ACMAT Bastion

ACMAT Bastion
A MINUSMA Bastion APC in Northern Mali, 2015
TypeArmoured personnel carrier
Place of originFrance
Service history
In service2012–present
Wars
Production history
DesignerACMAT
Manufacturer
Variants
  • Bastion
  • PATSAS
  • Fortress
Specifications
Mass12 tonnes[4]
Length6 m (19 ft 8 in)[4]
Width2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)[4]
Height2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)[4]
Crew2
Passengers8–10

ArmourSTANAG 4569 level 1 to level 3[4]
Main
armament
7.62 mm or 12.7 mm ring or remote control turret[5]
Engine180 hp (130 kW)
Suspensionwheeled
Operational
range
1,400 km (870 mi)[6]
Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph)[4]

The ACMAT Bastion is a modern French armoured personnel carrier, manufactured by ACMAT.

The Bastion was available to customers in North America and Oceania via Mack Defense.[7][8] As of 2021, AM General is making the Bastion.[3]

  1. ^ a b c de Cherisey, Erwan (6 June 2018). "Cameroon's Bastion APCs now in action" (PDF). Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ As of October 2017, using the Wayback machine on the official MACK Defense website indicates that it no longer shows the Bastion family.
  3. ^ a b "Bastion by AM General".
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Bastion APC ARQUUS: 4x4 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier Vehicle France". armyrecognition.com. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Bastion". arquus-defense.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference AM General was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "MACK Bastion.PDF" (PDF).
  8. ^ https://sotatalousseura-fi-bin.directo.fi/@Bin/a6669c15439b7a5fc3ddc07326e47b1c/1571276489/application/pdf/177947/Volvo[permanent dead link] Trucks presentation Sotataloudellinen seura 25112013.pdf