Steyr Spz 4K 7FA Armored Personnel Carrier (1977)
The Austria-produced SPz 4K 7FA has been exported to a handful of nations worldwide.
The 4K 7FA has accommodations for a crew of two, a driver and gunner. The driver sits front left with the powerpack to his right while the gunner is just behind the driver. Additional seating is available for up to 8 infantrymen in the rear, with entry made possible through doors in the extreme rear. The gunner mans a 12.7mm heavy caliber machine gun in the base 4K 7FA model. Additional provision has been made in the way of four roof mountings for up to 4 x additional 7.62mm machine guns for added self-defense. However, these positions require the occupants to expose their head in order to fire the weapons and are hardly ideal positions.
As with most vehicles of this class, the chassis has been used in several specialized battlefield variants including a command vehicle, mortar carrier and battlefield ambulance. Several prototypes appeared with turrets mounting 30mm and 90mm main guns as fire support versions of the base APC. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Steyr Spz 4K 7FA
Armored Personnel Carrier
Country of Origin: Austria
Manufacturer: Saurer / Steyr Daimler-Puch - Austria
Initial Year of Service: 1977
Production: Not Available
Focus Model: SPz 4K 7FA
Crew: 2 + 8
Overall Length: 19.26ft (5.87m)
Width: 8.20ft (2.50m)
Height: 5.54ft (1.69m)
Weight: 16.3 US Short Tons (14,800kg; 32,628lbs)
Powerplant: 1 x Steyr 6-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel engine developing 320hp.
Maximum Speed: 40mph (63.6 km/h)
Maximum Range: 323 miles (520 km)
NBC Protection: Not Available
Nightvision: Not Available
Armament:
1 x 12.7mm machine gun
4 x smoke dischargers
OPTIONAL:
4 x 7.62mm machine guns on roof mounts
Ammunition:
Not Available
Variants:
4K 7FA - Base Series Designation
4K 7FA G127 - Base APC Model Designation
4K 7FA-KSPz MICV
4K 7FA FSCV 90 - Fire Support Vehicle; fitted with 1 x 90mm Cockerill Mk III main gun in turret assembly; prototype.
4K 7FA MICV 30/1 - 1 x 30mm RARDEN main gun in turret assembly; prototype.
4K 7A-Fu - Command Vehicle
4K 7FA-San - Armored Battlefield Ambulance
4K 7FA AMC 81 - Mortar Carrier; fitted with 1 x 81mm mortar.
4K 7FA AA - Anti-Aircraft Defense Platform
Operators: Austria, Nigeria, Greece (Leonidas), Cyprus and Bolivia.
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