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This vehicle is not currently on display at the Museum
The BV 202E used an ingenious steering principle more commonly found in earth moving machinery. The vehicle was built in two separate sections, these sections were linked together by a mechanism. This linkage mechanism not only allowed power to be transmitted from the engine driven front section to the rear section, but also articulated the vehicle in two planes. The two tracked sections were both therefore driven by the engine in the front section and could move over obstacles or the crests of hills but were steered by altering the alignment between the sections. This linkage, the most complex part of the vehicle, used hydraulic rams.
The BV 202, like the Snow Trac, used wide lightweight tracks giving minimal ground pressure. The trailing half could be fitted up as a passenger or cargo vehicle or mounting for various weapons or special equipment. Some vehicles were fitted with a front mounted winch making them useful light recovery vehicles.
The BV 202 was later replaced in service by the Hagglund BV 206, a similar articulated vehicle using more recent technology and with the additional advantage of being amphibious.
Length |
6.17 m (20 ft 2 in) |
Width |
1.76 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Height |
2.21 m (7 ft 4 in) |
Weight |
4.20 tonnes |
Engine |
Volvo B18 petrol |
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