Tusan armoured vehicle
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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]
| 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 | 2.90 m (9 ft 9 in) |
| Crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 6 |
Main armament | 30mm Shipunov 2A42 auto-cannon |
Secondary armament | 7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun 9M113 Konkurs |
| Speed | 100 km/h |
Design[edit]
The Tusan is loosely based on the Soviet BTR-60PB. However it deviates from it, offering a more modern BTR-90 style design. The hull ditches the old emergency side hatches[3] for doors, offers superior protection against machine gun fire and small arms, and gives it mine protection with a V-shaped hull.[4] The IFV version, mounts the turret from the BMP-2, which is produced under license in Iran.[5]
Variants[edit]
Variants[edit]
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 or 9M113 Konkurs 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.[4]
See also[edit]
Comparable ground systems[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ↑ "گزارش تسنیم از «توسن»؛ ناشناختهترین نفربر ایرانی- اخبار نظامی | دفاعی | امنیتی - اخبار سیاسی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in فارسی). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/irandefense/status/1450655677483991041". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-10-20. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "BTR-60 APC (1960)". www.tanks-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "آشنایی با پلتفرم زرهی چرخ دار توسن". جنگاوران (in فارسی). 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ↑ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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