C220 Rocinante II
| C220 Rocinante II | |
|---|---|
 A C220-C on display at ALTAREX 2020 | |
| Type | Armoured fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin |  Iverica |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2020-present |
| Used by |  Greater Galicia Iverica  Narva  Vasqqa  Verde |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Cavallero Heavy Auto |
| Designed | 1960-2018 |
| Manufacturer | Cavallero Heavy Auto |
| Produced | 2019-present |
| Variants | C220-A C220-B C220-C C220-AA C220-H C220-M |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 22 tonnes (Level I: baseline armour) 24 tonnes (Level II: composite applique) 28 tonnes (Level III: composite & ERA) |
| Length | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Width | 2.8 m (9.2 ft) 3.6 m (12 ft) (Level-III applique) |
| Height | 3 m (9.8 ft) (max) 2.6 m (8.5 ft) (min) |
| Crew | 2-3 (commander/gunner & driver or commander, gunner, driver) |
| Passengers | 10 |
| Armor | Level-I: HHS strike face with Aluminium 8009 inner plate Level-II: applique ceramic composite armour Additional applique explosive reactive armour |
Main armament | C220-A: 1 × 12.7×99 mm machine gun (remote weapon system) C220-B: 1 × 40×53 mm grenade machine gun, 1 × 6.8×43 mm co-axial machine gun C220-C: 1 × Arx AC-30-II 30×250 mm chain gun (remote turret), 1 × 8.6×70 mm co-axial machine gun C220-AA: 1 × Arx AC-35-III 35×228 mm chain gun, 2 × FIM-92 C220-M: 4 × MMP/MST-200, 1 × 8.6×70 mm pintle-mounted machine gun |
| Engine | Cavallero CAV-AFV220 twin-turbocharged 12.3-litre diesel V6 engine 500 hp (370 kW)/2600 rpm 550 hp (410 kW)/2800 rpm |
| Power/weight | Baseline: 22-25 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Denk Hiswel G256 15-30 (automatic, 6-speed forward & reverse) |
| Suspension | torsion bar, 2 × set of 5 road wheels |
Operational range | A1 (Level-II): 385 km (239 mi) |
| Speed | Road: 70 km/h (43 mph) Wading: 5.8 km/h (3.6 mph) |
Steering system | Drive by wire |
The C220 Rocinante II is a Armoured fighting vehicle produced by Cavallero Heavy Auto. It is the product of a modernisation programme aimed at improving the older Matapon TOMP-IV Diokles, a Tagmatine Armoured Personnel Carrier. The vehicle entered pre-production in 2019 and entered service with the Iverican Army and the Republican Marine Regiments in 2020.
The C220 is a direct development based on the TOMP-IV, sharing its general chassis layout and silhouette. The vehicle was also designed to retain key design features from the Diokles, namely its relative low mass and compact profile. It also incorporates advancements, featuring improvements centred on protection, sensor technology, drive train, and armament mounting. In Iverican service, the C220 is used to supplement parachute infantry, mountain infantry, breacher-engineer, and amphibious expeditionary units.
History
Cavallero announced the programme at the 1998 Altaria Arms Expo (ALTAREX) as the Rocinante Project, and subsequently revealed the C200 Rocinante at the 2000 ALTAREX. Though originally announced as a technology demonstrator and compentency showcase, repeated interest in the project prompted Cavallero to design a more advanced unit with the intention of mass-production. The new design was entered in in a 2008 preliminary bid to the Iverican Ministry of Defence as the C220 Rocinante II. The C220 design passed Ministry reviews in 2010 with Cavallero receiving second-stage funding for continued development by 2011. The vehicle entered pre-production in 2019 and entered service with the Iverican Army and the Republican Marine Regiments in 2020.
In later public commentary, Cavallero revealed that the Rocinante Project had not been intended for full production and had only received funds from the company's marketing budget and not its R&D budget. Cavallero revealed that initial funding for the C200 technology remonstrator had been $1.9 million ADS issued as a marketing initiative and had been constructed outside of the design team's billed hours, initially as a recreational project with a TOMP-IV chassis purches from Ee-bay.