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Coyote
The LAV-Recce, light armoured reconnaissance vehicle, has strategic mobility to reach the theatre of operations, tactical mobility for effective use of firepower, firepower to defeat soft and light armoured targets, surveillance equipment designed for the reconnaissance role, and battlefield survivability to carry out combat missions.
The Coyote is the new 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle for the Canadian
Forces. It is based on the LAV-25, but includes a sophisticated package of surveillance
devices. It is armed with a 25mm chaingun, a 7.62mm C-6 MG co-axial, a C-6 on the turret
roof, and smoke dischargers. It has a crew of four (crew commander, gunner, driver,
operator). Unlike the rest of the LAV family, it is not amphibious. The surveillance suite
comes in two variants: a tripod mounted version and a version mounted on a 10m mast.
Canada has purchased 152 Coyotes and the first deliveries were received in 1996.
This is the Coyote with the tripod mounted surveillance suite. The surv suite includes a
MSTAR radar capable of detecting heavy veh out to 20+ km, a Thermal Imager, a day/night
camera and a Laser Range Finder. The tripods are capable of being deployed up to 200m away
from the veh. The information from the sensors can be transmitted back to the surv
operators console in the back of the veh as well as the controls for the sensors by way of
the large wire spool shown in this image
CHARACTERISTICS
Length: 6.39 m
Width: 2.50 m
Height: 2.69 m
Maximum speed: 100 km/hr
Range: 660 km
Weight: 14.4 t
Gradient: maximum 60%
Side slope: maximum 30%
Minimum turn diameter: 15.6 m
Trench crossing: 2.06 m
Fording
shallow:
deep:
1 m
1.3 m
3 configurations: Command (51 vehicles);
Battlegroup (120 vehicles); and
Brigade (32 vehicles)
Armament: 25-mm
stabilized M242 chain gun;
7.62-mm stabilized coaxial machine-gun;
7.62-mm top-turret mounted machine- gun;
76-mm smoke/fragmentation grenade launcher
Sights: Daytime optical
Thermal Imagery (TI)
Generation III Image Intensification (II)
Surveillance System: Battlefield Surveillance Radar
Thermal Imager
Daylight camera
Laser Rangefinder
Winch: Front-mounted 6,800 kg dynamic pull self-recovery winch
Engine: 275 hp Detroit Diesel 6V53T
Transmission: 5 forward gears, 1 reverse
Transfer case: 2 speed
Suspension: Independent Rear 4 wheels torsion bar
Front 4 wheels strut
Wheels: 8 wheels (4 or 8 wheel drive)
Tires: Michelin XML
Brakes: Power (air)
Electrical system: 28 V
Batteries: 2 x 12 V automotive, 6 x 12V auxiliary
Alternator: 300 A
Cost
Cost of the vehicle project is $884 million.
Status
Delivery of 203 vehicles was completed in spring 1998. The Coyote is in use with the
Army’s six mechanized Infantry battalions, the three Armour regiments and the Armour
and Infantry Schools.
Manufacturer
Diesel Division General Motors of London, Ontario.