 Pictured is a Strf9040A in Swedish service Stridsfordon 90 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
| Combat Vehicle 90
(CV9030 export version) | | General characteristics | | Crew | 3 (commander, gunner, driver)
7 troops | | Length | 6.471 m | | Width | 3.01 m | | Height | 2.5 m | | Weight | 26 tonnes | | Armour and armament | | Armour | ? | | Main armament | Bushmaster II, 30 mm cannon | | Secondary armament | 7.62 mm machine gun | | Mobility | | Power plant | Scania V8 Diesel
598 hp (446 kW) | | Suspension | torsion bar | | Road speed | 70 km/h | | Power/weight | 23 hp/tonne | | Range | 320 km | The Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90) or Stridsfordon 90 (Strf 90) is a Swedish infantry fighting vehicle designed by Hägglunds/Bofors and currently produced by BAE Systems Hägglunds. Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ...
A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ...
A vintage Scania truck (L80 successor to the Scania-Vabis L56) Scania AB is a leading European manufacturer of heavy trucks (British English: lorries), buses, and diesel engines, based in Södertälje, Sweden. ...
A Warrior vehicle with UN markings, during the making of the eponymous film. ...
Evolution of the land systems division of BAE Systems, 1970s to Land & Armaments formation Land Systems Hägglunds AB is a Swedish defence contractor and a subsidiary of BAE Systems Land Systems, itself part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments. ...
Production history
Production of the CV 90 began in 1993, and over 1,000 vehicles have been ordered.
Variants - CV9040 - The original model with a 40mm Bofors autocannon
- CV9030 - Export version with a 30 mm Bushmaster II autocannon. (Adopted by Norway, Switzerland and Finland)
- CV9035 - Armed with a Bushmaster III 35/50 cannon. (Adopted by the Netherlands and Denmark)
- CV90105 - 105 mm smoothbore tank turret/gun.
- CV90120-T - Has a tank turret armed with a smoothbore 120 mm gun.
- CV9040 AAV - Anti-Air Vehicle, fitted with radar and 40 mm AA gun.
- CV90 Forward Command Vehicle
- CV90 Forward Observation Vehicle
- CV90 Armored Recovery Vehicle
The forward observation and command vehicles are only armed with a machine gun, but could be equipped with a dummy main gun to prevent them from being identified. Bofors 40mm/L60. ...
Bofors is an iron works, cannon maker, and defence industry located in Karlskoga, Sweden. ...
M242 Bushmaster autocannon on an M2 Bradley. ...
The Bushmaster II is a derivative of the M242 Bushmaster cannon. ...
M242 Bushmaster autocannon on an M2 Bradley. ...
Smoothbore refers to a firearm which does not have a rifled barrel. ...
The CV 90 has also been fitted with the AMOS (Advanced Mortar System). Amos was a Biblical prophet (see Amos (prophet)) and putative author of the Book of Amos. ...
Sweden originally planed for a mix of CV9040 and CV9030 but finally decided on the 40 mm version, due to the much higher potential of the larger calibre.[citation needed] Other customers seems to have focused on the higher rate of fire and the larger amount of ammunition that the 30 mm brings.
Cost
 Finnish CV9030. Courtesy of Finnish Defence Forces In June 2004, Finland ordered 45 CV9030 vehicles for a cost of €120 million. This works out at €2.67 million per vehicle. In late 2004 Finland made another purchase, bringing the overall quantity ordered to over 100.[1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (820x613, 119 KB) Finnish Combat Vehicle 90, type CV9030. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (820x613, 119 KB) Finnish Combat Vehicle 90, type CV9030. ...
In December 2005 Denmark orderd 45 CV9035 vehicles for a cost of €188 million. Info in Danish:[2]
Operators The Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land forces element of the Military of the Netherlands. ...
See also The Warrior tracked vehicle family, are a series of British armoured vehicles originally developed by GKN plc (the armoured vehicle division of is now part of BAE Systems Land and Armaments), to replace the older FV432 series of armoured vehicles. ...
The AMX 10 P is a French armoured personnel carrier. ...
Marder is a German infantry fighting vehicle operated by German Army from the 1960s through the present day. ...
The Puma is a German infantry fighting vehicle, currently under development. ...
The BMP-3 is a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced 1990. ...
The M113 is an armored personnel carrier family of vehicles in use with the US military and many other nations. ...
The M2 Bradley and M3 Bradley are American infantry fighting vehicles. ...
External links - Army Technology Combat Vehicle 90
- BAE Systems Hägglunds
- SoldF.com - CV9040 (swedish)
- CV9040 at army-guide.com
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