BVP-40 Panter
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| BVP-40 Panter Igv 40 Panter | |
|---|---|
_065_ies.jpg) BVP-40 Panter of the Nikolian Royal Army | |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | Nikolia, Noordenstaat |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2012-present |
| Used by |  Nikolia Noordenstaat |
| Production history | |
| Designer | NORNIK Group |
| Designed | 1997-2011 |
| Manufacturer | NORNIK Group |
| Unit cost | 9.7 million NSD |
| Produced | 2011-present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 31.4t (A variant) 43t (B variant) |
| Length | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
| Width | 3.9 m (13 ft) (With additional armour) |
| Height | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
| Crew | 3 + 6 |
| Armor | Modular composite armour |
Main armament | 30mm Filipovski AT mod.3040 autocannon with 400 rounds |
Secondary armament | 7.62mm LMP 2000SM 2,000 rounds Pijl R anti-tank guided missile 6-round 76mm grenade launcher |
| Engine | FMK-8011DV V10 diesel, 11.1 litres 800 kW (1,100 hp) at 4,250 r/min |
| Power/weight | 18.6 kW/t |
| Suspension | Hydropneumatic |
Operational range | 460 km |
| Speed | 70 km/h (road) |
The BVP-40/Igv 40 Panter (Serbian: Borbeno vozilo pešadije ;BVP; Dutch: Infanteriegevechtsvoertuig ;Igv) is infantry fighting vehicle co-developed and built by Nikolian and Noordenstaatian joint venture company NORNIK Group.
The first production of the vehicle started in 2011 with the initial order of 400 units for Nikolia and 300 units for Noordenstaat, while additional orders were placed for a total of around 2,500 units to be produced.
The Panter is a result of a successful, long lasting partnership between Nikolia and Noordenstaat that produced several other military vehicles and hardware now in use by both armies. Thanks to its powerful 800kW (1,100hp) engine, providing for high power-to-weight ratio, the Panter is fitted with additional armour plates and state of the art protection systems, which makes it one of the most protected IFVs in the world.
Development
Design
The Panter employs a number of state of the art technologies in its design. In order to improve crew communication and easy mobility in the interior, the crew compartment is designed as monoblock, making it fairly compact, with the only exception being the driver station protruding forward, under the autocannon. The cabin is fully NBC protected, with nuclear and chemical sensors, whilst retaining two zone air conditioning for both crew and passenger compartments. The fire suppression system uses non-toxic agents in the cabin, while additional system is found in the engine compartment. In order to preserve a compact, monoblock design of the crew compartment, Panter hosts an unmanned, double-asymmetrical turret that is located on the left side of the vehicle, while the autocannon is mounted on the right side of the turret, making it aligned to the middle axis of the hull when facing forward.