The I-52 is a mine-laying vehicle designed in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
by the
Kriukiv Machine-building Works.
Purpose and composition
The I-52 Mine-laying vehicle is intended for distant
antipersonnel
An anti-personnel weapon is a weapon primarily used to maim or kill infantry and other personnel not behind Armour, armor, as opposed to attacking structures or vehicles, or hunting Game (hunting), game. The development of defensive fortification ...
and
Anti-tank mine laying. The vehicle ensures mine-laying in all weather and climatic conditions, during daylight or at night, in any temperature and on hilly terrain.
The I-52 can also deploy mines while moving.
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The vehicle includes multipurpose chassis MT-LBU
The MT-LBu is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious armoured carrier which was developed under the factory index Ob'yekt 10 in the late 1960s, based on the MT-LB. It has a more powerful engine, a 40 cm higher hull and a longer chassis wit ...
and equipment which consists of:
* mine-laying control panel placed in control compartment;
* container unit for transportation and firing of mines from clusters;
* container unit lifting mechanism from traveling position to fire position;
* container adjusting mechanism;
* container unit traversing mechanism.
References
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Armoured fighting vehicles of Ukraine