Patria AMV, The finnish Mascot

Patria AMV (Advanced Modular Vehicle) was the military vehicle that united the element of the Armoured personel vehicle and the infantry fighting vehicle in one design, vehicle that had 26 tons total weight, produce by Patria from Finland. The production of prototype began in the production in 2001 and the first time user of Patria AMV was the Finnish Army that began used during 2003. Patria AMV have two kinds suspension which is 6X6 and 8X8 could carry 13 personnel that consisted of 3 crew and 10 passengers.

One of the advantage from this vehicel is the resistance that could keep the mine explosion that had the strength that be equal to 10 kg TNT. Beside had first class resistance, this vehicel also could be supplemented with various weapons, beginning with the 30 mm Oto Melara machine gun, that was installed to Patria AMV the Army's Polish, or can be install the heavy machine gun 50 M2HB QCB. Patria AMV that had dimension long 7.7 meter and wide 2.8 meter and height 2.3 meter. and the maximum speed that could reach by this vehicle is 100 km/hour in the land and up to 10 km/hour when swimming in the water.

Until this time recorded already 6 countries that used this product, including : Croatia that used 84 units from the plan 280 units, Finland 86 units, Poland 690 units, Slovenia 135 units, South Africa 264 units and the mysterious customer were the Emirat Unit Arabian that not definitely menioned how many of Patria AMV that would be purchased. The total order that received by Patria as the producer till at this time was 1,259 units and that has in sent to the new customers totalling 200 units.

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