WPT Mors

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WPT Mors
WPT Mors of the Polish Army

WPT Mors of the Polish Army

General properties
crew 3 (commander, driver, tank mechanic)
length 7.38 m
width 3.03 m
height 2.30 m
Dimensions 12.7 tons
Armor and armament
Armor 7-14 mm steel
Main armament 1 × 12.7 mm NSW machine gun
agility
drive JaMS-238W 8-cylinder diesel engine
Displacement: 14.86 l
177 kW (240 PS )
suspension Torsion bar
Top speed 60 km / h
Power / weight
Range 650 km (road)

The WPT Mors (from Polish W óz p ogotowia t echnicznego ; literally in German technical emergency vehicle ) is a Polish light armored recovery vehicle based on the Russian MT-LB , which has been used in VR Poland since the 1970s by Huta Stalowa Wola in License was manufactured. It serves as a mobile workshop and has the task of repairing or towing broken armored vehicles weighing up to 14 tons (including BWP-1 ).

technology

In the WPT Mors, the commander's seat is on the right-hand side of the vehicle, the driver sits on the left and has his own entry and exit hatch. A partially glazed dome with a night vision device and a 12.7 mm NSW machine gun from Soviet production is located above the commandant's seat . In the middle of the vehicle is the drive unit, a four-stroke diesel engine of the type JaMS-238W, which was produced under license in VR Poland. The longitudinally arranged to the vehicle axis diesel engine with direct injection has a capacity of 14,86 l and provides 240 hp (177 kW) at 2100 min -1 . A mechanical gear with reduction is installed (6 gears forwards, one reverse gear). The WPT Mors is equipped with the Soviet VHF radio station R-123 and the on- board intercom system R-124.

Like the MT-LB, the WPT Mors is amphibious and can reach speeds of 6 to 8 km / h in the water.

equipment

  • 1 main winch with 60 kN pulling force
  • 1 crane with a maximum lifting force of 15 kN
  • Electric, gas welding and cutting devices
  • Various tools

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b MT-LB WPT Mors Wóz pomocy technicznej
  2. a b c d Wóz pogotowia technicznego WPT Mors ( Memento from August 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. pancerni.abajt.pl: WPT MORS (Polish)