Didgori-2

Didgori-2
Didgori-II
Didgori georgian apc-2.jpg
Didgori-2 in a Georgian parade
Type Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin  Georgia
Service history
In service 2011-Present
Used by Georgian Land Forces
Production history
Designer Zviad Tsikolia
Manufacturer Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing
Specifications
Weight combat weight 7000 kg
Crew 1+6

Main
armament
7.62x52mm M134 Minigun or 12.7x108mm NSV machine gun
Secondary
armament
ATGM
Engine Double turbo diesel engine
450hp
Suspension wheeled 4x4
Operational
range
500 km
Speed 120 km/h

The Didgori-II (Georgian: დიდგორი) is a Georgian-made armoured personnel carrier

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Description

Developed by Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing with a Centre of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia "Delta". First demonstrated at the parade in Tbilisi 26 May 2011

Technical characteristics

Equipped with thermal imaging cameras front and rear view of FLIR Systems.Information from the cameras is displayed on the three displays: one for the driver, one for the commander and one for the Marines,established with a system of night vision, also a special navigation system GPS is installed on the vehicle in order to provide additional information to the subordinated crews in the fastest way with the help of Short Message Service (SMS). The navigation system works in any meteorological conditions which makes it different from other GPS systems.

Armament

M134 Minigun, drive shafts rotate unit - external or air flow. Rate adjustable dimmer and electric ranges from 300 to 6000 rounds per minute. Unit weight - 22.7 kg without ammunition supply systems. Ordnance used - 7.62 NATO cartridge. Stock is made from the standard can loose belt or by a mechanism bezzvenevoy supply of ammunition. In the first case, the gun is put a special mechanism «delinker», performing the extraction of cartridges from the tape before it enters the gun. The tape is fed to the machine gun through a special metal flexible hose from the boxes, having a typical capacity of 1,500 (total weight 58 kg) to 4500 (total weight 134 kg) rounds.

Armor

Reservation more than in accordance with the requirements of Level 2 STANAG,Kinetic Energy 7.62 x 51 NATO Ball (Ball M80) at 30 meters with velocity 833 m/s. Grenade and Mine Blast Hand grenades, unexploded artillery fragmenting submunitions, and other small anti personnel explosive devices detonated under the vehicle.

Modifications

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