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The S-11 IFV was developed as a private venture by Haruspex International Armaments on the orders of the Rhydin government and the industrial military complex. It's development commenced in the early 1990s. This armored vehicle was aimed at the Imperial Legionary and export customers. It is also referred as an armored reconnaissance or fire support vehicle. The S-11 IFV was designed to operate alongside the main battle tanks as a competent infantry fighting vehicle with the capacity to also serve the role of tank-destroyer.
Vehicle has a titanium-ceramic alloy armor hull, fitted with additional layer of passive armor. Total combat weight is 28 - 34 t, depending on the level of ballistic protection. Baseline armor provides protection against 14.5-mm heavy machine guns fire and artillery shell splinter. Add-on modular or reactive armor panels protect against medium caliber projectiles and RPGs.
The IFV is fitted with a VCI 90b three-man turret, armed with a 90 mm Electro Thermal Cannon System. The projectile is loaded into the barrel, behind which there is a “propellant,” which is a dot of light metal. A powerful electromagnetic force is applied to the metal, which causes its atoms to “switch” directions. This happens so violently that the metal turns to plasma, and this expanding gas then drives the projectile forward. Since the cannon is built into a turret, it can rotate 360-degrees and can aim upwards 60 degrees - allowing it to engage low-flying aircraft and creatures.
The cannon is controlled by a gunner inside the turret compartment. The VCI 90b turret is a fully-stabilized gun, which gives it fire-on the move capability and enables to engage stationary and moving targets with a high first round hit probability. A total of 35 rounds are carried inside the vehicle, 12 of them are stowed inside the turret and are ready to use. Secondary armament consists of coaxial 12.7-mm machine gun and stub recoilless rifle remote weapon system so as to reduce crew exposure to hostile elements.
The gunner's station is fitted with a stabilized sight, similar to that used on the S-94 main battle tank. Sensors include a thermal imager, laser rangefinder coupled with a digital fire control computer, which is used for ballistic calculations.
The S-11 is fitted with a battlefield management system, developed by HIA. It is a version of a similar system, installed on the S-94 main battle tank. It includes a color map display, which shows the positions of allied and hostile forces, as well as position of the host vehicle. Functions of this system include digital mapping, positioning, navigation, tactical situation reports and logistic reports.
This armored vehicle has a crew of four, including commander, gunner, loader and driver.
It is powered by an HVRL helium-3 pellet engine system, which is located at the front of the hull, from the right-hand side. Vehicle has a full-time all wheel drive and a hydropneumatic suspension system. It is fitted with a HVRL variable tyre pressure system and run-flat device. The S-11 IFV is equipped with a wide dimension tires of new generation. It can travel up to 50 km/h on sandy terrain and up to 120 km/h on hard surface roads. It's wheeled chassis enables it to keep up with main battle tanks. This gives the IFV superior cross-country performance to many other wheeled fighting vehicles. It is capable of negotiating various terrain obstacles at high speeds.
Variants
- S-11/BRV/A: NBC reconnaissance vehicle. Equipped with detection system to trace sources of NBC agents.
S-11/SBV/A: Standard Battle Variant. Equipped with next generation optics and targeting systems.
S-11/CPV/A: Command post vehicle. The vehicle contains various supplements for commanders.
- S-11/B: Upgraded variant of the base S-11 with ECW capabilities. The upgrade also added NBC protection and automatic fire extinguishing system.
S-11/AA30/A: [2] 30 mm Ramjet gatling cannons anti-aircraft/light armor/personnel
S-11/CPV/B: Improved version of S-11/CPV/A. B features such as improvements as updated FCS, electronic protection, safety, etc.
- S-11/LSV/LS: Short Range 30 MW Laser System.
General Information
Crew: 3
Dimensions & Weight:
Weight: 25 t
Empty Weight: 16,217 kg
Combat: 21,325 kg)
Length: 6.9 m
Width: 3.4 m
Height: 2.6 m
Performance:
Maximum Range: 460 miles (740.2 km)
Engine Type: HVRL-HV2 Helium-3C HD, developing 680 hp
Power/weight: 29.2 hp/tonne
Suspension: In-arm Suspension Unit
Operational range: 500 km (310 m
Road Speed: 60 mph (100 kph.)
0-100 kph: 27.65 sec
Off Road: 22 mph (35.4 kph)
Terrain Handling:
The vehicle is designed to traverse virtually all terrain
Can climb at up to a 60% grade although at a much slower speed.
It can climb barriers and ford trenches.
The vehicle can handle side slopes of up to 40%.
Water Capabilities:
The S-11 IFV is designed to be amphibious and can cross small bodies of water.
The vehicle can travel in this manner at 4.0 mph (6.4 kph/3.5 knots).
Standard Defensive Systems:
1. Six (6) HIA APMS "Super Claymore": Two are positioned on either side with two in front. None are in the rear of the vehicle. Mounted on armored plates which prevent the mines from doing damage to the vehicle itself. Derived from the traditional claymore mine, this weapon is extremely effective. It is slightly larger than the original Claymore mine and has 1000 steel balls and is backed by two pounds (0.9 kg) of Semtex. The "Super Claymore" operates in a similar fashion to the original mine and creates a fan of projectiles for a 328 foot (100 meter) cone with a 60 degree arc of danger. Generally the Super Claymore is activated by the crew when it looks like the vehicle will be overrun.
- Maximum Effective Range: 820 feet (250 meters)
Front 60-degree horizontal Cone of Mine: 164 foot (50 meter) range
Sides of Mine: 66 foot (20 meter) range
Rate of Fire: Each mine single use only.
Payload: Six Mines.
2. Smoke/Tear Gas Dispenser (2): Mounted on either side of the tank and launches smoke/tear gas grenades. While other types of grenades can be used, they have been rarely carried. Recently, there has been consideration for the use of prismatic aerosol and decoy grenades to help protect the vehicle against lasers and other weaponry.
- Effect: Creates a cloud of smoke 40 ft (12 m) in diameter.
Range: 1,200 feet (365 m)
Payload: Carries 12 smoke grenades per launcher.
3 HIA GLM-01 Light Machine Gun. Standard defensive weapon for the S-11 on a pintle mounting before the cupola of a turret system and or non turret system. Further information can be found here. GLM-01 LMG.
4: HIA standard series turret carries a single 90 mm Electro Thermal Cannon System. The projectile is loaded into the barrel, behind which there is a “propellant,” which is a dot of light metal. A powerful electromagnetic force is applied to the metal, which causes its atoms to “switch” directions. This happens so violently that the metal turns to plasma, and this expanding gas then drives the projectile forward. Since the cannon is built into a turret, it can rotate 360-degrees and can aim upwards 60 degrees - allowing it to engage low-flying aircraft. The cannon is controlled by a gunner inside the turret compartment.
Muzzle Velocity: 3,350 ft/s (1,020 m/s)
Ammunition: 50 rounds
A VCI-SFCR (surveillance and fire-control radar), an electro-optical targeting system (EOTS), panoramic periscope, forward looking infrared system (FLIR), laser rangefinder (LRF), thermal sight, a TV camera, and a digital fire-control system. The combined targeting system of EOTS, FLIR, and LRF has a targeting range of 7 km.
Alternative Turret Model
5: HIA Drunh-2C (Thorn) anti-aircraft series turret. The Drunh-2C system consists of twin 30mm Ramjet gatling cannons. The weapon system fires heavy ramjet rounds, allowing for a variety of warheads, although the standard is a High-Explosive-Armor Piercing (HEAP) type. The ramjet rounds inflict great damage and can quicky punch through the front armor of light vehicles and or armor. In addition to being effective against other combat ground vehicles, it is also quite effective against aircraft.
A VCI-SFCR (surveillance and fire-control radar), an electro-optical targeting system (EOTS), panoramic periscope, forward looking infrared system (FLIR), laser rangefinder (LRF), thermal sight, a TV camera, and a digital fire-control system. The combined targeting system of EOTS, FLIR, and LRF has a targeting range of 7 km. The VCI made radar can detect and track a 2 m2-RCS target from a range of 17 km. The Ramjet cannons have a rate of fire of 600 rpm and an effective anti-aircraft range of 6,000 feet (1,830 meters). The Drunh-2C has an integrated surface-to-air missile system to increase its coverage to 7 km (4.3 mi). Two missile pods each containing two missiles are mounted, one on each side of the turret. The missiles used are that of the 231L Myhla (Lance)
The VCI-SFCR radar of the Drunh-2C Series Turret is an X-band (8 to 12.5 GHz) surveillance and fire-control pulse-Doppler radar, specialized for use against low-flying aircraft. Its features include real-time early warning, multiple target detection, an integral L-band (1 to 2 GHz) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) subsystem, pulse compression, frequency agility, and adaptive moving target indication as an anti-chaff measure. It supplies ballistic computation data to the digital fire-control system to direct the aim of the electro-optical targeting system, which then aligns the 30 mm guns with the target for accurate fire. (The radar can be installed on a separate vehicle (usually a 5-ton six-wheeled truck with a self-towed generator unit) to serve as an independent surveillance platform for other short range air defense systems.) The secondary FLIR system and laser rangefinder supplements the VCI radar system to provide additional targeting means in case the radar is rendered inoperative, or is turned off to retain the element of surprise against aircraft that are equipped with radar warning receivers.
2: The HIA produced 231L Myhla (Lance) is the anti-aircraft missile component of the S-11 AA vehicle system. Further information can be found here 231L Myhla (Lance) SAM
Sensory Equipment
- * Night-vision Optics: Range: 2,000 ft (609 m). Uses light amplification to make a picture. Emits no light but will not work in absolute darkness. System can be dazzled by sudden bright lights but does not physically blind the pilot.
* Thermo-Imager: Range: 2,000 feet (609 meters). Finds the infra-red radiations of things that are warm. Also enables pilot to see in smoke, shadows and darkness
If you would like to order this product, please visit HIA here: Haruspex International Armaments