Th? B???l?? Fi?htin? V?hicl? (BFV) is ?n Am??ic?n ??m???? ???s?nn?l c???i?? ?n? in??nt?? ?i?htin? v?hicl? th?t h?s ???n in s??vic? with th? Unit?? St?t?s A?m? sinc? th? ???l? 1980s. N?m?? ??t?? G?n???l Om?? B???l??, it is ??si?n?? t? t??ns???t in??nt?? ?n th? ??ttl??i?l? whil? ???vi?in? ?i?? s?????t t? ?ism??nt?? t????s ?n? s?????ssin? ?n?m? v?hicl?s.
K?? ???t???s ?? th? B???l?? Fi?htin? V?hicl? incl???:
A?m?m?nt:
Th? BFV is ??m?? with ? 25mm M242 B?shm?st?? ch?in ??n, which c?n ?? ?s?? ???inst ??m???? v?hicl?s ?n? in??nt??.
It ?ls? h?s ? TOW ?nti-t?nk missil? l??nch?? m??nt?? ?n th? t????t, ???vi?in? th? v?hicl? with th? c????ilit? t? ?n???? ?n?m? ??m?? ?t l?n??? ??n??s.
A?m??:
Th? B???l?? is ??si?n?? with ?l?min?m ??m?? t? ???vi?? ???t?cti?n ???inst sm?ll ??ms ?i??, ??till??? sh?ll s?lint??s, ?n? c??t?in t???s ?? ?nti-t?nk missil?s.
Th? l?v?l ?? ???t?cti?n c?n v??? ????n?in? ?n th? s??ci?ic v??i?nt ?n? ?n? ???iti?n?l ??m?? ??ck???s ???li??.
M??ilit?:
Th? v?hicl? is t??ck??, ???vi?in? it with ???? ???-???? m??ilit?.
Th? B???l?? h?s ? t?? s???? ?? ????n? 40 mil?s ??? h??? (64 km/h) ?n ????s ?n? ? ??n?? ?? ?????xim?t?l? 250 mil?s (400 km).
T??ns???t C???cit?:
Th? ??im??? ??l? ?? th? B???l?? is t? t??ns???t in??nt??. It c?n c???? ? s???? ?? in??nt??, t??ic?ll? six s?l?i??s.
T????s c?n ?xit ?n? ?nt?? th? v?hicl? th????h ? ???? ??m?.
S?ns??s ?n? C?mm?nic?ti?ns:
Th? B???l?? is ???i???? with v??
i??s s?ns??s ?n? c?mm?nic?ti?n s?st?ms t? ?nh?nc? sit??ti?n?l ?w???n?ss ?n th? ??ttl??i?l?.
Th?s? incl??? th??m?l vi?w??s, l?s?? ??n???in???s, ?n? ?th?? c?m??n?nts int????t?? int? th? v?hicl?’s ?i?? c?nt??l s?st?m.
V??i?nts:
Ov?? th? ????s, th? B???l?? h?s ???n ?????c?? in s?v???l v??i?nts, incl??in? c?mm?n? v?hicl?s, ??c?v??? v?hicl?s, ?n? ?i? ????ns? v??i?nts. E?ch v??i?nt is t?il???? ??? s??ci?ic ??l?s ?n? missi?ns.
Th? B???l?? Fi?htin? V?hicl? h?s s??n s??vic? in v??i??s c?n?licts, incl??in? th? G?l? W??, I??? W??, ?n? A??h?nist?n W??. Whil? it h?s ?n?????n? ???????s t? im???v? its c????iliti?s, th??? h?v? ?ls? ???n ?isc?ssi?ns ????t ??t?nti?l ???l?c?m?nts ?? m?j?? m????niz?ti?n ?????ts t? k??? it ????ctiv? ?n th? m????n ??ttl??i?l?.