C220 Rocinante II

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C220 Rocinante II
Rocinante AFV.jpg
A C220-C on display at ALTAREX 2020
TypeArmoured fighting vehicle
Place of origin Iverica
Service history
In service2020-present
Used byGalicia Flag.png Greater Galicia
Iverica Iverica
Narva Narva
Vasqqa Vasqqa
Flag of the Duchy of Verde.png Verde
Production history
DesignerCavallero Heavy Auto
Designed1960-2018
ManufacturerCavallero Heavy Auto
Produced2019-present
VariantsC220-A
C220-B
C220-C
C220-AA
C220-H
C220-M
Specifications
Weight22 tonnes (Level I: baseline armour)
24 tonnes (Level II: composite applique)
28 tonnes (Level III: composite & ERA)
Length5 m (16 ft)
Width2.8 m (9.2 ft)
3.6 m (12 ft) (Level-III applique)
Height3 m (9.8 ft) (max)
2.6 m (8.5 ft) (min)
Crew2-3 (commander/gunner & driver or commander, gunner, driver)
Passengers10

ArmorLevel-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
EngineCavallero CAV-AFV220 twin-turbocharged 12.3-litre diesel V6 engine
500 hp (370 kW)/2600 rpm
550 hp (410 kW)/2800 rpm
Power/weightBaseline: 22-25 hp/tonne
TransmissionDenk Hiswel G256 15-30 (automatic, 6-speed forward & reverse)
Suspensiontorsion bar, 2 × set of 5 road wheels
Operational
range
A1 (Level-II): 385 km (239 mi)
SpeedRoad: 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.

Design