Armored Security VehicleArmored Security Vehicle (ASV, M1117)(ASV, M1117)

CPT Alexis M. Marks

Outline

• Background• Specifications• Task Organization• Advantages• Disadvantages• Planning

Considerations• Common Problems• Summary

Background

• Stop gap vehicle between M1114 and Stryker

• Manufactured by Textron Systems

• Numbers by year– Original Order: 94 vehicles– In Iraq: 63 vehicles– Production rate: 36 per month*

Specifications246’’

102’’

101’’

18’’

Specifications

• Engine: 4WD, 260 hp • Weight: 12,428 lbs• Payload: 3,360 lbs• Armament:

– M2 – MK-19 – M249 (claw-mounted)

• Transport: C-130 roll-on, C-17 (6), CH-53 helicopter

Specifications

• Range: Over 400 miles

• Maximum Speed: 63 mph

• Acceleration: 0-20 mph <5.0 sec

• Turning Diameter: 55‘

• Gradient: 60%

• Side Slope: 30%

• Elevation: -10° to +60°

Survivability

• Entire Vehicle– 7.62mm Ball

• Crew compartment– 12.7lbs explosives

• Overhead – 60mm mortar fragments @ 10 meters– 155m artillery air-burst @ 15m

• Under-carriage– Anti-personnel mines and Anti-tank mines up to an

equivalent of 12 lbs. of TNT.

Task Organization (CS)

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HQ PLT

Line Platoons:

one per squad

HQ Platoon:

three total

ASV’s in company:

15

Task Organization (Div)

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GS PLT

Direct Support Platoons:

one ASV squad

General Support Platoon:

ten total

ASV’s in company:

26

DS PLT

MP

Advantages

• Gunner protected

• Dual mount

• Perception

• Wench

• Spotlight

Disadvantages

• Difficult to dismount

• Observation

• Cannot self-recover

• Rollovers

Planning Considerations

• Training– GTA– Designate teams– Leaders know how to employ– Rollover drills– Weapons Qualification

Planning Considerations

• Maintenance– FMTV tires– HEMTT Wrecker– Communications

• Supply– BII– NBC masks (M42)

Common Problems

• Rollovers

• Gas Tanks

• Weapons Installation

References

• Basic Info– www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/asv.htm

• Datasheet– www.systems.textron.com/pdf/products/asv_datasheet.pdf

• Fielding Memo– http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/docs/bnL008AA.htm

Summary

• ASV is the Army’s solution between the M1114 and the Stryker

• Prior training is essential to ASV operations

• Junior leaders need to know how to employ

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