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M925 Fast Attack and Support Vehicle

Oslea
30-03-2007, 01:28
Mirage Heavy Industries Presents
The M925 Fast Attack and Support Vehicle

M925 Fast Attack and Support Vehicle Overview

The M925 FASV is a swift vehicle designed by Mirage Heavy Industries of Oslea. The M925 was designed for speedy infantry support and easy transportation due to its light weight and small size. Don't let the vehicle's size fool you, the weapons on it are stronger than what you would usually find on a Humvee.

M925 FASV Body Frame

The FASV employs a body frame similar to that of a 4x4 Jeep Wrangler, because of its small size, speed, and offroad capabilities. The 130 hp engine provides the FASV with an extremely fast speed, and the extra detachable fuel tanks at the back of the vehicle provide it with extra fuel capacity. The crew compartment at the front is slightly lowered to let the machine gunner/grenade launcher at the back (where the item storage for a civilian jeep would be) have more room to aim the gun. If the mounted gun does not need to be swiveled around by the gunner, up to 4 troops can mount on the FASV's back, by sitting on the sides with their legs within the vehicle. This inhibits the degree of swivel for the gunner though. The body is topless so it does not interfere with the gun, although a impromptu tarp can be added in noncombat situations if the operators want it.

The FASV utilizes a ballistic windshield that stops most small-arms fire (up to 7.62mm) and armor plating for the front hull. The plated and bullet-proofed side doors and windows provide limited protection against small-arms fire. The back has no protection at all to minimize weight.

M925 FASV Weapons

The basic M925 FASV has 1 weapons point, which is the back mount. The weapons on the back mount (on the same mount) is an Mk. 19 automatic grenade launcher, an M2 Browning machine gun. The Mk 19 is mounted on top of the M2. The mount can swivel in any direction. The gunner, unfortunately, has no cover at all, and only strong soldiers should operate the mount due to its high weight. Weak soldiers risk having a bad reaction time to threats if they are operating the mount, since they have difficulty turning it. All ammo is stored in the back, within easy reach of the gunner. If needed, a Javelin missile mount can replace the grenade launcher for AT abilities.

If required, an Anti Armor rocket launcher such as the LAW, Carl Gustav, or Javelin, (and the Mk19 isn't replaced by an AT launcher) can be stashed under the seat for Anti Armor jobs. Other weapons such as sniper rifles and light machine guns can be stored as well. Up to a two day food (only MRES) and water supply (for recon missions) can be stashed in the dashboard, in the enlarged "glove compartment". Medical Kits can also be stashed behind the seats.

M925 FASV Suggested Tactics

The M925 FASV can perform different roles, and the Oslean army suggests these basic tactics with the M925. Of course, they can be used in other ways than this.

Recon and Patrol. M925s are fast, and have good firepower, and good food storage.

Escort. M925s, if shot with an RPG or other heavy weapon, will simply fly off the road, enabling the other vehicles of the convoy to pass by. It can also simply be crushed by most military-grade vehicles, enabling easy crossing past M925 wreckage.

Long Range Assault. M925s are small, and many M925s can be stored in cargo planes such as C-5 Galaxys. Also they easily fit into Chinooks and lightweight cargo planes and copters, giving the M925 the ability to travel anywhere quickly with the help of a carrier.

Hit and Run. Quickly hit an enemy fortification, and get the hell outta there! Also, for anti armor jobs, M925s easily outrun MBTs and if confronted by an MBT, the M925 can retreat to a safe location, and let the passenger who operates the Anti Armor weapons to pop out of the car, and strike the MBT. The passenger can pop back in if the MBT isn't destroyed, and get out of there with his fellow M925 operators.

M925 FASV known flaws

The optional fuel tanks at the back can easily be ignited by shooting them with an incendiary round; therefore damaging if not destroying the whole FASV. Also, since it is light, the FASV has little protection for its operators and can simply be killed with sniper fire, though aiming at the FASV would be difficult due to its speed.

M925 FASV Specs

Weight: 1.35 tons
Weapons Ammo Capacity: M2 Browning, 200 rounds(4 ammo boxes); Mk. 19, 48 rounds (1 ammo box, can be replaced by a Javelin missile launcher mounted, 3 rounds)
Top Speed: 80 mph
Range: 210 mi. (420 mi. with fuel extension)
Fuel Capacity: 80 litres (+80 litres with optional fuel extension)
Horsepower: 130 hp
Crew: 1 Driver, 1 Gunner/loader, 1 Anti-Armor launcher operator (optional), up to four passengers riding in the back (only in non-combat situations where the gun is not needed
Price: $375 000 for one M925 FASV (Production rights are not for sale.)
Norausa
30-03-2007, 05:43
Looks to be a potentially solid, versatile light vehicle design.

I could suggest some improvements, however. A grenade launcher is a good weapon against other light vehicles, but in the event of anything with decent armor, their effectiveness plummets. Suggested would be an anti-armor variant that mounts a TOW launcher or similar in place of the grenade gun. This would greatly improve its escrot and hunter-killer capabilities.

The gunmount, too, is a liability. With some engineering fixes you can "balance" out the gun, thus making it easier to wield.


I'll study this vehicle a bit and see if my nation would be interested in it.
AnalFissure
30-03-2007, 05:55
[You do know that you cant shoot a gas tank and expect it to explode right? Even though its the common law of video games, it would take an incendiary round to ignite it.]
Oslea
30-03-2007, 06:34
[You do know that you cant shoot a gas tank and expect it to explode right? Even though its the common law of video games, it would take an incendiary round to ignite it.]

Oh..Well thanks for the info. Always thought gas tanks explode when shot.. I play too many video games. Or at least beleive them too much.
Oslea
30-03-2007, 06:36
Looks to be a potentially solid, versatile light vehicle design.

I could suggest some improvements, however. A grenade launcher is a good weapon against other light vehicles, but in the event of anything with decent armor, their effectiveness plummets. Suggested would be an anti-armor variant that mounts a TOW launcher or similar in place of the grenade gun. This would greatly improve its escrot and hunter-killer capabilities.

The gunmount, too, is a liability. With some engineering fixes you can "balance" out the gun, thus making it easier to wield.


I'll study this vehicle a bit and see if my nation would be interested in it.

The original had a TOW/Javelin mount, but I decided that it doesn't provide good enough firepower when not facing armor, so the grenade launcher would be more suitable. I guess I could make an option, though.
Hurtful Thoughts
30-03-2007, 07:19
So far I've been assuming this was something similar to a 'topless' jeep wrangler...

Don't know if it can match this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/1942Jeep.jpg) though...

Yes, that is a 37 mm Anti tank gun on a jeep's 'pintle' (think 30 mm busmaster autocannon), plus a water cooled MG (assuming M1917 Browning, though the barrel looks longer than usual [comparing to the length of the M1903 Springfields])

Oh well, back to the topless jeep.

The pintle most likely would support almost all the gun wieght, and the only rsisance the mount would give is when the vehicle was traversing steep slopes and you had the swing that barrel in a circle.

Being topless, the gun isn't mounted on a roof, and head clearance between the muzzle and the driver would be minimal, almost half that of the HMMWV.

Overall, it would be a smaller target, but armor would be rather crappy unless you decided to try turning these things into urban armored cars by fitting plate armor on the cab sides and rear, followed by doors, the roof would still be open topped out of necessity (since it would get in the way of the pintle).

Now, on to the M151, with M2HB and Mk-19 Mod 3 AGLs
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/images/jeep-DNST9110367.JPG
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/images/jeep-DMSN8208121.JPG*

*Note use of spare tire as a seat cushion/rest, and massive leather holster for M1911.
Norausa
30-03-2007, 07:45
Oh..Well thanks for the info. Always thought gas tanks explode when shot.. I play too many video games. Or at least beleive them too much.

Most military fuels are relatively stable, and don't "explode" when ignited. Yet, they'll burn, but there usually won't be a boom.

That being said, how can they explode? Well, take a high-impact, fairly explosive hit, from, say, a small shoulder-launched missile. In most cases, when the missile hits, it'll ignite the fuel, causing a large, ugly bonfire. However, in some cases, the missile can hit the fuel tank, breach it, and spread some of the fuel around in an aerosol cloud, which then gets ignited. Now that, my friend, is an explosion.
Hurtful Thoughts
30-03-2007, 08:00
That or you have a nearly empty tank on a hot day, filled ith either fumes and air or worse still, pure oxygen, and along comes Mr Tracerbullet...

Then you might get a ka-boom, rather than a glorified 'whoosh'.

Plus, leaking fuel on a battlefield... not a good thing, though your soldiers should be more worried of flamable high pressure hydrolic fluid... Can you say 'poor man's flamethrowing waterjet"?*

*Water-Jet: A machine tool that uses pressurized water that may contain a solute of abrasive to make very detailed cuts into any material up to and over 6 inches (155 mm) thick.**

**Injuries associated:
Best case, you pinched your finger in one of the gears, or a bit of abrasive splashed into your eye.
Mid-worst case, it cuts the down to white bone (no abrasive)
Absolute worst: Cuts an appendage clean off

*Additional: Being most likely either transmission or brake fluid, normal tranny fluid is flamable, and smells something like cotton candy, brake fluid smells like crude oil. Chances are you don't want your car/jeep to leak either of these fluids anywhere, ever.
Oslea
30-03-2007, 08:02
Yes, it's similar to a topless jeep. Except it has doors, but that's about it. It is topless, but troops can add a tarp if they want to in noncombat situations, just for protection against rain and stuff.
Oslea
31-03-2007, 07:26
Bump, just want a few more comments at least before I let this thing die for good.
Hurtful Thoughts
01-04-2007, 06:05
Make doors removable.