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Boneschi MAV5
uoneschi MAV 5 APC (Italy)
KEY RECOGNITION
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FEATURES • Box shaped hull with vertical hull front containing radiator and sloping bonnet which leads up to one piece windsceen which slopes slightly to rear
• Horizontal roof on which can be mounted a 7.62 mm machine gun, vertical hull rear, upper part of latter slopes slighly inwards with single piece door with firing port and window in upper part
• Upper part of hull sides slope slightly inwards with single door in each side between front and rear wheels with window in upper part. Two additional small windows in rear troop compartment either side with firing port below
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SPECIFICATIONS
Crew: Armament: Ammunition: Length: Width: Height: Ground clearance: Weight, combat: Weight, empty: Power-to-weight ratio: Ground pressure: Engine:
2 + 4 1 x 7.62mm MG (typical) 1000 x 7.62mm (typical) 4.66m 2.00m 2.15m Not available 4,450kg 3,850kg 23.1hp/tonne Not available IVECO turbo charged diesel developing 103hp lOOkm/h 600km 751 0.70m Not available Not available 60% 30% 6mm Steel No No
DEVELOPMENT
The MAV 4 (4 x 4) light armoured vehicle has been developed by Carrozzeria Boneschi and IVECO and is essentially a IVECO 40.10 (4 x 4) truck chassis fitted with a fully armoured body that provides the occupants with protection from small arms fire and shell splinters.
The Italian Army has taken delivery of over 200 vehicles and these have been deployed overseas to such places as Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo and Somalia. The Italian Carabinieri has also taken delivery of a small quantity of vehicles.
The driver and commander are seated at the front of the vehicle with the engine forward and below their position thus leaving the area to the rear clear for the troop compartment. This has four individual seats that face the front, although other seating arrangements are possible.
In either side is a door than opens to the front while at the rear is a door that opens to the right. The standard production vehicle has a single roof hatch over which is mounted a 7.62mm machine gun although other armament options are possible.
Standard equipment includes internal lighting and rifle racks while special equipment includes an air conditioning system, anti-tear gas filtering system, and a fire detection and suppression system for the engine compartment.
It can also be fitted with a more powerful engine as well as different types of tyres, including run-flat, exhaust brake and an air/electrical connection system for a trailer.
VARIANTS
The MAV 5 can be fitted with additional armour to provide a higher level of protection against mines, these being called the MAV (MP). The basic vehicle can also be adopted for a number of specialist roles such as command post vehicle.
STATUS
Production as required. In service with Italy.
MANUFACTURER
Carrozzeria Boneschi Sri, Milan, Italy.
Above: MAV 5 APC
Top right: MAV 5 APC (Richard Stickland)
Right: MAV 5 APC (Richard Stickland)
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KEY RECOGNITION
FEATURES
• Nose slopes back under vehicles with front of vehicle angled back at 45 degrees, horizontal roof extends to rear, vertical hull rear. Upper hull sides slope inwards.
• Large driver's windscreen at front with another window either side sloping to rear. Roof hatches in forward part of roof with engine louvres in roof at rear.
• Two large road wheels either side with large forward opening door in either side
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SPECIFICATIONS
Crew: Q)nfigiuratjon^_^ Armament: Ammunition: Length: Width: Height: Weight, combat: Weight, empty: Power-to-weight ratio: Engine:
3 4 x4 1 x 7.62mm MG 1000 x 7.62mm 5.71 m 2.49m 1.79m J96rjOkci__ _7900J<2__ _^5hrV^_ 6-cylinder turbocharged intercooled diesel developing 240hp
I15km/hr 800 km
Not available 1.0 mm
Not available
Not available 60% 35%
Classified
Aluminium
Optional
Optional
DEVELOPMENT
The Multipurpose carrier (MPC) has been developed as a private venture by SP Aerospace and Vehicle Systems with the first prototype being completed in 1992. It is designed to undertake
MANUFACTURER
a wide range of military and paramilitary roles, with the former including command and control and battlefield surveillance.
The driver is seated at the front with bulletproof windows to his front and rear, providing the same level of protection as the hull. The other crew members, typically the commander and radio operator are seated in the centre. The powerpack is at the rear. A variety of weapons can be mounted on the roof, including machine guns, grenade launchers and ATGWs. Optional equipment includes an NBC system and an amphibious kit.
VARIANTS
The LBV, another version of the MFC is being developed as a new reconnaissance vehicle for the Royal Netherlands army and the German army. Four prototypes have been built, two for each army. It is expected that the Dutch will take 220 vehicles and the Germans will order 216. Sp Aerospace and Vehicle Systems are responsible for the vehicle with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for systems integration. The vehicle is normally referred to as the Fenneck by the Dutch and German armies.
STATUS
Prototypes. Not yet in production or service.
Above: Fen neck (Netherlands Army) Top right: Fenneck (German Army) Right: Fenneck (Netherlands Army)
