Villhund III (AFV)

The Villhund III AFV is an 8x8 wheeled multi-role armoured fighting vehicle, developed by a joint Ringeriker-Sannlig consortium of Stålgilde Heavy Industries and Sannsystems AB, to replace older vehicles of the armies of Ringerike and Sannlibo.

Development
The Villhund III AFV (Sannligs/Norsk: Stormpanserbil Villhund III) was developed by a Ringeriker-Sannlig joint venture of Stålgilde Heavy Industries and Sannsystems AB. It is based on the earlier Villhund I/IIs which had entered service in 1975 and spawned a number of its own derivatives and variants.

PsIB m/09 "Villhund III"
The Ringeriker forces acquired a version the Villhund III to equip the Mechanised Infantry forces of the Ringeriker Army in auxiliary roles as well as fill multiple other roles, replacing the Panserinfanteriebil m/82 in most. The PsIB m/02 is armed with a 20mm autocannon mounted in a remote weapons station.

PsIB m/12 "Villhund III-40" Combat Support Vehicle
The Villhund-40 is designed as a carrier for the Reconnaissance and Direct Fire Support Weapons platoons, fitted with a 2-man turret sporting a 40mm CTA Autocannon and two Anti-Tank guided missiles.

Panserjeger m/15V
The Panserjeger m/15V is the designation of the Villhund when fitted with a Panservernsystem m/15 remote weapons station armed with Non-Line of Sight anti-tank missiles based on the Panservernmissil m/85 with a range of 15km as well as standard m/85Fs and a 20mm autocannon for close in defense. It is employed by the Anti-Tank Troops of the Ringeriker Cavalry.

Luftjeger m/18V
The Luftjeger m/18V is the designation of the Villhund when fitted with a Luftvernsystem m/18 SHORAD suite, consisting of a 40mm CTA autocannon and a box launcher for LvM m/2005 SACLOS Surface to Air missiles.

Panserbombekaster m/14V
The PsBK m/14 features a 120mm mortar, shared in design with that fitted to the Stormpanservogn m/79F4-BK.

Sannlig Variants
The Stormpanserbil Villhund III is the sannlig variant of the Villhund III. It features several subvariants, being fitted for a wide variety of tasks. Stormpanserbil is also the sannlig translation for "Armoured Fighting Vehicle", Villhund means "Wildhound".

The following variants have been introduced or are in development for the Sannlig Land Forces:

Villhund III


The Villhund III was introduced in the mid-90s and replaced the Villhund I. It was later replaced by the Villhund XP³ into late 2010s. The Villhund III came as well in the following variants:

PsIB F3/V:


 * The Panserinfanteriebil Villhund is one of the primary versions of the Villhund being in Service with the sannlig land forces. It regularly features a 25mm autocannon in a manned turret as armament.

PsIB-L F3/V:


 * The Panserinfanteriebil-Lett Villhund is the APC variant of the Villhund. It features a .50cal heavy machine gun mounted on a remote controlled weapon station as armament. Like the PsIB, the PsIB-L can carry up to eight dismounts.

PsLB F3/V:


 * The Panserledningsbil Villhund is a forward command post variant of the PsIB, armed with a manned 25mm turret. It has a crew of six, with a vehicle commander, gunner and a driver as vehicle crew and three radio operators for the command post duties.

PsLB-L F3/V:


 * The Panserledningsbil-Lett Villhund is a forward command post variant of the PsIB-L, similar to the PsLB, but armed with a .50cal RCWS like the PsIB-L. It has a crew of six, with a vehicle commander, gunner and a driver as vehicle crew and three radio operators for the command post duties.

PsRB F3/V:


 * The Panserrekonbil Villhund is a reconnaissance and observation variant of the PsIB, armed with a manned 25mm turret. It has a crew of three, and can carry a 4-man scout or forward observer squad for dismounted use.

PsRB-L F3/V:


 * The Panserrekonbil-Lett Villhund is a reconnaissance and observation variant of the PsIB-L, similar to the PsRB, but armed with a .50cal RCWS like the PsIB-L. It has a crew of three, and can carry a 4-man scout or forward observer squad for dismounted use.

Villhund XP³
The Villhund XP³ is a massively upgraded variant of the Villhund III, featuring a Double-V-Hull armor and a digitalised C4I environment. It replaces the Villhund III as standard variant in the Sannlig Land Forces. The XP³ comes in the following variants:

PsIB XP³/V:


 * The Panserinfanteriebil Villhund is one of the primary versions of the Villhund being in Service with the sannlig land forces. It regularly features a 40mm CTA autocannon in a remote controlled turret of the SFV40 type.

PsIB-L XP³/V:


 * The Panserinfanteriebil-Lett Villhund is the APC variant of the Villhund. It features a 20mm Autocannon mounted on a remote controlled weapon station as armament. Like the PsIB, the PsIB-L can carry up to eight dismounts.

PsLB XP³/V:




 * The Panserledningsbil Villhund is a forward command post variant of the PsIB, armed with a manned CTA40 turret. It has a crew of six, with a vehicle commander, gunner and a driver as vehicle crew and three radio operators for the command post duties.

PsLB-L XP³/V:


 * The Panserledningsbil-Lett Villhund is a forward command post variant of the PsIB-L, similar to the PsLB, but armed with a 20mm RCWS like the PsIB-L. It has a crew of six, with a vehicle commander, gunner and a driver as vehicle crew and three radio operators for the command post duties.

PsRB XP³/V:


 * The Panserrekonbil Villhund is a reconnaissance and observation variant of the PsIB, armed with a manned CTA40 turret. It has a crew of three, and can carry a 4-man scout or forward observer squad for dismounted use.

PsRB-L XP³/V:


 * The Panserrekonbil-Lett Villhund is a reconnaissance and observation variant of the PsIB-L, similar to the PsRB, but armed with a 20mm RCWS like the PsIB-L. It has a crew of three, and can carry a 4-man scout or forward observer squad for dismounted use.

Villhund ACSV2
The Villhund ACSV2 is a modified specialist variant of the Villhund III, used for combat support duties, e.g. as ambulance, engineering or recovery vehicle. It comes with a Double-V shaped hull, a 20mm RCWS and a new digital C4I suite.

PsJB Villhund III:


 * The Panserjægerbil Villhund III is equipped with the Panservernsystem m/15. The sannlig version features the Panservernmissil 22 Anti-Tank/Anti-Structure Guided-Missile in the standard as well as the extended range and non-line-of-sight variants. In addition the PsJB is also adapted to launch loitering munition.

IPsB Villhund:




 * The Ingeniørpanserbil 15 Villhund is an engineering variant, featuring an excavation arm, obstacle markers as well as either a mine roller or a dozer blade in the front, used to remove obstacles and fulfill other engineering tasks.

BPsB Villhund III:


 * Bergningspanserbil 15 Villhund III is an armoured recovery variant, featuring a crane arm, a heavy winch, towing goggles as well as a front-mounted dozer blade to stabilise the vehicle.

Villhund III-SEP


The Villhund III-SEP (System Enhancement Package) is another upgraded variant of the Villhund III, featuring as well a Double-V Hull, but retaining most of the original appearence of the Vehicle. Compared to the Villhund XP³ it remains to be lighter and less costly.

Villhund III-SH


The Imperial Armed Forces of Shenewa bought the 930 used Villhund III units from the Sannlig Forces. 465 of which were already equipped with a 25mm autocannon, futher 335 were retrofitted with such armaments. The remaining 130 are to be used as spares. Also all Vehicles without an APC/IFV configuration were rebuild to carry 8 dismounts in addition to the vehicle crew.

Operators
 Ringerike
 * In service with the Ringerike Army (Ringerike Hær).

 Sannlibo:
 * Sannlig Land Forces - 930 Units of the Villhund XP³ have been ordered and delivered to the Sannlig Forces since 2014 and replaced a similar amount of Villhund III.

 Shenewa:
 * Imperial Armed Forces - Sannlibo sold 930 used Units of the Villhund III to the Shenewan Forces. 335 Units which yet weren't equipped with 25mm autocannons received such armament, so that 800 Units are now fitted with a 25mm autocannon. The remaining 130 Units are used as spares.