The all-terrain vehicle Vityaz began to plow the expanses of the snowy tundra and conquer the impassable landscapes of the Kola Peninsula in the seventieth year of the last century. Its creators are Soviet military engineers who used the idea of the captain of the tsarist army of Zagryazhsky. She matured with him another hundred and fifty years ago. A patent for the invention of “carts on a metal caterpillar designed for off-road driving” was registered in his name. As follows from the description, its wheels themselves laid the road on which they rolled.
The combination of the old idea and the development of modern scientists resulted in an unusual war machine - the all-terrain vehicle Vityaz. He knows how to swim at a speed of four kilometers per hour, enter a vertical obstacle two meters high, move through four-meter ditches and ravines. The equipment was intended, first of all, for operation in the Far North, Siberia and the Far Eastern regions. There is a lot of snow, around the swamp and terrain crossed by mountain landscapes, and the temperature limits in winter reach - 50 0 , and in summer - up to + 40 0 . Previously, these were the most vulnerable places where it was most difficult to ensure the country's defense capability.
The creators, not without pride, declared that the Vityaz is an all-terrain vehicle that is second only to a helicopter in cross-country ability. At the same time, he can protect himself from all sides, including from an air attack. Its weight in full combat gear reaches twenty-eight tons with a load capacity of thirty tons. The calculation includes an engine with a power of more than seven hundred horsepower. Tanks for fuel reserves are designed for at least five hundred kilometers off-road at speeds reaching forty kilometers per hour.
The Vityaz all-terrain vehicle consists of two trailer structures. Its engine compartment, heating, ventilation systems, a cabin in which there are five places for the crew are located in the avant-garde part of the car. For the cargo compartment, various use cases are provided - from the transportation of goods and equipment to the installation of anti - aircraft guns. It is remarkable that, providing both parts of the vehicle with the opportunity to have their own turn, the developers got an amazing opportunity to strengthen the adhesion of equipment to the ground while moving along the longitudinally vertical landscape of mountainous terrain.
Today, the Vityaz all-terrain vehicles are not purely military equipment, because they transport logs from hard-to-reach areas, provide rescue assistance during floods in flood areas and serve as an indispensable mode of transport in areas where especially difficult climatic conditions remain for most of the year.
Today, only old machines are in operation , no new developments are being carried out, production is at a declining level. In this regard, the engineers are very sorry that he knows how to overcome any enemy and protect himself from the enemy, located on the ground, in the water and in the air, the Vityaz all-terrain vehicle cannot overcome a single obstacle - a bureaucratic one. It is believed that it is not a priority for further development, quality improvement and equipping with new technical capabilities. Therefore, there is no funding for such developments.