needs to protect.
But NATO standards give manufacturers a huge advantage. Protection must be at least 51 percent. That is, if 100 bullets is one of 51 do not penetrate the armor, the armor class is confirmed. And that will do 49 other inside the closed shell is not particularly important.
By the way, readers might be interested in knowing about the evaluation of lesion personnel in this armored car. According to our requirements, any injury or death is assessed as “unsatisfactory” for armor. “STANAG” — wounded, evacuated from the car and died beside, is not considered to be affected.
Photo: Poroshenko accepts donated US Humvee
This has become one of the causes of breach of contract with the Italians in the recent past. Remember “Iveco” turned into our “taiga” in Lynx? And successfully disappeared in the taiga”. So, as it turned out, this armored car of the highest class (evaluated as “Tiger”, for 6-6M), booking could break in some places… gun! And the vaunted mine protection is a fiction.
In order for the crew was killed, had a special way to collide with mine. With a capacity of not more than 600 grams of TNT. And if not…”the Tiger” grade 6 “holds” 2 kg!
Perhaps “Tiger” is somewhat… changed. Many will be able it is reasonable to note that almost any anti-tank mine their charge make of the “Tiger” cake. And “hold” the body armor equivalent 2 kg of trotyl somewhat wasteful.
However, many anti-personnel mines, as our (especially) and NATO, have the charge at 600 — 1200 grams. On the same М18А1 “Claymore, BLU-91/B “Tiger”, of course, will get shocks from the heart. But, we survive. But what will happen to “Iveco” after working on it, PTM-1 and PTM-3 or our opponents Claymores mon-50, the in the car to check I would not like.
But classmates with “Tiger”…
Not even mentioning the other advantages and disadvantages. Kind of testing the patency of the Russian snows. The vaunted Humvee, and other machines stood. For “Tiger” lez only “Ural”. I this example I want to show the futility of the American supply APU.
