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Armored Security Vehicle (ASV, M1117)

Armored Security Vehicle (ASV, M1117). CPT Alexis M. Marks. Outline. Background Specifications Task Organization Advantages Disadvantages Planning Considerations Common Problems Summary. Background. Stop gap vehicle between M1114 and Stryker Manufactured by Textron Systems

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Armored Security Vehicle (ASV, M1117)

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  1. Armored Security Vehicle (ASV, M1117) CPT Alexis M. Marks

  2. Outline • Background • Specifications • Task Organization • Advantages • Disadvantages • Planning Considerations • Common Problems • Summary

  3. Background • Stop gap vehicle between M1114 and Stryker • Manufactured by Textron Systems • Numbers by year • Original Order: 94 vehicles • In Iraq: 63 vehicles • Production rate: 36 per month*

  4. Specifications 246’’ 101’’ 102’’ 18’’

  5. Specifications • Engine: 4WD, 260 hp • Weight: 12,428 lbs • Payload: 3,360 lbs • Armament: • M2 • MK-19 • M249 (claw-mounted) • Transport: C-130 roll-on, C-17 (6), CH-53 helicopter

  6. Specifications • Range: Over 400 miles • Maximum Speed: 63 mph • Acceleration: 0-20 mph <5.0 sec • Turning Diameter: 55‘ • Gradient: 60% • Side Slope: 30% • Elevation: -10° to +60°

  7. Survivability • Entire Vehicle • 7.62mm Ball • Crew compartment • 12.7lbs explosives • Overhead • 60mm mortar fragments @ 10 meters • 155m artillery air-burst @ 15m • Under-carriage • Anti-personnel mines and Anti-tank mines up to an equivalent of 12 lbs. of TNT.

  8. Task Organization (CS) MP MP MP Line Platoons: one per squad HQ Platoon: three total ASV’s in company: 15 HQ PLT MP MP MP

  9. Task Organization (Div) MP DS PLT MP MP MP MP MP MP Direct Support Platoons: one ASV squad General Support Platoon: ten total ASV’s in company: 26 GS PLT

  10. Advantages • Gunner protected • Dual mount • Perception • Wench • Spotlight

  11. Disadvantages • Difficult to dismount • Observation • Cannot self-recover • Rollovers

  12. Planning Considerations • Training • GTA • Designate teams • Leaders know how to employ • Rollover drills • Weapons Qualification

  13. Planning Considerations • Maintenance • FMTV tires • HEMTT Wrecker • Communications • Supply • BII • NBC masks (M42)

  14. Common Problems • Rollovers • Gas Tanks • Weapons Installation

  15. References • Basic Info • www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/asv.htm • Datasheet • www.systems.textron.com/pdf/products/asv_datasheet.pdf • Fielding Memo • http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/docs/bnL008AA.htm

  16. Summary • ASV is the Army’s solution between the M1114 and the Stryker • Prior training is essential to ASV operations • Junior leaders need to know how to employ

  17. QUESTIONS?

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