FNSS ACV-15

ACV-15[1]
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[2]
Production history
Manufacturer
Produced1992–present
No. built2,945[3]
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[4]
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)[5]
Maximum speed 65 km/h (40 mph)

ACV-15 is the designation of an amphibious Infantry fighting vehicle[6] 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 American Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which in turn is based on the American M113A1 armored personnel carrier.

  1. ^ All specifications according to fnss.com.tr Archived 2014-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, as of April 23, 2008
  2. ^ "4 Turkish soldiers, chief Syrian mercenary killed in Libya". EgyptToday. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ "FNSS Acv-15". Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  4. ^ "Detroit Diesel series 53 Industrial model 6V-53T" (PDF). engine.od.ua.
  5. ^ "ACV-15 tracked IFV Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle FNSS data fact sheet | Turkey Turkish light armoured vehicles UK | Turkey Turkish army military equipment vehicles UK".
  6. ^ "ACV 15 Armored Combat Vehicles - FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş." Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10.