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DSA
2014
The 14Th Defence Services Asia Exhibition & Conference
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
14 - 17 April 2014 |
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FNSS ACV-19 120mm mortar carrier at DSA 2014 |
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Sunday,
April 20, 2014 10:48 AM |
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Turkish
Company FNSS to showcase ACV-19 120mm self-propelled mortar carrier at DSA
2014. |
At
DSA 2014, defense exhibition in Malaysia, the Turkish Company is showcased
its ACV-19
in mortar carrier variant, armed with a 120mm mortar mounted at the rear
of the hull and inside the vehicle. This vehicle is a member of the ACV-19
(Armored Combat Vehicles), a 15-19 ton class modern high performance vehicles
derived from the highly successful FNSS
ACV.
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FNSS ACV-19
SPM120 at DSA 2014 Defense Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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The ACV-19
120mm mortar carrier incorporates all of the mobility, reliability improvements
of the ACV-19, including powertrain, engine diagnostics, driver's station,
and electrical system.
The ACV-19 SPM120 variant is a self-propelled mortar configuration to
provide indirect fire support. The ACV-19 mortar carrier has a 120mm
mortar mounted on turntable in the rear which fires through a large
hatch in the roof. For its self-protection a 7.62mm machine is mounted
at the front top of the hull.
It has a capacity of carrying 5 personnel including driver, commander/gunner
and mortar crew.
The ACV-19
chassis is a derivative of the ACV-15
FoVs which is already in the inventory of Malaysian, United Arab Emirates
and Philippines Armed Forces. The ACV-19 has been in service as "Command
Post" and "120 mm Mortar" vehicle configurations in two
different countries.
The differences between ACV-15
and ACV-19
consist primarily of a longer (stretched) hull (6 road wheels), heavy
duty final drives, more aggressive suspension. The ACV-19 offers more
volume under armour, more payload capacity than ACV. This means that
the ACV-19 chassis can carry high payloads such as greater payload turrets,
and still provide the comparable performance as a standard ACV-15. In
addition, it is 90% spare parts commonality to ACV-15.
The ACV-19
chassis are provided with a unique, space laminated armor system combining
steel and aluminium technology to provide a high level of armor protection
against direct KE threats. Also, the hull provides protection against
mines.
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A 120mm automatic
mortar is mounted at the rear part of the hull. |
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