CV 9040
Sweden produce their own IFV, the CV9040. It is among the best IFV's in the world, and are being exported to several countries.
Combat Vehicle 9040 will be commissioned to most types of Army Brigade. Basic training has been carried out on this vehicle since 1994. Up to now, basic training has been carried out at the Norrbotten Regiment and Norrbotten Brigade (MekB 19), the Life Guards Brigade (IB 1), the Army Brigade Centre (Inf/KavC - BrigC), and the Lappland Brigade (NB 20). Technicians' training has been initiated at the Army Technical Centre, ATC.
Combat Vehicle 9040 is the basic vehicle for a family of vehicles currently consisting of:
- Combat Vehicle 9040 (basic vehicle)
- Armored Comman/Control Tracked Vehicle 90
- Armored Fire-control Tracked Vehicle 90
- Tracked Recovery Vehicle 90
- Air Defence Tracked Vehicle 90
The main task of Combat Vehicle 9040 is to safely transport infantrymen and to be able to engage other combat vehilces and ground targets. The vehicle has a certain degree of air defence capacity, chiefly against helicopters. In order to be able to fulfil its tasks, the vehicle has been equipped with a number of different systems. These systems are to facilitate good accessibility and rapid deployment at a speed of 70 kph, and to have a high degree of firepower, plus offer good protection against fragmentation and NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) weapons.
The vehicle has the following special equipment:
- a 40 mm automatic gun
- a co-axial 7,62 mm machine gun
- sights with an integrated laser an a IRV-system
- an electric horisontal and vertical aiming system with a manual back-up system
- a computer for calculating aim-off and for ranging the gun.
The vehicle is equipped with positioning aids, GPS and a calculator. The transportation compartment holds 7 infantrymen
