M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
The M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle, or ASV, is an internal security vehicle manufactured bi Cadillac Gage o Textron for uise bi the U.S. Airmy's Military Police Corps. Its armament consists o an Mk 19 grenade launcher an M2 Browning Machine Gun, muntit in a turret seemilar tae that uised on the US Marine Corps' Amphibious Assault Vehicle; an a M240H Medium Machine Gun muntit ootside the gunner's hatch. The vehicle haes acome vera popular wi U.S. Military Police Units an Convoy Security Units in Iraq. It is a mair hivily protectit an hivily airmit alternative tae the airmort Humvee which wis no oreeginally designed tae be a protectit fechtin vehicle.
| M1117 Armored Security Vehicle | |
|---|---|
 M1117 Armored Security Vehicle in Bulgarie | |
| Teep | Internal security vehicle |
| Place o oreegin |  Unitit States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1999 - Present |
| Uised bi | See Operators |
| Wars | Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Textron Marine & Land Systems |
| Specifications | |
| Wecht | 29,560 lb (13,408 kg) |
| Lenth | 237 in (6.07 m) |
| Weenth | 101 in (2.56 m) |
| Hicht | 102 in (2.59 m) |
| Crew | 3/1 passenger |
| Airmour | IBD Modular Expandable Armor System |
Main airmament | 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher, .50 calibre M2HB |
Seicontar airmament | M240H Medium Machine Gun |
| Ingine | Cummins 6CTA8.3 260 hp |
| Suspension | 4×4 wheeled, fully independent |
Operational range | 440 miles @ 40 mph |
| Speed | 63 mph (100 km/h) |
Variants eedit
The follaein variants are kent tae be in production/service:[1]
- Command & Control
- Recovery Vehicle (Each ASV can flat tow anither ASV or HMMWV)
- Reconnaissance Surveillance & Target Acquisition (RSTA)
- Ambulance
- Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV, fancy name for an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC))
- M1200 Armored Knight FiST-V
Export variants eedit
Bulgarie uises a variant o the M1117 APC fittit wi a NSVT hivy machine gun insteid o the M2. No aw vehicles hae been convertit this wey.
The Iraqi Armored Personnel Carrier ASV variant is configured for transport.
Operators eedit
Bulgarie - 7 (6 wi the troops in Afghanistan), mair tae be delivered. General Defence Staff o Bulgarie haes put a requirement for additional 30 units tae the Parliament.[2]
Colombie - 39, Uised bi the Airmy, it is expectit the acquisition o a batch o the same amunt. Thir vehicles are the Infantry Carrier Vehicle version, purchased tae supplement Colombie's recently acquired fleet o BTR-80's, anither 39 wur expectit tae came in operational service in 2012[3].
Iraq - 184, uised bi Iraqi Naitional Polis units. 80 mair tae be delivered.[4]
Unitit States - 1,836. The vehicle is primarily uised bi U.S. Military Police Units an Convoy Security Units in Iraq.
See an aw eedit
- Infantry fechtin vehicle
- Leet o AFVs
- BRDM Soviet designed airmoured caur series
- Bravia Chaimite
References eedit
- Doyle, David. Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando. 2008, Squadron Signal Publications. ISBN 978-0-89747-574-7.
- ↑ Armoured Security Vehicle (ASV) in demand in Iraq.
- ↑ "Textron Marine & Land Completes ASV M1117 Sale to Bulgaria". Archived frae the original on 16 Januar 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Iraqi Army beefs up airmoured forces.
Freemit airtins eedit
- GlobalSecurity.org site on ASV
- Armored Security Vehicle Data Sheet (PDF) Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Video o ASV
- M1117 in Iraq video
- Army Technology article
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