Bdx (armored personnel carrier)
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The BDX is a Belgian armored personnel carrier developed on the basis of the Irish designed Timoney armored vehicle.
Description
It is an amphibious vehicle . The hull of the vehicle is made of steel. It can carry up to 10 soldiers.
Vehicle armament may be varied, eg. One or two pintle-mounted 7.62mm machine guns on the roof or a turret mounted 20 mm cannon. 13 vehicles intended for the Belgian Gendarmerie were equipped with a 81mm mortar. Shooting takes place through the open roof hatch .
There is also the possibility of installing NBC protection system .
Technical data
- Traction: 4x4
- Crew: 2 + 10
- Production: 1977 -?
- Engine: Chrysler 183 hp V-8 petrol
- Length: 5.05 m
- Width 2.5 m
- Height: 2.06 m
- Mass: 10.7 t
- Performance
- Speed: 100 km / h (maximum)
- Range: 900 km
- Overcoming obstacles
- Ditches (W): 0.5 m
- Walls (H): 0.4 m
The angles
- Approach/departure: 60%
- Slope: 40%
Users
- Belgium :
- Belgian Air Component - 63 vehicles
- Gendarmerie - 80 vehicles
- Argentina - 5 pieces