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M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle
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M1117 Armored Security Vehicle-150 (ASV-150) is an armored wheeled vehicle equipped with a turret and armament system designed to meet the security mission requirements of the Military Police Corps. It replaces the Vietnam era V100 Armored Commando Car.
Manufacturer: Textron Marine & Land Systems

Dimensions: Length: 246"
Width: 101"
Height: 102"
Gross Vehicle Weight: 12,428 lb.
Ground Clearance: 18"
Range: Over 400 miles
Maximum Speed: 63 mph
Acceleration: 0-20 mph in 5.0 seconds
Turning Diameter: 55'
Gradient: 60%
Side Slope: 30%
Vertical Wall: 24"
Fording: 60"
Engine: Cummins
Model: 6CTA8.3, 260 hp, JP8 Diesel
Transmission: Allison
Model: MK3560
Speeds: 6 Forward/1 Reverse
Transfer Case: Single Speed
Suspension: Fully Independent, Coil Springs
Axles: Rockwell, Model: R-61
Type: Independent
Tires: 14.00 R20XL
Central Tire Inflation: 4 Settings & Run Flat

If you can date this photo and name any of the crew, from Iraqi Freedom III, use this Email Link.
  

IBD Modular Expandable Armor System (MEXIS) utilizing ceramic composite applique on exterior and a spall liner on interior surfaces. Provides ballistic protection for the MP crew members against various threats. These threats include: 7.62mm Ball for the entire vehicle; 12.7mm AP to the crew compartment, weapons station and ammunition storage area; overhead protection from 60mm mortar fragments at 10 meters radius of burst, as a minimum, and 155m artillery air-burst at 15m. The Guardian is designed to be able to take a direct hit from an RPG and keep its crew alive. Protection is also provided against anti-personnel mines and anti-tank mines up to an equivalent of 12 lbs. of TNT.

Equipment Specifications: Cab: 3 Man, Seats: Adjustable Fore/Aft, 27 cubic feet (0.76 cubic meters) of interior volume per individual: Organic winch capable of producing a minimum rated pull capacity of 15,000 lbs. (6,795 kg) to permit self-recovery and/or recovery of other systems as required.

Organic weapons: the MK-19 grenade machine-gun (MK-19 GMG) (turret mounted); M2 .50 caliber machine-gun (turret mounted); and the M249 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW).
Dates unknown The 720th MP Battalion was selected by the Army to put the ASV through its operational paces before the final design phase and production. The assignment was given to LT Kelly F. Weinberg, HQ Detachment. LT Weinberg and his platoon (company yet to be identified) tested the three prototype ASVs on all types of terraine, fired the weapons systems on multiple ranges and ran the vehicles through their paces at Fort Hood, Texas.
If you can provide any information on the dates and unit involved in the testing, please use the Email Link at the top of this page to contact the History Project Manager.
2004, April The first Battalion ASV Teams used in Iraq were operated by the 410th MP Company during Operation Iraqi Freedom-III.
        The ASV is organized in a heavy squad design of a Combat Support (CS) MP company (TOE 19477L). The ASVs will directly replace the M1025/26 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). The HMMWVs left in the company will remain to complement the ASV, providing flexibility for the MP commander to employ his/her forces in a high/low mix organizational concept. The ASV will be utilized specifically for team or squad missions such as convoy escort; area and route reconnaissance and surveillance; counter-incursion reaction force roles; and security of critical assets, key personnel and lines of communication.
If you served as a crew member on a Battalion ASV and have any vehicle photographs or personal stories of your ASV and crew that you would like to post, please use the Email Link at the top of this page to contact the History Project Manager.
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