MILITARY CATERPILLAR VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC F41H7/02 B62D55/00 F41A23/00 

FIELD: military equipment.

SUBSTANCE: the driver's seat with the vehicle controls is positioned in the turret center, fixed relative to the hull, and has controls used to control the vehicle forward and backward motions at turning of the driver's seat by 180 deg. The gear box and the turning mechanism, as well as the water ramjet are made fully reversible. The driver's seat, having a circular scanning and an exit from the vehicle through a hatchway, is positioned in the upper part a hatchway, is positioned in the upper part a hatchway, is positioned in the upper part of the turret. The vehicle crew is positioned in an isolated protected habitable capsule including the space for arrangement of the combat section.

EFFECT: improved visibility of the driver and its protection against fire injury, as well improved operating characteristics of the vehicle.

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