Fast attack vehicle
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The Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV), also known as the Scorpion or Desert Patrol Vehicle , is a fast, lightly armored transport vehicle used by the US armed forces . The vehicle was produced in the 1980s and first became known to the public during the Second Gulf War . Members of SEAL Team 3 were the first Allied units to be filmed as they reached Kuwait City , which had been hastily abandoned by Iraqi troops. In the meantime, the FAV has largely been replaced by the Light Strike Vehicle .
operation area
The vehicles are used by American special forces on reconnaissance missions or to attack deep behind enemy lines. They are fast, extremely off-road and relatively heavily armed. Their disadvantage is that the crew is exposed to enemy fire without protection, which means that their role as a reconnaissance vehicle has again been given more weight than that of a weapons platform. The vehicles had problems during the Iraq war because they got stuck too easily in insufficiently stable ground.
crew
The crew consists of three people. The driver sits in the front left of the vehicle. To the right of him is one of the two shooters. The second shooter sits in the middle of the rear of the vehicle. The armament of the two shooters is directed forward. The front shooter can only pivot his weapon to a limited extent, the rear shooter sits on a rotatable seat and thus has a larger pivoting range of the armament.
Technical specifications
| Fast attack vehicle |
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| Crew: 3 |
| Power: 200 hp |
| Overall length: 4080 mm |
| Overall width: 2100 mm |
| Height over everything: 2000 mm |
| Gradeability : 75% |
| Weight: 960 kg |
| Top speed: 130 km / h |
| Fuel quantity: 80 liters, with additional tank 610 liters |
| Armament: M60 , M249 SAW , M2HB , 40 mm machine grenade launcher Mk 19 , M240 |
The FAV is manufactured by Chenowth Racing Products in California. It weighs 980 kg and has a maximum payload of 680 kg. The FAV is powered by a 200 hp, air-cooled Volkswagen engine , which provides a top speed of 130 km / h and an acceleration to 50 km / h in four seconds. Despite the required off-road mobility, no all-wheel drive is provided. The 80 liter tank provides a range of approx. 330 km. With additional tanks 1610 km can be reached, but then the possible payload drops considerably.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Kyle, Chris: Sniper. 160 Fatal Strikes - The US military's best sniper unpacks. riva. 1st edition 2012