BREM-1 Russian Armored Recovery Vehicle

BREM-1

Armored Recovery Vehicle

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Basic Information

Name

BREM-1 Russian Armored Recovery Vehicle

Designation

BREM-1

Alternate Designation

BREM-1

Equipment Type

Armored Recovery Vehicle

Manufacturer

JSC Research and production corporation UralVagonZavod

Date of Introduction

1984

Description

BREM-1 Russian Armored Recovery Vehicle was developed to support a fleet of T-72 main battle tanks and their derivatives. Officially it entered service with the Soviet Army in 1975. Other sources report that production commenced in 1984. Until 1990 a total of 342 BREM-1 armored recovery vehicles have been delivered. The Russian Army had no dedicated recovery vehicle for its T-64 and T-80 series tanks. So the BREM-1 was used to support these tanks as well. So 342 units was not much considering that the Soviets were churning out their tanks in tens of thousands. A lack of recovery vehicles was always felt in the Soviet, and later Russian army. Russian Army is still using the aging BTS-4 armored recovery vehicles. The BREM-1 has been exported to a number of countries alongside the T-72 MBT. In some cases, it is used to support other tanks when the operator has no dedicated recovery vehicle.

Ground Specifications

Crew 3

Main Weapon 12.7mm NSVT machine gun

Engine V-12 Diesel (840 hp)

Active Protection None

NBC Protection Yes

Max Speed 60.0 km/h

Range 700.0 km

Variants

VT-72B This ARV is based on a T-72 hull was developed in Slovakia. Production of this is undertaken on an as required basis.

WZT-3 This is a Polish ARV based on the T-72 MBT hull.

BREM-1M ARRV The BREM-1M Armored Repair And Recovery Vehicle (ARRV) has been developed to support the T-90S export MBT which is already in service with Algeria, Azerbaijan, India, Libya, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uganda.

System

Alternative Designation BREM-1

Type Armored Recovery Vehicle

Manufacturer JSC Research and production corporation UralVagonZavod

Chassis T-72

Crew 3 (TC, Driver, Mechanic)

Load Lift Capability 3,000 kg

Recovery Preparation Time 12-20 minutes

Dimensions

Length 7.98 m

Width 3.46 m

Height 2.425 m

Weight 41,000k g

Cargo Platform Length 1.7 m

Cargo Platform Width 1.4 m

Cargo Platform Weight Capacity 1,500 kg

Ground Clearance 0.457m

Ground Pressure 0.808kg/cm² (est.) (79238Pa est.) (11.49psi est.)

Recovery Equipment

Crane Length 4.4 m

Crane Capacity at 2 meters 19 tons

Crane Capacity at 4.4 meters 3 tons

Dozer Blade Yes, there is also a 3.1 m wide bulldozer blade. It is used for excavation, rubble clearing operations, covering up ditches. The dozer blade is used as an earth anchor during recovery operations

Main Winch Yes, The main winch has 25 t capacity, that can be increased to 100 t using snatch blocks. The cable is 200 m long.

Auxiliary Winch Yes, there is also a 530 kg capacity auxiliary winch with 425 m of cable.

Load Lift Capability 3,000 kg

Maximum Tow Capacity 50 tons

Welding Equipment Yes

Automotive

Engine Name V-84 MS

Engine Type V-12, diesel

Engine Power 840 hp at 2,000 rpm

Power-to-Weight Ratio 20.9hp/t (est.)

Fuel Capacity INA

Maximum Speed 60 km/h

Range 700 km

Amphibious No

Gradient 60%

Side Slope 40%

Vertical Obstacle 0.85 m

Trench 2.8 m

Main Weapon System

Note 1 × Roof mounted 12.7mm NSVT machine gun

Protection

Hull Armor It seems that hull of this ARV has the same level of protection as T-72 main battle tank.

Applique Armor Available

Explosive Reactive Armor No

Active Protection System None

NBC Protection Yes

Smoke Equipment VEESS and four smoke grenade launchers

Image Sources

Notes https://www.militarytoday.com/engineering/brem1.htm;

Details

Country of Origin Russia

Category Survivability

Land > Survivability

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

7.98 m

Width

3.46 m

Height

2.43 m

Weight

41 kg

Operators (11)

Russia

Ukraine

Poland

India

Belarus

Azerbaijan

Iraq

Syria

United Arab Emirates

Vietnam

CFE Treaty

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