God of War "Aris" entered into the British armored vehicle army will welcome a major replacement
The "Ajax" armored vehicle family is an armored vehicle family that includes 3 major vehicle families, 6 major types, and 9 sub-models. It has achieved complete digitization and integration, allowing soldiers to discover, decide and act first in modern warfare.
Our reporter Zhang Qiang
The British Army recently received the first batch of six "Aris" armored vehicles. "Aris" belongs to the "Ajax" armored vehicle family of reconnaissance support vehicles and armored transport vehicles. The "Ajax" armored vehicle family will replace the British Army's combat and reconnaissance vehicles in the past 50 years and greatly enhance the British Army's combat effectiveness.
The reporter of Science and Technology Daily learned that the name of the "Ajax" armored car family came from "Homer Epic", in which "Aris" is one of the "Olympus Twelve Gods of War", and there is a "defensive castle conqueror" "The nickname is the embodiment of the martial spirit.
"This naming represents the original intention of the'Aris' armored vehicle." Military science writer Fang Changan introduced, "As a direct product of the FRES-SV sub-project of the British'Future Fast Effective System' (FRES),'Ajax 'Mainly refers to tracked combat reconnaissance vehicles and auxiliary vehicles with rapid deployment capabilities and network-centric warfare capabilities, which are used to replace the CVR-T vehicle family that began service in the 1970s. According to the British National Defense The Ministry previously planned that by 2020, only a small number of upgraded CVR-T vehicles will be retained."
"Ajax" is a huge car family
Foreign media reports show that the "Ajax" armored vehicle family is the next generation of the British Army's armored combat vehicles. It is fully digitized and integrated, allowing soldiers to discover, decide and act first in modern warfare. .
Fang Changan introduced that "Ajax" is an armored vehicle family consisting of 3 major vehicle families, 6 major types, and 9 sub-models. The 3 large vehicle family refers to the reconnaissance vehicle family, the armored protection support vehicle family and the engineering support vehicle family; the 6 major types include the "Ajax" basic vehicle, the "Athena" armored command vehicle, etc.; the 9 sub-models include " "Ajax" combat reconnaissance vehicle, "Ajax" joint fire control vehicle, "Ajax" frontline monitor vehicle, "Aris" armored transport vehicle, etc.
In terms of specific performance, the weight of the "Ajax" car family ranges from 20 to 42 tons, which is very suitable for air transportation and travel on various complex roads; the maximum speed is 70 km/h, exceeding the "Challenger" II main battle tank. The maximum travel distance is 500-550 kilometers. The "Ajax" car family can be equipped with 40mm countersunk rounds, muzzle velocity is greater than 1 km/s, maximum range is 5 km, and the rate of fire is 200 rounds/sec. It can penetrate the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle.
Among them, the basic vehicle weight of the "Aris" armored vehicle is 27 tons, the total combat weight is 34 tons, and the fully armored state weighs 42 tons, which can effectively meet the requirements of air transportation.
"Although'Aris' is not equipped with a CTA40 40mm turret, it can control such as 5.6mm light machine gun, 7.62mm general machine gun, 12.7mm heavy machine gun, and 40mm automatic grenade launcher and other weapons. As long as the shooter aims at the target, the system can automatically adjust the use of different weapons to shoot." Fang Changan said.
Significantly improve network-centric warfare capabilities
According to data, since World War II, armored vehicles have mainly shown a gradual rather than revolutionary development model. The consequence of this is the continuous increase in vehicle weight. Due to the constraints of weight, size and cost, the ability of armored vehicles is poor. So, has the "Ajax" car family made a breakthrough in this regard?
In this regard, Fang Changan said: “The weight of armored vehicles is increasing. The fundamental reason is that energy technology and telex technology have failed to achieve breakthroughs. Because traditional fuel is still used instead of new energy, the entire chassis system cannot be changed. The continuous changes in the upper part and the continuous increase of new equipment will inevitably lead to a continuous increase in the weight of the whole vehicle. In fact, in 2019, the UK spent 3.2 million pounds to develop new energy army electric "green" combat vehicles, which has indicated that it is in this direction or A revolutionary breakthrough will be made in the near future."
The development of equipment is generally gradual, and equipment practice can only be entered when the relevant application technology is mature. Disruptive equipment also requires long technical preparations and application technical preparations to produce revolutionary effects. As a traditional piece of equipment, armored equipment will begin to use as soon as mature new technologies are available, resulting in a gradual development effect. But judging from the history of armored equipment development, from one generation of equipment to the fourth or even fifth generation of equipment, every change is essentially revolutionary.
"The advantages of the'Ajax' armored car family are mainly reflected in the improvement of the network-centric warfare capabilities in the context of cross-domain joint, ensuring that the tactics of first enemy discovery, first enemy judgment, first enemy action, and first enemy strike are guaranteed. Eliminate threats before head-on combat.” Fang Chang’an said, “Ajax is designed to be an armored vehicle family that integrates network communications, rapid deployment, armor protection, and precision strikes, so as to achieve various combat platforms. Interconnected and seamlessly linked, combat control has also realized the transition from the previous “coarse control” to “precision control”. In the overall design of the equipment system, “Ajax” uses an integrated concept and incorporates a single weapon, Multiple missions; basic types and multiple categories; realization of modularization, serialization, and generalization; absorption of batch upgrades, progressive development and other modern equipment development concepts, which can effectively coordinate current and future needs. It is a real A digital and information weapon platform in the sense."
Therefore, we can think that, compared with the CVR-T car family, the emergence of the new technology of the "Ajax" car family is essentially an information revolution centered on the network.
Serving the future combat needs of the British army
Earlier, British media reported that the British Army would cut a regiment’s "Challenger" type II main battle tank and replace it with a light "Ajax" armored vehicle. However, some critics believe that the "Ajax" armored vehicle cannot fight the main battle tank, and reducing the "Challenger" II main battle tank may be a misjudgment.
In this regard, Fang Changan said: "The emergence of'Ajax' is mainly based on three reasons. First, from the perspective of geographic demand, the United Kingdom is an island country, a typical maritime country, and excessive reinstallation. The army will cause waste of equipment; second, from the perspective of combat targets, the United Kingdom has become the frontier and "heavy-hit area" of counter-terrorism. Lightweight equipment can not only ensure protection needs, but also be more suitable for counter-terrorism struggles; third, from overseas operations, Fast maneuverability and expeditionary combat capability are basic requirements. If even the equipment transportation cannot proceed smoothly, it will obviously not be able to meet the needs of overseas operations.
"For the United Kingdom, it is not that Ajax will completely replace the Challenger II tank, but a reasonable combination." Fang Changan pointed out that, in fact, it is not a threat to the main battle tank. In other words, not to mention that in the context of future joint operations, it is impossible for large-scale tank clusters to confront tank clusters. More importantly, it is difficult for Britain to become a major military power in terms of army size and combat area. Have an advantage in front of you. Furthermore, limited to the international environment and geographical reasons, military powers cannot take the initiative to attack Britain. Therefore, this design is more like a combat positioning based on Britain's clear understanding of itself.