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ACV-15 IFV FNSS Armored Combat Infantry Fighting Vehicle
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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. The ACV-15 IFV is an Infantry Fighting Vehicle based on the chassis of the personnel carrier version of ACV-15 AAPC. The ACV-15 IFV 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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ACV-15 AAPC Advanced Armoured Personnel Carrier. No turret, but a ring mount weapon station armed with a 12.7mm 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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| Technical Data |
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The ACV-15 IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle variant is fitted with a single-man turret armed with 25 mm M242 dual feed automatic cannon (Bushmaster) delivers both armor piercing & high explosive fire with extreme accuracy. A 7.62mm coaxial machine gun is mounted to the left side of the main armament. Eight smoke grenade dischargers are mounted at the rear top side of the turret. Turret traverse and gun elevation are electric drive, elevation is from -8 to +48º at a speed of 58°/s and turret traverse is through a full 360º at 58º/s with manual backup. The 25mm cannon can fire at a rate of 25 rds/m.
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The hull of the ACV-15 IFV 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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 The troop compartment at the rear of the hull accommodates eight seated infantry. |
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| The ACV-15 IFV 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 IFV 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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Armament
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one 25mm automatic cannon,and one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun
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Ground clearance
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0.40 m
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Suspension
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Torsion bar
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Fuel Capacity
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416 lts
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Crew
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3 + 8 soldiers
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Electrical system
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24 v
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Tracks
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Width: 381mm; Length: 2.68m
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Turret
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Stabilized one-man turret
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Axles
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Differantials with lock and geared wheel hubs
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Accessories standard
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NBC protection system, Day/Night sight
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Accessories in option
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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
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Transmission
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Allison X200-4 with 4 forward and one reverse
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Combat Weight
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14,000 kg
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Speed
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65 km/h mximum road speed - 6.3km/h on water
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Engine
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Detroit Diesel 6V53T
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Dimensions
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Lenght: 5.26 m; Width: 2.82 m; Height: 2.88 m turret
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Range
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490 km
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Trench crossing
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1.83 m
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Vertical obstacle
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0.74m
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Side slope
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30%
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Gradient
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60%
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