07 April 2017

Indonesian Marine Corps Prepares to Pull Plug on Further BTR-4 Acquisitions

07 April 2017

The Indonesian Marine Corps is preparing a formal request to reallocate funds originally set aside for BTR-4 APCs. Other platforms being considered include K21, ACV-19, BTR-80, some source said that Russia also offered BT-3F amphibious tracked vehicle (photo : Bastion Karpenko)

The Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir: KORMAR) is preparing a formal letter of request to withdraw from further acquisitions of the BTR-4 8x8 amphibious wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs), sources within the service has confirmed with Jane's.

The letter will be submitted to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, in accordance with the Indonesian House of Representatives procedures for the redistribution of defence spending allocations, so that the funds originally set aside for BTR-4s can be used to procure other APC types.

The house's commission on defence, intelligence, and foreign affairs (Komisi I) had previously approved a sum of USD95 million under the country's 2017 defence budget to replace the KORMAR's ageing BTR-50PK APCs with BTR-4s. This was in addition to the initial batch of five BTR-4 APCs ordered by the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) from Ukraine's defence industry holding group UkrOboronProm in February 2014. The vehicles were delivered in September 2016.

BTR4M Korps Marinir TNI AL (photo : Angkasa)

Since October that same year, the KORMAR's 2nd Marine Group's cavalry regiment has been conducting trials of the APC, including from its base at Cilandak, South Jakarta. Among issues that surfaced during the trials include claims from service personnel that the amphibious APC is trimmed excessively by the bow when operated at full speed in the water, KORMAR officials told Jane's in late-2016.

Propelled by two water-jets that are positioned on either side under the platform's hull rear, the BTR-4 can reach a top speed of 10 km/h in the water. The Indonesian vehicles have each been equipped with one ZTM-1 30 mm automatic cannon as a primary weapon, and one AGS-17 30 mm automatic grenade launcher.

(Jane's)

14 komentar:

  1. Kecewa dengan performanya apalagi saat di air . Kira-kira APC amphibie yang bakal di pinang selanjutnya ?

    BalasHapus
  2. I think they should get K21, because we had good experience TOT with South Korea, the minus point from that tank is only the ballon, unless we can change it with another material or getting new shape for the body...

    BalasHapus
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    1. K21 juga mengecewakan performanya ,walaupun banyak menggunakan material komposit tapi daya apungnya juga rendah .
      Ditinjau dari segi harga dan kematangan tehnologi Pars V8 turki cocok untuk Indonesia karena mudah di robah jadi bermacam versi .
      Harus diakui pilihan Malay melisensi pars sangat tepat.

      Hapus
    2. ow tentu disain fnss slalu cakep tuch om unknow, guwe suka bgt salah satu fans pars V8.

      tapi om unknow abis liat video ini kira2 masih pengen py apc yg diderek kayak gini yak haha!

      menit 30:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p51f_CAxbTI

      muup netizen jiran, guwe jgn di buli yak, soalnye suka gelian haha!

      ini buat contoh analisa aje, lahan dikamih lebih seram dari model lumpo disitu.
      sepertinya tidak cocok 8x8 yg tambun kyk gt maen disini. ciaooo

      Hapus
    3. leopard bisa main di sana..klu di malaysia,leopard itu bakal tenggelam dlm lumpur...

      atau leopard hanya khusus utk melindungi kota jakarta @ pulau jawa aja...

      Hapus
    4. Peneroka# leopard itu boleh main kat lumpur sebab engineer indonesia telah design roda leopard untuk boleh main di lumpur

      Hapus
    5. bah justru leopard2 paling dmen maen ke kota Kuala Lumpur apalagi kalo klelep banjir, mao 2-4meter enak euy bisa nyelem tinggal pasang snorkel uhuuuyy haha!

      liat nich:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C26rJiOnKLk

      Hapus
  3. can they find new offers. all those offered seems dinosaur to me. but if marines want, so be it.

    BalasHapus
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    1. Soalnya kalo ngajuin desain2 generasi baru dari uk/bae, itali ato singapur...begitu sudah disodorin harganya, berasa ketemu dg dinosaurus bang bobi...

      Hapus
  4. waduh wartawan amplop komeng lagi haha!
    skrg bawa BT-3F, mayanlah
    besok2 masukin k-24 yak biar lbh gampang bli obat pening haha!

    BalasHapus
  5. kok pada lupa....kalau cuma apc kan sudah punya produksi sendiri...sudah teruji jago berenang di laut....lebih hebat dari btr 50......yaitu prototype....apc buatan pt cahyadi bahari.....bentuk perpaduan antara btr 50 dan lvtp7...sudah sering uji coba latihan gabungan juga...sudah dipakai marinir juga...meski cuma 1 biji...melihat performa amphibi...berenang di laut dan cross country sangat memuaskan....kenapa gak perbanyak produksi buatan pt cahyadi sari bahari???

    BalasHapus
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    1. yang lupa itu anda bung ,coba sebut kata yang biasa ada tulis ,itu jawabannya ,tanpa itu mana bisa mulus.he..hee.hee

      Hapus