Preliminary Design of Viking Armored Gun System

Abstract

This report completed the preliminary design of our third lightweight armored fighting vehicle -- the Viking Armored Gun System (AGS). The AGS vehicle features a two-man crew, the Ares 75mm Universal Turret System, and the John Deere 4026R Rotary Engine. In the spirit of our earlier AFV designs, our primary concern is to provide the AGS with sufficient firepower and survivability while utilizing 'off-the-shelf' sub-systems and components in order to reduce developmental time and acquisition cost. We still envision that prototypic vehicles could be built within a thirty (30) month developmental/demonstration program. We their full tactical, operational, and strategic utilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229765

Entities

People

  • Bruce J. Cunningham
  • Raymond P. Gogolewski

Organizations

  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ammunition
  • Armor
  • Control Systems
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Governments
  • Guns
  • Kinetic Energy Projectiles
  • Land Warfare
  • Line Of Sight
  • Machine Guns
  • Projectiles
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Software Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.