Adsertor

Or-21 Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV)
Confederate Army Adsertor LTV
Type	Light Utility Vehicle
Place of origin	Blackhelm Confederacy
Service history
Used by	Blackhelm Confederacy
Production history
Designer	Orangeblossom
Specifications
Weight	9500 kg
Length	6 m
Width	2.205 m
Height	2.190 m
Main armament	weapons mount
Engine	Griffincrest G16 SCI Turbo charged intercooled 200 kW @ 4,000 rpm
Transmission	Orangeblossom S1000 5-speed automatic
Suspension	4×4 wheeled
Speed	Over 70 mph (113 km/h) top speed

The Adsertor, also known by its original designation Or-21 Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV), is a 4x4 multi-purpose mine-protected armored personnel carrier (APC) manufactured by Orangeblossom Automotives. In addition to the APC role, it can also be used as a command, liaison or scouting vehicle. The Adsertor can provide ballistic protection against up to 7.62x39 mm anti-personnel rounds (STANAG 4569 level 2). Anti-tank mine protection is of level 2a and 2b (under wheel and under center), and it can also provide side protection against Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). A 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun can be fitted to the weapon station on the roof.

The vehicle has a height of just over seven feet, is 20 feet long and a bit over seven feet wide. It has a wheelbase of almost 11 feet and a ground clearance of about a foot and a half. Classified as a four-wheeled mine protected patrol vehicle, it has a weight of 20,900 lb, and can carry 4 personnel including the driver and commander. It is powered by a Griffincrest G16S turbo charged intercooled engine (6-cylinder, 200 kW), with 5-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive capability. It has a maximum speed in excess of 75 mph, and can negotiate up to 60% gradients and 30% side-slopes. The Adsertor also has a payload capability of 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb). Its load bay allows the addition of mission specific equipment, thus allowing the vehicle to be adapted to different conditions. Commercial off-the-shelf parts have been used extensively in the vehicle, with the view that this will reduce the need for crew training and logistics problems.

Design

The Adsertor seats 4 and features a fully enclosed metal cabin to carry additional soldiers and/or equipment. The vehicle also has disc brakes on all 4 wheels, and 4-wheel double-wishbone suspension. Adsertors are well suited for air mobile operations and can be carried on virtually any larger combat transports, droppable by parachute, and can even be sling-loaded from helicopters. In combat conditions, the vehicle can be delivered by the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System which pulls the vehicle out of the open rear ramp just above the ground without the aircraft having to land.

Models

The Adsertor can be found in several variants, as follows:

• Military
  • Reconnaissance
  • Anti-Tank
  • Command Post
  • Anti-Air
  • Communications
  • Anti-Riot

• Others
  • Transportation (Personal)
  • Cargo (Dry)
  • Ambulance
  • Maintenance
  • Fuel
  • Water tanker

• Civilian
  • SUV

Operators

• Arabona
• Blackhelm Confederacy
• Bungussi
• Cote d'Cuivre
• Jafala
• Kwalawi
• New Pangus: 8,000
• Polarus
• Terre Azure
• Gautenga