Tigr (military vehicle)

Tigr
VPK built Tigr-M on display during the Engineering Technologies International Forum 2012 convention
TypeInfantry Mobility Vehicle
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service2005–present
Used bySee Operators
Wars
Production history
DesignerMilitary Industrial Company, 2-door and 4-door truck, 3-door and 5-door station wagon
Designed2001
Manufacturer
Unit cost160,000 USD (estimate)[2]
Produced
  • 2004–present (Russian production)
  • 2008–present (Chinese production)
  • 2017–present (Slovakian production)
  • Unknown–present (Belarusian production)
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass7,200 kg (15,900 lb)
Length5.67 m (18.6 ft)
5.7 m (19 ft) (Tigr-6A SPV)
5.7 m (19 ft) (Falcon)
Width2.2 m (7.2 ft)
2.3 m (7.5 ft) (Tigr-6A SPV)
2.33 m (7.6 ft) (Falcon)
Height2.0 m (6.6 ft)
2.2 m (7.2 ft) (Tigr-6A SPV)
2.4 m (7.9 ft) (Falcon)
Crew2 + 9, 10, or 11 depending on variant
6 (Tigr-6A SPV)

ArmorSPM-1: 5 mm (0.20 in)
SPM-2: 7 mm (0.28 in)
Main
armament
7.62mm PKP "Pecheneg" machine gun
or Kord-12.7mm heavy machine gun
or .50 Cal M2HB
or 30mm AGS-17 grenade launcher
EngineYaMZ-5347-10 4.43 L 4 cylinder turbodiesel 215 hp (158 kW) Cummins 5.9 L (360 cu in) B180 TD 6cyl, 180 hp (130 kW)
Cummins 5.9 L (360 cu in) B205 TD 6cyl, 180 hp (130 kW)
Cummins 5.9 L (360 cu in) B-214 TD 6cyl 215 hp (160 kW)
Yuchai YC V6 V-type six-cylinder diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW)
Cummins ISB 6.7 litre diesel engine 385 hp (287 kW)
TransmissionAllison LCT-1000 automatic
Chrysler 545RFE automatic
5-speed manual (Yanjing models and Tigr-6A SPV)
Operational
range
1,000 km (620 mi)
Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph) on road
80 km/h (50 mph) off-road

The Tigr (Russian: Тигр, lit.'Tiger') is a Russian 4×4 multipurpose all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle manufactured by Military Industrial Company, first delivered to the Russian Army in 2006.

Primarily used by the Russian Armed Forces and Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is also used by numerous other countries.

  1. ^ "The Digital Sleuths Tracking Russia's Weapons and War Crimes in Ukraine". www.vice.com. 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "ГАЗ "Тигр" будет производиться серийно RosInvest.Com - Венчур, управление, инвестиции". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.