Steyr Spz 4K 7FA

Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Austria | 1977

"The Austria-produced SPz 4K 7FA has been exported to a handful of nations worldwide."

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The Austrian SPz 4K 7FA was a further development of the 4K 4FA armored personnel carrier (APC) and its variants developed in the 1960's by Saurer. When Steyr Daimler-Puch purchased the line in 1970, it produced the similar but updated 4K 7FA series with many of the internal components of the SK 105 light tank / tank destroyer. The resulting design was a usable, versatile and well-accepted line of armored personnel carriers for Austrian Army use and some global Allies as well.

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.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one land system design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the SPz 4K 7FA Armored Personnel Carrier (APC).

1 x Steyr 6-cylinder liquid-cooled, diesel-fueled engine developing 320 horsepower.
Installed Power

40 mph
64 kph
Road Speed

323 miles
520 km
Range

Structure
The physical qualities of the SPz 4K 7FA Armored Personnel Carrier (APC).

2
(MANNED)
Crew

19.3 ft
5.87 meters
O/A Length

8.2 ft
2.5 meters
O/A Width

5.5 ft
1.69 meters
O/A Height

32,628 lb
14,800 kg | 16.3 tons
Weight

Armament & Ammunition
Available supported armament, ammunition, and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Steyr Spz 4K 7FA Armored Personnel Carrier (APC).

1 x 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (anti-infantry / air-defense).
4 x Smoke Grenade Dischargers.

OPTIONAL:
4 x 7.62mm Medium Machine Guns on trainable roof mountings.

AMMUNITION:
Not Available.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
Nightvision - OPTIONAL.
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Protection (CBRN) - OPTIONAL.

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Steyr Spz 4K 7FA family line.

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
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the Steyr Spz 4K 7FA. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national land systems listing.

Total Production: 445 Units
Contractor(s): Saurer / Steyr Daimler-Puch - Austria

[ Austria; Bolivia; Cyprus; Nigeria; Greece (as the Leonidas) ]

Design Qualities
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Recognition
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