BDX (APC)
| BDX | |
|---|---|
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| Place of origin | Belgium |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Belgium |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Timoney Technology |
| Manufacturer | |
| Produced | 1977 - 1981 |
| No. built | 123 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 10.7 t (10.5 long tons; 11.8 short tons) |
| Length | 5.05 m (16 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 10 |
| Engine | Chrysler 361 cu.in. V8 petrol engine 200 bhp (150 kW) |
| Drive | 4x4 |
| Transmission | Allison AT540 4 speed automatic transmission to Timoney transfer gearbox |
Operational range | 900 km (560 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) maximum |
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The BDX is a Belgian armored personnel carrier developed on the basis of the Irish designed Timoney armored vehicle.
Description[]
It is an amphibious vehicle. The hull of the vehicle is made of steel. It can carry up to 10 soldiers.
Vehicle armament may be varied, e.g. One or two pintle-mounted 7.62mm machine guns on the roof or a turret mounted 20 mm cannon. 13 vehicles intended for the Belgian Rijkswacht/Gendarmerie were equipped with an 81mm mortar. Shooting takes place through the open roof hatch.
There is also the possibility of installing NBC protection system.
Users[]
- Belgium :
- Belgian Air Component - 63 vehicles
- Rijkswacht/Gendarmerie - 80 vehicles
- Argentina - 5 vehicles
- Mexico - 95 vehicles
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Categories:
- Armoured cars of the Cold War
- Armoured personnel carriers
- Paramilitary vehicles
- Wheeled amphibious armoured fighting vehicles
- Military vehicles introduced in the 1970s