| SIBMAS | |
|---|---|
 SIBMAS AFSV-90 at the Malaysian Army Museum, Port Dickson. | |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Belgium |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Operator |
| Wars | Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Büssing[1] |
| Designed | March, 1972 (initial prototype)[1] 1975 (SIBMAS)[2] |
| Manufacturer | BN Constructions Ferroviaires et Metalliques[3] |
| Unit cost | USD $307,800 (new, unarmed)[4] |
| Produced | 1981 – 1985[2] |
| No. built | 199[4] |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 16.5 tonnes (18.2 short tons; 16.2 long tons)[3] |
| Length | 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in)[3] |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)[3] |
| Height | 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) (hull)[3] |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver, gunner) + 11 passengers[2] |
Main armament | 90mm Cockerill Mk.III[2] |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm FN MAG machine gun[2] |
| Engine | MAN Diesel D 2566 MK six-cylinder water-cooled diesel[2] 320 hp (205 kW) at 1,900 rpm[2] |
| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne (14.9 kW/tonne)[2] |
| Ground clearance | 0.4m[5] |
| Fuel capacity | 400 litres[5] |
Operational range | 1,000 km[5] |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h[5] |
The SIBMAS is a Belgian amphibious infantry fighting vehicle. It was engineered from the same prototype as the South African Ratel.[1] The SIBMAS was developed between 1975 and 1976 at a department of the BN Constructions Ferroviaires et Metalliques in Nivelles.[3] Production was on an order-by-order basis[3] and commenced only for the Malaysian Army.[2]
It is due to be replaced completely under the Next Generation Wheeled Armoured Vehicle project.[6]
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- ^ a b "SIBMAS". Newtown, Connecticut, United States: Forecast International, Incorporated. August 1998. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d Chant, Christopher (1987). A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware. New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-7102-0720-4. OCLC 14965544.
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