Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90) infantry fighting vehicle

Posted by: Andrei Dcs

Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90) is a Swedish tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designed by Hägglunds/Bofors and manufactured by BAE Systems AB.

Entering service with the Swedish Army starting with 1993, since that year approximately 1,200 CV90 IFVs were built for numerous customers.

With each new version of the CV90, the level of protection has steadily increased and along with it, also the mass of the vehicle. The first variant, the Mk0 had a mass of 23 tonnes, while the CV90 MkIII weights 35 tonnes.

Combat Vehicle 90 IFV has a length of 6.55 m (21.5 ft), a width of 3.1 m (10 ft), and a height of 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in).

The crew consists of three (3) persons including the commander, the gunner, and the driver, and has room to carry a maximum of eight (8) troopers.

The main armament varies depending on the version, but mainly CV90 vehicles are fitted with 40 mm Bofors L/70 autocannon, or a 35 mm/50 Bushmaster autocannon for the MkIII and MkIV export models.

The older export versions including the CV90 MkI and CV90 MkII were equipped with a 30 mm Bushmaster autocannon.

As secondary armament Combat Vehicle 90 IFVs are usually equipped with a 7.62 mm Ksp m/39 machine gun and six 76 mm grenade launchers.

Depending on the variants, CV90 vehicles are either powered by a 550 hp (410 kW) Scania DS14 14 liters I6 diesel engine, or by a more powerful 810 hp (595 kW) Scania DC16 16 liters V8 diesel engine.

CV90 has an automatic transmission, a torsion bar based suspension, and a power-to-weight ratio of 17.65 kW/t (24.1 hp/t).

It has an operational range of 320 km (200 mi) and can reach a maximum speed of 70 km/h (43 mph) on road.