25-09-2003, 18:12
Rimbauld is in the market for a family light/medium combat vehicles.
The first and most numerous variant will be an Infatnry Combat Vehicle.
This vehicle will be used to carry and support mech infantry.
Oher variants envisaged include:
* command vehicles
* recon/surveilance vehicles
* NBC recon vehicle
* mortar carriers
* gun platforms
* anti-tank missile
* anti air variant
* engineer variant
* ambulance
* logistics versionn GP
* logistics version liquid stores
* logistics version dry stores
* armoured recovery vehicle (ARV)
* fitter's vehicle
As much as possible this family should use common components and ideally off the shalf.commerical components where possible, exspeciall in the automotive sytems.
The family should be amphibious.
Weight
The vehicle should not weight more than 17000kg with crew and 10 fully equipped troops, fully fueled and armed.
Range
Range must be in excess for 450kmh on road.
Speed
Must have a road speed in excess of 65 km/h.
Combat speed accross ground must be in excess of 40 km/h
Water in excess of 7 km/h
Capacities
Must be able to seat 10 fully equipped (wepaon, LBE, Packand ehchelon bag) combat troops and their equipment. troops should be able to sit wearing load bearing equipment.
Troop packs should be accessable from within the troop compartment.
Echelon bag does not need to be accessable from within troop compartment.
Must be able to carry 2 crew served weapons with CES and ammo.
Must be able to stow 5 days water and rations for crew and passengers. Water should be supplied at 5 litres per man per day.
Must be able to stow one basic lod of vehicle amo and two baic loads of infantry ammo, in excess of that carried in the troops LBE.
Must be able to stow one full change of radiator water, 20 litres of GP oil, 20 litres of transmission oil.
Crew size can be variable with a minimum of 2.
Armanent
Must be able to neutralise LAFVs out to 1000m with cannon fire.
Must have machine gun capable of engage infantry with effective fire to 800m.
Must have a fire on the move capability with high probability of hit.
Must have smoke grenade dischargers.
Anti tank capability considered a bounus.
Protection
Must provide protectionof crew, passengers and automotive componenets to 12.7mm.
Must provide an enviroment between 0-35 degreees C in all weather -10-45 degreesC.
Must be sealed for NBC operation
NBC filtration required
Filtration system must provide overpressure with 30 cm square opening in troop compartment.
Mine resistant matt should be fitted.
Sensors
Low light drving equipment
Low light gunnery site
Thermal gunnery site
Magnified day site
Communications
Must be capable of operating 3 radio sets with retransmit capabilitry.
Must be capable of accepting wire.
Must have infantry phone.
Must be able to accomodate HF set.
Should provide separate intercom channel for passengers.
Should provide antennae facility for passenger radios.
Must provide interfaces for tactical informations systems.
Must provide a GPS based moving map system for the Crew Commander with an extension for the driver and infantry commander.
Habitability/Accomodations
Seats and harnesses should allow survival in a roll.
Floor should be rubber covered to reduce noise.
Other fittings such as folding seats etc should be rubber paded to reduce noise.
Interior lights must provide white and red light capability. White light should be dimmable.
Vision blocks should at a minimum allow the infatnry to see to each side and the rear.
Roof hatch with room for at least 3 standing men
Rear ramp
Highly Desirable Features
Automated self diagnositics
Small number of tools required for service
Low service requirements
All servicing to use minimal man power
Microclimate statsion for crew.
Individiual NBC outlets for crew and passengers.
Weapons ports capable of accepting service rifle.
Minimal cluterring to allow straight line path to ramp for passengers.
Design should be mine resitant
Additional sensor capability favourable considered
Area anti personel weapon is highly desirable (eg mortar, auto grenade launcher)
A weapon with an anti bunker/anti building capability is highly desirable.
Self recovery capability (eg winch) very desirable.
Rimbauld will be looking to buy suffient vehicles to equip two divisions of troops, with options for further vehicles after completionof first batch.
Specifications for other vehicles in the family will follow.
The first and most numerous variant will be an Infatnry Combat Vehicle.
This vehicle will be used to carry and support mech infantry.
Oher variants envisaged include:
* command vehicles
* recon/surveilance vehicles
* NBC recon vehicle
* mortar carriers
* gun platforms
* anti-tank missile
* anti air variant
* engineer variant
* ambulance
* logistics versionn GP
* logistics version liquid stores
* logistics version dry stores
* armoured recovery vehicle (ARV)
* fitter's vehicle
As much as possible this family should use common components and ideally off the shalf.commerical components where possible, exspeciall in the automotive sytems.
The family should be amphibious.
Weight
The vehicle should not weight more than 17000kg with crew and 10 fully equipped troops, fully fueled and armed.
Range
Range must be in excess for 450kmh on road.
Speed
Must have a road speed in excess of 65 km/h.
Combat speed accross ground must be in excess of 40 km/h
Water in excess of 7 km/h
Capacities
Must be able to seat 10 fully equipped (wepaon, LBE, Packand ehchelon bag) combat troops and their equipment. troops should be able to sit wearing load bearing equipment.
Troop packs should be accessable from within the troop compartment.
Echelon bag does not need to be accessable from within troop compartment.
Must be able to carry 2 crew served weapons with CES and ammo.
Must be able to stow 5 days water and rations for crew and passengers. Water should be supplied at 5 litres per man per day.
Must be able to stow one basic lod of vehicle amo and two baic loads of infantry ammo, in excess of that carried in the troops LBE.
Must be able to stow one full change of radiator water, 20 litres of GP oil, 20 litres of transmission oil.
Crew size can be variable with a minimum of 2.
Armanent
Must be able to neutralise LAFVs out to 1000m with cannon fire.
Must have machine gun capable of engage infantry with effective fire to 800m.
Must have a fire on the move capability with high probability of hit.
Must have smoke grenade dischargers.
Anti tank capability considered a bounus.
Protection
Must provide protectionof crew, passengers and automotive componenets to 12.7mm.
Must provide an enviroment between 0-35 degreees C in all weather -10-45 degreesC.
Must be sealed for NBC operation
NBC filtration required
Filtration system must provide overpressure with 30 cm square opening in troop compartment.
Mine resistant matt should be fitted.
Sensors
Low light drving equipment
Low light gunnery site
Thermal gunnery site
Magnified day site
Communications
Must be capable of operating 3 radio sets with retransmit capabilitry.
Must be capable of accepting wire.
Must have infantry phone.
Must be able to accomodate HF set.
Should provide separate intercom channel for passengers.
Should provide antennae facility for passenger radios.
Must provide interfaces for tactical informations systems.
Must provide a GPS based moving map system for the Crew Commander with an extension for the driver and infantry commander.
Habitability/Accomodations
Seats and harnesses should allow survival in a roll.
Floor should be rubber covered to reduce noise.
Other fittings such as folding seats etc should be rubber paded to reduce noise.
Interior lights must provide white and red light capability. White light should be dimmable.
Vision blocks should at a minimum allow the infatnry to see to each side and the rear.
Roof hatch with room for at least 3 standing men
Rear ramp
Highly Desirable Features
Automated self diagnositics
Small number of tools required for service
Low service requirements
All servicing to use minimal man power
Microclimate statsion for crew.
Individiual NBC outlets for crew and passengers.
Weapons ports capable of accepting service rifle.
Minimal cluterring to allow straight line path to ramp for passengers.
Design should be mine resitant
Additional sensor capability favourable considered
Area anti personel weapon is highly desirable (eg mortar, auto grenade launcher)
A weapon with an anti bunker/anti building capability is highly desirable.
Self recovery capability (eg winch) very desirable.
Rimbauld will be looking to buy suffient vehicles to equip two divisions of troops, with options for further vehicles after completionof first batch.
Specifications for other vehicles in the family will follow.