Search and rescue vehicle PSM-8 supplied by OJSC "Muromteplovoz" in 2013, in the interests of the Vietnamese Ministry of Security to rescue people during floods.
Search and rescue vehicle PSM-8 has been made on armored patrol and scout vehicle BRDM-2 units and devices chassis supplemented by units and devices for civil application, retrofitted transmission, electric equipment, and hull. Quest and rescue vehicle PSM-8 is a two-axle car, all wheel driving. It has high dynamic qualities and fuel distance, enhanced cross-country ability. It is capable of fording 1,2m deep from the move, and negotiating water obstacles. The car is intended for carrying out quest and rescue operations in flooding.
Type | wheel 4x4, floating |
Body | sealed |
Weight, kg, not over | 7500 |
Overall dimensions, LxWxH, mm | 5782 x 2370 x 2200 |
Crew+landing, person | 10 |
Maximum speed on motorway, km/h | 90 |
Maximum speed on water, km/h | 10 |
Engine, type | four-stroke diesel engine D-245.30Е2, supercharged |
Maximum power, kW (hp) | 115 (156) at 2400 rpm |
Fuel tanks, units | two tanks with a total capacity of 280 l |
Fuel distance on motorway, km | 1000 |
Track – front/rear wheels,mm
Base,mm Road clearance, mm |
1840/1790 3100 470 |
Obstacles gradient on solid ground, degree | 30 |
angle of bank, degree. | 25 |
Angles of entry (hull), degree: front rear |
43 35 |