US Marines new powerhorse:The AAAV
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AAAV ADVANCED AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE will provide high speed transport of embarked Marine infantry from ships located beyond the horizon to inland objectives
AAAV will provide armor protected land mobility and direct fire support during combat operations
Unit Cost
7 million
SIZE/WEIGHT
GVW - fully loaded (Combat equipped):34 tons
GVW - empty (less fuel,Ammo,crew,infantry) :29 tons
PERFORMANCE @ GVW
Maximum speed - Land :72 km/h
High speed water mode :37-46 km/h (20-25 knots)
Transition Mode :19.5 km/h (10.5 knots)
Operating range - Land :643 km
Operating range - Sea : 105km
Roll recovery :100 degrees
Reserve buoyancy :30%
Ground Clearance :16 inches
POWER TRAIN & SUSPENSION
Engine
MTU MT883 Diesel - water mode 2700 hp, land mode 850 hp
Water propulsion
Two 23" dia. water jets
Suspension
Retractable hydropneumatic
FIRE SUPPRESSION
Automatic fire extinguishing system
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Crew 3 total
Payload Combat equipped marines - 18
Cargo capacity in lieu of marines -5,130 lbs
ARMAMENT
Primary
30mm Bushmaster II Mk 44
Ammunition
30 mm ready rounds - 200
30 mm stowed - 400
Secondary weapon
7.62 mm machine gun
Ammunition
7.62 mm ready rounds - 800
7.62 mm stowed - 1,600
Armored protection
14.5 mm AP at 300m
152/155 mm artillery fragments at 15m
The Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) will provide a tremendous increase in the flexibility, agility, and effectiveness of naval power-projection capabilities. The AAAVs will support the Marine Corps' warfighting concepts of Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare (EMW) by providing significant enhancements in speed, firepower, and survivability that will allow a faster buildup of combat power ashore and by providing greater force survival and effectiveness. The AAAV will be capable of transiting 25 nautical miles over water at speeds of up to 25 knots. Armed with a Mk 44 Mod-1 30mm automatic gun and a 7.62mm coaxial machinegun, the AAAV can achieve a top speed of 45 miles per hour and continue 250 miles over land, with agility and mobility rivaling that of the M1A1 tank. Transporting 17 combat-equipped Marines, or 5,000 pounds of cargo, the AAAV will allow Marines to maneuver ashore from over the horizon in a single seamless stroke, penetrate to objectives far inland, and return to the seabase when a mission is accomplished.
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See the power of 30mm Cannon test!
Against BMP at 3000m
Against Tank target at 1500m
Against Moving Sea target at 1000m
Video See the Awesome firepower of AAAV Here! -
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Looks really good, and i am surprised at the speed the vehicle move through water,really amazing. Just wondering why the front part of the hull needs to be detached and extended forward as shown in the above pictures? Won't this increase water resistance?
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Pressure-forward, are you from 41SAR?
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increased water resistance=more buoyance.Originally posted by tankee1981:Looks really good, and i am surprised at the speed the vehicle move through water,really amazing. Just wondering why the front part of the hull needs to be detached and extended forward as shown in the above pictures? Won't this increase water resistance?
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I think that system is also present in our upgraded M113.Originally posted by tankee1981:Looks really good, and i am surprised at the speed the vehicle move through water,really amazing. Just wondering why the front part of the hull needs to be detached and extended forward as shown in the above pictures? Won't this increase water resistance? -
The AAAV engine is twice much more powerful than our M113 upgrade and even the bionix vehicle.
AAAV speed on water is magnificent 46km/hr!!because it use 2 waterjet pump!
m113 is only 6km/hr on water.that is slow and easy targets for enemy.
AAAV can carry more crews also
3 crews + 18 combat equipped soldiers.
our bionix only 3+7 soldiers.
AAAV use 30mm cannon and can upgrade to 40mm easily by changing the barrel
Bionix only 25mm. -
AAAV is very expensive,it cost 7million each can buy 2 M1A2 Tanks already...
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I was referring to the thingy at the front part of the hull. That system is also present in our upgraded M113. I think it's used for fording during amphibious ops.Originally posted by stormy:The AAAV engine is twice much more powerful than our M113 upgrade and even the bionix vehicle.
AAAV speed on water is magnificent 46km/hr!!because it use 2 waterjet pump!
m113 is only 6km/hr on water.that is slow and easy targets for enemy.
AAAV can carry more crews also
3 crews + 18 combat equipped soldiers.
our bionix only 3+7 soldiers.
AAAV use 30mm cannon and can upgrade to 40mm easily by changing the barrel
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Well....true, except M1A2 will sink like a rock.Originally posted by stormy:AAAV is very expensive,it cost 7million each can buy 2 M1A2 Tanks already... 
These babies, although expensive, I believe do have their worth. No need combat engineers to do river crossing, costal hooks with them, instead of being exposed in rubber boats. More firepower too
I believe most would prefer having a battalion of them, swim across, secure area, before the briging units or the slower M113 swim across. Btw, can our Terrax swim? -
The terrex I believe can swim, but its nowhere near the performance of the AAAV. I think the Terrex's speed would be somewhere around 10 knots/hr.
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As the name stated The AAAV is for amphibious operation which
mean from the open sea to the beachhead which does not
mean river crossing i.e. no bridging operation is available .
Amphibious operation is usually conducted by looking for the best landing beachhead & if possible the weakest defence one after
which you will start naval artillery on the whole coast and with air strike to as many bunkers tanks as possible so to soften the
defence otherwise it will be suicidal for the landing forces, before
this is done , there will be no "Go" for the landing force.
Therefore, it does not matter how fast they swim in the open sea
becos they will face the same defence when they have landing.Even the AAAV will face the same anti tank missile unit which could take out the AAAV swimming at 50 km/h.
Therefore the most effective way is to take out all the defences at the beachhead by arty & air strike that the landing force will then land as fast as possible b4 the enemy's reinforcement cover the gap.
The question is the speed of landing and how fast is the enemy's
reinforcement . Of course the AAAV is fast but it is cost effective?
Becos it could b done by RPL, FCEP & our LSTs , all of them are
waiting for the word "go" just after the air strike & will be fast enough becos the enemy will have time lag to realise there is a gap and the reinforcement will also take time to reach there if there is any.
Therefore in conclusion, the AAAV is good to have but damn bloody expensive to be cost effective. Maybe a hovercraft type landing craft for AFV might be much more cost effective than the AAAV.
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And i've just realised it's the prevent the whole thing from sinking under the waves......Originally posted by eurofighter:I was referring to the thingy at the front part of the hull. That system is also present in our upgraded M113. I think it's used for fording during amphibious ops. -
Even the AMX-10P equipped with waterjet ,maximun water speed is only 7km/hr(4 knot)
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That's fast!can swim at 18.52km/hr.Originally posted by warspite:The terrex I believe can swim, but its nowhere near the performance of the AAAV. I think the Terrex's speed would be somewhere around 10 knots/hr.
Even the fully Amphibious AAV7 used by US marines currently Maximum Water Speed is only 13.5 km / hr (use waterjets), 7.2 km / hr (use tracks).
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But too bad the AAV7 which the US marine currenty use is too lightly arm.
The Us plan to buy 1013 AAAV to replace the AAV7,that will cost a lot of money.
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Marines a better job than the Army even though they have crapier equipment.
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I think you are mistaken, the speed for the AMX-10P is faster than that. If my memory serves me right, the speed is about 15kmh. I had experience on it before...Originally posted by stormy:Even the AMX-10P equipped with waterjet ,maximun water speed is only 7km/hr(4 knot) -
hehe actually hor knots means nautical miles per hr so no need put knots/hrOriginally posted by warspite:The terrex I believe can swim, but its nowhere near the performance of the AAAV. I think the Terrex's speed would be somewhere around 10 knots/hr.
1 nautical mile is some 1.2miles....1 mile is 1.6 km.....so around 1.9km? -
The two service arms perform different jobs, so what comparison has prompted you to reach this conclusion?Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:Marines a better job than the Army even though they have crapier equipment. -
Yes, I expect that if the AAAV was on fire, the personnel would automatically try to put the fire out.Originally posted by Pressure-Forward:Automatic fire extinguishing system
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That's one nice piece of equipment, although I wonder how it clear beach obstacles.