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 Storm
was introduced in 1977 with the NM113 as their primary vehicle,
which were modified to NM135 with turret in the early 80's.
The primary mission of storm is the attack. They usually enter
the battle field cooperating with tanks, and dismount after
the units have made contact with the enemy. The tanks engages
the hardest and most dangerous targets, while the storm units
take out the infantry and light targets. They have also an
anti tank capacity with their Carl Gustav recoiless gun, and
Eryx ATGM. During the attack, the mother vehicle is participating
in the combat with the 30mm stabilized automatic cannon and
7,62mm machine gun mounted on the CV90.
The Storm units are not regular infantry. In Norway, the
infantry where using their feets and skies as their only means
of transport until the project soldier 2000 where all infantry
units became motorized (mostly on BV206's). The storm troopers
are due to their mother vehicle highly mobile and armoured.
They can move fast across the battlefield, and support wherever
they are needed.
The storm units along with the rest of the cavalry force
has it's mission to occupy enemy territory. They are the fist
of the Norwegian army. The name Storm in Norwegian means the
same as the English "storm". It comes from the term of storming
towards the enemy.
Another task for Storm is the armoured recon. They are more
aggressive than the regular recon units with their armour
protection and 30mm gun. They drive until they have made contact
with the enemy, answer the fire, and pulling out while they
report back the strength and size of the enemy they encountered.
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The CV9030N is one of the most modern IFV's
in the world. The Norwegian army has 104 CV9020IFV.
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 The
Norwegian Army selected the Hägglund CV90 instead of many alternatives
(Puma, Warrior, Bradley and other), because of the custimization,
mobility, price, accessibility and the Norwegian-Swedish teamwork.
The CV9030 is built after the specifications that the Norwegian
Cavalry required. Originally the vehicle was constructed for
the terrain in Northern Sweden. During the first test in the
Norwegian mountains, none of the test vehicles could go as fare
up the mountain as the Norwegian Leopard main battle tank. The
engineers from Hägglund upgraded the belt and engine, and then
the CV90 could drive circles around the tank. The Bradley still
had trouble, and was out of the trials, along with Puma, Warrior
and other IFV's. It can operate in tough terrain and weather,
and can manage the special and variable snow conditions in Norway.
The vehicle has low, compact profile, low infrared signature,
low radar signature and low engine noise from the powerful Scania
engine. This make the vehicle a perfect "sneaker". The weight
is surpricingly low, no more than 26 ton. The armour is made
of laminated hardened steel/kevlar and can tolerate a 30mm APFSDS
round in front. The engine performance, low weight and the wide
belt gives high tactical mobility through marshes, snow and
difficult terrain. Many of the qualities from Bv206 (also made
by Hägglund) you can find in the CV90. The CV90 is actually
better in mobility. The underside of the hull is formed with
"skies". The ground clearance is 45cm. The vehicle has capability
of defend itself against air assault. From hatches in the rear,
the foot squad can fire with hand guns, machine guns and missiles.
The hatch is constructed to protect the soldiers. CV90 has a
crew of 3 and the squad of 8-9 soldiers. The vehicle is easy
to maintain, and it's constructed with field maintenance in
mind. The hull and gun is air-cooled to reduce thermic radiation
to a minimum. The gun is stabilized and is excellent in use
under movement. It is also has an anti aircraft mode, using
the laser range finder at "pulse fire" mode. The driver has
158 degree of vision with overlapping periscopes. He also has
night capacity with a night periscope. The belt span can be
altered with handle operated by the drivers right hand. The
seats inside the vehicle is very comfortable, and the crew has
a toilet and a water boiler inside. The vehicle has good maneuverability,
high speed, thermal sight, laser range finder, global satellite
position system (GPS), and excellent NBC protection. It is also
prepared for a laser warning system.
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The CV9030 is a higly mobile top modern infantry
fighting vehicle with specifications that won over all other
modern IFV during the Norwegian trials.
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