I-52 Mine layer vehicle

The I-52 is a mine-laying vehicle designed in Ukraine by the Kriukiv Machine-building Works.

I-52
TypeMine-laying vehicle
Place of originUkraine
Production history
DesignerKriukiv Machine-building Works
ManufacturerKriukiv Machine-building Works
Specifications
Length7.210m
Width2.850m
Height2.200m
Crew2

Enginediesel
Suspensiontorsion bar
Operational
range
500km
Maximum speed 61.5 km

Purpose and composition

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The I-52 Mine-laying vehicle is intended for distant antipersonnel 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.[1]

The vehicle includes multipurpose chassis MT-LBU 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.

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