IMR-2 | |
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![]() IMR | |
Type | HeavyCombat 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 Russian 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) |
TheIMR-2 is aSoviet andRussian trackedmilitary engineering vehicle built onT-72main battle tank chassis. IMR stands forInzhenernaya Mashina Razgrazhdeniya (Russian:инженерная машина разграждения-2; ИМР-2), meaning "Clearing Engineering Vehicle".
Development of the IMR-2 begun in 1970s and completed in 1980, while commercial production commenced in 1982. IMR-2 was developed to replace aging IMR which was built on the basis ofT-54/55 tank. The IMR-2 combat engineering vehicle is in service with Russian Army and some foreign militaries. It took part in theSoviet-Afghan War,First Chechen War,Second Chechen War,Russian invasion of Ukraine and was in addition used in relief operations after theChernobyl disaster.[1]
IMR-2 was derived from theT-72 tank. The turret of theT-72 was replaced with a new rotating multipurpose telescopic crane. The IMR-2 has a bulldozer blade fitted on the front of the hull, which has a V shape and a straight shape and a 200 – 250 m3/h capacity. When not required, the blade is folded upwards. Stone barriers can be cleared at the rate of 280 to 350 meter an hour while trenches and tree barriers can be filled in at the rate of 350 to 400 m3/h.
A 12.7 mmNSVT machine gun is mounted on the crew operator/commander cabin, for the self-protection of the vehicle.
The IMR-2 is powered by a multi-fuel water-cooled diesel engine V-84Ms developing 840 hp, the same engine used in theT-72. The IMR-2 can run at a maximum road speed of 50 km/h with a maximum range of 500 km. The IMR-2 uses the sametorsion bar suspension as the main battle tankT-72, which consists of six road wheels on each side.
This combat engineering vehicle is operated by a 2-man crew.[1]