| Tusan AFV | |
|---|---|
 Iranian Tusan 8x8 APC. The APC variant is armed with a DSHK 12.7mm HMG instead of the turret of the BMP-2 | |
| Type |
Infantry fighting vehicle Armored fighting vehicle Armored personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2015-Present |
| Used by | Iran |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization |
| Produced | Unknown-Present |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 7.64 m (25 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 2.98 m (9 ft 9 in) |
| Crew | 2-3 |
| Passengers | 7-9 |
|
| |
Main armament | 30mm Shipunov 2A42 auto-cannon |
Secondary armament |
7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun 9M133 Kornet |
| Maximum speed | Estimated between 80 and 100 km/h |
The Tusan AFV (also known as Tosan) is an Iranian eight-wheeled armoured fighting vehicle,[1] with variants that can serve as either an IFV and as an APC.[2]
Variants[]
Variants[]
2 known variants exist. The IFV variant is equipped with the turret of the BMP-2. It is armed with a Shipunov 2A42 30mm auto-cannon, a PKMT 7.62mm machine gun, and a rail to place a single 9M133 Kornet launcher on. The APC variant has no BMP-2 turret, and instead has a DShKM 12.7mm machine gun. An armored shield provides protection for the DShKM gunner.
Tusan IFV variant
See also[]
- Stryker
- LAV III/LAV AFV/LAV-25/ASLAV
- K808 Armored Personnel Carrier
- Boxer
- Freccia IFV
- BTR-90
- CM-32
- Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier/Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle
- Patria AMV
- BTR-4
- Saur 2
- VBCI
- KTO Rosomak
- FNSS Pars
- MOWAG Piranha
References[]
- ↑ "گزارش تسنیم از «توسن»؛ ناشناختهترین نفربر ایرانی- اخبار نظامی | دفاعی | امنیتی - اخبار سیاسی تسنیم | Tasnim" (in fa). https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1400/05/23/2552931/%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/irandefense/status/1450655677483991041" (in en). https://twitter.com/irandefense/status/1450655677483991041.
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