indonesianmilitaryvehicle - "Landing and win ..," That's the primary mission of the Marines around the world in performing their duties as landing forces, opening the gates for continued military operations. For the Navy Marine Corps is commonplace for working hard and risking their lives in each military landing operations throughout the archipelago wilayan. But the "heavy burden" that crisscrossed the Marine Corps in a variety of conflicts, ranging from Dwikora, East Timor to Aceh, most still rely on combat vehicles (ranpur) amphibian middle-aged. Take for example ranpur BTR-50 and PT-76 that already exist into the Marine Corps defense equipment since the early '60s. One of the landing is successful combat mission availability ranpur personnel carriers (Armoured personnel carrier / APC) are reliable.
For business ranpur amphibious landing, has four decades of Army Navy always count on BTR-50. While there have been retrofitted, remain on hekekatnya BTR-50 is an old ranpur. Use the old ranpur also carries the risk of which is not small, has several times an incident that killed soldiers of the Marine Corps. Indeed there ranpur another lander could be an alternative, call it the AMX-10 and BVP-2, both are more modern but unfortunately we can not carry more personnel than the BTR-50, BTR-50 which can carry 20 fully armed personnel. It was only in 2010, appeared "solution" to the Marine Corps with the efficacious presence of ranpur LVTP (Landing Vehicle Tracked) -7. LVTP-7 are designed with chain wheel design, arguably the incoming class amphibious tanks. Ranpur is quite unique, because LVTP-7 look big and weighs up to 30 tons. Be LVTP-7 as ranpur amphibians with the heaviest weight that owned the Marine Corps. Ranpur weight is certainly not without reason, LVTP-7 can carry 25 fully armed personnel plus 3 crew.
Should ranpur personnel carrier, armament intake on relatively limited LVTP-7, was designed to destroy pastinta MBT (main battle tank). But still there is the side that complements the unique weapons in this ranpur, advised the United States has always relied LVTP-7 variant preformance each title amphibious operations, even not only amphibious operation, which is also dubbed ranpur AAV (Assault Amphibian Vehicle) -7 is also present in the field sandy conflicts, such as in Somalia and parts of Iraq.
As a weapon, LVTP-7 entrust reliability SMB (heavy machine gun) Browning M2HB 12.7 mm caliber. In theory this ranpur normal load up to 1200 12.7 mm caliber bullets. But it could also be exchanged with SMB caliber 40 mm grenade launcher with missile type M430 HEDP category (high explosive dual purpose). As for the protection, smoke discharger is equipped ranpur kalibr 40 mm. LVTP-7 memilikki coat of standard steel 5 cm. As driving, using machinery LVTP-7 General Motors 8V53T placed on the front compartment, similar to ranpur AMX-10 and BVP-2. With maksmal power of 400 hp ejected and support of FMC-transmission system 400-3 with four-speed, ranpur can be driven up to a speed of 64 km per hour on land with the distance of 480 Km. While when swimming, thanks to a pair of left and right waterjet capable menghasilkn thrust up speed of 14 km per hour.
Specifications LVTP-7
Factory: FMC Corporation
Prime Production: 1972
Weight: 30 tons
Length: 7.94 meters
Width: 3.27 meters
Height: 3.26 meters
LVTP-7 belongs to the Navy Marine Corps are from South Korea, the manufacturer was not FMS, it is made under license by Samsung Techwin. Indonesia gained this ranpur through grant programs, of which 35 units would initially planned, until now only present 10 units LVTP-7 in Jakarta.
Although in terms of the amount was minimal, LVTP-7 made in South Korea's all been upgraded to version AAV-7A1. LVTP-7 is very fitting of vessel types operated LPD (Landing Platform Dock), are like KRI KRI Surabaya and Makassar. President SBY also had tested the amphibious landing on the coast of Lampung using ranpur this amphibian. Combat operations that have been passed LVTP-7 that the Falklands war (used Marines Argentina), the Gulf War and the Iraq war.