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Timoney MP66 Mine Protected Armoured Personnel Carrier

Artists impressions of theTimoney MP 66 Copyright Timoney Technology Limited

Background

The MP66 is a further development of the MP44, with a 6x6 chassis instead of a 4x4 chassis. As it's name implies it too is a mine protected armoured personnel carrier/patrol vehicle. It is designed to be a spacious, highly manoeuvrable and comfortable  vehicle, thanks to it's all round independent suspension, offering a high level of ballistic protection, especially against mines. This combined with Timoney's ergonomically designed, high energy absorbing seats (reducing a 100 G impact to a survivable 15 G) makes this a very suitable vehicle for long range patrols over all surfaces. It's extra chassis allows it to have greater armour protection as standard allowing it to withstand 7.62mm Armoured Piercing ammunition. Timoney have completed a prototype hull, in mild steel, of the MP66 and will fit engine and drivetrain later. The vehicle has a different layout from the illustration above, with two forward steerable axels and one rear axel. It also has a modified front more akin to the production Bushmaster design. The rearrangement of the axels allows the vehicle to continue driving even if one of it's front wheel are blown off.

Vehicle Specification Crew 2+8 Driver and Commander/Gunner Armament 5.56mm or 7.62mm Machine Gun Gun Ring for LMG/GPMG Unladen Weight 13,600 Kgs . Combat Weight 16,500 Kgs . Length 6,740 mm . Width 2,500 mm . Height 2,600 mm Hull Max. Speed 100 kph Open road Max. Speed in Water . kph Fording (no preparation) 1,200 mm Cruise Speed 90 kph . Range 1,000Km Open road Max. Vertical Step 1,000 mm . Max. Trench 2,000 mm Estimated Armour . . Ballistic Protection 7.62 mm AP All Round Ballistic Protection 14.5 mm AP All Round Up Armour Option Ballistic Protection 9.5 kg TNT Anywhere under the Vehicle Engine Catepiller C9 EURO II 6 Cylinder 420 bhp/298Kw Transmission Allison HD4560(P) 6 Speed Automatic

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