Sisu RA-140 DS

Sisu RA-140 DS
TypeDemining vehicle
Place of originHämeenlinna, Finland
Service history
In service1994[1]
Used byDanish Defence[1][2]
Finnish Defence Forces[1]
Production history
Designed1990
ManufacturerOy Sisu-Auto Ab
Patria Vehicles Oy
Produced1994–2001
No. built41 pieces[3]
Specifications
Mass15,000 kilograms (33,000 lb)[1][2]
Length7,330 millimetres (289 in)
Width2,920 millimetres (115 in)
Height2,860 millimetres (113 in)
Crew1+1[1]

ArmourCabin protected against 7.62 mm bullets and shell splinters
EngineDeutz BF 6L 913 C turbodiesel[1][2]
189 hp at 2,500 rpm[1]
Transmission4-speed automatic Renk Doromat 874 AM/PTO
Fuel capacity150 litres[2]
Operational
range
250 km
Maximum speed On road: 70 km/h;
in action: 6 km/h[1][2]

The Sisu RA-140 DS "Raisu" is a flail-type demining vehicle developed and produced by the Finnish company Sisu-Auto and later produced by Patria Vehicles in the years 1994–2001. The production totalled 41 units.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "www.Military-Today.com – Sisu RA-140 DS Mine clearing vehicle". ARG. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Danish Army Vehicles – Sisu RA-140 DS". Danish Army Vehicles. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b Blomberg, Olli (2003). Yhteissisusta Vanajan ja Sisun kautta Patriaan (in Finnish). Hämeenlinna: Patria Vehicles Oy. pp. 136–138. ISBN 952-91-5613-8.

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