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Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV)

Variants
  • TAPV General Utility (GU)
  • 307 to be delivered
  • 226 equipped with a remote weapons system
  • Crew of three personnel (driver, crew commander, gunner) and three soldiers
    TAPV Reconnaissance (Recce)
  • 193 to be delivered
  • 138 equipped with a remote weapons system
  • Crew of three personnel (driver, crew commander, gunner) and two soldiers
  • Weight (gross vehicle weight)
  • TAPV GU – 18,482 kg (41,000 lbs)
  • TAPV Recce 18,488 kg (41,000 lbs)
  • Dimensions
    Length 6.3-6.81 m
    Width 2.75 m
    Height
  • 2.39 metres to roof
  • 3.21 metres with remote weapons system
  • On-road speed 110 km/h max
    On-road range 652 km at 88 kilometres per hour
    Maximum grade 60%
    Side slope 40%
    Fording Depth 1.0 m/39.4 in
    Gap/trench crossing 1.22 m
    Fuel Type F-54 Diesel DF-2 Diesel or JP-8 (jet fuel)
    Capacity
  • Main diesel reservoir - 277 L
  • Auxiliary diesel reservoir – 19 L
  • Consumption 22 L/100 km
    Capabilities
    Arctic Yes
    Desert Yes
    Weapons
  • C6 7.62-mm medium machine gun
  • Remote Weapon Station (RWS)
  • C16 – 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher (AGL)
  • Multi-Barrel Grenade Discharger (MBGD)
  • Crew
  • TAPV GU – 6 personnel
  • TAPV Recce – 5 personnel
  • Schedule
  • Request for proposal release - March 15, 2011
  • Request for proposal close - August 29, 2011
  • Bid evaluation completion - December 2011
  • Project approval - June 7, 2012
  • Contract award - June 7, 2012
  • Reliability testing - Completed April 2016
  • First delivery - August 12, 2016
  • Initial operational capability - August 22, 2017
  • Final delivery - December 18, 2018
  • Full operational capability - December 2019
  • All 500 vehicles have been accepted by Canada.
  • located at
  • 127 at CFB Gagetown
  • 129 at CFB Valcartier
  • 25 at CFB Montreal
  • 2 at CFB Borden
  • 42 at CFB Shilo
  • 63 at CFB Edmonton and
  • 112 at CFB Petawawa.

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