IMR-2
The IMR-2 is a Soviet and Russian tracked military engineering vehicle built on T-72 main battle tank chassis. IMR stands for Inzhenernaya Mashina Razgrazhdeniya (Russian: инженерная машина разграждения-2; ИМР-2), meaning "Clearing Engineering Vehicle".
| IMR-2 | |
|---|---|
IMR | |
| Type | Heavy Combat engineering vehicle |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1982-present |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2022 invasion of Ukraine |
| Production history | |
| Designer | UVZ |
| Manufacturer | UVZ |
| Produced | 1982-1990 |
| No. built | 659 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 44.3 tonnes |
| Length | 9.55 m (31 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) |
| Height | 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) |
| Crew | 2 |
| Armor | Protection against small arms and shell splinters |
Main armament | 1× 12.7 mm NSV machine gun |
| Engine | V-84MS V-12 turbocharged diesel engine 840 hp |
| Power/weight | 19 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
Operational range | 500 km |
| Maximum speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) |
Development of the IMR-2 begun in 1970s and completed in 1980, while commercial production commenced in 1982. IMR-2 developed to replace aging IMR which built on the basis of T-54/55 tank. The IMR-2 combat engineering vehicle is in service with Russian Army and some foreign militaries. It took part in the Soviet-Afghan War, First Chechen War, Second Chechen War, Russian invasion of Ukraine and was in addition used in relief operations after the Chernobyl disaster.
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