Armored Personnel Carriers & Infantry Fighting Vehicles

[icy2527]

Thailand's indigenous 8x8 Wheeled Armour Personal Carrier has been revealed in Defense and Security Expo 2013 ,Bangkok .
(preliminary mock up with engine,suspension and some features )
-Armour ......STANAG 4569 Level 4
-Amphibious with waterjet
-10 troops + 2-3 crews
-remote turret (only roughly design mock up)

I'm not allowed to post link here ........pity.(new member rank isn't allow to post a photo?)

 

[Akim]

I'm not allowed to post link here ........pity.(new member rank isn't allow to post a photo?)

He is?

 

[icy2527]

He is?

Yes,that's it .

 

[cobra commando]

BAE, GD: We Can Cut Weight From Army's GCV


BAE, GD: We Can Cut Weight From Army's GCV « Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary

 

[acetophenol]

Somewhat true - Wheeled vehicles do have less all-terrain capabilities, but they currently have adequate mobility. Tracked vehicles need to be extremely heavy to tear roads up, tracks usually apply less pressure on the roads since the force is spread better. For a heavy 40-ton+ vehicle, yes, wheels would be better on a road network.



True. Tracked vehicles have lesser transportation capabilities to an extent, but it still comes down to weight. 2S25 Sprut is a tracked vehicle and is air-mobile and amphibious. Also worth noting is the M8 AGS.



Wheeled is usually faster, yes. Armour doesn't depend on whether it is wheeled or tracked. But designers usually prefer tracked vehicles when they add higher mass of armour.



They need both. Wheeled will be easier on Logistics, no expensive tracks and bolts, etc to maintain. Tracked will perform better on rough terrain.

@kushalappa: With all respect bros,
I believe Tracked vehicles are more ambhibious and there for may be more transportable. Ambhibious tracked vehicles like our own Bmp can tackle water obstacle with null modifications. Our BMP-2 sarath has participated in high seas with IN too.
However,while loading on a plane,the tracks may cause a problem compared to tyres but it can be solved.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

@<a href="http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/member.php?u=8799" target="_blank">kushal</a>appa: With all respect bros,
I believe Tracked vehicles are more ambhibious and there for may be more transportable. Ambhibious tracked vehicles like our own Bmp can tackle water obstacle with null modifications. Our BMP-2 sarath has participated in high seas with IN too.
However,while loading on a plane,the tracks may cause a problem compared to tyres but it can be solved.

You have made a good point, but I wonder how often tanks need to ford a river. River crossing with bridging equipment can accomplished rapidly in most cases I believe.

Bridging:


Swimming and bridging:

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Amphibious ferry:

 

[W.G.Ewald]

The Bundeswehr M3 Amphibious Bridging and Ferrying System

 

[methos]

 

[cobra commando]

Canadian CCV Project
Cancelled, Nexter Claim
Compensation


Canadian CCV Project Cancelled, Nexter Claim Compensation

 

[cobra commando]

US Plans Radical Upgrade of Stryker Brigades


US Plans Radical Upgrade of Stryker Brigades | Defense News | defensenews.com

 

[W.G.Ewald]

US Plans Radical Upgrade of Stryker Brigades


US Plans Radical Upgrade of Stryker Brigades | Defense News | defensenews.com

The first DVH brigade earned high marks from soldiers for survivability against roadside bombs during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan. The "V" shaped hull helped deflect underbelly blasts, while the original flat-bottomed Strykers were found to be vulnerable to buried roadside bombs.

 

[cobra commando]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zTOh5nilvWY

 

[cobra commando]

Ukraine Company KMDB has completed development of BTR-4E1 8x8 armoured with add-on armour

The State Company of Ukraine "Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau" (KMDB), which is included in the State Concern "Ukroboronprom" has completed the development of a new version of its BTR-4E1 8x8 armoured vehicle personnel carrier fitted with additional protection.

The Ukrainian-made BTR-4E1 with add-on armour
This new variant of the BTR-4E1 extends the family of BTR-4 8x8 armoured vehicles produced by the Ukrainian Company. KMDB has developed and manufactured a prototype fitted with add-on armour. This new armour increases the protection for the crew against the new threats of modern battlefield. This armour can be fitted and dismounted by the manpower of the crew under field conditions depending on the planned combat tasks and the supposed threats. The BTR-4E1 is an 8x8 amphibious armoured personnel carrier. The vehicle is well suited for any land or infantry marines forces carrying up to 7 fully equipped soldiers in addition to the three-man crew. The BTR-4E1 features a modular design, which enables the vehicle to be adapted as armoured personnel carrier, infantry combat vehicle, command vehicle, command staff vehicle, armoured ambulance, and recovery vehicle. The standard BTR-4 is in service with the Ukrainian armed forces. Ukraine has already a contract with Iraq for the delivery of 400 vehicles to the Iraqi armed forces.


Ukraine Company KMDB has completed development of BTR-4E1 8x8 armoured with add-on armour 1103142---Army Recognition

 

[cobra commando]

Indonesia Orders Armored
Personnel Carriers From
Ukraine

WARSAW — Indonesia has signed a contract for five BTR-4 armored personnel carriers with Ukraine's Ukrspetsexport, a subsidiary of state-owned defense giant Ukroboronprom, the company said in a statement. The new vehicles will be supplied to the Indonesian Navy. If the first batch is positively evaluated by the country's military, Indonesia will order a further 50 armored vehicles from Ukraine, the statement said. Ukrspetsexport's offer was selected by the Indonesian Ministry of Defense through a tender in which it topped bids by Russian manufacturers, the statement said. The amount of the latest deal was not disclosed by the Ukrainian company. The vehicle was designed by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau. In its standard version, the eight-wheel-drive BTR-4 can carry a crew of three, and is fitted with a 500 horsepower diesel engine to reach 110 kilometers per hour, according to data released by the manufacturer. The carrier has a range of 690 kilometers. Set up in 1996 and based in Kiev, Ukraine, Ukrspetsexport is the foreign sales arm of Ukroboronprom. â– 


Indonesia Orders Armored Personnel Carriers From Ukraine | Defense News | defensenews.com

 

[militarysta]

good video

 

[cobra commando]

French-Russian Combat Vehicle Put On Hold: Reports

 

[cobra commando]

Japan has ordered four Bushmaster 4x4 armoured vehicles from Thales Australia 0704141---Army Recognition

 

[W.G.Ewald]

 

[cobra commando]

Croatia takes delivery of 30 MRAP MaxxPro armoured donated by the United States Government.

Croatia takes delivery of 30 MRAP MaxxPro armoured donated by the United States Government 1004141---Army Recognition