Russian armoured train Amur

Amur

Type| Armoured train
Place of origin| Russia
Service history
In service| 2016–Present
Used by|  Russia
* Russian Ground Forces
Wars| 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designer| Western Military District
Manufacturer| Western Military District
No. built| 1
Specifications
Length| 163 m (534.7 ft)
Diameter| 1,435mm gauge [1]

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Armour| 20mm rolled steel [2]
Sandbags with wooden panels[3]
Mine-resistant ballast materials[3]

Main
armament

| 1x ZU-23-2 cannon

Secondary
armament

| 1x Kamysh M4K electronic warfare system[2]
Engine| 1x ChME3-type locomotive

The Russian armoured train Amur is an armoured train currently in use by Russia in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[4] Unlike the trains, Yenisei and Volga, Amur was already built long before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Both Amur and its sister train, Baikal was reactivated back in 2016, originally for rear-line logistical purposes.[5]

## Specifications and details

Amur is the longest armoured train in Russia's armed train fleet. In total, Amur has 13 cars including the locomotive. Unlike its more recent sister trains, the Amur only has one ChME3-type locomotive to power it. In terms of length, each wagon is made from the standard United Wagon Company Sgmmns 40’ flat car, which is 40 feet long.[1] Combined, the Amur train is 163 meters long.

In terms of the train's layout, it is followed: A freight car at the front that carries equipment and material, an anti-aircraft gun carriage armed with a ZU-23-2, the ChME3-class locomotive, a kitchen and dining car, two corresponding sleeper cars, a radio station car, a electronic warfare jammer car, a HQ car for command and control, two more additional freight cars, a crane car to offload and onload materials, and a cover platform car.[2] With regards to the Amur specifically, its EW car can be dual-use for anti-mine purposes as it incorporates a Kamysh M4K system, which uses white noise to interfere with radio-controlled IEDs at a distance of up to 20 meters. For defence, the entire train carriage is protected by shields and rolled steel of up to 20mm which is further reinforced by sandbags behind wooden panels.[6] To counter mine explosions, the train incorporates platforms loaded with ballast materials like sand-filled bags, rails, and sleepers which act as a safeguard against the effects of mine explosions.[3] Additionally, both Amur and Baikal utilize heavily on camouflage nets to help reduce the visibility of the armored trains as targets.[2] In total, the 2022 configuration made Baikal 131.6 meters long.

Amur and Baikal, was originally used for logistical exercises back in 2016,[7] however, with the advent of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Amur performed a role similar to that of Yenisei, in which it was primarily used as a rear-line unit meant for technical reconnaissance, mine clearance, and the restoration of the railway track and small man-made constructions with minimal destruction. [8]

## See also

* Armoured trains
* Russian armoured train Yenisei
* Russian armoured train Volga
* Russian armoured train Baikal
* Krajina Express
* List of armoured trains
* 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
* List of Russo-Ukrainian War military equipment
* Russo-Ukrainian War

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Russian flat cars obtain ERA certification". https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/russian-flat-cars-obtain-era-certification/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Russia’s Counter-Insurgency Armored Trains Enter the Electronics Age". https://www.aberfoylesecurity.com/?p=3873.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `ArmyRecognition`
4. ↑ "It Sure Looks Like an Armored Train Is Part of Putin’s War Machine". https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a39386078/russian-armored-train-in-ukraine/.
5. ↑ "Russia Has Revived its Armored Trains". https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4881/russia-has-revived-its-armored-trains.
6. ↑ "Russia showed its railway ‘armored fortress’ Baikal in the war zone". https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/04/26/russia-showed-its-railway-armored-fortress-baikal-in-the-war-zone/.
7. ↑ "VIDEO: Russia sent an armoured train into battle. An effective weapon from the Second World War is still terrifying today". https://www.railtarget.eu/freight/video-russia-sent-an-armoured-train-into-battle-2010.html.
8. ↑ "Fortress On Wheels: Russia Flaunts Its Heavy-Duty Armored Train Used For Critical Military Missions In Ukraine". https://www.eurasiantimes.com/fortress-on-wheels-russia-flaunts-its-heavy-duty-armored-train-used-for-critical-military-missions-in-ukraine/.

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