Villhund (AFV)

The Villhund 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. The development was performed parallel to the Villkatt AFV.

Development
The Villhund AFV (Sannligs/Norsk: Stormpanserbil Villhund) was developed by a ringeriker-sannlig joint venture of Stålgilde Heavy Industries and Sannsystems AB.

PsIB m/14 "Villhund"
The Ringeriker forces acquired the panserinfanteriebil 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/14 is armed with a 20mm autocannon mounted in a remote weapons station.

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 Direct fire support weapons platoons of the Mechanized infantry.

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 is the sannlig variant of the Villhund. 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:

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

PsLB Villhund
The Panserluftvernbil is the sannlig variant of the Luftjeger m/18V, 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.

PsJB Villhund
The Panserjægerbil Villhund 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 are also adapted to launch loitering munition.

PsBK Villhund
The Panserbombekaster Villhund is the sannlig variant of the Panserbombekaster m/14V. It features a 120mm mortar in the mission module, which fires through the opened roof.

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
Bergningspanserbil 15 Villhund 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.

Operators
 Ringerike
 * In service with the Ringerike Army.

 Sannlibo:
 * Sannlig Land Forces - 1,350 Units have been ordered and delivered to the Sannlig Forces. Introduction into service between 2014 and 2020. The vehicles are to be used in the Land Forces' and will form the basement of up to four brigades.