The domestic company "Front Tactical Systems" has developed a universal ammunition supply system designed to improve the combat qualities of existing machine guns.
The creation of a new product, which received the designation "Scorpion", was carried out on its own initiative, without an order from the military department or law enforcement agencies. In order to increase the ammunition load of the machine gun, ready for use, it was decided to abandon the standard boxes for tapes, replacing them with a larger container and a special device for supplying cartridge tape to the receiving window of the machine gun.
In its current form, the Scorpio system consists of several main parts. To store the tape with cartridges, a metal box-container of the appropriate dimensions is intended. A special flexible sleeve for supplying cartridges is connected to it, at the second end of which a bracket is provided for mounting on a machine gun. This architecture of the kit allows you to produce its various options, both stationary and portable.
The Scorpion kit includes several basic elements. A metal box-container is intended for storage and carrying of the tape with cartridges. In the basic configuration, it has dimensions of 40x10x30 cm and holds 475 rounds in one tape.
To carry the box, it is proposed to use a special satchel, adjustable in accordance with the anatomy of the shooter. A special cover with fasteners for a flexible sleeve is installed on the cartridge box.
The sleeve itself is a structure of a large number of metal segments that can change position relative to each other within certain sectors. The sleeve is 160 cm long, 10 cm wide, and 2.5 cm thick, which allows it to hold up to 75 rounds. If necessary, the sleeve is equipped with a protective cover.
The sleeve is completed with a bracket that allows you to connect it to the weapon. The kit without cartridges weighs about 4.1 kg.
According to the manufacturer, in the basic configuration, the Scorpion kit is designed for use with 7.62x54 mm R rifle cartridges and loose metal bands. In preparation for firing, a single tape for 550 rounds is placed in the box and sleeve. The end of the tape is displayed to the receiving window of the weapon. The Scorpion system is designed for use with Kalashnikov machine guns: PK, PKM and Pecheneg using a 7.62x54 mm cartridge.
You can use the "Scorpion" for any task - whether it be patrolling in the forest, or targeted assault operations in urban areas. And here, it is also very important to mention that you can transfer the ammunition system, being equipped, in different ways.
No item of equipment will interfere with the use of a box with a flexible sleeve. So, for example, the "Scorpion" can be worn in conjunction with any means of individual armor protection - a machine gunner can use a bulletproof vest, bulletproof helmet or anti-fragmentation suit, if necessary.
The developer of the system, the Front company, has already come up with a proposal to put the Scorpion into service, including its inclusion in the Ratnik system. However, at the moment, the issue is being resolved. Nevertheless, a number of such products are already used by representatives of various structures.
They represent a separate design task, without the successful solution of which it is impossible to create effective weapons. In particular, in the context of machine-gun armament, various systems are of great interest that allow increasing the size of the ready-to-use ammunition load and thereby ensuring long-term firing without reloading. Relatively recently, an interesting project of such a system was presented by domestic designers.
A domestic device designed to improve the combat qualities of existing machine guns was developed by FRONT-tactical systems. The creation of a new product, which received the designation "Scorpion", was carried out on its own initiative, without an order from the military department or law enforcement agencies. In order to increase the ammunition load of the machine gun, ready for use, it was decided to abandon the standard boxes for tapes, replacing them with a larger container and a special device for supplying cartridge tape to the receiving window of the machine gun.
In its current form, the Scorpio system consists of several main parts. To store the tape with cartridges, a metal box-container of the appropriate dimensions is intended. A special flexible sleeve for supplying cartridges is connected to it, at the second end of which a bracket is provided for mounting on a machine gun. This architecture of the kit allows you to produce its various options, both stationary and portable.
General view of the "Scorpio" system. Photo Front-ts.ru
It should be noted that the idea of using flexible metal sleeves for feeding tapes is not new. Similar designs were developed in the first half of the last century and even found application in practice in various fields. The use of a flexible sleeve allows you to connect a weapon with a cartridge box, as well as ensure the correct interaction of the cartridge belt, box and weapon when changing their position in space. As a result, such designs are the optimal solution to the existing problems.
The Scorpion kit includes several basic elements. A metal box-container is intended for storage and carrying of the tape with cartridges. In the basic configuration, it has dimensions of 40x10x30 cm and holds 475 rounds in one tape. To carry the box, it is proposed to use a special satchel, adjustable in accordance with the anatomy of the shooter. A special cover with fasteners for a flexible sleeve is installed on the cartridge box. The sleeve itself is a structure of a large number of metal segments that can change position relative to each other within certain sectors. The sleeve is 160 cm long, 10 cm wide, and 2.5 cm thick, which allows it to hold up to 75 rounds. If necessary, the sleeve is equipped with a protective cover. The sleeve is completed with a bracket that allows you to connect it to the weapon. The kit without cartridges weighs about 4.1 kg.
According to the manufacturer, in the basic configuration, the Scorpion kit is designed for use with 7.62x54 mm R rifle cartridges and loose metal bands. In preparation for firing, a single tape for 550 rounds is placed in the box and sleeve. The end of the tape is displayed to the receiving window of the weapon. According to reports, the design of the Scorpion kit is designed for use with Kalashnikov-designed machine guns, but the possibility of creating modifications for other weapons is mentioned.
Cartridge box and flexible sleeve. Photo Vpk.name
The main feature of the Scorpion system is the use of a common tape for the entire wearable ammunition load, which gives it a number of characteristic features, and also gives certain advantages over other methods of ammunition supply. According to the development company, Scorpion compares favorably with existing boxes of ribbons for a number of reasons. First of all, a certain reduction in the weight of the entire complex in the form of a machine gun, cartridges and ammunition systems is achieved. So, to carry 550 rounds, you need six standard metal boxes. With an empty box weighing about 1-1.5 kg, only due to the means of storing and carrying ammunition, the total mass of the complex is reduced by several kilograms.
The absence of the need to reload weapons after spending 100 rounds of the tape (as when using standard boxes) allows you to provide a fire advantage and create a high density of fire. In addition, the elements of the "Scorpion" do not prevent the shooter from moving around the battlefield and do not impose serious restrictions on his mobility. Shooting from various positions is possible, during which the sleeve or satchel does not interfere with the machine gunner.
The existence of the Scorpion project was announced a long time ago. Since then, the development company has carried out all the necessary tests and completed the fine-tuning of the system. In particular, during 2015 the system was tested in the conditions of polygons. Thanks to this, it was possible to get rid of all the shortcomings and ensure high reliability of the operation of all elements of the kit.
Machine gunner with the "Scorpion" system. Photo Basoff1.livejournal.com
To date, FRONT-Tactical Systems has mastered mass production of the Scorpion system in the configuration chambered for 7.62x54 mm R and Kalashnikov machine guns of PK, PKM and Pecheneg modifications. Products are assembled to order within two weeks after receipt of the application. At the request of the customer, some changes can be made to the system regarding the satchel and its belt system. In particular, you can choose the color of the textile elements of the kit.
According to the manufacturer, the selected architecture of the complex allows you to change its main parameters. So, in accordance with the wishes of the customer, the design of the box-container for carrying the tape can be changed. In the wearable version of the Scorpion, the box can hold up to 1000 rounds, and this limitation is primarily due to the physical capabilities of the shooter and the weight of the ammunition. In the manufacture of a stationary version intended for installation on machinery, etc., there are no such restrictions. In this case, the kit can be equipped with boxes of any capacity.
According to reports, the Scorpion ammunition kits are produced in small batches and supplied to individual customers. There are references to the order of such equipment by representatives of the Russian law enforcement agencies and the armed forces. Thus, the original proposal interested its "target audience" and came to be put into practice.
Flexible hose section chambered for 12.7x108 mm. Photo Basoff1.livejournal.com
Using the accumulated experience of its own and others, the developer company is currently working on several options for the development of the Scorpio system. So, last summer there were reports about the development of a flexible hose for feeding 12.7x108 mm cartridges, which can be used to feed the NSV-12.7 Utes machine gun or other similar systems. For obvious reasons, this version of the kit will not become a direct analogue of the Scorpion for PC / PKM, however, it may well find application as part of weapons of various equipment. At the same time, it completely “inherits” all the characteristic advantages of the base model.
In the future, the creation of new systems of similar architecture for various ammunition is not ruled out. It is claimed that the flexible sleeve can even be used to feed 30mm grenades for the respective weapon. Whether potential customers will show interest in such proposals - time will tell.
In parallel with the creation of new kits, updated versions of existing equipment are being developed. In December last year, work was reported on a modernized version of the sleeve attachments to the weapon. Using brackets of a new design, the developers are going to ensure the compatibility of the Scorpion kit with new modifications of Kalashnikov machine guns, primarily with the Pecheneg machine gun in the bullpup layout.
One of the foreign analogues of the Scorpion is the American-designed TYR Tactical MICO system. Photo Warspot.ru
Currently, in Russia and abroad, several variants of small arms ammunition supply systems with the supply of cartridges through a flexible metal hose are being developed and tested. All these products have a similar architecture, and should also have the same advantages over standard samples. However, so far none of these systems has been put into service. Flexible sleeves are actively used as part of small arms of various equipment, but kits for infantry machine gunners have not yet reached mass use in practice.
The Scorpion ammunition system is of great interest from a technical and tactical point of view. In some publications on this development, it is argued that the original technical solutions of the project can make a real revolution in the field of small arms and methods of its combat use. In particular, it was proposed to develop a new automatic rifle chambered for 7.62x54 mm R, which could initially be used with a flexible sleeve for feeding cartridges, which increases its combat characteristics. In addition, certain advantages were mentioned associated with the abandonment of intermediate cartridges and the transfer of all infantry weapons to rifle ammunition.
Despite all the high marks and attempts to present a new domestic development as a revolution in weapons business, the Scorpion kit has not yet interested the Russian military department and has not become the subject of bulk supply contracts. Nevertheless, a number of such products are already used by representatives of various structures. The further prospects of the kit are still in question. Whether the Scorpion will become a regular element of the equipment of Russian machine gunners is not yet entirely clear.
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The uninterrupted feed system of the Scorpion machine-gun belt changes the tactics of battle, allowing the machine gunner to solve the problem with the amount of ammunition and the need for frequent reloading, without affecting mobility. Such a decision is a long-standing need of special forces, which has finally found a real embodiment.
The Scorpion is equipped with an easy-to-handle supply sleeve of a non-loose metal tape, which allows continuous fire from a weapon in any position. The system holds 475 rounds in the main compartment and another 75 rounds directly in the feed sleeve. The cartridges are packed in a special box located in a backpack (to equip a machine gunner with such ammunition, 6 bulky machine gun boxes would have been required earlier).
The main system, together with the backpack base, is equipped with an adjustable waist belt and straps. The flexible hose is made of durable steel and covered with a chemical coating resistant to corrosion.
Advantages
The total ammunition of the system is 550 rounds. The ability to achieve fire advantage without changing boxes and without reloading. Creating a high density of fire to completely suppress the enemy. Lightening the machine gun by transferring the weight of the ammunition. The ability to quickly fasten the sleeve when moving from marching to combat position. A box with a sleeve can fit into any backpack (if necessary, or if the included backpack is damaged).
Peculiarities
The Scorpion system is designed and manufactured for 7.62 x 54 R cartridges of various GRAU indices (it is possible to manufacture for other calibers). Suitable for operators with any anthropometric data. Backpack base with adjustable straps and a belt (in the appropriate configuration), can be made in different colors (the main color is olive).
The sleeve is equipped with a soft cover for protection from the external environment. High-strength chemical coating of some elements. Full maintainability - the ability to replace individual elements of the system without the help of tools and appropriate qualifications in any conditions.
Simple and reliable fastening of the flexible sleeve to the body of the machine gun on the standard mounting points of the boxes. Quickly installed and removed. Spontaneous opening during movement and shooting is excluded. The force of the flexible feeder to break in the extended position is not less than 90 kg (static weight).
The product is suitable for: airsoft models based on PC, 6P41 "PECHENEG", 6P6M PKM.
The system is supplied on request. It is possible to manufacture with different parameters - wearable (MAX 1000 rounds, due to considerations of the weight load on the operator) any capacity, stationary - any capacity. Production time - 14 working days. We will contact you after placing an order.
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The Scorpion system will replace GLONASS in wartime
The Ministry of Defense has begun replacing ground-based long-range navigation radar systems RSDN-10 with new Scorpion complexes. In the event of war, these ground-based coordinate systems will replace the space ones - GPS and GLONASS. The renewal program is designed until 2020, Izvestia writes.
As the representative of the Russian Institute of Radio Navigation and Time, Yuri Kupin, noted, “during hostilities, all satellite signals traveling through space will be actively jammed by the so-called“ white noise ”. Russia, the United States and a number of other countries are armed with aircraft with special equipment that are capable of blocking the entire near-Earth radio space with noise.
The Scorpion system is called upon to become a kind of backup for GLONASS in such a situation.
The Scorpio system is capable of providing a large coverage area (1,000 km versus 600 for RSDN-10). The system is able to automatically maintain the parameters of the emitted signal and can be controlled from a single remote control. The receivers of the system can be installed on aviation, land, sea and river equipment.
Another advantage of the Scorpions is the ability to synchronize stations with the GLONASS system, which significantly increases their efficiency.
In addition to the commissioning of new systems, the modernization of old ones is also planned. In particular, Rosoboronpostavka ordered the repair and restoration work of the RSDN-10 complexes and the RSDN-20 Alfa system.
Commissioning of the Scorpion systems is planned in four stages. In 2013-2015 three systems will be replaced in Transbaikalia, in 2016-2017 - four systems in the North Caucasus region, in 2017-2019. - four in the Far East, in 2019-2020 will replace three systems in the South Ural region.
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And now general information about radio systems for long-range navigation.
In order to ensure traffic safety in air, land and sea transport, as well as to solve a number of special tasks on the basis of government decrees, a system of long-range radio navigation support (DRNO) was created in the Soviet Union. DRNO is designed to create conditions for the combat use of aviation in theaters of operations, operational areas and in military geographical areas, as well as aircraft navigation in all types of flights.
RSDN are designed to determine the position of an aircraft at a distance of 1500 km or more.
RSDN consist of ground radio transmitting devices - reference stations (OS) and onboard receiving equipment. Reference stations are located on the Earth's surface at points whose geographical coordinates are stored in the memory of onboard equipment.
The on-board equipment receives signals and measures the distance to the reference stations (in range-finding RSDN) or the distance difference (in difference-range RSDN). According to the measured ranges or the difference in ranges, the computing device of the onboard equipment receiver builds position lines. Position lines (LP) - the locus of points characterized by the same range value or range difference, are either circles (in range-finding RSDN) (Fig. 1.1, a) or hyperbolas (in difference-range RSDN) (Fig. 1.1b). According to several OS, several LPs are determined and, by their intersection, the computing device determines the location (geographical coordinates) of the aircraft.
Fig.1.1 Lines of position in RSDN:
A) rangefinder RSDN;
B) difference-range RSDN. Three aircraft (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3) are located on the lines of position 2, 3, 4. The distance between stations OS1 and OS2 is called the base.
In rangefinder RSDN, to determine the distance to the reference station, the delay time is measured T signal on the propagation path from the OS to the aircraft, i.e. T=D/With, where WITH is the speed of propagation of radio waves, and D- distance to OS.
The emission of signals by reference stations is carried out at strictly defined times, known on the aircraft, i.e., there must be time standards on the aircraft and on the OS. According to the OS time standard, the moment of signal emission is set, and according to the time standard on the aircraft, the moment of receiving this signal is noted. But, due to the presence of discrepancies in the time standards on the OS and on the aircraft, an error in measuring the range is possible, therefore the measured range is referred to as pseudo-range, and this measurement method is called pseudo-range. If the time standard on the aircraft is corrected (for example, according to the universal time system), then the error in the measurement will be determined by the departure of the time scale for the time interval between corrections.
The main tasks of the DRNO are:
ensuring the solution of combat missions by aviation in the tactical, operational and strategic depth of the enemy;
ensuring the solution of combat training tasks by aviation formations, formations and units;
ensuring flights of aircraft along optimal routes, over unorientated terrain, water areas of the seas and oceans;
ensuring the safety of aircraft flights.
The use of long-range radio navigation aids ensures the solution of the following tasks by aircraft aviation:
the use of aviation weapons;
landing;
air reconnaissance;
overcoming the enemy air defense zone;
interaction with ground forces and navy forces.
At present, the main means of DRNO aviation of the RF Armed Forces are radio systems for long-range navigation (RSDN). RSDN are designed to determine the location of mobile objects at any time of the day and year with unlimited bandwidth in a given coverage area.
The high efficiency of these systems has been confirmed by more than 30 years of experience in their operation, including in the conditions of local armed conflicts in Afghanistan and the North Caucasus, where in mountainous and unorientated terrain, RSDN was often the only means of correcting flight and navigation systems to solve problems. air navigation and combat use.
The RSDN consumers are all branches of the RF Armed Forces. In addition to the Ministry of Defense, the consumers of navigation information generated by the RSDN are the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Border Guard Service, and the Ministry of Transport of Russia. In addition, DRN stations operate in the State System of Common Time and Reference Frequencies.
The structure of the RSDN ground station includes:
Control and synchronization equipment;
- a radio transmitter with a power of 0.65-3.0 million watts (per impulse);
- general industrial equipment (autonomous diesel power plant with a capacity of 600-1000 kW, air conditioning, communications, etc.);
- high-precision unified time service center - SEV VT. It is equipped with a set of equipment that creates, stores and transmits time seconds marks to the transmitting device for broadcasting. The basis of SEV VT is the atomic frequency standard, which generates highly stable electromagnetic oscillations with a relative instability of 1x10-12. Time sequences are formed in the time keepers: seconds, minutes. five minutes, etc. Station timestamps are "locked" to the national time scale. These signals are used when launching spacecraft, in navigation, geology, geodesy, etc.
At present, the following long-range radio systems are deployed and operated:
1.Phase RSDN-20 "Route".
2. Systems RSDN "Seagull":
- European RSDN-3/10;
- Far Eastern RSDN-4;
- Northern RSDN-5.
3. Mobile systems RSDN-10 (North Caucasus, South Ural, Transbaikal, Far East).
The first radio-technical system for long-range navigation, on the territory of the former USSR, RSDN-3/10, was created after the modernization of the Meridian and Normal RNS. It was accepted into service as part of the Air Force in the early 70s of the last century.
RSDN-3/10 includes 5 long-range radio navigation stations (DRN): three stations are located on the territory of the Russian Federation (n.p. Karachev, N.p. Petrozavodsk, N.p. Syzran), one station in Belarus (n.p. .p. Slonim) and one station on the territory of Ukraine (n.p. Simferopol).
After the collapse of the USSR, RSDN-3/10 operates in accordance with the intergovernmental Agreement on long-range radio navigation support in the Commonwealth of Independent States dated March 12, 1993. According to Article 2 of this Agreement, its participants recognized the need to preserve the radio navigation systems operating on their territory, as well as the existing procedure for their operation.
An analogue of domestic RSDN (Chaika) abroad are radio navigation systems (RNS) Loran-C (USA).
Early 90s The last century was marked by the rapid development of satellite navigation systems (SNS). In the United States, the Global Positioning System (GPS Navstar) was created. In the Soviet Union, the global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) called "Uragan" was widely developed. The SNS were distinguished by high accuracy in determining the coordinates of moving objects (tens, and in some cases units of meters), the creation of a global radio navigation field, and the possibility of obtaining three-dimensional coordinates on board a moving object. The RSDN parameters were more modest: the accuracy was 0.2-2.0 km, they had a limited working area. For example, the working area of the European RSDN-3/10: the Barents Sea - the Black Sea and the Ural Mountains - Germany. The SNS, thanks to its unique parameters, created the impression that the time of the ground-based RSDN has passed. However, after testing the SNS for noise immunity and stability, disappointing results were obtained. The fact is that in determining the location of objects in the SNS, noise-like signals are used. It is not technically difficult to suppress such a signal in the aviation coverage area. It seemed that the way out was in the integrated use of these two types of navigation: European specialists took this path. We created the control and corrective technology "Eurofix" - a system for the joint use of RSDN and SNS. We go our own way. And now, in the area of the village of Taymylyr, a unique structure was destroyed, a transmitting antenna 460 m high .. almost an Ostankino tower above the Arctic Circle. The apparatus and equipment are simply abandoned. 175.2 million (Soviet) rubles were spent on the creation of the blown up object.
As it became known, the depths of the Arctic Ocean are fraught with huge reserves of natural resources. One can foresee the struggle of the circumpolar states (and not only them) for these riches. It is clear that navigation aids in this region will play a decisive role in the future. Therefore, the means of radio navigation support in the Arctic region must be preserved.
RSDN-20:
The Alfa phase radio navigation system (also known as the Long-Range Navigation Radio Engineering System or RSDN-20) is a Russian long-range radio navigation system. It operates on the same principles as the decommissioned Omega Navigation System in the very low frequency range. The Alpha system consists of 3 transmitters, which are located in the region of Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Komsomolsk-on-Amur. These transmitters emit 3.6 second bursts at 11.905 kHz, 12.649 kHz and 14.881 kHz. Radio waves at these frequencies are reflected from the lowest layers of the ionosphere and therefore are less susceptible to attenuation in the ionosphere (attenuation of 3 dB per 1000 km), but the phase of the wave is very sensitive to the height of the reflection.
The receiver measures the phase difference of signals from navigation transmitters and builds a family of hyperbolas. A moving object can always determine its location, if it does not lose the ability to track the signals of navigation transmitters. The phase of the wave depends on the height of the reflecting layers of the ionosphere, and therefore seasonal and diurnal variations can be compensated. Positioning accuracy is better than 2 nautical miles, but at high latitudes and in polar regions where sudden phase anomalies can occur, the accuracy drops to 7 nautical miles.
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