P6 ATAV is an

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

n Light Attack Vehicle, manufactured by PT Sentra Surya Ekayaja (SSE Defence). It made first public appearance in Indo Defence 2016. It is classified as ''rantis'' (''kendaraan'' ''taktis'' — tactical vehicle) by Indonesian military.

Design

P6 ATAV is manufactured by SSE Defence, the same company that manufactured

P2 Pakci The P2 is an Indonesian armored car produced by PT Sentra Surya Ekajaya (SSE Defence). Design The P2 has a design similar to the French-made Panhard VBL 4×4 which is now used by the Indonesian Army Cavalry Company. In 2004, 2 units of P2 Pakc ...

, P2 Commando, and P3 Cheetah. In general shape, P6 is similar to P3, but with wider and shorter body. P6 uses tubular frame and “open” body design without door and protective glass. It is constructed from high grade steel material and dual

aluminium Aluminium (aluminum in AmE, American and CanE, Canadian English) is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately o ...

. Foreign vehicles that uses this body design is Light Strike Vehicle (Singapore) and

General Dynamics Flyer The Flyer Advanced Light Strike Vehicle platform has been developed by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), in partnership with Flyer Defense LLC, for the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Ground Mobility Vehicle Program. ...

. P6 has 3 points for mounting weapons, preferably 7.62 mm MGs. The mounting is at the top of the vehicle, passenger left and passenger right side of the vehicle. In the future, it can be used to mount

anti-tank missile An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. ATGMs range in size from shoulder ...

surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...

, and minigun. The P6 ATAV only has light armor protection (aluminium) to ensure its lightweight and agility. In dimensions, P6 ATAV is 4.6 m long, 2.3 m wide, and 1.5 m high. For the engine, it uses 4-cylinder turbo diesel 2,300 cc. The power is 142 HP at 3,400 RPM. Just like Flyer, the engine is located at the rear. As an offroad vehicle, P6 uses independent suspension, and offroad winch. Although lightly armoured, P6 uses run flat tire and automatic transmission. At full fuel tank (120 litres), P6 is able to reach 500 km and achieve 120 km/hour top speed. P6 ATAV V3 is a fully armoured variant with STANAG level 1 standard, with bullet-proof glass and runflat tires. Two units can be embarked in the

C-130 The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally des ...

Hercules. P6 ATAV V3 is equipped with Reutech RCWS with 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm guns, and Metravib PILAR gunshot detection system.

Users

Indonesian National Armed Forces , founded = as the ('People's Security Forces') , current_form = , disbanded = , branches = , headquarters = Cilangkap, Jakarta , website = , commander-in-chief = Joko Widodo ...

: Used by Kopassus and Paskhas. 26 units for

Indonesian army The Indonesian Army ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD), ) is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,000 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its r ...

is delivered on 27 September 2021.

Gallery

Kendaraan P6 ATAV Marinir Yontaifib 3 kawal RM-70 Grad di Papua 2.jpg, P6 ATAV of Indonesian marines. Kasau Tinjau Rantis P6 ATAV V3.jpg, P6 ATAV V3, the armored version.

References

{{reflist

External links

SSE Defence official website
Military light utility vehicles Off-road vehicles Military vehicles introduced in the 2010s Military equipment of Indonesia Post–Cold War military equipment of Indonesia All-wheel-drive vehicles Armoured cars Military vehicles of Indonesia

Design

Users

Gallery

See also

References

External links