Russians developing tracked Pantsyr for the Arctic region

[Zarvan]

Pantsyr combined anti-air system (SA-22 Greyhound) in Arctic camouflage Source: Nikolai Novichkov
Russia's KBP Instrument Design Bureau is reviewing the possibility of developing a special tracked modification of the 96K6 Pantsyr-S1 (SA-22 'Greyhound') self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile (SPAAGM) system for use in the Arctic, according to Vladimir Popov, director general of the KBP subsidiary JSC Scheglovsky Val.

Tracked Pantsyr combined anti-air system (SA-22 Greyhound) based on the GMZ-352M1E chassis (Nikolai Novichkov)

The Pantsyr-S1 is typically mounted on a wheeled chassis, however its manoeuvrability in the heavy snow is "significantly restricted", Popov told the TASS news agency.

He added that the idea of basing the Pantsyr on the special tracked chassis produced by the JSC Ishimbayskiy machine-building plant (IMZ) was being studied and that some follow-up experiments were also planned to test its viability in polar areas.

Popov said that KBP had previously integrated Pantsyr's combat module and radar on the tracked GMZ-352M1E chassis produced by the JSC Minsky track plant (MTZ) for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The director general also said that KBP was working to increase the Pantsyr's reliability in severe climate conditions. "Icing-up is the main problem," he said. "We are improving both the chassis' reliability and the frost-resistance of different oils and power fluids.

"[The] Pantsyr system is [already] protecting Russia's northern borders," he said, adding that "three serial wheeled SA-22s have been deployed at the Temp air base (on Kotelny Island) since 2014".

The operating temperature range of the Pantsyr modification for the Russian armed forces runs from -50° to +50°.

The normal chassis of the Pantsyr-S/Pantsyr-S1 is the KAMAZ-6560 8x8 truck, which has been highly praised by the Russian military. "This is the Pantsyr version to be offered to foreign customers," Popov said. The UAE has been the only exception to this, with the emirate ordering some Pantsyrs to be installed on MAN SX trucks.

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[Penguin]

I don't see what 'new' has been developed. It has always been intended for multiple platforms.

The modular design taken as the basis for making of the combat vehicle enables its mounting on different transporting platforms or use it as a stationary variant.

http://www.kbptula.ru/index.htm
http://www.kbptula.ru/en/productions/air-defense-weapon-systems/pantsir-s10
(See under: Combat vehicle (up to 6 pcs. in a battery)

Armament ................................................. combined missile-gun
Engagement zones:
Missile armament
range .......................................................1200-20000 m
altitude .................................................... 15-15000 m
Gun armament
range ....................................................... 200-4000 m
altitude .................................................... 0-3000 m
Maximum velocity
of engaged targets .................................. 1000 m/s
Number of simultaneously
engaged targets
in the ±45° sector .................................... 4
Reaction time ........................................... 4-6 s
Integrated armament
control system ......................................... radar-optical
Ammunition load, pcs.:
SAM on launchers .................................. 12
rounds ...................................................... 1400
Engagement of ground targets
by missile and gun
armaments ............................................... provided
Missile salvo firing .................................. provided
Engagement of targets
on the move .............................................. provided
Combat crew ............................................ 3 men