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R-149 BMRCommand-Staff Vehicle

Command-Staff Vehicle

Mission

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The R-149BMR command-staff vehicle is designed to provide tactical command, control and communications.

Composition

• R-171M UHF radio (duplex version) • R-163-50U/R-163-10V/R-163-1V UHF radio sets • R-134M/R-163-50K HF radio sets • 3K-TA special equipment • SCh-4 navigation equipment • intercom and switching equipment

The command-staff vehicle provides: • simplex HF/duplex UHF voice communications from all workstations and two remote telephones brought to a range of up to 1,000 m; • data exchange with the use of data exchange equipment; • duplex radiotelephone communications via the external radio set remotely controlled by wire or R-163-10V radio; • contacting communications centre by any workstation; • radiotelephone communications via the remote command-staff vehicle commander’s radios with the use of the R-163-1V radio set and special man-portable equipment; • positioning of the command-staff vehicle with the use of satellite navigation system; • data reception/transmission with the use of a personal computer (notebook); • internal communications between workstations of the command-staff vehicle; • alternateuse of the same channel in any radio set either for voice communications or data exchange, the latter being a priority.

The command-staff vehicle accommodates a three-person crew (vehicle’s commander, radio operator, driver/electrician) and two officers including the commanding officer. The commanding officer is provided with two workstations on the command-staff vehicle.

The vehicle is mounted on the standard K1Sh1 chassis of a modified BTR-80 armoured personnel carrier.

Electric power can be provided by the AD-3.5U-28.51VM-2 DC generator, threephase 380V/50Hz AC mains, electric power unit of the G-290 chassis, and the 12ST-85 battery (in the standby receiving mode).

Communications range, km:

UHF radioson the move/at halt up to 20/60

HF radioson the move/at halt up to 60/350 Deployment time, min: for operation on the move for operation at halt Crew up to 5 up to 25 3

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