Courtesy of Army-Technology

BV206S Armored, Articulated All Terrain Vehicle

The vehicle provides high mobility and ballistic protection and is available as an armoured personnel carrier, cargo carrier, battlefield ambulance, mortar carrier, command post vehicle and recovery vehicle.

The Bv206S vehicle was developed jointly by Alvis Hagglunds and the Swedish Army Materiel Command, initially for use by the Swedish armed forces. It is in service with the armed forces of France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Sweden. The Bv206S is also under evaluation by other armies.

In October 2003, Alvis Hägglunds received an order for 112 Bv206S all-terrain vehicles from the Italian Army. The vehicles will be delivered between 2004 and 2007. A further 34 were ordered in November 2003. The programme is currently planned to total 189 vehicles. In 2002, Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH based in Kiel in Germany (as the contract authority) placed a production contract on Alvis for 31 ambulance vehicles with delivery into service by 2004. The total Bv206S requirement for Germany is 200 vehicles.

The Bv206S has been deployed in Kosovo by the French Army. A number of the French vehicles ordered in September 1999 are fitted with a turret and an M2 12.7mm machine gun.

FRONT AND REAR CARS

The forward car accommodates the driver and three combat troops. The rear car carries eight fully equipped troops. The vehicle is fitted with all-welded steel armour and the windows of the vehicle provide the same level of protection against direct fire 7.62mm ball ammunition and artillery shrapnel. The front and rear cars are fitted with roof hatches.

The vehicle is air-conditioned and can be fitted with nuclear, biological and chemical warfare protection and an automated fire detection and extinguishing system.

WEAPONS

The Bv206S can be equipped with a ring mount for a 7.62mm or a 12.7mm machine gun. Missiles and other weapon systems can be carried in the vehicle. A mortar carrier variant of the vehicle is available.

ENGINE

The engine and transmission are installed in the front cabin. The Steyr M16 six-cylinder in-line, 3,200cc, direct injection diesel engine provides 130kW power at 4,000rpm and 350Nm torque at 2,300rpm. The power to weight ratio is 19.42hp/t.

The Mercedes Benz W5A-580 automatic transmission has five forward and one reverse gear. The gearbox is connected by a shaft to a transfer gearbox manufactured by Hagglunds Vehicle AB. A disc brake is installed forward of the transfer gearbox and is protected inside the vehicle body. Power is transmitted via cardan shafts to the final drives at the front ends of the forward and rear chassis.

The vehicle is equipped with hydrostatic articulated and damped steering. Steering is achieved by a change of direction between the front and rear chassis. The hydraulic system uses commercial off the shelf components.

PERFORMANCE

The maximum speed of the Bv206S is 52km/h on a metalled road. The range is up to 300km. The turning radius is 16m.

The Bv206S is quickly fitted with a trim vane for fully amphibious capability and is propelled by its tracks. The speed in water is up to 4.7km/h. The vehicle has four-track drive and maintains good mobility on soft surfaces such as mud, sand and snow because the load is distributed evenly over the four tracks, minimizing the ground pressure. The tracks are 0.6m wide molded rubber with cord and the specific ground pressure is 13.4kPa and 13.3kPa for the front and rear cars.

The unladen Bv206S can be under slung and air lifted by a Boeing Chinook CH-47 and a Sikorsky Super Stallion CH-53 helicopters. The vehicle is air transportable in the C-5A Galaxy (ten vehicles), C-17A Globe master (six vehicles), C-130 Hercules (one or two vehicles), C-160 Transall (one vehicle), A400M (two vehicles), CH-47 helicopter (one vehicle) and CH-53 helicopter (one vehicle).

Fully amphibious with a water speed up to 4.7 km/h



Armed with a ring mount for a 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun



French Army has deployed Bv206S vehicles in Kosovo




Bv206S has been ordered by th Italian Army




Bv206S on manoeuvres





Can operate in temperature from -32°C to +46°C, from Arctic to desert and jungle conditions

QT. BV206 Spec.

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