±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 719
Total: 719
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Community Forums
02: News
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Community Forums
09: Home
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Downloads
14: Community Forums
15: Home
16: Community Forums
17: Downloads
18: Member Screenshots
19: Community Forums
20: Photo Gallery
21: Home
22: Home
23: Home
24: Community Forums
25: Community Forums
26: Photo Gallery
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: Statistics
30: Photo Gallery
31: Downloads
32: CPGlang
33: Community Forums
34: Downloads
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Home
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Photo Gallery
41: Community Forums
42: Downloads
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: CPGlang
46: Photo Gallery
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Photo Gallery
52: Downloads
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Community Forums
56: Member Screenshots
57: Community Forums
58: Downloads
59: Downloads
60: Downloads
61: Downloads
62: Community Forums
63: Photo Gallery
64: Community Forums
65: Community Forums
66: Downloads
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Photo Gallery
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Downloads
74: Home
75: Community Forums
76: Downloads
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Photo Gallery
86: Community Forums
87: Photo Gallery
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Downloads
91: Photo Gallery
92: Photo Gallery
93: Community Forums
94: Community Forums
95: Downloads
96: Community Forums
97: Treasury
98: Community Forums
99: Community Forums
100: Community Forums
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Photo Gallery
109: Community Forums
110: Photo Gallery
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: Community Forums
114: Downloads
115: Community Forums
116: Photo Gallery
117: Community Forums
118: Community Forums
119: Photo Gallery
120: Downloads
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Downloads
124: Photo Gallery
125: Downloads
126: Downloads
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: News
130: Community Forums
131: Community Forums
132: Downloads
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Your Account
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Downloads
140: Member Screenshots
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Photo Gallery
144: Downloads
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Downloads
148: Photo Gallery
149: Community Forums
150: Downloads
151: Downloads
152: Photo Gallery
153: Community Forums
154: Photo Gallery
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Downloads
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: Community Forums
173: Home
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: News Archive
180: Downloads
181: Community Forums
182: Home
183: Community Forums
184: Your Account
185: Downloads
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Photo Gallery
189: Community Forums
190: Home
191: Downloads
192: Member Screenshots
193: Your Account
194: Photo Gallery
195: Photo Gallery
196: Community Forums
197: Photo Gallery
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Member Screenshots
201: Community Forums
202: Home
203: Community Forums
204: Home
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Community Forums
208: Downloads
209: Home
210: Community Forums
211: News Archive
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Community Forums
215: Community Forums
216: Home
217: Community Forums
218: Downloads
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Photo Gallery
223: Community Forums
224: Community Forums
225: Photo Gallery
226: Downloads
227: Community Forums
228: Downloads
229: Photo Gallery
230: Downloads
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: Photo Gallery
236: Downloads
237: Photo Gallery
238: Community Forums
239: Home
240: Community Forums
241: Community Forums
242: Statistics
243: Community Forums
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Downloads
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Photo Gallery
254: Community Forums
255: Downloads
256: Photo Gallery
257: Photo Gallery
258: Community Forums
259: Photo Gallery
260: Photo Gallery
261: Home
262: Home
263: Downloads
264: Community Forums
265: Community Forums
266: Community Forums
267: Photo Gallery
268: Community Forums
269: Photo Gallery
270: Downloads
271: Community Forums
272: Photo Gallery
273: Home
274: Photo Gallery
275: Downloads
276: Community Forums
277: Community Forums
278: Photo Gallery
279: Downloads
280: Photo Gallery
281: Community Forums
282: Community Forums
283: Photo Gallery
284: Community Forums
285: Community Forums
286: Community Forums
287: News Archive
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: CPGlang
292: Community Forums
293: Community Forums
294: Photo Gallery
295: Your Account
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Downloads
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Downloads
305: Community Forums
306: Community Forums
307: Home
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Downloads
312: Downloads
313: Community Forums
314: Community Forums
315: Home
316: Home
317: Community Forums
318: Home
319: Community Forums
320: Photo Gallery
321: Photo Gallery
322: Downloads
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Home
326: Downloads
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Photo Gallery
330: Downloads
331: Downloads
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Photo Gallery
338: Community Forums
339: Photo Gallery
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Photo Gallery
344: Photo Gallery
345: Community Forums
346: Home
347: Photo Gallery
348: Community Forums
349: Home
350: Downloads
351: Downloads
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Photo Gallery
357: Your Account
358: Home
359: Downloads
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Your Account
364: Community Forums
365: Photo Gallery
366: Community Forums
367: Home
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Community Forums
372: Statistics
373: Community Forums
374: Downloads
375: Downloads
376: Community Forums
377: Community Forums
378: Photo Gallery
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Community Forums
382: Community Forums
383: Community Forums
384: Community Forums
385: Photo Gallery
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Member Screenshots
392: Community Forums
393: Home
394: Photo Gallery
395: Photo Gallery
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: Photo Gallery
401: Community Forums
402: Photo Gallery
403: Photo Gallery
404: Community Forums
405: Photo Gallery
406: Downloads
407: Community Forums
408: Community Forums
409: Photo Gallery
410: Downloads
411: Photo Gallery
412: Community Forums
413: Community Forums
414: Community Forums
415: Statistics
416: Community Forums
417: Downloads
418: Community Forums
419: Community Forums
420: Community Forums
421: Community Forums
422: Home
423: Community Forums
424: Home
425: Your Account
426: Member Screenshots
427: Photo Gallery
428: Community Forums
429: Member Screenshots
430: Community Forums
431: Photo Gallery
432: Community Forums
433: Community Forums
434: Community Forums
435: Photo Gallery
436: Downloads
437: Home
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Community Forums
441: Community Forums
442: Statistics
443: Community Forums
444: Home
445: Home
446: Community Forums
447: Community Forums
448: Community Forums
449: Photo Gallery
450: Community Forums
451: Community Forums
452: Photo Gallery
453: Downloads
454: Community Forums
455: Community Forums
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: CPGlang
459: Community Forums
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Your Account
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Downloads
468: Community Forums
469: Community Forums
470: Community Forums
471: Photo Gallery
472: Community Forums
473: Photo Gallery
474: Community Forums
475: Home
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Photo Gallery
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Photo Gallery
483: Community Forums
484: Photo Gallery
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: Downloads
488: Downloads
489: Community Forums
490: Community Forums
491: Photo Gallery
492: Community Forums
493: Community Forums
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Community Forums
497: Community Forums
498: Community Forums
499: Downloads
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: Community Forums
504: Community Forums
505: Community Forums
506: Community Forums
507: Photo Gallery
508: Community Forums
509: Community Forums
510: Community Forums
511: Your Account
512: Photo Gallery
513: Photo Gallery
514: Photo Gallery
515: Community Forums
516: Community Forums
517: Community Forums
518: Community Forums
519: Photo Gallery
520: Downloads
521: Community Forums
522: Community Forums
523: Photo Gallery
524: Your Account
525: Your Account
526: Community Forums
527: Photo Gallery
528: Community Forums
529: Community Forums
530: Photo Gallery
531: Community Forums
532: Photo Gallery
533: Community Forums
534: Community Forums
535: Your Account
536: Photo Gallery
537: Downloads
538: Photo Gallery
539: Community Forums
540: Home
541: Community Forums
542: Downloads
543: Home
544: Community Forums
545: Community Forums
546: Community Forums
547: Community Forums
548: Community Forums
549: Community Forums
550: Photo Gallery
551: Photo Gallery
552: Community Forums
553: Community Forums
554: Photo Gallery
555: Home
556: Community Forums
557: Community Forums
558: Community Forums
559: Your Account
560: Community Forums
561: Community Forums
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: Photo Gallery
565: Community Forums
566: Community Forums
567: Community Forums
568: Community Forums
569: Community Forums
570: Community Forums
571: Community Forums
572: Community Forums
573: Community Forums
574: Community Forums
575: Community Forums
576: Community Forums
577: Community Forums
578: Community Forums
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Your Account
582: Downloads
583: Community Forums
584: Home
585: Community Forums
586: LinkToUs
587: Community Forums
588: Community Forums
589: Community Forums
590: Member Screenshots
591: Photo Gallery
592: Home
593: Home
594: News
595: Community Forums
596: Community Forums
597: Community Forums
598: Photo Gallery
599: Photo Gallery
600: Photo Gallery
601: News
602: Community Forums
603: Community Forums
604: News Archive
605: Community Forums
606: Community Forums
607: Community Forums
608: Downloads
609: Community Forums
610: Community Forums
611: Community Forums
612: Downloads
613: Downloads
614: Community Forums
615: Community Forums
616: Downloads
617: Community Forums
618: Home
619: Home
620: Photo Gallery
621: Community Forums
622: Community Forums
623: Community Forums
624: Photo Gallery
625: Community Forums
626: Community Forums
627: Downloads
628: Community Forums
629: Community Forums
630: Photo Gallery
631: Community Forums
632: Community Forums
633: Downloads
634: Community Forums
635: Community Forums
636: Home
637: Downloads
638: Community Forums
639: Member Screenshots
640: Community Forums
641: Community Forums
642: Photo Gallery
643: Community Forums
644: Community Forums
645: Community Forums
646: Community Forums
647: Community Forums
648: Community Forums
649: Downloads
650: Home
651: Community Forums
652: Downloads
653: Community Forums
654: Photo Gallery
655: Community Forums
656: Photo Gallery
657: Home
658: Community Forums
659: Downloads
660: Community Forums
661: Downloads
662: Community Forums
663: Community Forums
664: Community Forums
665: Community Forums
666: Photo Gallery
667: Community Forums
668: Community Forums
669: Community Forums
670: Community Forums
671: Downloads
672: Community Forums
673: Community Forums
674: Community Forums
675: Community Forums
676: Downloads
677: Downloads
678: Community Forums
679: Home
680: Community Forums
681: Community Forums
682: Community Forums
683: Member Screenshots
684: Community Forums
685: Photo Gallery
686: Downloads
687: Community Forums
688: Community Forums
689: Downloads
690: Community Forums
691: Community Forums
692: Community Forums
693: Home
694: Home
695: Community Forums
696: Community Forums
697: Downloads
698: Community Forums
699: Community Forums
700: Community Forums
701: Your Account
702: Community Forums
703: Member Screenshots
704: Community Forums
705: Community Forums
706: Community Forums
707: Photo Gallery
708: Community Forums
709: Downloads
710: Community Forums
711: Member Screenshots
712: Community Forums
713: Photo Gallery
714: Community Forums
715: Community Forums
716: Home
717: Photo Gallery
718: Community Forums
719: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
M1117 ASV article...
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page 1, 2  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
SFC_Jeff_Button
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 1311
Location: Ft Hood, TX
PostPosted: Tue May 02, 2006 11:59 pm
Post subject: M1117 ASV article...

[img][/img]
I found this interesting in todays USA Today newspaper, front page of the Money section. I guess I'm behind the times and/or not as well informed as I thought I was. I didn't really know this vehicle, the M1117 ASV, (Armored Security Vehicle) was being purchased and used by the U.S.Army. It seems that lasy July, the Army agreed to buy 724 of the ASV's at a cost of about 500million dollars, about $700,000 per vehicle. Sounds like alot till you consider a Stryker cost 2 Million a piece!! Some spec's on the vehicle are as follows, quoted from USA Todays article;
Crew- 3
Weight- 14.8 tons
Ground Clearance- 18inches
Engine- 260hp
Speed- 63mph, (however 70mph as been reached)
Range- 440 miles
Height- 8'-5"
Width- 8'-4"
Length- 19'-9"
Manufacturer- Texron, in Louisiana
Its seems they build 32 per month, and once they get 6 completed, they are loaded onto transport planes and flown directly to Iraq. Texron plans to deliver 450 this year alone, worth 315million dollars. The article mentions that as the ASV proves its self in Iraq, "Army orders have grown to 1,200 vehicles worth 840million dollars".
The vehicle has a turret that rotates 360 degrees armed with 40mm grenade launcher and 12.77mm MG. This enables the crew to fire, reload, and fix stoppages from inside without exposing themselves as on the Hummers that the vehicle is designed to replace in urban / convoy escort roles. I'm impressed with this vehicle already. I guess it comes from a 1960's era design, the V-150.

_________________
SFC Jeff Button "High Angle Hell"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Maple_Leaf_Eh
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 517

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 12:47 am
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

The Textron rep told me at the CANSEC show in Ottawa that the APC version sold to the Iraqis is longer, has two holes (maybe no turrets - I forget), and seats 8.
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:30 am
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

Jeff,
The genesis of this vehicle (based on the ASV-150) goes way back. It was originally introduced as the V-100 Commando, built on spec by Cadillac Gage in the mid-'60's for the services to "adopt" (hopefully) and acquired variously by the Air Force and the Army for misc. security duties. It wasn't a big commercial success then, found a bigger audience in some export markets. Some MP units in Vietnam used the V-100 for convoy escort and various airfield and other security duties...such as the one I caught here guarding the Bob Hope show at Camp Eagle, SW of Hue in '71.


Last edited by Doug_Kibbey on Wed May 03, 2006 12:20 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 6:04 am
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

I saw this vehicle up close in Yuma. Looked like it had an 8.3 liter Cummins engine (C-Series). It looked like a fine vehicle but there was one thing I did not like. The turret is manually operated only. I met the project manager and he said it was all about money. Maybe in the future it will have a powered turret.

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
buglerbilly
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 147

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 8:58 am
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

It is a Cummins engine and all the details are here, the ASV datasheet in pdf format.............

www.systems.textron.co...asheet.pdf

Regards,

BUG
Back to top
View user's profile
mike_Duplessis
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 236

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 12:45 pm
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

Huh! I didn't know about the manual turret on the ASV. Same goes for the (much smaller) twin mg turret on the old V-100 Commando, and - I just recently found out - for the much larger 3" gun turret on the WWII M10 TD!

The line about being able to fix stoppages from inside can be seen as a subtle slap against Stryker, that 'other' big AC in-theater.
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Ascout
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 6257
Location: Cyberspace
PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:17 pm
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

If you're hot for an M1117, we may soon have one for Flight Simulator in great detail (based on the talents of the designer) for some ME based military scenery presently in development. Concurrent with this discussion is the following one on Hovercontrol:
(See the pics in that thread!)

64.34.169.161/cgi-bin/...entry54887

_________________
"All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:43 pm
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

How about a V-100 based firefighting vehicle? (OK, so it was never built, but the promotional literature is pretty interesting)
Check the whole page for the brochure...

sites.hsij.nl/aba01/cadillac.htm

Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
mike_Duplessis
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 236

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 4:07 pm
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

At the risk of (maybe) recycling old images, here's a little size comparison chart among modern transports. Remember - the 'littlest' vehicle pictured is a hummer, so that should tell you just how big the others are.

I honestly can't recall if I've posted this here before:


Oh, and yes - I threw in the name "Gavin" just to mess with y'all Twisted Evil
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 4:11 pm
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

Mikey pays the price for using the "G" word.... Twisted Evil

...I feel much better now. Laughing

Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:45 pm
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

Mike

Did you find that lucky '4 leaf clover' that you seem to be looking for??? Shocked

I really don't think you'll find it under the track of that G,.....G,.....G,..... Twisted Evil

"PC" !!!! Mr. Green

Don

_________________
"Gonna hold my breath until Armor returns home..."
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:00 pm
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

When I talked to the project manager I suggested they try and recycle to power system from the M901 ITV. I'll bet that would work and be relatively inexpensive. But he was an MP branch officer and not familiar with what I was talking about so that went by the wayside.... Sad

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Chris_C
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 214
Location: WV, USA
PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:42 am
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

Great graphic; thanks. Smile
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website
George
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 27, 2006
Posts: 5

PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2006 11:24 am
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

I understand that the turret armament is a M2 .50 Caliber and a 40mm Mark 19 grenade launcher. Does anyone know how if the turret has a "turret basket" or if there is a seat suspended that is attached to the turret as it traverses?
Back to top
View user's profile
mike_Duplessis
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 236

PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:41 pm
Post subject: Re: M1117 ASV article...

Haw! It took awhile for me to spot... me... flattened under the M113 tracks. Well, I rightfully got what I deserved for using the G word.

Keeping on the subject of the M1117, isn't that the Marine Corps AAV turret, with a bit of applique armor added? Does anybody know, is the turret on the AAV powered or manual? Ooops, I spot a difference, the AAV turret uses armored direct vision blocks, the M1117 turret uses periscopes.


Last edited by mike_Duplessis on Thu May 04, 2006 1:09 pm; edited 2 times in total
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 2
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page 1, 2  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum