FNSS Pars

FNSS Pars
TypeArmoured combat vehicle
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In service2005 – Present[1]
Used bySee Operators
Production history
DesignerFNSS Defence Systems
ManufacturerFNSS Defence Systems
Produced2005 – present
No. built172 (6x6) & (8x8) ordered by Oman[1]
VariantsArmored personnel carrier, Infantry fighting vehicle
Specifications
Mass16,130-24,500 kg
Length5 m (FNSS Pars 4x4), 6.6 m (FNSS Pars 6×6), 8 m (FNSS Pars8×8),[1] 8,11 m (GPV Colonel),[2] 9,26 m (GPV General) [3]
Width2.7 m[1]
Height2.17 m[1]
Crew5 (FNSS Pars 4x4), 10 (FNSS Pars 6×6), 14 (FNSS Pars 8×8),[1] 14 (GPV Colonel),[2] 18 (GPV General) [3]
ArmorBaseline 7.62mm AP all-around up to STANAG 4569 Level 4[1]
Main
armament
25 mm FNSS Sharpshooter Turret[1]
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm coaxial machine gun[1]
EngineDeutz or Caterpillar Diesel[1]
500-600 hp (6×6 and 8×8)[1]
Power/weight20.4 to 24.5 hp/ton[1]
Suspensionsemi-automatic computer-controlled pneumatic suspension[1]
Operational
range
1,000 km (620 mi)[1]
Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) on land,[1] 8 km/h (4.97 mph) on water[4]
FNSS Pars 4x4 Anti-tank at the IDEF 2019.

The Pars (Turkish for Anatolian leopard) is an amphibious armoured combat vehicle family with 4×4, 6×6 and 8×8 versions, produced by FNSS Defence Systems of Turkey.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "FNSS Pars". Military Factory. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "GPV 8x8x8 colonel wheeled armoured vehicle personnel carrier army United States description identifi | GPV General Purpose vehicles variantes FR | Equipements et blindés de l'armée des Etats Unis". armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "GPV 10x10x10 General wheeled armoured vehicle personnel carrier army United States description ident". 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ Army Recognition website
  5. ^ "PARS 4x4 WHEELED ARMOURED COMBAT VEHICLE (WACV) Overview". FNSS. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. ^ "PARS III 6x6 - FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş." Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  7. ^ "PARS III - 8x8 WHEELED ARMOURED COMBAT VEHICLE (WACV) Overview". FNSS. Retrieved 4 May 2022.