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HIV-72 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Are you tired of having to send your tanks in with an infantry escort?
Are you tired of your IFV's not having the forepower of a tank?

Well, the HIV-72 is for you!

Designed simmilar to a contemporary MBT with all the equipment and technology as one, but lengthened to accecpt not 2, not 4, but 6 comabt equipped soldiers!
The soldiers are situated in a compartment behind the fighting compartment, and just ahead of the engine bay. Access is made via 3 top mounted hatches, each with periscopes for the soldiers to view from.

- HIV-72 IFV Side Profile (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Dostanuot/Army/HIV-72.jpg)
- HIV-72 rear profile, showing the troop compartment (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Dostanuot/Army/HIV-72_3.jpg)
- HIV-72 Troop Compartment (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/Dostanuot/Army/HIV-72_2.jpg)

Specifications:
Length: 9.6m
Height: 2.3m
Width: 3.8m
Mass: 51 tonnes
Top Speed (Road): 62km/h
Crew: 3
Carrying Capacity: 6
Armament: 1x 125mm cannon, 1x 7.62mm co-axial MG
Powerplant: 8-Cylinder Turbocharged/Supercharged Diesel (1200 bhp)
Armor: 250mm Laminated Composite
Range: 350km

COST: $910,000 USD

If that thing has a 125mm cannon, it's more of a light tank that can carry infantry than an IFV. :)

The Free Land of Nedalia would like to order 10 of the IFV-72 for a total of $23,000,000. The money will be wired as soon as the order is confirmed.

The Free Land of Nedalia would like to order 10 of the IFV-72 for a total of $23,000,000. The money will be wired as soon as the order is confirmed.


Consider your order confirmed. We hope you enjoy them.

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OOC: Axis Nova: It's more of a main battle tank that can carry infantry. And since it's an armed vehicle that can carry infantry, it's an IFV, or "Infantry Fighting Vehicle".
I put (MT) in the title for a reason, it's Modern Tech, not that Post-Modern stuff everyone is running around with.

(It's called the Merkava IV... :p)

OOC: Very true =) Also bears a marked similarity to my BV-17, though in mission, not actual design. Mine has a few more bells and whistles, but still isn't postmodern. You may want to move the engine to the bow so the infantry can exit out the back.

OOC: Very true =) Also bears a marked similarity to my BV-17, though in mission, not actual design. Mine has a few more bells and whistles, but still isn't postmodern. You may want to move the engine to the bow so the infantry can exit out the back.


OOC: I'm using this because I found the picture, if I wanted to see a Merkava type vehicle, I'd use that picture.
I'm going to reduce the cost though, a little overpriced for nothing more then a T-72 conversion, lol.
Nedalia, consider whatever extra cash you paid after I reduce the price, refuded, or just not paid. It's up to you.