ARMORED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: military equipment, in particular, floating armored vehicles. SUBSTANCE: the armored vehicle is provided with an air-feed pipe, submergence depth transmitters installed along the vehicle boards, and inflation floats. Each float is equipped with inlet and outlet valves and a threshold device with an insensibility zone. The input of the threshold device is connected to the output of the submergence depth transmitter, and the first and second outputs - to the controlled inputs of the inlet and outlet valves, which are connected to the air-feed pipe through the compressor and directly respectively. Connected to the on-board electric power supply system is a television observation system, remotely controlled transmitting camera, which with its laying drives is installed on the upper part of the air-feed pipe, image receivers - on the workplaces of the crew members, and the control panel of the transmitting camera - on the workplace of the vehicle commander. EFFECT: crossing of water obstacles irrespective of their depth and bottom state, improved camouflage and protection against anti-tank facilities and penetrating radiation. 1 dwg