Fagiano
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| Fagiano | |
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| Type | Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| Place of origin |  Luminerra |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Lumenic Army |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Amante S.p.A |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 30.5 t (30.0 long tons; 33.6 short tons) |
| Length | 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) |
| Width | 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 2.42 m (7 ft 11 in) |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armor | Protection from up to 20 mm projectiles along the frontal arc, 35 mm of all around armor protection for the turret. |
Main armament | 1 x Arsenale Reale e Ordinanza S.p.A CAPA-25/70 25 mm cannon with 880 rounds |
Secondary armament | 1 x MGMAC 50 7.5x54 mm coaxial machine gun MLMAC 52 12.7x99 mm machine gun mounted on the turret roof |
| Engine | AEM 833-V6 diesel engine |
| Suspension | Torsion-bar |
Operational range | 590 km (370 mi), 800 km (500 mi) with auxiliary fuel tanks |
| Speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) |
The Fagiano is an Infantry Fighting Vehicle developed by Amante S.p.A of Luminerra for the Lumenic Army. Entering service in 1980, it was the primary tracked armored fighting vehicle in service with the Lumenic Army, and had also spawned a variety of variants to fulfill several roles within the Lumenic Legion, including an armored recovery vehicles, and mobile armored command posts. It has been replaced in service by the Dardo IFV. Though not considered to be as unsuccessful as the related Mangusta Main Battle Tank, the Fagiano was, in general, considered to be a subpar infantry vehicle and was quickly replaced when newer options became available.
History and design
Operational history
Variants
- Fagiano: General production infantry combat vehicle, carries 10 fully-equipped infantrymen, as well as an additional seat for the infantry squad or platoon leader and is armed with a Arsenale Reale e Ordinanza S.p.A CAPA-25/70 25 mm cannon and MGMAC 50 7.5x54 mm coaxial machine gun. Infantry dismount through a door on the rear of the hull.
- Ballistarius: 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. Carries 28 rounds including 23 in the turret bustle. The maximum range is about 45 to 50 km with additional round booster.
- Scorpionarius: 120 mm mortar carrier.
- Aquilifer: Armored command post
- Capsarior: Armored ambulance
- Architecti: Armored engineering vehicle.
- Tempesta: Self-propelled rocket artillery vehicle equipped with two banks of 160 mm rockets.