It is an amphibious vehicle. The hull of the vehicle is made of steel. It can carry up to 10 soldiers.
Vehicle armament may be varied, e.g. One or two pintle-mounted 7.62mm machine guns on the roof or a turret mounted 20 mm cannon. 13 vehicles intended for the Belgian Rijkswacht/Gendarmerie were equipped with an 81mm mortar. Shooting takes place through the open roof hatch.
belgian, armored, personnel, carrier, developed, basis, irish, designed, timoney, armored, vehicle, bdxbelgian, gendarmerieplace, originbelgiumservice, historyused, bybelgiumproduction, historydesignertimoney, technologymanufacturerbeherman, demoenproduced1977. The BDX is a Belgian armored personnel carrier developed on the basis of the Irish designed Timoney armored vehicle BDXBelgian GendarmeriePlace of originBelgiumService historyUsed byBelgiumProduction historyDesignerTimoney TechnologyManufacturerBeherman DemoenProduced1977 1981No built123SpecificationsMass10 7 t 10 5 long tons 11 8 short tons Length5 05 m 16 ft 7 in Width2 5 m 8 ft 2 in Height2 06 m 6 ft 9 in Crew2Passengers10EngineChrysler 361 cu in V8 petrol engine200 bhp 150 kW Drive4x4TransmissionAllison AT540 4 speed automatic transmission to Timoney transfer gearboxOperationalrange900 km 560 mi Maximum speed100 km h 62 mph maximumReferencesThis article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources BDX APC news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Description EditIt is an amphibious vehicle The hull of the vehicle is made of steel It can carry up to 10 soldiers Vehicle armament may be varied e g One or two pintle mounted 7 62mm machine guns on the roof or a turret mounted 20 mm cannon 13 vehicles intended for the Belgian Rijkswacht Gendarmerie were equipped with an 81mm mortar Shooting takes place through the open roof hatch There is also the possibility of installing NBC protection system Users EditBelgium Belgian Air Component 63 vehicles Rijkswacht Gendarmerie 80 vehicles Argentina 5 vehicles Mexico 95 vehiclesExternal links EditMilitary Today article Wikimedia Commons has media related to BDX APC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BDX APC amp oldid 1128062396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
