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File:Spider LSV with SPIKE ATGM.jpg Spider LSV at the Singapore Airshow 2008 on display | |
| Type | Light Attack Vehicle |
| Place of origin | Singapore |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1998 - Present |
| Used by | Singapore Armed Forces |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Singapore Technologies Engineering |
| No. built | 400~ |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Curb weight: 1,600 kg (3,527.4 lb)[1] |
| Length | Overall: 4,500 mm (14 ft 9.2 in)[1] |
| Width | Overall: 2,030 mm (6 ft 7.9 in)[1] |
| Height | Top of roll cage: 1,900 mm (6 ft 2.8 in)[1] |
| Crew | 4 + 2 crew[1] |
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Main armament |
• 1× CIS 40 Automatic grenade launcher,[2] or |
Secondary armament | • 1–2× FN MAG or Ultimax 100[2] |
| Engine |
Peugeot Inline 4 turbo-charged diesel engine[2] 130 hp (97 kW)[1] |
| Payload capacity | 1,200 kg (2,645.5 lb)[1] |
| Suspension | Double wishbone suspension[1] |
Operational range | 700 km (430 mi)[1] |
| Maximum speed |
Paved road: 120 km/h (75 mph)[1] Off road: 80 km/h (50 mph)[1] |
The Spider Light Strike Vehicle (LSV) is an unarmoured light fast attack vehicle produced by Singapore Technologies Engineering for the Singapore Army.[4]
Design[]
Similar in concept to the US made Desert Patrol Vehicle and Light Strike Vehicle, the Spider LSV was designed for fast hit-and-run raids, it is also capable of undertaking scouting missions, special forces support, and low-intensity guerrilla warfare.[2] Due to its lightweight design, the vehicle could be carried underslung by medium-lift helicopters such as the Super Pumas and the Chinooks of the Republic of Singapore Air Force, or stacked during airlift for rapid deployment by tactical transport aircraft such as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.[1] This vehicle is currently used by the Singapore Guards[5]
Operators[]
Singapore
See also[]
References[]
- Notes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Spider LSV - Technical specifications". ST Engineering. http://www.stengg.com/upload/982f9Jf0Z2KPXcHBDJB.pdf. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Spider Light Strike Vehicle, Singapore". Army-Technology.Com. http://www.army-technology.com/projects/spider_light_strike/. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ↑ "120 mm SRAMS". ST Engineering. http://www.stengg.com/upload/620JKKP6Y94P4nl3aZf.pdf. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ↑ "Spider Light Strike Vehicle". ST Engineering. http://www.stengg.com/CoyCapPro/detail.aspx?pdid=127. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ↑ Singapore Army Guards Equipment Retrieved on 11 August 2013
External links[]
- Video links
- Introduction to the Spider LSV (Part 1) on YouTube
- Introduction to the Spider LSV (Part 2) on YouTube
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