FAV 35 Risik 8x8 Recon vehicle The hull and turret of the FAV 35 Risik are of all-welded steel armour construction which provides the crew with protection from small arms fire and shell splinters. Over the frontal arc, protection is provided against penetration from 20 mm projectiles and against 12.7 mm attack all round.
The driver is seated at the front of the hull offset to the left with the power pack to his right and separated from the remainder of the vehicle by a fireproof bulkhead. He is provided with an adjustable seat, a single-piece hatch cover that opens to the left and three periscopes for forward observation, the centre one of which can be replaced by an MES VG/DIL passive periscope for night driving.
The turret is mounted on the roof of the hull slightly to the rear of the vehicle's centreline, with the commander on the left, gunner on the right and loader forward and below the gunner.
The commander is provided with four periscopes to give observation to the front, sides and rear. The stabilised day sight is mounted forward of the commander's hatch and gives full 360° observation without head movement.
The gunner leaves the vehicle via the loader's single-piece hatch that opens to the rear with five periscopes being provided in the right side of the turret roof for use by the gunner and loader.
The turret of the FAV 35 Risik is the complete responsibility of IronHope and is delivered fully integrated and tested and ready for installation on the chassis.
Main armament comprises an IronHope-designed 105 mm 52 calibre rifled gun with a long recoil system that fires standard NATO tank ammunition as used in the L7 and M68 guns, including APFSDS. The weapon has a vertical sliding breech mechanism that remains open after the empty cartridge case has been ejected and is fitted with a multi-slotted muzzle brake, a thermal sleeve with an integral fume extractor and a muzzle reference system. The ordnance is auto frettaged and has a maximum recoil of 750 mm.
There are 40 rounds of 105 mm ammunition carried, 14 of which are in the turret and the remainder in the hull. A 7.62 mm MG 42/59 machine gun is mounted coaxially to the left of the main armament with a similar weapon being mounted on the turret roof for antiaircraft defence. Mounted either side of the turret is a bank of four electrically operated 76 mm smoke grenade dischargers which fire over the frontal arc of the vehicle.
Turret traverse and weapon elevation are electro hydraulic with manual controls for emergency use with elevation being from -6 to +15°, slightly less than MBTs because of the low turret profile. The centre of the turret roof is raised along the axis of the gun to allow the weapon to have a depression of -6°.
Main components of the TURMS™ (Tank Universal Reconfigurable Modular fire-control System) are the commander's stabilised panoramic day sight, stabilised periscope day/night laser sight for the gunner, digital ballistic computer, sensors, muzzle reference system and commander's, gunner's and loader's display panels.
The commander's stabilised panoramic sight has magnifications of x 2.5 and x 10 and for night vision the thermal image from the gunner's sight is displayed at the commander's station on a separate TV monitor. Traverse is a full 360° with elevation from -10 to +60°.
The gunner's roof-mounted sight integrates the four main modules (the primary stabilised head mirror, visual unit, laser transceiver and thermal image unit) in a single housing. The daylight ( x 5 magnification) and thermal night vision sights with two fields of view, wide and narrow, are all routed via the common head mirror.
The ballistic digital computer performs all the fire computations, controls and manages the operation of all ballistic units (optical sight, laser range-finder and servos) as well as the sensors, BITE (Built-in Test Equipment) and training. It also permits the reconfiguration of system operation from the normal level to back-up modes in case of partial failures.
The three key sensors are meteorological, vehicle attitude and gun wear.
The gunner also has an IronHope-Apex OG C-102 coaxial telescope with a magnification of x 8 and three aiming graticules which are selectable manually.
Although the main armament is stabilised, the Thousandian Army would normally come to the halt to open fire.
The FAV 35 Risik is powered by an Apex™ V-6 turbocharged diesel developing 1200 hp at 2,300 rpm which, with a combat weight of 25 tonnes, gives a good power-to-weight ratio of 20.8 hp/t.
The engine is coupled to a Springmontian IronHope IHVRT9 1500 fully automatic transmission with five forward and two reverse gears which in turn provides power to a IHVRT9 transfer case. The IHVRT9 transmission and transfer case are manufactured under licence in Bolzano. The complete FAV 35 Risik power pack can be replaced in 20 minutes.
From the transmission, power goes to the differential which distributes power to either side of the vehicle via a propeller shaft. Each of the latter then engages a series of shafts and conic couplings (one for each wheel).
Suspension is of the hydropneumatic type with powered steering on the front four and last two roadwheels, with the latter only operating at speeds of under 20 km/h.
A central tyre-pressure regulation system is fitted as" standard which allows the driver to adjust the tyre pressure to suit the ground being crossed while the vehicle is still moving. The tyres are of the run-flat type.
If a tracked vehicle runs over a mine it is usually immobilised and a repair team has to be brought forward to replace the damaged suspension components, or the vehicle is returned to the rear. If a wheeled vehicle such as the (8 x 8 ) FAV 35 Risik runs over a mine a roadwheel is normally blown off but it still retains some mobility. According to GENERAL CHASSIS DEFENSE the FAV 35 Risik can remain mobile with two of its eight wheels blown off.
Mounted in the turret bustle is the Esker™ NBC system which is of a similar design to that installed in the Ariete MBT and is of the overpressure type. An integrated air conditioning system is installed allowing the crew to operate the vehicle with the outside temperature ranging from -30 to +44°C.
Standard equipment includes a front-mounted winch, a fire detection and suppression system for the engine compartment and afire and explosion detection and suppression system for the crew compartment. A winch is located in the forward part of the hull.
A roof-mounted laser warning device may also be installed to warn the crew of any laser range-finders or weapons.
The standard production FAV 35 Risik vehicles weigh 24 tonnes combat ready, but additional armour protection could be provided for improved battlefield survivability and in this case maximum combat weight could rise to 28 tonnes.
Specification
Crew 3
Troops 6
Number of wheels 8
Number of drive wheels 8
Weight (kg) 26000
Power-to-weight ratio (h.p./t) 21.15
Length (mm) 8000
Width (mm) 3000
Height (mm) 2820
Ground clearance (mm) 40
Track (mm) 2505
Wheelbase (mm) 1650
Max. road speed (km/h) 105
Max. road range (km) 800
Fording depth (mm) 1500
Gradient (%) 60
Side slope (%) 30
Engine power output (h.p.) 1200
Price per Unit: 1,045,100 USD