COMMANDO LAV-300 F IMPROVED TOW VEHICLE (ITV), UNDER ARMOUR CREW: 3 (Driver, Commander/ Gunner & Loader) CONFIGURATION: 6 x 6 LENGTH: 6.40 m WIDTH: 2.54 m HEIGHT (TURRET, DEPLOYED): 3.50 m (TURRET, STOWED): 3.06 m (HULL): 1.98 m WEIGHT (EMPTY): 13 318 kg (LOADED): 15 818 kg CARGO CAPACITY: 2000 kg MAX. TOWED WEIGHT: 2000 kg GROUND CLEARANCE (AXLES): 0.38 m (HULL): 0.53 m TURNING RADIUS: 10.00 m MAX. ROAD SPEED: 92.00 km/h MAX. CROSS-COUNTRY SPEED: 30.00 km/h MAX. WATER SPEED: 5.00 km/h FORDING DEPTH: Amphibious GRADIENT: 60% SIDE SLOPE: 30% VERTICAL OBSTACLE: 0.61 m TRENCH: 0.5 m ARMOUR CLASS: 100 all around ARMAMENT: TOW Anti-Tank Guided Weapon x2, Main M240D 7.62 mm Machine Gun, Cupola, Anti-Aircraft MAXIMUM RATE OF TURRET, POWER TRAVERSE: 35ø/ second MAXIMUM RATE OF LAUNCHER, POWER ELEVATION: 34ø/ second MAXIMUM RATE OF LAUNCHER, POWER DEPRESSION: 30ø/ second LAUNCHER ELEVATION/ DEPRESSION: +34ø/ -30ø TURRET TRAVERSE: 360ø AMMUNITION: 2/ 8 TOW (Ready/ Stored), Main 200/ 600 7.62 mm, Anti-Aircraft 4 Anti-Personal, 4 Smoke/ 12 AP, 12 Smoke SMOKE LAYING EQUIPMENT: 2 x 4 Tube M257 Smoke Launcher EQUIPMENT: See Attached Sheets NOTES: - TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-guided, Wire-tracked) - Turret is the Emerson Improved TOW Launcher, as installed on the M901 ITV. Development began in Late 1975 and became the standard under Armour TOW launcher in late 1976. - The cupola is 1 man turret with Anti-Aircraft MMG mounted to the rear of the hatch area. The armoured TOW launcher assembly is attached above this. - The launcher can fire any of the TOW missile variants, BGM-71A Basic TOW, BGM-71B Extended Range TOW (ER-TOW), BGM-71C Improved TOW (I-TOW) or BGM-71D TOW 2, BGM-71E TOW 2A or BGM-71F TOW 2B. - Once the ITV has stopped it takes only 20 seconds for the launcher to be elevated and the target engaged. - Time from first-round impact to second-round triggering with a 12.5ø target separation is 4.25 seconds. - When travelling, the system is retracted onto the top of the hull, to the rear of the cupola hatch. - To reload launcher(s), the unit is tilted back toward the rear of the vehicle. Where the loader opens the armoured roof hatch. Reaches out and replaces the expended TOW canisters with fresh rounds. - Winch (Max 9072 kg Tow Limit, 45 m x 12.7 mm Tow Cable). - Vehicle is NBCW Proof and Amphibious. - Tires are 14.50" x 21" Tubeless Tires, with Hutchinson Run Flat Insert, which are good for 50 Kms once flat. - Fusion Engine can be removed and replaced in 1 hour, with proper tools and crane. AMMUNITION: BGM-71A Basic TOW or Any Of The Variants * * - * * - * * - * * - * * --- M240D 7.62 mm Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun ********************************* - ********************************* - ********************************* - ********************************* --- AP, AP, AP, AP, API-T, API-T Short Burst = 6 rds, Medium = 12 rds, Long = 18 rds M257 66 mm Smoke/ Anti-Personnel Grenade Launchers Left Right SA/AS - SA/AS - SA/AS - SA/AS - SA/AS - SA/AS - SA/AS - SA/AS --- A = Anti-Personal S = Smoke Fired in volleys of 4 or 8 at a time. When firing mark off one side of the slash. Armbrust 300 * - * - * - * ---