Turkey completes first prototype of artillery ammunition resupply vehicle

摘要

The Turkish Land Forces Logistics Command (TLFLC) has completed the first prototype of its Firtina Artillery Ammunition Resupply Vehicle (FAARV). A second pre-production vehicle is expected to follow in 2012 or early 2013, after which the main production run of between 70 and 80 vehicles will be built at the TLFLC's Arifiye facilities. The FAARV is being developed to support the command's growing fleet of Firtina 155 mm/52-calibre self-propelled guns (SPGs), with one vehicle expected to be used to support a troop of three SPGs. It has a combat weight of 47 tonnes and features a hull of all-welded steel armour offering protection against small arms fire and shell splinters.