Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle
| Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle | |
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Dutch Bushmaster in 2008. |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 1 driver + 9 infantrymen |
| length | 7.18 m |
| width | 2.48 m |
| height | 2.65 m |
| Dimensions | 12.4 tons |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | Monocoque - body |
| Main armament | 1 × 5.56 mm and 1 × 7.62 mm machine guns |
| Secondary armament | differently |
| agility | |
| drive | 4-cylinder Caterpillar 3126E engine 330 HP (246 kW) |
| suspension | Independent suspension 4 × 4 |
| Top speed | > 100 km / h |
| Power / weight | 26.4 hp / ton |
| Range | 800 km |
The Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle is a protected vehicle that is partially protected from mines, can be air-transported and is lightly armed. The troop transport comes from Australian production.
The Bushmaster was developed in the 1990s and represented the reaction of the manufacturer Thales Australia, formerly Australia Defense Industries, to the demands of the Australian armed forces , which required a wheel-based armored personnel carrier that should be highly mobile and at the same time provide a high level of protection against landmines and anti-tank missiles . Common on-board weapons are 1 × 5.56 mm and 1 × 7.62 mm machine guns.
variants
- Troop Transport (Standard Version)
- Command vehicle
- Ambulance
- Combat support vehicle
- Recovery vehicle
- Mortar carrier
Users
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Australia : 1,052 vehicles -
Netherlands : 106 vehicles -
United Kingdom : 30 vehicles -
New Zealand : 5 vehicles -
Jamaica : 12 vehicles -
Indonesia : 4 vehicles -
Fiji : 10 vehicles -
Japan : 8 vehicles
Web links
Commons : Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
- Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle on Thales Australia ( Memento from August 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)