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| Description
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Dragoon wheeled armoured vehicle personnel carrier
was produced by Arrowpointe Corporation (now General
Dynamics Land Division) during the 1980s. It was
based on the automotive components of the US Army's
M113 APC's and 5 ton trucks. It resembled a larger
V-150 Commando. The latest design of Dragoon has
been purchased by the US military and several foreign
governments and is available in 10 different variants.
One- and two-man turrets are available that have
been easily adapted to a variety of other armoured
vehicles. The first production vehicles were completed
for the US Army and Navy in 1983. Since then, Venezuela,
Thailand and the US Navy have placed orders for
Dragoon armoured vehicles, which have subsequently
been delivered. Dragoon borrows in from the M113A2
its starter, its periscopes, its drain pumps, its
control knobs and its components electric and hydraulic.
The case of Dragoon is an entirely welded steel
construction, ensuring the crew a protection against
the individual weapons of 5,56 and 7,62 mm and against
the glares of shell.
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| Variants
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Dragoon 300 20mm Turret: Fitted
with two-man turret armed with 20mm cannon.
Dragoon 300 25mm Turret: Fitted
with two-man turret armed with bushmaster M242 25mm
cannon.
Dragoon 300 25mm Turret Variant 1:
Fitted with 25mm KBA cannon in overhead mount.
Dragoon 300 90mm Turret: Fitted
with two-man turret armed with 90mm gun.
Dragoon 300 Recoilless Rifle carrier:
Version armed with multiple recoilless rifles.
Dragoon 300 ACV: Command vehicle
version.
Dragoon 300 LERO: Obsevation vehicle.
Dragoon 300 Trailblazer: SIGINT
version.
Dragoon LFV-40: Fitted with 1M
turret armed with 50cal HMG & 40mm grenade launcher.
Dragoon LFV-50: Fitted with 1M
turret armed with 50cal HMG and 7.62mm LMG.
Dragoon LFV-90: Fitted with two-man
turret armed with 90mmm gun.
Dragoon -APC: Armoured personnel
carrier version.
Dragoon MEWS: Electronic warfare
version fitted with Teampack.
Dragoon RMD: Dragoon converted
into remotely controlled mine detector.
Dragoon AMC : mortar carrier
Patroller: produced for use by
Police Agencies.
Patroller Variant 1: Police version
fitted with ram device. |
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| Armament |
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of turrets can be installed to the wheeled
armoured vehicle Dragoon as, two-man 90
mm turret armed with 90 mm gun, 7.62 or
12.7 mm coaxial machine gun and optional
7.62 mm anti-aircraft machine gun. This
turret was designed and built by AV Technology,
two-man MultiGun Turret System (MGTS) which
can be armed with a 35, 30 or 25 mm cannon
and a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, an 12.7
mm/40 mm Up Gunned Weapons Station (UGWS)
fitted with a 40 mm MK 19 Mod 3 automatic
grenade launcher and 12.7 mm M2 HB coaxial
machine gun, one-man MultiGun Turret System
which can be armed with various combinations
of weapons, for example one 7.62 mm and
one 12.7 mm machine gun, AV-30 turret which
is armed with the ATK Gun Systems Company
30 mm M230 cannon (as installed on the Apache
attack helicopter) and a 7.62 mm coaxial
machine gun. All-electric gun control and
stabilisation system is fitted, as is a
day/thermal sighting and fire-control system.
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| Protection |
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hull of the current Dragoon is constructed
of high-hardness steel ballistic plate,
which meets MIL-A-12560 and is of monocoque
construction with welded seams. The standard
ballistic resistance of the Dragoon is 7.62
mm NATO ball (147 g M80 2,750 ft/s) with
a 0.95 probability of no penetration at
0 m and 0º obliquity on all surfaces.
Additional armour protection is available
that upgrades the protection to 7.62 mm
NATO AP (147 g M80 2,800 ft/s) with 0.95
probability of no penetration on the front,
rear, sides and top of the vehicle. The
driver sat with before left with a man on
his line, the compartment crew being in
the center; the engine is located at the
back of the case on the right (on Cadillac
Gage, it is placed on the left), and a passage
connects the compartment of the crew to
a door opening with the back of the machine.
The soldiers enter and leave by two doors
located on each side the vehicle, the interior
part of these doors folding back itself
to form a walk, while the higher part swings
on the side. Firing ports with periscopes
are arranged on the sides like with the
back of the compartment compartment. |
| Propulsion |
The Dragoon is motorized with an Detroit
Diesel 6V-53T 6-cylinder engine, liquid-cooled,
turbocharged diesel developing 300 bhp at
1,800 rpm, coupled to an Allison Transmission
MT-653 DR automatic, with 5 forward and
1 reverse gears. The power pack system allows
for the fast and easy removal of the complete
engine, transmission, hydraulic, cooling
and electrical system. This is removed as
a single unit in less than 30 minutes without
any loss of operating fluids or Freon from
the air conditioning system. Power packs
can be quickly exchanged between vehicles
without any modifications.
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| Variants |
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dragoon, completely amphibian, are propelled
in water by its wheels, at a speed of 4,8
km/h, while three drain pumps absorb water
infiltrating by the opening of the doors
and the trap doors. A fixed Halon fire extinguisher
system is installed with direct discharge
into the engine compartment, and there are
two hand-held Halon fire extinguishers installed
in the crew compartment |
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| Specifications |
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Armament |
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The
basic version can be fitted
with a 7,62 mm or 12,7 mm
machine gun, or 76 mm or
90 mm gun. |
Country
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Thialande,
Turkey United States, Venezuela. |
Designer
Company |
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Verne
Corporation
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Accessories |
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Fully amphibious without
preparation, three electric
bilge pumps, self-recovery
winch. |
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Armor |
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Ballistic
protection against 7.62
mm caliber. |
Weight |
12,700
kg |
Speed |
116
km/h |
Range |
885
km
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