Sheet "Fire tank GPM-54"

Description:

Fire tank or tracked fire engine GPM-54-01 - a high-terrain vehicle was developed in Kyiv by the forces of the 482nd Design and Technology Center of the Ministry of Defense. The first prototype of the machine was built in 1978 at the Lviv Armored Tank Repair Plant. The base of the tracked fire truck was a T-54 tank without a gun turret and ammunition. The main purpose is to extinguish fires of a high degree of complexity in extreme conditions with the help of water and air-mechanical foam.

It has a wide application profile with significant crew protection. It can transport personnel of fire brigades, firefighting equipment to the scene of the fire, and thanks to armored protection - carry out emergency rescue operations at military arsenals, bases, ammunition depots, oil wells, and clear passages to fire stations. The crew is 2 people. The machine delivers 9,000 liters of water and 1,100 liters of foaming agent to the extinguishing site. The pump capacity is 60 l/s. Water and fire-extinguishing foam are supplied by a carriage barrel of a combined type. Its control is remote or manual, the length of the jet: water – 60 m, foam – 36 m. Extinguishing small fire centers is carried out with the help of manual barrels. Weight with full load - 43 tons. Speed ​​of the machine - 25 km/h.

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