IFV-99
| IFV-99 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| Place of origin | Drahen |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Drahen |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Imperial Heavy Industries |
| Manufacturer | Imperial Heavy Industries |
| Unit cost | 700 million |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 24 tonnes |
| Length | 7.2 meters |
| Width | 3.2 meters |
| Height | 2.5 meters |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver, gunner) |
| Passengers | 7 fully armed solders |
Contents
Development
Design
The IFV-99 infantry fighting vehicle has a welded steel armor hull. Add-on modular armor can be fitted for a higher level of protection. It is claimed that front arc withstands 30-mm armor-piercing rounds. Sides withstand 14.5-mm rounds. Turret roof and rear end provide protection from 7.62-mm armor-piercing rounds. Side skirts were added for improved protection. Also it may be fitted with indigenous active laser protection system.
Its 100-mm gun has an effective range of 4 km. The 100-mm cannon is completed with an autoloader. It has a rate of fire of 10 rounds per minute. Vehicle carries a total of 30 rounds for the 100-mm gun, including 22 ordinary HE-FRAG rounds and 8 anti-tank guided missiles, which are capable of penetrating up to 600 mm of armor behind ERA blocks and pose serious threat to lighter main battle tanks. It is claimed that hit probability of the missile is at least 80%. The 30-mm cannon has an effective range of 1.5 - 2 km. The turret is also fitted with a coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun.
Variants
- IFV-99 baseline vehicle
- IFV-99M 120mm self propelled mortar system
- IFV-99C Command vehicle, armed with a raised superstructure and armed with a single 12.7-mm machine gun mounted on a remotely operated turret for self-defense.
- IFV-99A Short-range air defense vehicle equipped with two 25 mm auto cannons and six SAM launchers.
- IFV-99R Reconnaissance vehicle. Turret has been removed and replaced with a surveillance radar. Armed with a single 12.7-mm machine gun mounted on a remotely operated turret for self-defense.
- IFV-99C Multipurpose armored cargo vehicle. It is fitted with a crane and is used to carry ammunition and other supplies to the frontline.
