Vehículos blindados

Ratel BAU-23x2

El Ratel BAU-23x2 combina el vehículo blindado sudafricano Ratel 6x6 con una estación de armas ucraniana BAU-23x2 equipada con dos cañones automáticos de 23 mm. Ratel modificados por Jordania fueron fotografiados y catalogados en Yemen, mientras que Ratel ruandeses con la misma estación de armas fueron reportados en operaciones de contrainsurgencia en Cabo Delgado.

Ratel BAU-23x2, Vehículo blindado de ruedas con estación de armas BAU-23x2 de dos cañones de 23 mm, Vehículos blindados
Image source: BAU-23 Overhead Weapon Station

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Sudáfrica / Ucrania / Jordania
Type
Vehículo blindado de ruedas con estación de armas BAU-23x2 de dos cañones de 23 mm
Service note
Modernización jordana y servicio yemení documentados antes y durante la guerra civil de Yemen de 2014
Designer
Diseño del casco por Springfield-Bussing; estación de armas por Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau
Designed
Ratel diseñado en la década de 1970; BAU-23 desarrollado desde mediados de la década de 1990
Unit cost
No establecido públicamente
Produced
Producción del Ratel entre 1976 y 1987; producción en serie del BAU-23 reportada desde 2001
Number built
Conversión limitada; el total exacto de Ratel BAU-23x2 no está establecido públicamente

Specifications

Armamento
Módulo BAU-23x2 con dos cañones automáticos 2A7 o 2A7M de 23 mm, una ametralladora coaxial KT-7.62 y lanzagranadas de humo
Alcance del cañón automático
Alcance efectivo de aproximadamente 2.000 m
Alcance de la ametralladora
Alcance efectivo de aproximadamente 1.500 m
Cadencia de tiro
850 disparos por minuto listados para los cañones de 23 mm
Munición
400 disparos para los cañones automáticos y 2.000 disparos para la ametralladora listados para el BAU-23
Peso del módulo
Aproximadamente 1,09 t con munición
Movilidad
Casco de vehículo blindado de ruedas Ratel 6x6
Variants

Esta entrada cubre vehículos Ratel equipados con la familia ucraniana de estaciones de armas BAU-23x2, incluidos ejemplos con etiqueta Jordan/KADDB y usos relacionados de las designaciones BAU-23, BAU-23-2 y BM-23-2.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Ratel BAU-23x2 'KADDB'Conversión de Ratel con etiqueta Jordan/KADDB

Oryx lista esta designación exacta en el inventario de vehículos de combate de infantería de Yemen previo a la guerra, mientras que la fuente jordana de integridad de defensa aporta contexto sobre KADDB y Paramount en relación con Ratel destinados a Yemen.

Sources: Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting Vehicles, Jordan, 2015 Government Defence Integrity Index

BAU-23 / BAU-23-2 / BM-23-2Familia de designaciones de la estación de armas

Ukrainian Military Pages identifica los nombres BAU-23, BAU-23-2 y BM-23-2 para la estación de armas de Kharkiv Morozov y describe el BM-23-2 como un modelo BAU-23-2 mejorado.

Sources: BAU-23 Overhead Weapon Station

Timeline

Ratel BAU-23x2 Key Events

  1. Oryx cataloga el Ratel BAU-23x2 yemení

    Oryx listó vehículos Ratel BAU-23x2 'KADDB' entre los vehículos de combate de infantería de Yemen previos a la guerra, aportando una línea base pública de inventario para la fila del conflicto yemení.

    Sources: Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting Vehicles

  2. Military Africa informa del uso ruandés en Cabo Delgado

    Military Africa informó que fuerzas ruandesas en Mozambique empleaban estaciones de armas remotas BAU-23x2 montadas en Ratel contra insurgentes vinculados al Estado Islámico.

    Sources: Cabo Delgado Rwandan Ratel BAU-23X2 RCWS

  3. Imágenes del desfile de Marib identifican Ratel progubernamentales

    La identificación de vehículos en fuentes abiertas a partir de un desfile militar en Marib vinculó vehículos Ratel BAU-23x2 con fuerzas favorables al Presidential Leadership Council en Yemen.

    Sources: Pro-PLC Marib Military Parade Vehicle Identification Thread

  4. Defense Express documenta imágenes de Ratel ruandeses

    Defense Express revisó imágenes y contexto que vinculan estaciones de armas ucranianas BAU-23x2 con cascos sudafricanos Ratel en servicio ruandés.

    Sources: How Ukrainian BAU-23x2 RCWS Ended Up on South African Ratel IFV in Rwanda

Media

Ratel BAU-23x2 Videos

Ratel BAU-23x2 Images

Ratel BAU-23x2, Vehículo blindado de ruedas con estación de armas BAU-23x2 de dos cañones de 23 mm, Vehículos blindados - view 1
Source: Iraqi BTR-94 APC Image
Ratel BAU-23x2, Vehículo blindado de ruedas con estación de armas BAU-23x2 de dos cañones de 23 mm, Vehículos blindados - view 2
Source: BAU-23 Overhead Weapon Station
Ratel BAU-23x2, Vehículo blindado de ruedas con estación de armas BAU-23x2 de dos cañones de 23 mm, Vehículos blindados - view 3
Source: South African-made 6x6 Ratel IFV at the Royal Tank Museum
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Sources

BAU-23 Overhead Weapon StationPublisher: Ukrainian Military Pages | Note: Supports BAU-23 manufacturer, development, specifications, and CC BY 4.0 image provenance for BAU-23 media. | Accessed: 2026-07-01How Ukrainian BAU-23x2 RCWS Ended Up on South African Ratel IFV in RwandaPublisher: Defense Express | Note: Supports BAU-23x2 background, KMDB development, Ratel integration context, and the limited-export history of the weapon station. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting VehiclesPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War context: Ratel BAU-23x2 'KADDB' was used by the Yemeni Army inventory available to Yemeni parties on the battlefield. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Pro-PLC Marib Military Parade Vehicle Identification ThreadPublisher: Rattibha mirror of Joshua Koontz open-source thread | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War direct fielding: Ratel BAU-23x2 armored vehicles were fielded by Pro-PLC forces at a Marib military parade. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Jordan, 2015 Government Defence Integrity IndexPublisher: Transparency International Defence & Security | Note: Supports background that Ratel infantry vehicles produced with Jordanian KADDB involvement appeared in Yemen. | Accessed: 2026-07-01South African-made 6x6 Ratel IFV at the Royal Tank MuseumPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the Jordanian Ratel hull image under CC BY-SA 4.0; image shows a Jordanian Ratel-20, not the BAU-23x2 turret variant. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Iraqi BTR-94 APC ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports public-domain provenance for the BTR-94 gallery image; the image shows a BAU-23x2 armed BTR-94 rather than the Ratel integration. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Techimpex BM-23-2 Product PagePublisher: Techimpex | Note: Supports BM-23-2 combat-module specifications and the relevance of the selected BM-23-2 video candidate. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Cabo Delgado Rwandan Ratel BAU-23X2 RCWSPublisher: Military Africa | Note: Supports 2017 Cabo Delgado Insurgency direct fielding: Rwandan forces in Mozambique employed Ratel-mounted BAU-23x2 remote weapon stations against Islamic State-linked insurgents. | Accessed: 2026-07-01