Leonidas armored personnel carrier

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The Leonidas armored personnel carrier is a Greek-designed and -produced tracked military vehicle used to transport infantry troops and provide battlefield support.

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Leonidas armored personnel carrier canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored personnel carrier
tracked armored fighting vehicle
armament 12.7 mm heavy machine gun
7.62 mm machine gun
armorType welded steel armor
basedOn Saurer 4K 4FA
category Greek military vehicles
armored personnel carriers of the Cold War
combatRole armored troop transport
fire support vehicle
configuration tracked
countryOfOrigin Greece
crew 2
crewPositions commander
driver
designedIn 1970s
designer Hellenic Vehicle Industry
doorConfiguration rear troop compartment access
drive tracked
engineType diesel engine
era Cold War
hullLayout front-mounted engine
manufacturer Hellenic Vehicle Industry
mobility high tactical mobility off-road
namedAfter Leonidas I
numberOfRoadWheelsPerSide 6
operatorType military
originLanguageName Λεωνίδας
passengerCapacity 15 infantry soldiers
primaryRole infantry transport
productionCountry Greece
protectionLevel protection against small arms fire and shell splinters
secondaryRole battlefield support
serviceEntry 1977
status in service
partially retired
suspension torsion bar
transportCapability infantry squad plus equipment
turretType open mount for machine gun
usedBy Austrian Armed Forces
Greek Cypriot National Guard
surface form: Cypriot National Guard

Greek Army
surface form: Hellenic Army
usedFor national defense of Greece
peacekeeping operations
usedIn mechanized infantry units
variant Leonidas 1
Leonidas 1
surface form: Leonidas 2

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Greek Army usesEquipment Leonidas armored personnel carrier