FNSS ACV-15
| ACV-15[1] | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Armored combat vehicle |
| Place of origin | United States, Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1992 - Present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Kosovo War Operation Euphrates Shield Turkey–PKK conflict |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Produced | 1992 - Present |
| No. built | 2,945[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 14 tonnes |
| Length | 5.26 m (17.3 ft) |
| Width | 2.83 m (9.3 ft) |
| Height | 2.88 m (9.4 ft) |
| Crew | 3 + 8 |
| Armor | Protection against 14.5×114mm armor-piercing rounds |
Main armament | 25mm FNSS Sharpshooter Turret |
Secondary armament | 7.62mm Machine gun |
| Engine | Detroit Diesel Model 6V-53T 300 hp |
| Power/weight | 21.43 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | torsion bar 350 mm |
Operational range | 490 km (300 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
ACV-15 is the designation of an amphibious armored combat vehicle[3] family developed by the Turkish defense company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş., containing an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and an armoured personnel carrier (APC). The ACV-15 is based on the American Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which in turn is based on the American M113A1 armored personnel carrier.
History
FNSS developed the ACV-15 based on the AIFV to meet the Turkish Land Forces Command's (TLFC's) operational requirement. The first production vehicles were delivered in 1992. The basic AIFV has a one-person power-operated turret armed with a 25mm cannon and 7.62mm co-axial machine gun. FNSS Defense Systems' latest development is the Armored Combat Vehicle - New Generation which has an additional roadwheel each side. This can undertake a wider range of battlefield missions as it has greater internal volume and load-carrying capability. The vehicle is fully amphibious, propelled in the water by its tracks. Standard equipment includes passive night vision equipment, an NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) protection system and smoke grenade launchers.
The AIFV is in service with Turkey (2249) and the United Arab Emirates (136 delivered). Malaysia ordered 211 ACV-15 in different versions in 2000, all of which have been delivered.[4]
The Malaysian variant of the AIFV is called the ACV-300 Adnan and is a result of a collaboration between FNSS and the Malaysian company DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies (Deftech). They are nicknamed the Adnan after Adnan bin Saidi, a Malayan Lieutenant hero who fought in the Battle of Singapore during World War II. The ACV-300s are equipped with a 25mm Sharpshooter Turret and are assembled by Deftech at Pekan, Pahang. 12 units were deployed against Sulu terrorists in the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff.
The ACV-15 can be fitted with a number of turret choices to tailor to individual customer requirements. They are also equipped with firing ports, which allows infantrymen to fire their weapons from within the vehicle.
The ACV-15 has also been fitted with the turret of a BMP-3 infantry combat vehicle, produced by Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) of Tula, Russia. The system is called ACV-SW. The BMP-3 turret is armed with a 100mm 2A70 semi-automatic rifled gun/missile launcher, which can fire either HE-FRAG (High Explosive-Fragmentation) rounds or the 9M117 laser beamriding anti-tank missile.
The Adnans feature KVH TacNav navigation system incorporating GPS, LWD Avimo laser warning device, Wegmann type 76mm grenade launchers, NBC filtration system and ANVVS-2 night vision system.
Users
Current operators
Jordan[5] 100 ACV-S in service.
Philippines[6][7] 7 ACV-15 in service.
Malaysia[5] 267 ACV-300 in service.
Turkey[5] 2.249 ACV-15 in service. Some of these are given to Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces. Since 2016, ACV-15's have been used by the FSA against ISIS and YPG during Operation Euphrates Shield.
United Arab Emirates[5] 133 ACV-300 in service.
Syrian Arab Republic[8] 1, Syrian Arab Army captured an ACV-15 from ISIS, after ISIS captured it from the Turkish Army.
Gallery
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Turkish Land Forces ACV-300 in Somalia. -
Turkish Land Forces ACV-300 in Bosnia.
References
- Notes
- ^ All specifications according to fnss.com.tr, as of April 23, 2008
- ^ http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=689
- ^ http://www.fnss.com.tr/en/product/acv-15-armored-combat-vehicles
- ^ as seen on 22 April 2008
- ^ a b c d "ACV-S Tracked Armoured Combat Vehicle". Arny-Technology. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ AFP Modernization AFP Acquires Armor Recovery Vehicle (ARV)
- ^ "Army gets 6 upgraded APCs". The Philippine Star. January 25, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Tomson, Chris (2017-03-01). "VIDEO: Syrian Army captured a Turkish armored vehicle Al-Bab". AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
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