Combat Vehicle 90

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Combat Vehicle 90
Pictured is a Strf9040A in Swedish service
General characteristics
Crew	3 (commander, gunner, driver) 7 troops
Length	6.471 m
Width	3.01 m
Height	2.5 m
Weight	26 tonnes
Armour and armament
Armour	?
Main armament	40mm Bofors Autocannon, or 30mm Bushmaster Cannon (export model)
Secondary armament	7.62 mm machine gun
Mobility
Power plant	Scania V8 Diesel 550 hp (410 kW) 2300 nm
Suspension	torsion bar
Road speed	70 km/h
Power/weight	23 hp/tonne
Range	320 km

The Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90) or Stridsfordon 90 (Strf 90) is a Swedish infantry fighting vehicle designed by Hägglunds/Bofors and currently produced by BAE Systems Hägglunds.

1 Production history
- 1.1 Variants
2 Cost
3 Operators
4 See also
- 4.1 Other infantry fighting vehicles
- 4.2 Armament
5 Simulations
6 External links

[edit] Production history

Production of the CV 90 began in 1993, and over 1,000 vehicles have been ordered.

[edit] Variants

CV9040 - The original model with a 40mm Bofors autocannon
CV9030 - Export version with a 30 mm Bushmaster II autocannon. (Adopted by Norway, Switzerland and Finland)
CV9035 - Armed with a Bushmaster III 35/50 cannon. (Adopted by the Netherlands and Denmark)
CV90105 - 105 mm smoothbore tank turret/gun.
CV90120-T - Has a tank turret armed with a smoothbore 120 mm gun.
CV9040 AAV - Anti-Air Vehicle, fitted with radar and 40 mm AA gun.
CV90 Forward Command Vehicle
CV90 Forward Observation Vehicle
CV90 Armored Recovery Vehicle
CV9040C Made for UN peace keeping forces with add on armour.

The forward observation, command and recovery vehicles are only armed with a machine gun, although the observation and command vehicles could be equipped with a dummy main gun to prevent them from being identified.

The CV 90 has also been fitted with the AMOS (Advanced Mortar System) under the name Grkpbv 90120 (granatkastarpansarbandvagn, "tracked armoured mortar vehicle") or formerly SSG 120 (Splitterskyddad granatkastare, "lightly armoured mortar"). The vehicle is is a project between Hägglunds and Patria, and is still under development.

Sweden originally planned for a mix of CV9040 and CV9030 but finally decided on the 40 mm version, due to the much higher potential of the larger calibre.^{[citation needed]} Other customers seems to have focused on the higher rate of fire and the larger amount of ammunition that the 30 mm brings. The 30mm Bushmaster II cannon is also easier to maintain and repair, and more reliable due to a simpler design.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Cost

Finnish CV9030. Courtesy of Finnish Defence Forces

In June 2004, Finland ordered 45 CV9030 vehicles for a cost of €120 million. This works out at €2.67 million per vehicle. In late 2004 Finland made another purchase, bringing the overall quantity ordered to over 100.[1]

In December 2005 Denmark ordered 45 CV9035 vehicles for a cost of €188 million. Info in Danish:[2]

[edit] Operators

Denmark, 45 CV9035 (deliveries starting 2007)
Finland, 102 CV9030FIN (57 first batch, 45 second batch)
The Netherlands, 184 CV9035 (deliveries starting 2007)
Norway, 104 CV9030
Switzerland, 186 CV9030
Sweden, over 500 vehicles, mostly CV9040A or CV9040B

[edit] See also

[edit] Other infantry fighting vehicles

British Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle
French AMX-10P
German Schützenpanzer Marder
German Schützenpanzer Puma
Russia BMP-3 IFV
US M2 Bradley IFV
Dutch YPR-765

[edit] Armament

[edit] Simulations

The Norwegian version of CV90 in Silent Heroes

Both the Norwegian (CV9030) and the Swedish (CV9040) versions of the vehicle is featured in the Battlefield 1942 modification Silent Heroes. The Grkpbv 90120 and the CV90120-T can also be found on the Swedish side. The professional quality models features articulated suspesions and realistic turret traverse.