The Fiat CM6614 is a 4x4 wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed as a joint venture between Fiat and Oto Melara of Italy. The hull is welded steel, and the vehicle is amphibious.[1] The first prototype was built in 1972.
The CM6614 hull is made of welded steel with uniform thickness of 8 mm; the driver's seat is on the front left of the vehicle and is equipped with five episcopes to the front and side of the driver which covers a field of vision of 200°. The engine with the transmission is located in on the front right side of the vehicle in order to have as much space as possible for the team of soldiers being transported. The crew compartment in the rear is equipped with a powered ramp for rapid disembarkation / embarkation of troops. There is also a hatch on both sides in the middle of the vehicle. Crew compartment has fume extractor, vision blocks and firing ports allowing troops to fire their personal weapons safely from the inside. The APC could be equipped with a simple manually operated turret armed with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and the turret could be folded down during airlift and strategic transportation. On each side of the turret there is an installation of three electrically operated fog/smoke grenade launchers.
The vehicle is amphibious and equipped with run-flat tires, in which the internal material is made of piano strings. Propulsion in the water is provided by the movement of wheels while buoyancy is achieved thanks to the shape of the vehicle. There's no trim vane however so the vehicle is not fully waterproof; the sensor detects the water level and automatically activates pumps to extract water from the vehicle.[2] The Fiat CM6614 can be very useful in rescue missions and emergencies such as natural disasters and for this reason it is still in service with the mobile police of the State Police.
Fiat-6616 in 2011.
However, Italian-produced CM6614 in 1976 to 1977 showed major flaws in its armor steel during trials in South Korea. When a projectile impacts armor, the entire armor plate cracks like glass rather than creating a single hole. In addition, brand new vehicles also suffered cracks on the armor plate at high temperatures, cutting the vehicle into pieces without any human interference.[2]
Exportsedit
South Koreaedit
In the 1970s, South Korea came in need of wheeled armored vehicles to protect major cities and airfields against North Korean special forces by providing quick placement of defending troops. In 1976, South Korea received a sample of Thyssen Henschel UR-416 from West Germany and a CM6614 from Italy. Korea originally selected UR-416 for license production; however, due to political tension between South Korea and the United States, the U.S. blocked NATO members from selling such armored vehicles to South Korea. After hearing a refusal from West Germany, South Korea turned its eye to Italian company Fiat, which was very eager to sell the CM6614, and signed a contract behind the curtain for a license under the designation KM900.[2]
To avoid the restriction from NATO, Italy and South Korea smuggled CM6614 by shipping by parts to third countries, then rerouted to Busan for transferring to Asia Motors (now Kia) for assembly. During the trial, South Korea found major flaws in Italian armor steel, thus requested transfer of armor steel and run-flat tire technology in order to fix the problem and strengthen logistics by producing locally. The transferred technologies were sent to Korean steel & tire manufacturing companies and research groups, and became the basis for future Korean-made armor steel that is used in current MBTs, SPHs, IFVs, and even by the navy's destroyers.[2]
Korean Fiat 6614.
KM900/KM901s were put in service since 1977, and were mainly used by the Republic of Korea Army Capital Defense Command, and airfield securities of the Republic of Korea Air Force.[2][3] The ROKAF began replacing KM900/KM901 with K200A1 APCs since 1997.[4] The ROKA also retired all vehicles from active service in 2016, and will replace the inventory with newly developed K806/K808 APCs.[5]
Variantsedit
CM6616edit
The CM6616 was a version of the CM6614 that incorporated a turret armed with a 20mm autocannon. The turret was designed, built, and installed by OTO Melara.[6]
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External linksedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fiat CM6614 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Fiat CM6614 is a 4x4 wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed as a joint venture between Fiat and Oto Melara of Italy The hull is welded steel and the vehicle is amphibious 1 The first prototype was built in 1972 CM6614Fiat CM6614TypeWheeled armoured personnel carrierPlace of originItalyService historyUsed bySee OperatorsWarsSomali Civil WarLibyan CrisisProduction historyManufacturerFiat Oto Melara Asia Motors KM900 variants VariantsCM6616 KM900 KM901SpecificationsMass8 500 kg 1 340 st Length5 86 m 19 2 ft Width2 5 m 8 2 ft Height1 78 m 5 8 ft Crew1 2 crew 8 10 passengers CM6614 amp KM900 ArmourSteelMainarmamentCM6614 amp KM900 1 x MG 3 machine gun K12 machine gun or1 x 50 cal M2 machine gunCM6616 1 x 7 62mm MG 3 machine gun or K12 machine gun1 x 20mm Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 autocannonEngine1 x IVECO Model 8062 24160hp 3 200rpmSuspensionwheeled 4x4Operationalrange700 kmMaximum speed100 km h 62 mph Contents 1 Description 2 Exports 2 1 South Korea 3 Variants 3 1 CM6616 3 2 KM900 KM901 4 Operators 4 1 Current operators 4 1 1 CM6614 4 1 2 CM6616 4 2 Former operators 4 2 1 CM6614 4 2 2 CM6616 5 References 6 External linksDescription editThe CM6614 hull is made of welded steel with uniform thickness of 8 mm the driver s seat is on the front left of the vehicle and is equipped with five episcopes to the front and side of the driver which covers a field of vision of 200 The engine with the transmission is located in on the front right side of the vehicle in order to have as much space as possible for the team of soldiers being transported The crew compartment in the rear is equipped with a powered ramp for rapid disembarkation embarkation of troops There is also a hatch on both sides in the middle of the vehicle Crew compartment has fume extractor vision blocks and firing ports allowing troops to fire their personal weapons safely from the inside The APC could be equipped with a simple manually operated turret armed with a 12 7 mm heavy machine gun and the turret could be folded down during airlift and strategic transportation On each side of the turret there is an installation of three electrically operated fog smoke grenade launchers The vehicle is amphibious and equipped with run flat tires in which the internal material is made of piano strings Propulsion in the water is provided by the movement of wheels while buoyancy is achieved thanks to the shape of the vehicle There s no trim vane however so the vehicle is not fully waterproof the sensor detects the water level and automatically activates pumps to extract water from the vehicle 2 The Fiat CM6614 can be very useful in rescue missions and emergencies such as natural disasters and for this reason it is still in service with the mobile police of the State Police nbsp Fiat 6616 in 2011 However Italian produced CM6614 in 1976 to 1977 showed major flaws in its armor steel during trials in South Korea When a projectile impacts armor the entire armor plate cracks like glass rather than creating a single hole In addition brand new vehicles also suffered cracks on the armor plate at high temperatures cutting the vehicle into pieces without any human interference 2 Exports editSouth Korea edit In the 1970s South Korea came in need of wheeled armored vehicles to protect major cities and airfields against North Korean special forces by providing quick placement of defending troops In 1976 South Korea received a sample of Thyssen Henschel UR 416 from West Germany and a CM6614 from Italy Korea originally selected UR 416 for license production however due to political tension between South Korea and the United States the U S blocked NATO members from selling such armored vehicles to South Korea After hearing a refusal from West Germany South Korea turned its eye to Italian company Fiat which was very eager to sell the CM6614 and signed a contract behind the curtain for a license under the designation KM900 2 To avoid the restriction from NATO Italy and South Korea smuggled CM6614 by shipping by parts to third countries then rerouted to Busan for transferring to Asia Motors now Kia for assembly During the trial South Korea found major flaws in Italian armor steel thus requested transfer of armor steel and run flat tire technology in order to fix the problem and strengthen logistics by producing locally The transferred technologies were sent to Korean steel amp tire manufacturing companies and research groups and became the basis for future Korean made armor steel that is used in current MBTs SPHs IFVs and even by the navy s destroyers 2 nbsp Korean Fiat 6614 KM900 KM901s were put in service since 1977 and were mainly used by the Republic of Korea Army Capital Defense Command and airfield securities of the Republic of Korea Air Force 2 3 The ROKAF began replacing KM900 KM901 with K200A1 APCs since 1997 4 The ROKA also retired all vehicles from active service in 2016 and will replace the inventory with newly developed K806 K808 APCs 5 Variants editCM6616 edit The CM6616 was a version of the CM6614 that incorporated a turret armed with a 20mm autocannon The turret was designed built and installed by OTO Melara 6 KM900 KM901 edit The KM900 was license produced version of the CM6614 by Asia Motors for use by the Republic of Korea Army and the Republic of Korea Air Force The KM901 is a KM900 with a dozer blade on the front 2 Operators editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fiat CM6614 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Map of Fiat 6614 operators in blue with former operators in red nbsp Map of Fiat 6616 operators in blue with former operators in redCurrent operators edit CM6614 edit nbsp Italy Polizia di Stato nbsp Argentina 25 State Police 50 nbsp Libya 200 nbsp Peru Peruvian Army 70 nbsp Tunisia 150 nbsp Venezuela 24CM6616 edit nbsp Libya 100 nbsp Peru Peruvian Army 70Former operators edit CM6614 edit nbsp Italy Italian Air Force 110 Italian Army 14 nbsp South Korea 400 7 Republic of Korea Army Republic of Korea Air Force nbsp Somalia 260CM6616 edit nbsp Italy all out of service Carabinieri 52 nbsp Somalia 30Note Numbers reflect total orders production for each country Current holdings may be different References edit Type 6614 Militaryfactory com a b c d e f 첨단국가의 초석 방위산업 한국형 장갑차의 꿈 KM900 경장갑차 retrieved 2022 06 20 국방일보 국군 장갑차 보유 역사 국방일보 Retrieved 2022 06 20 공군의 지상 지원장비 1 K200A1 장갑차 아시아경제 in Korean 2020 03 17 Retrieved 2022 06 20 문형철 2016 06 07 방위사업청 국내기술로 차륜형 장갑차량 개발완료 파이낸셜뉴스 in Korean Retrieved 2022 06 20 FIAT Oto Melara Type 6616 armoured car Italy Reconnaissance vehicles Jane s Information Group Archived from the original on 2012 08 20 무기체계 Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2010 09 14 External links editKM900 on Military Today Fiat 6614 on Military Today Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fiat CM6614 amp oldid 1175879173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
