(Bushmaster PMV)
The Bushmaster PMV is a light armoured 4x4 designed to provide protected battlefield mobility to a section of troops (9 men). The vehicle's design characteristics provide enhanced protection from small arms, mine blast and mortar fragments. The PMV will provide troops with unprecedented battlefield endurance through its range, seating and troop configuration, environmental control systems and arms and equipment carrying capacity. The embedding of this new capability within combat units will allow troops to be dispatched swiftly to meet modern operational requirements with enhanced survivability, arriving 'fit to fight'. The PMV's purpose is to bridge the capability gap that presently exists between Army's B Vehicle Fleet and its AFVs, allowing motorised combat troops to manoeuvre throughout the battlespace with greater speed and protection than is presently afforded by in-service troop carrying systems.
| Description | The PMV is an armoured 4x4 designed to provide protected battlefield mobility to a section (nine troops) of infantry |
| Manufacturer | Australian Defence Industries (ADI) LTD Bendigo, Victoria |
| Engine | 7.2 lt, six cylinder, turbo-charged Caterpillar diesel engine |
| 300 BHP at 2400 RPM (Governed - 440 BHP Max) | |
| Transmission | ZF Automatic Transmission - 6 x Forward Speeds, 1 x Reverse |
| Mobility | Equipped with three seperate Diff Locks and Central Tyre Inflation System (CTIS) allowing the driver to select appropriate tyre pressures to match terrain |
| Weight | 12.5 Tonne Unladen |
| 15 Tonne maximum with full combat load | |
| Height | 2.65m (wire cutter secured) |
| 3.25 m (with wire cutter extended) | |
| Width | 2.48 m (excluding mirrors) |
| Speed | 100 kph (governed) |
| Range | 600 - 800 km (terrain dependant) |
| Armour | Armour - High tensile rolled and pressed steel monocoque v-shaped hull. Composite Ballistic Glass. Integral mine blast protection features. Weapon station |
| Armour Protection | 7.62mm/5.56mm at 30m (90 degrees). |
| 81mm Mortar fragments - 5m (Air/Grd burst). | |
| Ballistic glass | 7.62mm/5.56mm at 30m |
| .50 cal at 150m (multiple strike). | |
| Mine protection | Capable of withstanding 9.5kg TNT blast (x 2 in trial) under the hull - nil penetration (Nil fatality/Serious Injury) |
| Armament | Nil integral. Capable of mounting 7.62mm MAG 58, or 5.56mm F89 from weapon station or swing arm mount |
| Variants | Troop - PMTV |
| Command - PMCV | |
| Direct Fire Weapons - PMDFWV | |
| Mortar - PMMV | |
| Assault Pioneer - PMAPV | |
| Ambulance - PMAV |