FNSS ACV-15

ACV-15
ACV-300 of the Malaysian Army
ACV-300 Adnan of Malaysian Army
TypeInfantry fighting vehicle
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In service1992–present
Used bySee Users
WarsKurdish–Turkish conflict
United Nations Operation in Somalia II
2013 Lahad Datu standoff
Turkish military intervention in Syria
Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
Battle of Marawi
Production history
Manufacturer
Produced1992–present
No. built2,945
Specifications
Mass14 tonnes
Length5.26 m (17.3 ft)
Width2.83 m (9.3 ft)
Height2.88 m (9.4 ft)
Crew3 + 8
ArmorProtection up to 14.5×114mm armor-piercing rounds
Main
armament
25mm FNSS Sharpshooter Turret
Secondary
armament
7.62mm Machine gun
EngineDetroit Diesel Model 6V-53T 5.2 litre[citation needed]
300 hp
Power/weight21.43 hp/tonne
TransmissionAllison X200-4 with 4 forward and one reverse
Suspensiontorsion bar 350 mm
Ground clearance0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)
Fuel capacity416 litres (92 imp gal; 110 US gal)
Operational
range
490 km (300 mi)
Maximum speed65 km/h (40 mph)

ACV-15 is the designation of an amphibious Infantry fighting vehicle family developed by the Turkish defense company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. This vehicle is also manufactured by DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies (DefTech) in Malaysia. The design is an attempt to combine the capabilities of an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and an armoured personnel carrier (APC). The ACV-15 is based on the Dutch YPR-765, a derivative of American Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which in turn is a further development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.

History

ACV-300 Adnan of Malaysian Army in digital camouflage

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 25 mm 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 (2,249) and the United Arab Emirates (136 delivered). Malaysia ordered 211 ACV-15 in different versions in 2000, and a further 56 in 2008.

The Malaysian variant of the AIFV entered service as the ACV-300 Adnan and is a result of a collaboration between FNSS and DefTech. They are nicknamed the Adnan after Adnan bin Saidi, a Malayan lieutenant considered a war hero for his actions in the Battle of Singapore during World War II. Some ACV-300s were received as kits and assembled in Pekan, Pahang. 12 units were deployed against Sulu militants 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 KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula, Russia. The system is called ACV-SW. The BMP-3 turret is armed with a 2A70 100mm 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 Adnan 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.

Variants

Turkish service variants

Source:

Turkish private variants

Malaysian service variants

(Non-exhaustive list)

Operators

Former operators

References

Notes
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