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Combat Vehicle 90
| General Characteristics (CV9030 export version) | |
| Length: | - |
| Width: | - |
| Height: | - |
| Weight: | 26 tons |
| Speed: | 70 km/h (road) 43 km/h (off-road) |
| Range: | - |
| Primary armament: | Bushmaster II, 30 mm cannon |
| Secondary armament: | optional machine gun |
| Power plant: | - |
| Crew: | 3 + (8 passangers) |
The Combat Vehicle 90 or CV 90 (Stridsfordon 90) is a Swedish infantry fighting vehicle produced by Alvis Hägglunds AB[?].
Production History Production of the CV 90 began in 1993, and over 1,000 vehicles have been ordered.
Variants
- CV9040 - Variant in Swedish army service. Has a 40mm Bofors cannon
- CV9030 - Export variant with a 30 mm gun. (used by Norway, Switzerland and Finland)
- CV90105 - 105mm smoothbore tank turret/gun.
- CV90120-T - Has a tank turret armed with a smoothbore[?] 120mm gun.
- CV9040 AAV - Anti-Air Vehicle, fitted with radar and 40mm AA gun.
There are also forward observation and command vehicles which packs only a machine gun. They can be equipped with a dummy main gun to prevent them from being identified as such.
The CV 90 has also been fitted with the AMOS[?] (Advanced Mortar System).
- Army Technology Combat Vehicle 90 (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/cv90/index)
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