| The AISV (Lit; Armoured Infantry Support Vehicle) was built by FMC for the US Marine Corps in 1967. It was to be a support vehicle which could carry supplies and equipment to
front-line combat units.
The vehicle had a single crewman who was the driver, he sat in the front centre and had basic driving controls consisting of steering laterals, pivot steer brake levers, a foot
throttle and a transmission range selector. A 56hp Ford engine was mounted at the rear which drove the vehicle through a three-speed automatic transmission to a
front-mounted controlled differential. The vehicle wighed 2,000-pounds and could carry a 1,000-pound payload at 25mph on land and 5mph on water.The 8½-inch wide
tracks had only 3.5-pounds per square inch ground pressure. The suspension system consisted of rubber-tyres roadwheels on trailing arms fitted to a torsialastic (rubber band)
suspension system.
The vehicle was tested from 1967-1970 and, eventually, because of relibility and maintenance problems the project was cancelled. As with most military projects the vehicle
was considered for a number of variants before reality caught up with the designers.
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VARIANTS OF THE SERIES
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GENERAL RECOGNITION POINTS |
- Low vehicle witrh blunt tapering nose.
- Sprocket front, Idler rear.
- Rear engine compartment.
- Four small roadwheels with sideskirts.
- Open top with single internal seat.
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