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ACV-15
FNSS Armored Combat Vehicle Personnel carrier |
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The
ACV-15 is a light combat tracked armored vehicle developed, designed
and manufactured by the Turkish Company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri to meet
the requirement of the Turkish Army for a heavily armored vehicle in
the 13-15t class that is able to operate alongside tanks in a combined
arms team. The ACV-15 is a combat proven medium weight, low silhouette
armored vehicle capable of high mobility in all kinds of terrain and
amphibious operations on rivers and lakes. ACV is designed with the
necessary mounting provisions to transform the vehicle into various
vehicle configurations as per the user requirements. The Advanced Armored
Personnel Carrier (AAPC) chassis forms the base vehicle for all other
members of the ACV family, which includes an IFV available with a variety
of weapon stations and turrets up to 90mm, command post, ambulance,
repair and recovery and 120mm mortar carrier. The ACV-15 is air transportable
by military transport aircraft as A400M, C141, C17 and C5. FNSS produced
2,249 ACVs for Turkey and exported others to Malaysia, the Philippines
and the United Arab Emirates.
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| Variants |
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ACV-15
IFV Infantry Fighting vehicle with one man turret armed with
a 25mm dual-feed automatic cannon and one 7.62mm coaxial machine
gun. |
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ACV-15
AESV Armored Engineering Squad Vehicle the rear
part of the crew compartment are used to carry one enginner
squad with specific combat engineer equipment. |
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ACV-15
SPM 120mm Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier. One semi-automatic
120mm mortar is mounted at the of the hull. The mortar can be
used from inside the vehicle. |
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ACV-15
SPM 81mm Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier. One 81mm
caliber mortar is mounted at the rear of the vehicle. The mortar
can fire from inside the vehicle. |
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ACV-15
ARV Armoured Recovery Vehicle. A crane is mounted
at the top rear of the hull. One self-recovery winch are fitted
inside the vehicle with specific equipment to repair battle-
or mine-damaged as well as broken-down armoured vehicles during
combat, or to tow them out of the danger zone for more extensive
repairs. |
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ACV-15
AIRDEFENCE. A launcher weapon station armed with
ground-to-air missile is mounted on the top rear of the troops'
compartment. |
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ACV-15
Anti-Tank tracked armoured vehicle. One single anti-tank
launcher station is mounted on the top rear of the troops' compartment. |
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ACV-15
Ambulance. The rear part of the vehicle is acommadted
to transport wounded soldiers on the battlefield. |
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ACV-15
TOW. An anti-tank missile TOW launcher station is
mounted at the rear top of the troops' compartment. |
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| Armament |
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ACV-15 AAPC, the personnel carrier variant is fitted with a
circular ring mount weapon station mounted in center top of
the hull which is armed with M2 Class machine gun 12.7mm caliber.
A range of eight smoke grenade dischargers can be mounted at
te front of the hull.
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| Design
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The
hull of the ACV-15 is made of welded aluminum armor with an
additional layer of spaced laminate steel armor bolted onto
the hull. The vehicle provides a protection against firing of
small arms 14.5mm AP and 3 kg of explosive (8kg optional). The
engine and the driver and commander's compartments in the forward
area utilize about half of the space, while a weapon station
opening located on the right middle section, and the personnel
compartment in the rear, utilize the remaining half. The troop
compartment at the rear of the hull accommodates eight seated
infantry. Access to the vehicle is through a hydraulically operated
ramp, with personnel door, on the rear of the vehicle or through
the driver and commander's hatches on the top deck. A large
cargo hatch cover is provided in the top deck behind the weapon
station opening. Two armored fuel compartments are located in
the rear of the vehicle for weight distribution and crew safety.
There are five firing ports, two in each side of the hull and
one in the ramp at the rear. Over each of the side firing ports
is a day periscope.
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ACV-15 is motorized with a Detroit Diesel engine 6V537T developing
300 hp coupled to an automatic transmission Allison X-200-4
with 4 forward and 1 reverse gears. The suspension either side
consists of five dual rubber-tyred roadwheels with the drive
sprocket at the front and the idler at the rear. There are no
track-return rollers. The first, second and last roadwheel stations
either side have a hydraulic shock-absorber. The ACV-15 can
run at a maximum road speed 65 km/h with a maximum road range
of 490 km. The vehicle can climb up to 60% gradient, move on
30% side slope, cross a trench of maximum 1.83m and vertical
obstacle 0.74m. |
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The ACV-15 is fully amphibious and is propelled in the water
by its tracks at a maximum speed of 6.3 km/h. Before entering
the water a trim vane, which is stowed flat on the glacis plate
when not in use, is erected at the front of the hull. Standard
equipment of the ACV-15 includes NBC protection system, day/night
sight vision. In option, ACV-15 can be fitted with air conditioning,
automatic fire suppression system, driver thermal camera and
inside display. |
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| Specifications |
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Armament |
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one 12.7mm machine gun
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Ground
clearance |
| 0.40
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Suspension |
| Torsion
bar |
Fuel
Capacity |
416
lts |
Crew |
3
+ 8 soldiers |
Electrical
system |
24
v |
Tracks |
Width:
381mm; Length: 2.68m |
| Turret |
Stabilized
one-man turret |
Axles |
Differantials
with lock and geared wheel hubs |
Accessories
standard |
NBC
protection system, Day/Night sight |
| Accessories
in option |
Air
conditioning, automatic fire suppression system,
driver thermal camera and inside display |
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Armor
protection |
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Armor: 14.5mm AP small arms
- Mine protection 3 kg (8kg optional)
- Overhead protection: 155/152 mm Air Burst |
| Transmission |
Allison
X200-4 with 4 forward and one reverse |
Combat
Weight |
12,929
kg |
Speed |
65
km/h mximum road speed - 6.3km/h on water |
Engine |
Detroit
Diesel 6V53T |
Dimensions |
Lenght:
5.26 m; Width: 2.82 m; Height: 2.69 m |
| Range |
490
km |
| Trench
crossing |
1.83
m |
| Vertical
obstacle |
0.74m |
| Side
slope |
30% |
| Gradient |
60%
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