ACV-300
| ACV-15 | |
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| 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 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 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 |
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| Armor | Protection against 14.5×114mm armor-piercing rounds |
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Main
armament |
25mm FNSS Sharpshooter Turret |
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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 |
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Operational
range |
490 km (300 mi) |
| Speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
ACV-15 is the designation of an amphibious armored combat vehicle 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.
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.
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 militants in the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff.
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