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Kodiak
tracked engineer armoured vehicle |
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The
Kodiak is a tracked engineer armoured vehicle based on the chassis of
a main battle tank. This vehicle was built following a need for Army
Engineer Corps of a robust, reliable and cost effective Armoured Engineer
Vehicle based on state of the art engineering equipment using an MTB
LEOPARD 2 chassis. Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH together
with its partner RUAG Land Systems developed and built the Armoured
Engineer Vehicle of the 3rd generation called KODIAK. The first prototype
was built in Germany in 2003 and has also been referred to as the Armoured
Engineer Vehicle 3 (AEV 3). The first prototype was put through a series
of trials in Germany and then went to Switzerland for extensive user
trials. The Kodiak provides combat engineers with a multifunctional
tool not unlike the famous "Swiss Army Knife", which includes
a hinged excavator, two capstan winches and a tillable dozer blade which
can be exchanged for a mine plough. The Kodiak tracked engineer armoured
vehicle is already in service with the Army of Sweden, Switzerland and
Netherlands. Thanks to its extensive array of equipment, it can also
be deployed in a civil defence or disaster recovery capacity as well
as in joint civil-military operations.
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| Technical
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| Armament |
For its
self-protection, the Kodiak is fitted with a remote control
weapon station which can be armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun
or 40 mm automatic grenade launcher. The weapon station can
be equipped with IR camera, daylight camera and laser range-finder.
Two ranks of smoke grenade dischargers are mounted on the
right side front of the hull. The Netherlands and Swedish
vehicles are fitted with a Kongsberg RCWS (Remote Controlled
Weapon Station) armed with a .50 M2 HB MG. The weapon station
is operated by the commander of the vehicle.
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| Design
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The
Kodiak is based on the chassis of the Leopard
2 main battle tank. The original turret is removed
and replaced by a new fully enclosed armour-protected crew compartment
with the driver at the front left side, the commander at the
right, and one more seat back of the driver position. The Kodiak
provides an high level of protection against small arms firing
and land mines threats. The crew compartment is divided in two
with a space in the center where the excavator is placed in
running position. The Kodiak is equipped with a powerful hinged-arm
excavator with different excavator tools, a dozer system featuring
cutting and tilt angle settings and a double-winch system consisting
of two Rotzler
9-ton capstan winches, each provided with a 200m long cable.
A dozer blade is mounted at the front of the hull which can
be replaced with a mine-breaching plough. By adapting the mine
breaching kit to the Kodiak, the vehicle can be used as a mine
breaching system. Among other things, this enables the Kodiak
to cut through minefields and to erect or dismantle artificial
obstacles.
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| Propulsion |
The
Kodiak uses the same chassis as the main battle tank Leopard
2 and is powered by 1,500 HP turbocharged diesel
engine which assure outstanding mobility. Torsion bar suspension
consists of each side of seven dual rubber-tyred road wheels
with the drive sprocket at the rear, idler at the front. Th
upper part of the suspension is protected by armour plates.
The Kodiak can run at a maximum road speed of 55 km/h with a
maximum road range of 550 km.
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| Accessories |
Standard
equipment of the Kodiak includes nuclear, biological, chemical
(NBC) protection system, an integrated mine protection system,
and heating and cooling system in the crew compartment. Six
cameras provide the two or three-man crew with a panoramic view
of the vehicle’s surroundings, enabling them to switch
tools and carry out a full range of combat engineering tasks
without leaving the safety of the armoured fighting crew compartment.
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| Specifications |
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Armament |
| One
remote weapon station armed with a 12.7 mm machine
gun |
Country
users |
| Germany,
Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. |
Designer
Country |
| Germany
and Switzerland
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Accessories |
| NBC
protection system, heating and cooling system,
panoramic cameras, hinged-arm excavator, dozer
blade, and capstan winche |
Crew |
3 |
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Armor |
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Protection
against small arms firing, land mines threats
and shell splinters. |
Weight |
55,000
kg |
Speed |
55
km/h |
Range |
550
km
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Dimensions |
Length:
10,2 m; Width: 3,54 m; Height, 2,3 m |
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