Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) (meaning ''"Tracked Vehicle 206"'' in English) is a
tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by
Hägglunds
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(now part of
BAE Systems Platforms & Services) for the
Swedish Army
The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces.
History
Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav Vas ...
. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people (6 in the front compartment, 11 in the rear), and the trailer unit can be adapted for different uses (see Variants section).
History
Development of the Bv 206 all-terrain articulated tracked carrier began in 1974. Three batches of trial vehicles were delivered between 1976 and 1978 and the first production examples were delivered to the Swedish Defense Administration in 1980.
Like its predecessor, the
Volvo Bv 202, the Bv 206 is designed to carry troops and equipment through snow and
bog-lands in northern
Sweden
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. The low
ground pressure
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enables the Bv 206 to cope with a wide range of difficult conditions. It is also fully
amphibious
Amphibious means able to use either land or water. In particular it may refer to:
Animals
* Amphibian, a vertebrate animal of the class Amphibia (many of which live on land and breed in water)
* Amphibious caterpillar
* Amphibious fish, a fish ...
, with a speed in water of up to . Over 11,000 have been produced and they are used in more than 37 countries worldwide.
The total load capacity is and a trailer of up to gross weight can also be towed behind the second compartment.
The Bv 206 is referred to as a ''Small Unit Support Vehicle'' (SUSV) pronounced "susvee" in
United States
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service.
U.S. military
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variants include the standard model (M973), a tactical operations center variant (M1065), an ambulance variant (M1066) and a flat-bed cargo carrier (M1067). U.S. military models are fitted with a 6-cylinder
Mercedes
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diesel engine
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and a non-
halon fire suppression system
Fire suppression systems are used to extinguish, control, or in some cases, entirely prevent fires from spreading or occurring. Fire suppression systems have an incredibly large variety of applications, and as such, there are many different types ...
since 1997 due to several cases where the front car caught fire and burned to the frame.
Users include the American and
Australian Antarctic research organizations and
British,
Iceland
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ic and
Canadian
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search and rescue services. They are also used for search and rescue services in the Austrian alpine region. The Bv 206 was used in combat by the
Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...
during
Operation Anaconda. The
Singapore Armed Forces
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military services of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A military component of the Ministry of Defence (MINDE ...
uses the Bv 206, and recently transferred several of them to the Singapore Civil Defense Force for use as a firefighting platform.
Decommissioned units have been purchased by private owners and rented as transports, particularly in
Alberta
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, Canada, to access remote oil wells, as well as cut blocks which need to be reforested by
tree planting
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.
The Bv 206 is used in
Antarctica
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,
Brazil
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,
Canada
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,
Chile
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,
China
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,
Estonia
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,
Finland
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,
France
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,
Germany
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,
Greece
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,
Ireland
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,
Israel
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,
Indonesia
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,
Italy
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,
Lithuania
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,
Latvia
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,
Malaysia
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,
Mexico
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, the
Netherlands
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New Zealand
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,
Norway
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,
Pakistan
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Singapore
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,
South Korea
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,
Spain
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Sweden
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, the
United Kingdom
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, and the
United States
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.
Variants
Bv 206A
The Bv 206A is an ambulance version, which is capable of carrying stretchers in the rear compartment.
Bv 206F
The Bv 206F is a fire appliance variant.
RaBv 2061
The RaBv 2061 (RadioBandvagn 2061) is a Swedish Army communications/command version, fitted with radio equipment and workplaces for staff members.
PvBv 2062
The PvBv 2062 (PansarvärnsBandvagn 2062) is a Swedish Army anti-tank vehicle, an open top version of the Bv 206 armed with a 90 mm
Pvpj 1110 recoilless anti-tank gun.
PvBv 2063
The PvBv 2063 (PansarvärnsBandvagn 2063) is another Swedish Army anti-tank vehicle, similar to PvBv 2062, but fitted with the launch system for an
ATGM, either the
TOW
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(Rbs 55) or the Bofors
BILL
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* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
Plac ...
(Rbs 56).
Bv 206S
The Bv 206S is an
armoured personnel carrier
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Acc ...
variant of the Bv 206, which provides protection from small arms fire for the occupants. It is in service with the armed forces of
France
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,
Germany
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(379 Bv 206D/S ordered),
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
,
Netherlands
)
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,
Italy
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(158 units),
Sweden
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(50 units),
Greece
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(Bv 208) and
Singapore
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(300 units), which has replaced it with the
Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier.
Using a
Steyr
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M1-"Monoblock" engine (6-cylinder, 130 kW), the vehicle can carry the driver and 12 combat-equipped troops — four in the front compartment and eight in the rear. The Bv 206S can be underslung and airlifted by Boeing
CH-47 Chinook and Sikorsky
CH-53E Super Stallion
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helicopters or carried in the
C130 Hercules
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airplane, amongst others.
Canadian troops taking part in
Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan made good use of this vehicle, riding over rough mountainous terrain with full combat gear, allowing the men to avoid the exhaustion they would have felt moving on foot at such high altitudes and in such conditions.
The UK is looking to replace its Bv206Ds by 2020.
GAZ-3351
Produced in Russia under license from Hägglunds by the
GAZ Group at the
Zavolzhsky Plant Of Caterpillar Tractors Zavolzhsky (masculine), Zavolzhskaya (feminine), or Zavolzhskoye (neuter) may refer to:
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Zavolzh ...
. Uses a 6-cylinder Steyr M16 turbodiesel engine.
BvS 10
The
BvS 10, not to be confused with the Bv 206 or Bv 206S, is a much larger (therefore equipped with a 6-cylinder
Steyr
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M1 engine with 200 kW) but still fully amphibious armoured vehicle based upon the characteristic twin-cab, articulated steering system typical of Hägglunds all terrain vehicles. It was originally designed for the British
Royal Marines
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Commandos and named All Terrain Vehicle (Protected) - ATV(P) VIKING. It is in service with the
Royal Marines Armoured Support Group
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and the
Royal Netherlands Marine Corps
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while the
French Army
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have recently ordered 130 Bvs10s. The
Austrian Armed Forces 32 BvS10AUT represents the most modern variant with full vehicle and crew protection and a .50 calibre remote-controlled weapon station. It is also planned for the Italian Army.
BvS 10 Beowulf
The BvS 10 Beowulf is essentially an unarmored version of the BvS 10 Viking.
Other variants
Other variants exist including mortar carrier, cargo carrier, fuel carrier, radar, command post and radio relay. The units can easily be customized to meet customer requirements.
Specifications (original version)
* Engine: 2.8L 99 kW
Ford Cologne V6.
* Gearbox:
MB W 4A-018 automatic transmission
* Weight:
* Cargo load: - in front unit and in trailer unit)
* Length:
* Width:
* Height:
Operators
Current operators
*
Argentine National Gendarmerie
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Austrian Armed Forces
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Canadian Army
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Chilean Marine Corps
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History
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*
Estonian Defence Forces
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Finnish Army
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French Army
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German Army
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*
Hellenic Army
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– Used with
ARTHUR counterbattery radar.
*
Indonesian Army
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— Used by 2nd Group of the
Kopassus special forces.
*
Irish Defence Forces
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– (7) Fitted with GIRAFFE Mk IV radars.
*
Israel Defense Forces
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*
Italian Army
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(about 110 BV-206; 112 BV-206S7 and 46 BV-206S)
*
Latvian Land Forces
*
Lithuanian Land Force
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*
Malaysian Army
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- (80)
*
Netherlands Navy
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*
Norwegian Army – (1000)
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Singapore Army
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*
South Korean Army
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*
Spanish Army
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The ...
*
Swedish Army
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History
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– (4,500) Includes BvS 10 variant
*
British Armed Forces
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*
United States Armed Forces
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– Used in the
United States Army
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by the
86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) and
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division. Also used by the
United States Marine Corps
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.
*
United States National Guard
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*
New South Wales Ambulance
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Low Impact Inc.
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Red Deer County Technical Rescue Task Force
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Four Tracks All-Terrain
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Edmonton Alberta
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LEGOLAND Billund
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*
Estonian Rescue Board
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*
Hellenic Fire Service
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*
Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue
*
Mobile Brigade Corps of
Indonesian National Police
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Indonesian Red Cross
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Indonesia is the one of the very few Muslim-majorit ...
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Civil Defence Ireland
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* Italian
National Firefighters Corps
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New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme
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* Several hundred ex-Norwegian sold and believed to have ended up in Russia.
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Royal National Lifeboat Institution
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Bay Search and Rescue Team
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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
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GMFRS covers an area of ...
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Massachusetts State Police
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Schlumberger
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Schlumberger is the world's largest offshore drilling compa ...
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South Metro Fire Rescue
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in
Parker, CO in the south part of
Denver metropolitan area
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at Station 46.
See also
Similar vehicles with the Bv206 ATV include:
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Sisu Auto
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Sisu Auto has a subsidiary company, "Sisu Defence", producing high mobility tactical vehicles for ...
Sisu Nasu
The Nasu (acronym for Nauha-Sisu, en, Track Sisu; also meaning " Piglet" in colloquial Finnish) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle developed by Sisu Auto for the Finnish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks p ...
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ST Kinetics
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In 2000, ST Engineering acquired the Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS) ...
Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier
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Hägglunds
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(
BAE Systems AB
BAE Systems AB is a Swedish defence company and a subsidiary of BAE Systems Land & Armaments, whose ultimate parent is the British defence contractor BAE Systems. The company is a holding company for Land Systems Hägglunds AB and BAE Systems Bofo ...
)
BvS 10
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Bolinder-Munktell
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Bolinder are also well known as manufacturers of 'Semi-Diesel' or ...
(Volvo BM)
Bandvagn 202
* World War II Germany's ''
Raupenschlepper Ost''
References
External links
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* (previously Alvis Hägglunds, before that Hägglunds Vehicle, and in the very beginning Hägglund & Söner)
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{{Post-WWII US Soft Vehicles
Tracked amphibious vehicles
Snowmobiles
Military vehicles of Sweden
Royal National Lifeboat Institution launch vehicles
Two-section tracked all-terrain vehicles
Military vehicles introduced in the 1980s