Bofors Defence - Combat Vehicle 90 - CV90

this cv90 has a fully stabilized turret with the latest version of the world-famous bow force 40 millimeter l/70 gun the swedish cv90 family consists of five variants each specially designed for various tasks on the battlefield this is the cv90 40 its two-man turret includes the separate lemur commander's sight providing this vehicle full hunter-killer capacity the killing power of the cv90 40 is shown in a number of firings against various types of targets first - minibus targets engaged from a moving combat vehicle using high-explosive tracer rounds in four rounds salvos mission completed the 40-millimeter apfsds-t projectile is a fin-stabilised tungsten penetrator developed by bull force to defeat all a of these and to penetrate the side armor of MPTs this round is in series production for the swedish army's cv90 program the high effect of the 40 millimeter apfsds-t projectile is shown in firings against two different armor plate targets armored target number two target one for the apfsds-t total penetration by both projectiles this freeze-frame clearly shows the devastating effects of fragments and armors balls target two a modified NATO heavy triple setup was also penetrated by the 40 millimeter apfsds-t projectiles the next firings from a moving combat vehicle with the 40 millimeter TP DST round against 240 millimeter armor plates the TP DST is a practice round with a steel penetrator the befores 40-millimeter 3p programmable all Target round represents the latest advances in ammunition technology at the moment of firing it's smart multifunction fuse can be programmed to any of six function modes for maximum performance in every combat situation the pre fragmented shell body carries 1,100 deep penetrating tungsten pellets on detonation deadly cloud of 2,500 fragments and pellets is formed engulfing the target the 3p targets in this part of the demonstration are a helicopter at a firing range of 1000 metres soldier dummies in the form of 12 plastic barrels and paper figures representing an infantry unit in prone position behind a small ridge a reinforced 150 millimeter concrete wall with three witness plates at the rear forming a small room and finally another troop target an 80 GW squad first the helicopter target a four-round salvo from cv90 40 vehicle with the three p shells programmed for gated proximity function that means the fuse is opened and not fully active until just before and after the predicted intercept this helicopter is defeated by the 3 p's fragments and tungsten pellets now the infantry squad behind the ridge the 3p rounds are programmed for time function with controlled dispersion that way the bursts will be staggered covering the complete target area the cloud of fragments and pellets engulfing the target can be clearly seen in this replay the paper soldiers were hit and 10 of the 12 barrels showed multiple hits the reinforced 150 millimeter concrete wall the 3p rounds are now programmed for armor-piercing function to detonate behind the wall and inside the room the result severe damage to the witness plates and to anyone hiding inside the room finally a salvo of three P rounds from a moving vehicle against the 80 GW squad target time function without dispersion 80 GW squad is defeated this part of the demonstration verified that the cv90 40 with its unique highly effective Beaufort is 40 millimeter ammunition is the most advanced system available today you

Channel: Robert

Views: 510,864

Rating: 4.8638053 out of 5

Keywords: Bofors, Swedish Army, Combat Vehicle 90, CV90

Id: gGj_ioyZaIk

Length: 8min 49sec (529 seconds)

Published: Mon Nov 23 2009

Reddit Comments

[u/Ballistica]

Anyone know what the little black bits were that flew in the air after the fin stabilised AP rounds were shot?

[u/LePoisson]

Seriously one of the most underrated vehicles in the game. Using them to ambush helicopters is fantastic and they obliterate enemy infantry.

[u/Moonix]

Yes, the perfect weapon if the enemy ever deploy VW camper vans :P