Boeing AH-64, USA
Al-Thalab Long-Range Patrol Vehicle, Jordan
CONTENTINTRODUCTIONFEATURESVEHICLE
OPERATIONSARMAMENTMOBILITY
INTRODUCTIONThe vehicle can accommodate four crew members and
comes with an option for two stretchers in the rear for medical
evacuation. It is designed for surveillance, reconnaissance,
internal security and border patrol forces. The Al-Thalab is also
available in medium range and commando variants.
FEATURES
Al-thalab is economically built with toyota parts, enabling easy
maintenance and uncomplicated logistics. The mechanical and
automotive components of al-thalab carry the basic design of a
standard toyota, which makes the lprv's operations and maintenance
easier in field conditions.The vehicle has a tubular superstructure
mounted on the chassis made of flexible interface joints. The
superstructure, onto which the modular equipments are fitted,
enables the frame to flex with the chassis over rough terrains.
VEHICLE OPERATIONS
The main roles of Al-Thalab include surveillance and
reconnaissance (SR), force projection and offensive action (OA),
urban operations and casualty evacuation. In SR tasks, the LRPV is
used as a patrolling vehicle to observe the targets in an
operations area. In OA operations, it provides a mobile weapons
platform for the mounted support weapons.
ARMAMENT
The Al-Thalab is equipped with two gun mounts in the front and
rear to support weapons and recovery equipments. The front weapon
mount is designed as a swing-arm and can carry a 7.62mm machine
gun. The rear weapon geared traversing ring is for carrying main
armament. It can carry a 30mm automatic grenade launcher or a
12.7mm machine gun. In the static position, the vehicle acts as a
stable and effective platform for the weapons during their
engagement.
MOBILITY
The Al-Thalab LRPV has high road mobility with power-assisted
steering. It can efficiently operate in rugged terrain, desert road
conditions and at high altitudes. It has a five-speed manual,
full-time four-wheel drive (4WD) fitted with a Toyota rear and
front differential locking system. The vehicle has disc brakes in
the front and drum in the rear; coil suspension in the front and
leaf suspension in the rear. Al-Thalab is fully air
transportable.
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