Bandvagn 202

Volvo BM Bandvagn 202 (Bv 202)
Bandvagn 202 from Västernorrlands regemente (I 21), carrying skis on the rear roof.
photo byClaes-Göran Hedström
TypeTracked frame-steered vehicle
Place of originSweden
Service history
Used bySee operators
Production history
Designed1957-1961[1]
ManufacturerBolinder-Munktell
Produced1964–1981
No. built1 700 [1]
Variantsmk I, mkII, see variants
Specifications
Mass2,900 kg (6,400 lb)[1]
Length6.175 m (20 ft 3.1 in)[1]
Width1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Height2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)[1]
CrewDriver + 1 passenger (front car)
Passengers8 passengers (rear car)

Secondary
armament
Ksp58 machine gun on pintle mount
EngineVolvo B18B in mkI, mkII B20B
82.5 hp/97 hp
Payload capacity800 kg (in terrain).[1]
Drivetracked, with 0.1 kg/cm2 ground pressure
TransmissionmkI VOLVO M 42 , mkII ZF[2]
Fuel capacity78 litres[2]
Operational
range
200 km
Maximum speed 39 km/h (24 mph) (roads)
5 km/h (3.1 mph) (water)
Steering
system
Articulated frame-steering, mkI mechanical hydraulic, mkII orbitrol hydraulic

Bandvagn 202 (Bv 202) is an amphibious oversnow tracked articulated, all-terrain vehicle developed by Bolinder-Munktell, a subsidiary of Volvo, for the Swedish Army in the early 1960s.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference BM-Volvo Bandvagn 202 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Bv 202 SMHS