Russian armoured train Amur

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, an 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.^[5] Both Amur and Baikal utilize heavily on camouflage nets to help reduce the visibility of the armored trains as targets.^[2]

Amur and Baikal were originally used for logistical exercises back in 2016,^[6] 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.^[7]

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• Russian armoured train Volga
• Russian armoured train Baikal
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