The UR-77 Meteorit (Russian: УР-77 «Метеорит», lit. 'Meteorite') is a Soviet mine clearing vehicle, based on a variant of the tracked 2S1 Gvozdika chassis.[4]
The vehicle is armed with a launcher and two mine-clearing line charges. When launched, a rocket deploys a line charge by extending it out into a line that crosses the minefield. When detonated, the charge causes a shock wave that destroys or disables all the shells or mines in an area along the line charge with a width of 6 metres and length up to 90 metres. Thus a break in the minefield is created.[5][1]
The vehicle has also been used offensively, where its line charge has been used to destroy entire streets in urban combat in Syria[4] and by the Russians and Ukrainians in Ukraine.[6][7][8]
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^Tutov, Kuzma; Kuznetsov, Michael (17 December 2016). "Dangerous objects: the base of an army engineering unit of Russian invaders in Donetsk". Inform Napalm. Translated by Kalashnik, Evgeniy. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
^ abcdBeckhusen, Robert (12 October 2014). "Spotted — Al Assad's Brutal Mine-Clearing Tank in Syria". Medium. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ abcdNekrasov, Mikhail (29 March 2017). "UR-77: Clearing one landmine at a time". Russia Beyond. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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^Roblin, Sebastien (2022-04-26). "Russia's 'Meteorite' Could Be Putin's Secret Weapon to Kill Ukraine's Cities". 19FortyFive. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
^"Russia Launches Thermobaric Rockets, Ukraine Flings A Line-Charge—And Bakhmut Explodes".
meteorit, russian, УР, Метеорит, meteorite, soviet, mine, clearing, vehicle, based, variant, tracked, gvozdika, chassis, 77place, originsoviet, unionservice, historyin, service1978, present, used, byrussiasyriaukrainewarsfirst, chechen, second, chechen, russo,. The UR 77 Meteorit Russian UR 77 Meteorit lit Meteorite is a Soviet mine clearing vehicle based on a variant of the tracked 2S1 Gvozdika chassis 4 UR 77Place of originSoviet UnionService historyIn service1978 present 1 Used byRussiaSyriaUkraineWarsFirst Chechen War 2 Second Chechen War Russo Ukrainian War 2 Second Battle of Donetsk Airport 3 Syrian Civil War 4 2022 Russian invasion of UkraineProduction historyDesigned1977 5 ManufacturerKharkiv Traktor Plant Soviet UnionProduced1978No built550SpecificationsMass15 500 kg 34 200 lb Crew2 5 Effective firing range90 m 300 ft 5 4 MainarmamentMine clearing line charge Contents 1 Description 2 Current operators 3 Similar systems 4 ReferencesDescription editThe vehicle is armed with a launcher and two mine clearing line charges When launched a rocket deploys a line charge by extending it out into a line that crosses the minefield When detonated the charge causes a shock wave that destroys or disables all the shells or mines in an area along the line charge with a width of 6 metres and length up to 90 metres Thus a break in the minefield is created 5 1 The vehicle has also been used offensively where its line charge has been used to destroy entire streets in urban combat in Syria 4 and by the Russians and Ukrainians in Ukraine 6 7 8 Current operators edit nbsp Russia nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Syria nbsp Transnistria nbsp Ukraine As of 4 September 2023 at least 17 vehicles had been captured from Russian forces during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 9 Similar systems editGiant Viper Python Minefield Breaching SystemReferences edit a b UR 77 Meteorit WEAPONSYSTEMS NET Retrieved 1 April 2023 a b Boeviki udarili Gorynychem po Marinke video moshnejshego vzryva Liga net in Russian 9 July 2019 Retrieved 2019 07 09 Tutov Kuzma Kuznetsov Michael 17 December 2016 Dangerous objects the base of an army engineering unit of Russian invaders in Donetsk Inform Napalm Translated by Kalashnik Evgeniy Retrieved 2018 11 24 a b c d Beckhusen Robert 12 October 2014 Spotted Al Assad s Brutal Mine Clearing Tank in Syria Medium Retrieved 8 March 2018 a b c d Nekrasov Mikhail 29 March 2017 UR 77 Clearing one landmine at a time Russia Beyond Retrieved 8 March 2018 UR 77 demining system used in urban warfare Twitter Retrieved 24 April 2022 Roblin Sebastien 2022 04 26 Russia s Meteorite Could Be Putin s Secret Weapon to Kill Ukraine s Cities 19FortyFive Retrieved 2022 08 17 Russia Launches Thermobaric Rockets Ukraine Flings A Line Charge And Bakhmut Explodes https www oryxspioenkop com 2022 02 attack on europe documenting equipment html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UR 77 Meteorit amp oldid 1211777406, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
