01.06.2023, 12:37
Zitat:Ukraine Commissions Gyurza-M-Class Gunboat ‘Bucha’https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...oat-bucha/
On May 26, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine commissioned the final Project 58155 Gyurza-M (Viper) class gunboat named "Bucha" with a small ceremony held in Kyiv. [...]
The boat was spotted on the Dniepr river conducting factory acceptance trials in February 2023.
The construction of Bucha (named after the city where the Russian Armed Forces have shown particular cruelty to civilians in the first month of their invasion of Ukraine), began in 2019. According to plans, she was to be built in just four months, after which she would be launched and sent out for shipbuilder trials. However, its production was frozen and did not resume until July 2021. [...]
Bucha is armed with two KAU-30M (original designation BM-5M.01 Katran-M) modules, which are a variant of the BM-3 Shturm combat module developed for armored vehicles. Each is fitted with a 30 mm ZTM-1 automatic gun, a 30 mm KBA-117 automatic grenade launcher and a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun, as well as two Barrier guided anti-tank missiles.
The Gyurza-M type cutter displaces 54 tons and measures 23.0×4.8×1.0 meters. Powered by two diesels, it provides a speed of 25 knots. The crew consists of five soldiers.
Schneemann