Vehicles Used By The CF

Husky


Husky

The armoured vehicle general purpose (AVGP) comes in three variants: the Cougar, the Grizzly, and the Husky. The Husky is used mainly to provide light maintenance and recovery for the AVGP vehicles within the Land Forces.

The Husky is employed as a support vehicle in all units equipped with the armoured vehicle general purpose (AVGP). Plans are being made to extend the lives of some of the AVGP vehicles and to use them in a variety of new ways. The AVGP entered service in 1976.



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Length: 6.74 m (includes boom projection)
Width: 2.50 m
Height: 2.69 m
Speed: 100 km/hr
Range: 600 km
Weight: 10.7 t
Gradient maximum: 60%
Side slope maximum: 30%
Minimum turn diameter: 13 m
Armament: 7.62-mm machine-gun and two banks of
four smoke grenade dischargers
Sights: one periscope restricted by crane mounting
Crane: Hydraulic-lifting crane
Winch: Hydraulic winch inside the rear
Engine: Detroit Diesel 275 hp
6V53T two-cycle turbocharged diesel
Transmission: automatic
(5 forward gears, 1 reverse)
Suspension: Hydraulic shock absorbers
Wheels: 6 X 6 drive
Tires: Michelin (steel belted radial)
27.9 cm x 40.6 cm
Brakes: Air over hydraulic with engine brake
mounted on exhaust valves
Electrical system: 24 V DC
Batteries: 2 x 12 V
Alternator: 24 V, 100 amps

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