Substitution of technical solutions to increase the protection of combat vehicles in the system of measures to ensuring their survival during combat operations

The protection of the main types of combat vehicles (main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, armored vehicles) (hereinafter referred to as BM) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine must be characterized by a high ability to counter modern fire weapons (ATGMs, RPGs, guided artillery ammunition and aerial bombs, as well as various types of strike UAVs and FPV drones) and at the same time maintain survivability, combat and operational properties of the model, as well as the life and health of the crew and personnel of the landing force. The experience of combat use of the main models of BM during the Russian-Ukrainian war shows that achieving a high level of protection is one of the main tasks, which necessitates a constant search for new and effective ways to increase their protection in the process of designing and creating new and modernizing existing models of BM. In the course of the study, the authors considered the main areas of increasing the security and survivability of the main BM samples, and taking into account the problematic issues and characteristic shortcomings that arise in the process of developing promising BM samples, they proposed substantiated technical solutions that can qualitatively improve the systems (complexes) of protecting BM samples of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the work, the authors propose to improve the anti-aircraft machine gun installation (hereinafter referred to as the AMG) by optimizing the structural scheme in order to increase its combat effectiveness and accuracy of firing at air targets such as strike UAVs and FPV drones, since increased protection and survivability is provided not only by passive means of countermeasures, but also by countermeasures using effective fire control systems and means. The implementation of the specified direction for improving the ZKU will allow in a short time to increase the protection and survivability of the BM model from damage by air targets, preserve the life and health of the vehicle crew and landing personnel, and timely complete the assigned combat missions.