Russian Navy Troops and Landing Ships in Large Arctic Naval Drills Test New Amphibious Vehicle

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Russian Navy Troops and Landing Ships in Large Arctic Naval Drills Test New Amphibious Vehicle
 
The Northern Fleet Saint George and Kondopoga Project 775M Ropucha-II class tank landing ships of the Russian Navy arrived in Dudinka port and transported servicemen and hardware including new TTM-4902PS-10 all-terrain tracked vehicles. The goal of the exercise is to train in the defence of important industrial facility located in the Arctic zone.
     
The Northern Fleet Saint George and Kondopoga Project 775M Ropucha-II class tank landing ships of the Russian Navy arrived in Dudinka port and transported servicemen and hardware including new TTM-4902PS-10 all-terrain tracked vehicles. The goal of the exercise is to train in the defence of important industrial facility located in the Arctic zone.
A TTM-4902PS-10 all-terrain tracked vehicle is disembarked from a Russian landing ship during amphibious operation.
     
The landing ships approached the shore, opened the ramp door in order to allow the vehicles and personnel move on the shore after passing a little water obstacle. Such way of debarcation is one of the safest and simplest for the assault units landing on unequipped shore.

The St. George major landing ship was first for debarcation. In total, 31 piece of hardware, including two-section all-terrain vehicles and multidimensional trucks, including the new TTM-4902PS-10 articulated all-terrain tracked carrier vehicle.
     
The Northern Fleet Saint George and Kondopoga Project 775M Ropucha-II class tank landing ships of the Russian Navy arrived in Dudinka port and transported servicemen and hardware including new TTM-4902PS-10 all-terrain tracked vehicles. The goal of the exercise is to train in the defence of important industrial facility located in the Arctic zone.
A TTM-4902PS-10 all-terrain tracked vehicle is disembarked from a Russian landing ship during amphibious operation.
     
The TTM-4902PS-10 is a Russian-made two-section tracked amphibious all-terrain vehicle developed and manufactured by the Company CJSC «Transport». It was designed for the transportation of cargo, repair teams and equipment (up to 4000 kg) in off-road conditions. The first section is a power module (load-carrying caoacity 500 kg). It is able to carry 6 people and has 2 full beds. The second section is a passenger module (16 people, 6 beds).

The vehicle was tested in harsh conditions in the Murmansk Region north of the Arctic Circle before entering into service, is able to operate in temperatures ranging from —50°C (-58°F) to 50°C (122°F).