BLR

Notes: This is a wheeled armored personnel carrier in use by the Spanish Marines and Guardia Civil (National Guard). It is a vehicle with a large, box-shaped hull and a small cupola with a machinegun mount. The BLR has run-flat tires and a winch with a capacity of 4.5 tons. Ambulance and command post vehicle variants exist.

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

$17,739

D, A

2 tons

12 tons

3+10

3

Headlights

Enclosed

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

157/94

35/20

200

78

Stnd

W(3)

HF4 HS4 HR4

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

None

None

MG-3

1000x7.62mm

BMR-600

Notes: This is a Spanish armored personnel carrier also in service with Egypt Peru, and Saudi Arabia. It shares many components with the VEC armored car (see Spanish Light Armored Vehicles), and 50% of the parts can be interchanged. The driver is on the front left, the commander is directly behind him with a machinegun mount, and there are roof hatches in the passenger compartment as well as a ramp in the rear. There are three firing ports on each side of the passenger compartment, and two in the rear. The vehicle has a winch at the rear with a capacity of 4.5 tons and 50 meters of cable. The vehicle also has run-flat tires and air conditioning.

The BMR-600 Armored Command Vehicle is a variant of the BMR-600 fitted out to a commander's needs. The vehicle is equipped with at least 2 short range, one medium range, and one long range radio, a computer, land navigation equipment, a map board, and a folding table and chairs. The work area can be expanded during halts by a tent as long as the vehicle. The vehicle also has a 5kW generator on the roof to power the equipment when the engine is off. There is a variant of this vehicle, the Radio Communications Vehicle; this carries a small group of technicians and carries at least 6 radios, a radio teletype machine, field telephones, 2000 meters of commo wire, and other such gear to provide enhanced communications capability to command posts and network computers, and carries a 10kW generator. Both retain the machinegun cupola of the basic BMR-600.

The BMR-3560.54 is an armored ambulance version of the BMR-600 armored personnel carrier. In this version, the vehicle carries a refrigerator for perishable medical supplies, a defibrillator, a respirator, at least one doctor's medical bag, one platoon's worth of refills for the personal medical kit, and four stretchers. The vehicle is equipped with air conditioning and heating.

The BMR Upgrade is a BMR-600 armored personnel carrier with a smaller, yet more powerful engine of Swedish make. The new engine requires less maintenance. With the weight saved, the BMR has additional armor installed and a real turret instead of the machinegun cupola. The new engine is also more fuel-efficient.

Vehicle

Price

Fuel Type

Load

Veh Wt

Crew

Mnt

Night Vision

Radiological

MG Cupola

$33,025

D, A

2 tons

14 tons

2+10

5

Passive IR

Enclosed

Toucan Turret

$144,103

D, A

1.5 tons

14.7 tons

3+9

5

Passive IR

Enclosed

ACV

$78,660

D, A

2 tons

14 tons

2+8

6

Passive IR

Enclosed

RCV

$79,660

D, A

1.2 tons

14.2 tons

5

7

Passive IR

Enclosed

BMR-3560.54

$38,210

D, A

1.5 tons

14 tons

4+6 Sitting or 2 Stretchers, or 4 Sitting and 4 Stretchers

5

Passive IR, WL Searchlight

Enclosed

BMR Upgrade

$162,334

D, A

2 tons

14.75 tons

3+9

4

Passive IR, Image Intensification

Shielded

Vehicle

Tr Mov

Com Mov

Fuel Cap

Fuel Cons

Config

Susp

Armor

MG Cupola/BMR-3560.54

195/117

40/25/4

400

114

Stnd

W(4)

HF8 HS4 HR4

Toucan Turret

154/92

35/20/4

400

112

Trtd

W(4)

TF2 TS2 TR2 HF8 HS4 HR4

CPV/RCV

172/103

35/20/4

400

122

Stnd

W(4)

HF8 HS4 HR4

BMR Upgrade

145/87

35/20/4

400

104

Trtd

W(6)

TF3 TS3 TR3 HF9 HS5 HR4

Vehicle

Fire Control

Stabilization

Armament

Ammunition

MG Cupola/CPV/RCV

None

None

M-2HB (C) or MG-3 (C)

1100x.50 or 1800x7.62mm

Toucan Turret

+1

Basic

20mm M-693 Autocannon, MG-3

750x20mm, 2100x7.62mm

BMR-3560.54

None

None

MG-3 (C) or M-2HB (C)

1000x7.62mm or 600x.50

BMR Upgrade

+2

Fair

25mm KBA Autocannon or LAG-40 SB M1 AGL

600x25mm or 375x40mm Grenades