| ACV-15[1] | |
|---|---|
 ACV-300 Adnan of Malaysian Army | |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1992–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict United Nations Operation in Somalia II 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Turkish military intervention in Syria Libyan Civil War (2014–present) Battle of Marawi[2] |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Produced | 1992–present |
| No. built | 2,945[3] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 14 tonnes |
| Length | 5.26 m (17.3 ft) |
| Width | 2.83 m (9.3 ft) |
| Height | 2.88 m (9.4 ft) |
| Crew | 3 + 8 |
| Armor | Protection up to 14.5×114mm armor-piercing rounds |
Main armament | 25mm FNSS Sharpshooter Turret |
Secondary armament | 7.62mm Machine gun |
| Engine | Detroit Diesel Model 6V-53T 5.2 litre[citation needed] 300 hp[4] |
| Power/weight | 21.43 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Allison X200-4 with 4 forward and one reverse |
| Suspension | torsion bar 350 mm |
| Ground clearance | 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 416 litres (92 imp gal; 110 US gal) |
Operational range | 490 km (300 mi)[5] |
| Maximum speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
ACV-15 is the designation of an amphibious Infantry fighting vehicle[6] family developed by the Turkish defense company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. This vehicle is also manufactured by DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies (DefTech). The design is an attempt to combine the capabilities of an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and an armoured personnel carrier (APC). The ACV-15 is based on the American Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which in turn is based on the American M113A1 armored personnel carrier.
- ^ All specifications according to fnss.com.tr Archived 2014-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, as of April 23, 2008
- ^ "4 Turkish soldiers, chief Syrian mercenary killed in Libya". EgyptToday. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "FNSS Acv-15". Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ "Detroit Diesel series 53 Industrial model 6V-53T" (PDF). engine.od.ua.
- ^ "ACV-15 tracked IFV Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle FNSS data fact sheet | Turkey Turkish light armoured vehicles UK | Turkey Turkish army military equipment vehicles UK".
- ^ "ACV 15 Armored Combat Vehicles - FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş." Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
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