Russia officially revealed a new light shielded vehicle called “Legioner”, developed by Russkiye Boyevyye Mashiny (RBM).
The platform is designed to fill the gap between unmieved and heavy armored military vehicles such as BTR-82A, offering higher mobility, basic protection and versatility in compact design.
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Design and Inspiration
With lines that refers to classic Soviet vehicles such as BTR-40 and BTR-152, Legioner combines historical aesthetics with modern technologies. Its developers describe it as a multipurpose platform, focused on a wide range of logistics and battlefield functions.
Battlefield Function
The project arose to meet a need identified by Russian land units in Ukraine and other conflicts. Currently, Russian forces depend in much of adapted civil trucks, with little or no protection, or heavy armored vehicles, such as BTR-82A. Legioner seeks to position himself between these extremes: offers greater mobility and load capacity than civil vehicles, without the weight and cost of traditional armor.
Technical Specifications
Legioner is built on a 4 × 4 chassis, equipped with a armored cabin and an open rear platform, which can carry supplies, troops in support functions or receive lightweight weaponry such as machine guns.
- Weight: 6.5 tons
- Payload capacity: 2.5 tons
- Engine: Diesel Yamz-234 the 200 HP
- Maximum speed: 100 km/h
- Operational range: 750 km
This autonomy allows prolonged operations without frequent replenishment, increasing the efficiency in missions in fluid combat areas.
Employment philosophy
The open rear platform highlights Legioner’s proposal: not replacing armored personnel transport vehicles, but complementing his performance. It has been designed for logistics support, cargo transportation and auxiliary missions, in situations where the use of heavy armor is not essential. Its lower weight and higher speed, compared to traditional APCs, aim to increase the pace of operations in dynamic scenarios.
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