MOWAG Eagle AOPV
Notes:
The Eagle AOPV is used by the Swiss Army (and designated by them the
Artillerie Schiesskommdant Fahrzeug
2000, or ASF-2000). Switzerland
uses versions based on the Eagle I and Eagle III versions, with the later
version having slightly heavier armor and carrying improved equipment.
For the Eagle
AOPV, the rear area has a raised superstructure, underneath which is a sensor
pod on a two-meter extendible mast.
When retracted, armored panels close over the pod.
The driver and commander are in the front of the vehicle in a cab, behind
a large, bullet-resistant windshield.
On the ASF-2000 I, this is a double windshield; on the ASF-2000 III, it
is a single-piece windshield. There
are bullet-resistant windows on either side of them, in their doors; behind
those doors, there is another door on each side with a bullet-resistant window
in it. In the rear of the vehicle
is a reduced-size (from the normal Eagle) door with a bullet-resistant window in
it. Above the commander is a hatch
with a pintle mount for a weapon.
The sensor pod
of the ASF-2000 I has a thermal imager, image intensifier, and laser
rangefinder, as well as a telescopic day optic.
The optics are downlinked to the crewmember inside the vehicle. In the
rear is a simple artillery computer, but this is used more for generating
coordinates and has limited mapping software for that purpose; supplying fire
solutions is not normally its job and its computer has limited capability in
that department. The ASF-2000 I has
a long-range data-capable radio and a short-range radio.
The ASF-2000 III
came into service in 2003 and has enhanced capability in its sensors, including
the replacement of the image intensifier with an enhanced model with a range of
8 kilometers and replacement of the thermal imager with a FLIR with a range of 6
kilometers. The computer of the
ASF-2000 III is fully capable of generating fire solutions as well as
coordinates and can communicate directly with the fire solution computers of
artillery, MRL, and mortar units.
The ASF-2000 III carries an additional data-capable long-range radio.
The sensor pod carries a laser designator as well as a laser rangefinder.
The ASF-2000 III has a GPS receiver.
The ASF-2000 has
a 4x4 off-road suspension and is powered by a 250-horsepower Cummins ISBe 5.9L
turbocharged horsepower engine, coupled to an automatic transmission.
The relatively high power output of the engine leads to a large fuel
consumption, unfortunately. The
ASF-2000 III uses the same engine as the ASF-2000 I, but the performance does
suffer considerably due to the higher weight of the ASF-2000 III. Armor is
decent for such a vehicle, but primarily effective against small arms and shell
fragments. The tires of the
ASF-2000 I are run-flat tires; the tires of the ASF-2000 III are
puncture-resistant as well.
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
ASF-2000 I |
$115,116 |
D, A |
800 kg |
5.3 tons |
3 |
4 |
Image Intensification (Pod), Thermal Imaging (Pod) |
Enclosed |
ASF-2000 III |
$291,531 |
D, A |
700 kg |
8.7 tons |
3 |
7 |
Advanced Image Intensification (Pod), FLIR (Pod) |
Enclosed |
Vehicle |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
ASF-2000 I |
323/163 |
75/38 |
95 |
131 |
Stnd |
W(2) |
HF4 HS3
HR3 |
ASF-2000 III |
225/114 |
52/26 |
95 |
215 |
Stnd |
W(3) |
HF5 HS4
HR3 |
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
ASF-2000 |
None |
None |
MG-51/71 (C) |
400x7.62mm |