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The company 11 Oktomvri - Eurokompozit
AD Prilep, has modificated an armoured vehicle TM
-170 with cupola type MZA, but without any armament
built-in. The modification has been made in cooperation
with the Department for logistics of the Ministry of Defence
- Development dept., taking into consideration the tactical
and technical requirements of the vehicle, increasing
its fire strength as well as tactical performances. The
vehicle has been military equipped as follows:
1. Machine - gun "PKT" 7,62
mm with standard ammunition 7,02 x 54 R , active in the
range of 360 degrees in horizontal
plane and elevation angle of -10 up to +60 (degrees).
2. Over the cupola on the height of
about 410 mm. above periscopes the ballistic protection
has been built - in as a combination of steel, ceramic
and composite materials improving the existing protection
of the vehicle staff and solders against firing ammunition.
- Total protection area over the cupola is about 0,7 m2.
- Assembled ballistic protection enables protection against
firing ammunition
cal. 12,7 mm as well as cal. 30 - 06; 7,62 x 51; 7,62
x 54 R; 7,9 x 57; 7,62 x 39;
5,56 x 45 (armoured bullet API).
3. The built-in headlight on the machine
- gun support provides surveillance on a distance of 400
m. , in the range of 360 degrees in horizontal plane and
elevation angle of -10 up to +60 (degrees)
4. On the right side of the vehicle,
on the place where free charge is possible, three launchers
of smoke shells type 902B "TUCHA" are assembled,
under the angle of 45 degrees related to the horizontal
plane, for obtaining maximum distance of the fired smoke
shells. The smoke screen is made on a distance of 200-300m
and lasts 1 - 2 minutes.
5. The vehicle is completely camouflage
painted
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