ACV-15 AFOV
Notes:
This version of the ACV-15 is meant for the artillery observation post
(ie, FIST) role. The turret is
removed and an extendible 3-meter mast with sensors is on the roof of the
vehicle. This mast has night vision
equipment, day vision equipment, a laser rangefinder, and a laser designator.
Inside the vehicle is a system similar to the US Army's TACFIRE (where
fire solutions are produced and transmitted directly to fire support units by
secure radio). This system was upgraded
in the early 2000s, installing better, more capable computers and improved
vision equipment, as well as the ability to transmit TV transmissions using the
input from its vision equipment and a counterbattery radar on the mast. The
ACV-15 AFOV is equipped with a GPS system and a surveying system to help
properly locate the gun or mortar positions of a battery.
The radio suite includes two long-range data-capable radios, one other
long-range radio, one medium-range radio, and a short-range radio.
The ACV-15 AFOV also carries four digital field telephones and 200 meters
of commo wire. Some, but not all, of these vehicles are equipped with air
conditioning, but all have a heater.
The ACV-15 AFOV,
in general, uses a hull similar to the AIFV, though the armor is a bit better
than the AIFV, and some additional attention is paid to belly armor. The hull
front and sides incorporate spaced armament with ceramic sandwich panels.
The engine remains a Detroit Diesel 6V-53T developing 300 horsepower,
along with a fully automatic transmission along with a conventional driver’s
station. The ACV-15 is fully
amphibious, propelled in water by its tracks.
The rear of the vehicle has a powered ramp with a door in it.
The interior is extensively reconfigured for the FIST role, carrying the
artillery fire direction computers along the right side and some of the radios
on the right, some forward, and some on the left.
The three operators sit facing the computers to the right.
The firing points have been deleted and plated over.
Roof hatches have been deleted, with the exception of a manually-rotating
cupola with a pintle-mounted machinegun.
Twilight 2000
Notes: In the Twilight 2000 timeline, perhaps one in ten are of the “Late”
variety.
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
ACV-15 AFOV (Early) |
$314,553 |
D, A |
710 kg |
12.9 tons |
2+3 |
9 |
Passive IR (D), Image Intensification (Mast), Thermal Imager (Mast) |
Shielded |
ACV-15 AFOV (Late) |
$416,578 |
D, A |
710 kg |
12.9 tons |
2+3 |
9 |
Passive IR (D), Improved Image Intensification (Mast), FLIR (Mast),
Counterbattery Radar (Mast) |
Shielded |
Vehicle |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
ACV-15 AFOV |
154/108 |
33/24/3 |
416 |
134 |
Stnd |
T2 |
HF10Sp
HS7Sp HR6* |
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
ACV-15 AFOV |
None |
None |
M-2HB (C) |
1000x.50 |
*Belly armor is 4.