Tech Data Bison Armoured Vehicle Canada

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The Bison Armoured Vehicle is an eight-wheeled armoured vehicle originally designed as an infantry section carrier. Today, the Bison Armoured Vehicle is an adaptable vehicle with variants that support the light armoured vehicle (LAV) IIIs.

Variants

• Bison command post vehicles
• Bison air space coordination centre vehicles
• Bison ambulances
• Bison mobile repair team vehicles
• Bison recovery vehicles
• Bison electronic warfare vehicles
• Bison reconnaissance vehicles

Specifications
Weight

• Basic weight: 12,846 kg
• Combat load: 12,450 kg

Dimensions

• Length: 6.48 m
• Width: 2.82 m
• Height: 2.81 m

Mobility

• On-road speed: 100 km/h
• Off-road speed: 65 km/h
• On-road range: 643 km
• Off-road range: 500 km
• Maximum grade: 60%
• Side slope: 30%
• Ditch cross: 1.72 m

Fuel

• Type: F-54 Diesel DF-2
• Capacity: 270 L
• Consumption: 0.42 L/km

Capabilities

• Arctic: No
• Add-on armour: Yes

Crew

• Personnel: 2
• Passengers: varies from one variant to another

Weapons

• C6 7.62-mm flexible, medium machine gun
• 76-mm multi-barrel grenade dispenser
• M72 66-mm rocket launcher