The Kiev Armored Repair Plant will soon begin production of the Dozor-B light armored vehicle. This armored personnel carrier was developed in Kharkov, by specialists of the Kharkov Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering named after A. Morozov.
The new armored special purpose vehicle was created as a vehicle for both military and civilian use. An off-road vehicle called Dozor-A was created for civilian needs, and Dozor-B for the military.
The Dozor-B military armored vehicle is an armored vehicle with a 4x4 wheel arrangement and is designed to transport not only personnel, but also various types of cargo.
Dozor-B can be presented in several versions: as an armored car, armored personnel carrier, chemical and radiation reconnaissance vehicle, command vehicle, landing vehicle, reconnaissance and patrol vehicle, self-propelled anti-tank missile system, general purpose vehicle and fire support, medical and police car.
As for the technical characteristics, the combat mass of the vehicle is about 6.3 tons, it can reach a maximum speed of 90 to 105 kilometers per hour (depending on the power plant used), it can accommodate 3 crew members and 8 airborne personnel. The armored personnel carrier can be successfully used to equip various special forces and army formations in the event that they perform sentinel, reconnaissance and peacekeeping functions, and can also be used as the main vehicle in the event of hostilities, in particular, in conditions of the use of weapons of mass destruction.
The armored car has an automotive layout, which makes it possible to provide a high level of maneuverability, while ensuring a high level of safety when disembarking and disembarking personnel. Thanks to the bonnet arrangement, convenient and fairly simple access to the steering, power plant, air and braking systems is provided during their maintenance and repair work.
From the point of view of design features, the car consists of several compartments: habitable and engine-transmission. The engine-transmission compartment is located in the bow and central parts of the hull. It is separated from the inhabited compartment by a vibration-noise-insulating sealed partition. This compartment houses the engine and service systems, the main components of the steering. Transmission, braking and air systems, as well as components of the heating systems of the habitable compartment and the air conditioning system.
The inhabited compartment is located in the central and aft parts of the hull. People are housed in it, equipment that is necessary for their work is installed, equipment and ammunition are packed. The conditionally manned compartment can be divided into a control compartment, an amphibious compartment and a combat compartment.
The control compartment is located at the front of the compartment. It contains the driver's seat and controls. In addition, the commander's seat is also located here, and navigation and communication facilities are installed.
The combat compartment is located in the center of the squad. It houses the shooter's workplace and remote controls and aiming of the anti-aircraft machine gun.
The troop compartment is located aft of the crew compartment. It contains a mass for the landing, loopholes for personnel to fire, as well as periscopic devices. In addition, the inhabited compartment also contains the main components of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, a filter and ventilation unit, which is designed to clean the air coming from outside from radioactive dust, toxic substances and biological aerosols. The installation supplies purified air into the habitable compartment and creates excess pressure in it, and in addition, it cleans the inhabited compartment from propellant gases during firing. With the help of the ventilation system, forced circulation of fresh air is carried out and propellant gases are removed if there is shooting from small arms and the filter ventilation unit is turned off.
Comfortable conditions for the landing force and the crew are provided by a liquid-type heating system and an air conditioning system.
Thanks to the armored body of the armored car, the crew, equipment and troops are protected from anti-personnel mines, small arms and weapons of mass destruction. And due to deformation coloring, a decrease in visibility and a decrease in the detection range are provided. The hull is covered with armored steel, armored glass is used for glazing the armored vehicle, which provides a sufficiently high level of protection. The bottom of the car is also made of armored steel, and mine protection is provided due to its cylindrical shape.
As the main armament on the armored car, an anti-aircraft machine gun of 12, 7 mm caliber (NSVT-12, 7), equipped with a remote control, was used. Ammunition consists of 450 rounds. In addition, the anti-aircraft gun is equipped with an optical monocular periscope sight PZU-7.
You can observe the terrain through double-glazed windows or daytime observation devices. In conditions of night or poor visibility, the driver can use a night vision device to control the vehicle.
The power plant, which is used at Dozor-B, is a four-stroke, four-cylinder in-line diesel engines with intercooled charge air and a tubular supercharger DEUTZ BF 4M 1013 FC or IVECO 8142.38.11. With the help of a mechanical power train, a constant transmission of torque from the engine to the wheels is ensured.
External communication is provided by the R-173-M radio stations and the R-173PM radio receiver. Internal communication is provided using the AVSK-1 intercom equipment.
Radio navigation equipment is used to constantly determine the coordinates of time, place and ground speed of objects using signals from GPS NAVSTAR and GLONASS systems anywhere in the world, regardless of time, climatic and weather conditions.
As a special equipment provided in the armored car, a centralized tire inflation system and a winch are used. The centralized tire inflation system ensures constant tire pressure. In addition, the driver can monitor and measure the tire pressure from his seat.
The winch is used for self-pulling of the vehicle, as well as for pulling out other machines of the same mass.
The armored personnel carrier can be transported by road, rail, air and sea transport.
As for the very future manufacturer of Dozor-B armored vehicles, it should be noted that the Kiev Armored Repair Plant is a rather serious enterprise. It has been on the market since 1935. The plant works for the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, carrying out overhaul and modernization of engineering, armored and military equipment, as well as manufacturing spare parts for armored vehicles and civilian goods.
Among the military products manufactured by the enterprise, it should be noted spare parts and components for armored weapons and equipment, park equipment and training facilities. The plant is modernizing and repairing T-54, T62, T-55, T-62M, T-55M, T-64, T-55MV, T-72, T-55AMV, T-72A, T-72B1, T- 72B, chassis of 152 mm "Akatsia" howitzers, "Hyacinth" cannons, "Tulip" mortars, and "Krug" anti-aircraft missile systems.
The company is also known as a manufacturer of civilian products: fire engines, tractors, diesel generators, winches, trailers, power plants, SUVs based on LUAZ chassis, anti-theft devices.
