Iveco VM 90

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A VM 90T of the San Marco Regiment of the Marina Militare in Iraq, during Operation Antica Babilonia. Italian military Iveco 40.10WM.jpg
A VM 90T of the San Marco Regiment of the Marina Militare in Iraq, during Operation Antica Babilonia.

The Iveco VM 90 is an Italian multirole military vehicle. It is a hybrid, somewhere between a truck and tactical SUV, manufactured by Iveco, on the base of the Iveco Daily. From this version was subsequently also derived the 40.10WM civilian version, designed for law enforcement and civil protection.

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It is in service in the Italian Army in three versions:

The Torpedo version is also supplied with ground forces of the Italian Navy and the Italian Air Force. The VM 90 is powered by a diesel engine.

Versions

Torpedo

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Bulgarian Gendarmerie VM90 APC.
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Canadian Armed Forces VM90 shelter carrier.

The Torpedo version is the basic version, with rear tilt and capable of carrying 10 men, besides the driver. This version is suitable for transporting tactical troops, but does not have an armor, among other uses, there is the possibility of pulling small artillery pieces or serve as a tactical command post.

It is used by all departments of the Italian Army since the service was used in all missions outside the box.

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Protected

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A VM 90P of the Carabinieri.
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Two VM 90P of the Carabinieri with new colors layout (2012).

This variant is intended to deal with the need to ensure greater protection for personnel. The secure version has a full armour, with a cockpit that replaces the rear platform with tarpaulin version of Torpedo. The armoured cockpit is equipped with rear door windows and holes to use the arms without exposing himself, as well as trap-gun or other weapon.

The vehicle has been criticised for being unsafe for its crew, as the armour does not offer high protection, but was adopted into service anyway as a temporary solution pending the entry into service of the VBL Puma. [1] The vehicle was employed in Somalia, during Operation Restore Hope, and in Iraq during Operation Antica Babilonia . Due to its evident lack of protection offered, the VM 90P has never been loved by Italian military personnel; because of a vague resemblance, Italian soldiers "lovingly" nicknamed it as the "scarrafone" (big ugly cockroach).

At that time the deadliest incident involving this kind of armoured vehicle took place: on 27 April 2006 in Nasiriya an IED exploded under a VM90P with 5 servicemen on board. Three of them were killed instantly due to thermal shock and the other two were critically burned and died thereafter.

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Ambulance

Iveco-Pegaso 40.10WM of the Spanish Army. Iveco-Pegaso 40.10WM E.T..JPG
Iveco-Pegaso 40.10WM of the Spanish Army.

The ambulance version of the VM 90 is a variant of the Torpedo suited to carry injured off-road and tactical level, which will join the ambulance version of the Fiat Ducato, also supplied all Italian Army.

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Operators

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Map with VM 90 operators in blue

Current operators

Civilian operators

Foreign production

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Canadian Forces LSVW light truck.

Western Star, then of Canada, produced a licensed version of the VM90 for the Canadian Forces during the 1990s called the LSVW. LSVWs feature a turbocharger to increase power to 115 horsepower (86 kW), and a four-speed automatic transmission.

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